Marie Curie works in her Paris laboratory in 1921

Marie Curie, alongside her husband Pierre Curie, isolated radium and polonium, earning them a joint Nobel Prize in 1903. After Pierre's death, Marie continued her research independently, refining radium metal, and was awarded a second Nobel Prize in 1911.

Who did Marie Curie marry, and what was their joint scientific achievement?

• Pierre Curie; isolation of radium and polonium

• Albert Einstein; discovery of relativity

• Niels Bohr; atomic model

• Isaac Newton; laws of motion

In which year did Marie and Pierre Curie receive their joint Nobel Prize?

• 1901

• 1907

• 1903

• 1905

What significant event happened to Marie Curie three years after receiving the Nobel Prize?

• Her husband, Pierre Curie, passed away

• She discovered a new element

• She retired from scientific research

• She moved to the United States

For what achievement did Marie Curie receive her second Nobel Prize in 1911?

• Discovering the electron

• Inventing the X-ray machine

• Refining radium metal

• Developing the theory of radioactivity

How many Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win in her lifetime?

• Three

• Four

• One

• Two