Celebrating Women in Science

Who was the first American woman to travel into space?

• Marie Curie

• Sally Ride

• Barbara McClintock

• Elizabeth Blackwell

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What was Sally Ride's role at NASA?

• Biologist

• Astronaut

• Engineer

• Physicist

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What significant medical milestone did Elizabeth Blackwell achieve in the United States?

• First woman to earn a medical degree

• Invented the stethoscope

• Discovered the cure for smallpox

• Developed the first vaccine

What scientific field did Marie Curie contribute to?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Astronomy

What did Marie Curie's research primarily focus on?

• Quantum Mechanics

• Gravity

• Radioactivity

• Thermodynamics

Which scientist became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Marie Curie

• Hedy Lamarr

• Barbara McClintock

What did Barbara McClintock discover?

• Penicillin

• Jumping genes

• The structure of DNA

• The first antibiotic

What life-saving invention is attributed to Maria Beasley?

• The fire extinguisher

• The life raft

• The seatbelt

• The smoke detector

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What was the primary use of the invention by Maria Beasley?

• Rescue operations

• Communication

• Construction

• Transportation

What technology did Hedy Lamarr help to develop?

• The television

• The telephone

• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

• The light bulb