THE GENIUS OF MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE (TEDed TALK)

What was the unique educational institution Marie Curie attended in Poland? (@ 00:53)

• The Underground Academy

• Warsaw's Secret School

• Polish Institute of Advanced Studies

• The Floating University

Which two degrees did Marie Curie earn at the Sorbonne? (@ 01:10)

• Mathematics and Biology

• Biology and Chemistry

• Physics and Chemistry

• Physics and Mathematics

What groundbreaking concept did Marie Curie introduce to the world? (@ 02:45)

• Quantum mechanics

• Radioactivity

• The periodic table

• The theory of relativity

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In what year did Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discover polonium and radium? (@ 02:52)

• 1903

• 1902

• 1898

• 1896

Why was Marie Curie initially overlooked for the Nobel Prize in Physics? (@ 03:12)

• Her research was incomplete

• Gender bias

• A mistake in the nomination process

• She declined the nomination

What tragic event occurred to Pierre Curie in 1906? (@ 03:37)

• He died of radiation poisoning

• He succumbed to a sudden illness

• He was killed in a laboratory accident

• He was crushed by a horse-drawn cart

What was Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize awarded for? (@ 03:57)

• Inventing the X-ray machine

• Her contributions to chemistry

• Her work in physics

• Discovery of polonium

How did Marie Curie contribute to World War I efforts? (@ 04:09)

• Teaching physics to soldiers

• Serving as a nurse

• Developing weapons

• Opening mobile radiology units

What ultimately caused Marie Curie's death? (@ 04:20)

• Cancer

• A bone marrow disease (aplastic pernicious anaemia) a form of leukemia from the radiation through her work

• Radiation poisoning

• Natural causes

How did Marie Curie's discoveries impact the field of medicine? (@ 04:32)

• They led to the development of vaccines

• They improved surgical techniques

• They revolutionized cancer treatment

• They introduced new diagnostic tools

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