Know The Greats Of Science History! The Marie Curie Quiz
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What was Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie known for?
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Being the first woman to win a nobel prize(and the first to win 2)
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Starting the feminist movement
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Writing a theatric play in 3rd grade that had gotten famous in her adult years
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Bringing X-rays to the front lines in WW1
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Being the first woman to graduate college
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Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. Everything you should know and more about an incredible chemist!
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True or False? MARIE CURIE IS THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN NOBEL PRIZES IN TWO SEPARATE SCIENCES.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
Marie Curie is not the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two separate sciences. Linus Pauling, a chemist, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. John Bardeen, a physicist, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and again in 1972. Therefore, the statement is false.Rate this question:
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How many children does she have(This has absolutely nothing to do with chemistry)
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3; 2 Boy and 1 Girl
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3; 2 Girls and 1 Boy
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2 Boys
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2 Girls
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A. 2 GirlsExplanation
The correct answer is 2 Girls. This implies that the person in question has two daughters.Rate this question:
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Does Maria have a building named after her?
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Yes
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No
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A. YesExplanation
Maria does have a building named after her.Rate this question:
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Does Maria Curie an element named after her?
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
Yes, Maria Curie has an element named after her. The element with atomic number 96 is named Curium (Cm) in her honor. Curium is a synthetic element that was first synthesized in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso. It was named after Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie, in recognition of their pioneering research on radioactivity.Rate this question:
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Did Curie form an all girl chemist study
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
There is no evidence to suggest that Curie formed an all-girl chemist study. Curie was a renowned scientist who made significant contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in the discovery of the radioactive elements polonium and radium. However, there is no record of her specifically forming an all-girl chemist study.Rate this question:
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Does Maria have 2 nobel prizes in the same category
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
The question asks whether Maria has 2 Nobel prizes in the same category. Since the answer is "False," it means that Maria does not have 2 Nobel prizes in the same category.Rate this question:
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