Welcome to the laboratory of knowledge! Put on your thinking caps and safety goggles, because we’re about to dive into the “elemental world” of women in science! This quiz is not “rocket science,” but it’s all about women who contributed to science! Get ready to have an “atomic” amount of fun, because we have the formula for enjoyment! Let’s get into the mix!
1. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
2. Who invented the Kevlar fiber used in bulletproof vests?
3. Which famous female mathematician is known for her work on Fermat’s Last Theorem?
4. Who is the first woman to become a full professor at the University of Paris?
5. Who is the first African-American woman to travel in space?
6. Name the woman known as “the mother of modern physics”?
7. Who is known for her work in X-ray crystallography and the discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule?
8. Who is the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics?
9. Who is the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission?
10. Which woman discovered radium and polonium?
11. Who is the first woman to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame?
12. Who contributed to the first computer programming language, COBOL?
13. Who is the first woman to win the Gödel Prize in theoretical computer science?
14. Name the female scientist who conducted pioneering work in the field of radioactivity?
15. Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States?
16. Who is known as the “Mother of Wi-Fi”?
17. Who developed the Apgar score system for assessing the health of newborn babies?
18. Which woman was the first to serve as the director of the U.S. Geological Survey?
19. Name the first woman to dive to the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench?
20. Who was the first woman to receive a PhD in computer science in the United States?
21. Which scientist is known as the “Queen of Carbon Science”?
22. Name the first woman to win the Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science?
23. Who discovered the first pulsars, which are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars?
24. Which scientist is known as the “First Lady of Physics” for her contributions to nuclear physics?
25. Who was the first woman to be hired as a scientist by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
26. Which female scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on DNA repair mechanisms?
27. Which scientist that discovered the structure of insulin?
28. Who was the first woman to become a NASA scientist?
29. Who is the first woman to have served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science?
30. Who is the author of the book “Silent Spring”, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides?
31. Who was the first woman to earn a PhD in any field?
32. Who developed the Baldwin Effect, a theory of how evolution works on a small scale?
33. Who is the first woman to become the president of the National Academy of Sciences?
34. Who discovered the “W” and “Z” particles, which are responsible for weak nuclear forces?
35. Which woman was the first to receive both the Nobel Prize and the Abel Prize, two of the highest honors in science and mathematics?
36. Who is known as the “Mother of the Hubble” for her role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope?
37. Who is the author of the book “The Sea Around Us” that won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1952?
38. Name the first female director of the National Science Foundation.
39. Who is the first woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Energy?
40. Which female scientist is known for her pioneering work on embryonic stem cells?
41. Name the first woman to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize, the top honor in engineering in the United States?
42. Who was named the “Woman of the Century” by the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2000 for her work on the dangers of pesticides and environmental pollution?
43. Who was the first woman from Latin America to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
44. Who is the first female scientist to become a billionaire?
45. Who was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics?
46. Who is the first woman to serve as the president of the Royal Society of London?
47. Who was the first woman to be appointed as the Surgeon General of the United States?
48. Who is the female scientist who discovered the BRCA1 gene, which is linked to breast cancer?
49. Who is the first woman to serve as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force?
50. Who is known as the “Mother of Forensic Science” for her work on crime scene investigation?
51. Who was the first woman to serve as the chief scientist of the NOAA?
You’ve now reached the “end of the lab” of our Women in Science Trivia Quiz. We hope you enjoyed this “experiment” and learned a thing or two about the amazing women who’ve done groundbreaking work in science.
Ready for more fun facts and brain-teasers? Be sure to check out Trivia Bliss’s other quizzes to continue your trivia journey, including one all about space missions and another about astronauts. Remember, knowledge is “elemental”!
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