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Women in science

Quiz by Margaret Medina

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  • Q1
    Dr. Shohini Ghose is currently a professor at which university?
    University of Toronto
    McMaster University
    University of Waterloo
    Wilfrid Laurier University
    30s
  • Q2
    Which scientist's work led to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology?
    Rosalind Franklin
    Marie Curie
    Jennifer Doudna
    Ada Lovelace
    30s
  • Q3
    Dr. Shohini Ghose is known for her work in which field?
    Biochemistry
    Artificial Intelligence
    Quantum Computing
    Astrophysics
    30s
  • Q4
    Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
    Marie Curie
    Jane Goodall
    Caroline Herschel
    Valentine Tereshkova
    30s
  • Q5
    Who is known for her pioneering work on DNA structure?
    Ada Lovelace
    Rosalind Franklin
    Dr. Shohini Ghose
    Anne Dagg
    30s
  • Q6
    Who is famous for her research and advocacy for chimpanzees?
    Valentina Tereshkova
    Jane Goodall
    Harriet Brooks
    Dorothy Hodgkin
    30s
  • Q7
    What is Caroline Herschel famous for?
    Discovering the theory of relativity
    Inventing the first calculator
    Being the first woman to discover a comet
    Writing novels and plays
    30s
  • Q8
    Who discovered the phenomenon of radioactivity?
    Marie Curie
    Anne Dagg
    Caroline Herschel
    Ada Lovelace
    30s
  • Q9
    Who developed the first algorithm?
    Dr. Shohini Ghose
    Ada Lovelace
    Dorothy Hodgkin
    Harriet Brooks
    30s
  • Q10
    In which year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to travel into space?
    1957
    1984
    1971
    1963
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the title of the 2018 documentary film that tells Anne Dagg's story?
    The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
    Nature's Giants: The Anne Dagg Story
    Giraffe Expedition: A Life in Science
    Wild Kingdom: A Zoologist's Journey
    30s
  • Q12
    Which molecule did Dorothy Hodgkin first determine the structure of?
    Penicillin
    Caffeine
    Aspirin
    DNA
    30s
  • Q13
    For which molecule did Dorothy Hodgkin receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964?
    DNA
    Caffeine
    Vitamin B12
    Aspirin
    Insulin
    30s
  • Q14
    What was Anne Dagg's major contribution to zoology?
    Her invention of a new scientific technique
    Her contributions to marine biology
    Her discovery of a new species of bird
    Her groundbreaking research on giraffes
    30s
  • Q15
    Which element did Harriet Brooks discover?
    Oxygen
    Neon
    Radon
    Mercury
    30s

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