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Marie Curie
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A quiz looking at the life and achievements of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie.
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1
Where in Paris were Marie and Pierre Curie reburied in 1995 on the orders of French President?
Père Lachaise Cemetery.
An undisclosed location.
The Pantheon.
2
Why was Marie awarded her second Nobel Prize, this time The Nobel Prize for Chemistry, in 1911?
For discovering a third element.
For creating a means of measuring radioactivity
For creating the x-ray machine.
3
Which chemical elements did Marie Curie and her husband Pierre discover?
Radium
Radiation
Zinc
Polonium
4
What prize did the Curies' eldest daughter Irene go on to win?
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
The Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Nobel Prize for Physics.
5
Which Nobel Prize were Marie and Pierre awarded jointly with Henri Becquerel in 1903?
The Nobel Prize for Physics
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry
The Nobel Peace Prize
6
What did Marie Curie develop during the First World War?
Antiseptic bandages.
Small, mobile X-ray units.
A vaccination for Tetanus.
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Born on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, what was Marie Curie’s birth name?
Marie Curie
Maria Sklodowska
Mary-Ann Sklodowska
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What did Marie Curie study at the Sorbonne University in Paris?
Physics and chemistry
Physics and mathematics
Chemistry and mathematics
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Marie Curie died of pernicious anaemia in 1966, a condition related to ________?
Exposure to UV light.
Exposure to toxic smoke.
Exposure to radiation.
