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Marie Curie
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1
What new discovery fascinated the Curies?
x-rays
uranium
magnets
PhDs
2
Why was radium so popular with the public?
it glowed
it was new
it was green
it cured sickness
3
The Nobel Prize is the highest honor a scientist can receive.
true
false
4
At what age did Marie Curie die of radiation poisoning?
69
65
66
68
5
Girls were not allowed to go to Warsaw University
false
true
6
What did Marie Curie invent to help soldiers during WWI?
a machine gun
an ultrasound machine
a small x-ray machine
a sonogram machine
7
Why was Marie NOT voted into the French Academy of Sciences?
because she was a professor
because she was famous
because she was female
because she fell in love with a married man
8
How many elements are currently on the periodic table of elements?
112
118
123
100
9
Both Marie's parents were
teachers
farmers
doctors
scientists
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In what year did Marie Curie die?
1934
1942
1930
1938
11
When did WWI begin?
1910
1900
1914
1919
12
What was one of the metals that Marie discovered?
Pitchblende
Polonium
Carbon
Metallica
13
In what year was Marie Curie born?
1887
1867
1877
1897
14
In what country was Marie Curie born?
Austria
Prussia
Poland
Russia
15
To what country did Marie go to attend the Sorbonne?
The United States
Switzerland
Germany
France
16
What did Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot discover?
artificial polonium
artificial sweetners
artificial intelligence
artificial radioactivity
17
Marie husband was a
Author
Farmer
Scientist
Professor
18
What was the name of Marie's husband?
Luc
Jean
Marcel
Pierre
19
What machine is used to identify new metals?
telescope
spectroscope
stethoscope
kalidascope
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Why was Marie excluded from some institutions?
She was uneducated
She was Polish
She was young
She was female
21
What was the second new element Marie discovered?
rustolium
radioactivity
uranium
radium
22
How did Mr. Curie die?
he was struck with radium
he was struck by lightning
He was struck with cancer
he was struck by a carriage
