Do you know these great women of science?

Question 1 of 10

1

She discovered that the stars are composed of 99% Hydrogen and Helium.

Select one of the following:

Annie Jump Cannon
Cecilia Payne
Nancy Roman

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

She was known as the "Queen of Carbon Science"

Select one of the following:

Mildred Dresselhaus
Margarita Salas
Marie Paulze Lavoisier

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

She co-invented an important military communications technology, which is now used in WI-FI and Bluetooth.

Select one of the following:

Chien-Shiung Wu
Edith Clarke
Hedy Lamarr

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

She performed some fundamental work in the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS.

Select one of the following:

Francoise Barre Sinoussi
Rosalind Franklin
Barbara McClintock

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing" (through CRISPR).

Select one of the following:

Rosalyn Yalow and Gertrude B. Elion
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
Frances Hamilton Arnold and Donna Strickland

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.

Select one of the following:

Dorothy Hodgkin
Gerty Theresa Cori
Marie Curie

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

She was a pioneer in solar energy technology.

Select one of the following:

Maria Telkes
Lucia Galvani
Helen Edwards

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

She participated in the creation of the Basic Programming Language.

Select one of the following:

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
Ángela Ruiz Robles
Grace Murray Hopper

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Her book "Silent Spring" helped to launch the environmental movement.

Select one of the following:

Lynn Margulis
Rachel Carson
Katherine Esau

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Question 10 of 10

1

She was the first ever computer programmer.

Select one of the following:

Ada Lovelace
Edith Clarke
Ángela Ruiz Robles

	Created by Andrea Pan over 2 years ago

Some of humankind's greatest scientific breakthroughs have come from women -- though like so many inventors, their names are lost in the pages of history. Take our quiz to see if you can match these scientists with their discoveries.

Do you know these great women of science?

Question 1 of 10

She discovered that the stars are composed of 99% Hydrogen and Helium.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

She was known as the "Queen of Carbon Science"

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

She co-invented an important military communications technology, which is now used in WI-FI and Bluetooth.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

She performed some fundamental work in the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing" (through CRISPR).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

She was a pioneer in solar energy technology.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

She participated in the creation of the Basic Programming Language.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Her book "Silent Spring" helped to launch the environmental movement.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

She was the first ever computer programmer.

Select one of the following:

Explanation