Quiz on Dr. Marie M. Daly

What was Dr. Marie M. Daly known for?

• Being the first Black woman to receive a PhD in chemistry

• Inventing the telephone

• Writing children's books

• Painting famous artworks

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What did Dr. Marie M. Daly study?

• Dinosaurs

• Proteins, sugars, and cholesterol

• Planets and stars

• Ancient history

What does a biochemist study?

• How living things work inside

• How to build houses

• How to paint pictures

• How to play music

What tiny parts do biochemists look at?

• Plants, animals, and people

• Cars, trucks, and buses

• Stars, planets, and moons

• Books, pens, and pencils

Why do biochemists study living things?

• To understand how bodies stay alive and healthy

• To learn how to cook food

• To find out how to make toys

• To discover new planets

Where was she born?

• Queens, New York

• Los Angeles, California

• Chicago, Illinois

• Miami, Florida

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Who inspired her love for science?

• Her mother

• Her teacher

• Her father, Ivan C. Daly

• Her friend

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What book fascinated her?

• Microbe Hunters

• Science Adventures

• The World of Microbes

• Adventure Stories

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Where did she go to high school?

• Hunter College High School

• Queens High School

• New York Science Academy

• Daly High School

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Where did Daly enroll for college in 1937?

• Queens College in Flushing, New York

• Harvard University

• Stanford University

• Yale University

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