15 Women in Science Trivia Questions and Answers

Women have been instrumental in many scientific discoveries. See if you can answer these women in science trivia questions.

15 Women in Science Trivia Questions

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry)?
Which British chemist is known for her discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography?
Who was the first American woman to travel into space in 1983?
Which mathematician’s work on orbital mechanics was critical to NASA’s success in sending astronauts to space and bringing them back safely?
Who was the first female professor at the University of Paris and discovered the elements polonium and radium?
What marine biologist and conservationist is best known for her book Silent Spring, which helped launch the environmental movement?
Which Italian neurologist won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for her discovery of nerve growth factor?
What British primatologist is known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park?
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her work on X-ray diffraction and insulin?
Which American geneticist and microbiologist won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of transposable elements (“jumping genes”)?
What German-born physicist became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Göttingen and contributed to quantum mechanics?
Which pioneering computer scientist wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, making her one of the first computer programmers?
Who was the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, in 2014?
Which Austrian-Swedish physicist helped discover nuclear fission, though her male colleague received the Nobel Prize for their joint work?
What American astrophysicist and cosmologist contributed to our understanding of dark matter through her work on galaxy rotation curves?

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15 Women in Science Trivia Questions and Answers

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry)? – Marie Curie
Which British chemist is known for her discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography? – Rosalind Franklin
Who was the first American woman to travel into space in 1983? – Sally Ride
Which mathematician’s work on orbital mechanics was critical to NASA’s success in sending astronauts to space and bringing them back safely? – Katherine Johnson
Who was the first female professor at the University of Paris and discovered the elements polonium and radium? – Marie Curie
What marine biologist and conservationist is best known for her book Silent Spring, which helped launch the environmental movement? – Rachel Carson
Which Italian neurologist won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for her discovery of nerve growth factor? – Rita Levi-Montalcini
What British primatologist is known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park? – Jane Goodall
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her work on X-ray diffraction and insulin? – Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Which American geneticist and microbiologist won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of transposable elements (“jumping genes”)? – Barbara McClintock
What German-born physicist became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Göttingen and contributed to quantum mechanics? – Maria Goeppert Mayer
Which pioneering computer scientist wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, making her one of the first computer programmers? – Ada Lovelace
Who was the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, in 2014? – Maryam Mirzakhani
Which Austrian-Swedish physicist helped discover nuclear fission, though her male colleague received the Nobel Prize for their joint work? – Lise Meitner
What American astrophysicist and cosmologist contributed to our understanding of dark matter through her work on galaxy rotation curves? – Vera Rubin

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