Marie Curie

Question 1

Where was Marie Curie born?

Answer 1

Warsaw, Poland

Question 2

What is Marie Curie’s birth name?

Answer 2

Maria Skłodowska

Question 3

Which university did Marie Curie attend in France?

Answer 3

The University of Paris (Sorbonne)

Question 4

Who did Marie Curie marry in 1895?

Answer 4

Pierre Curie

Question 5

What two elements did Marie Curie discover?

Answer 5

Polonium and Radium

Question 6

What term did Marie Curie coin to describe certain materials that emit radiation?

Answer 6

Radioactivity

Question 7

What year did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize?

Answer 7

1903

Question 8

Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize in which category?

Answer 8

Physics

Question 9

Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize in which category?

Answer 9

Chemistry

Question 10

In what year did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize?

Answer 10

1911

Question 11

Marie Curie was the first person to achieve what significant milestone in the Nobel Prize history?

Answer 11

Winning Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields

Question 12

What was one of Marie Curie’s major contributions to medical technology during World War I?

Answer 12

Mobile X-ray units (‘Little Curies’)

Question 13

What scientific research field did Marie Curie pioneer?

Answer 13

Radioactivity

Question 14

Marie Curie’s research laid the groundwork for which modern cancer treatment?

Answer 14

Radiotherapy

Question 15

Which scientific institution did Marie Curie co-found?

Answer 15

The Curie Institute

Question 16

How did Marie Curie’s work influence future discoveries in nuclear physics?

Answer 16

Her discoveries of radioactivity led to advancements in understanding atomic structure and nuclear energy.

Question 17

Where is Marie Curie buried?

Answer 17

The Panthéon in Paris

Question 18

Marie Curie became the first woman to achieve what honor in France?

Answer 18

Being entombed in the Panthéon on her own merits

Question 19

Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive today. True or False?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Did Marie Curie patent the process for isolating radium?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Why didn’t Marie Curie patent the process for isolating radium?

Answer 21

She believed scientific discoveries should benefit humanity, not individuals.

Question 22

What scandal involved Marie Curie in 1911?

Answer 22

Her affair with physicist Paul Langevin

Question 23

How did Marie Curie respond to the public scandal surrounding her personal life?

Answer 23

She continued focusing on her research and won her second Nobel Prize.

Question 24

What illness led to Marie Curie’s death?

Answer 24

Aplastic anemia, likely caused by prolonged exposure to radiation

Question 25

Fill in the blank: Marie Curie and her husband spent their honeymoon touring _____.

Answer 25

Laboratories

Question 26

What were the two fields in which Marie Curie won her Nobel Prizes?

Answer 26

Physics and Chemistry

Question 27

Why is Marie Curie considered a trailblazer for women in science?

Answer 27

She broke gender barriers in the male-dominated field of science and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Question 28

What was one of Marie Curie’s significant contributions to World War I?

Answer 28

Equipping mobile radiography units to help treat wounded soldiers

Question 29

What year did Pierre Curie die?

Answer 29

1906

Question 30

How did Marie Curie’s discovery of radioactivity impact the medical field?

Answer 30

It led to the development of X-rays and radiation therapies for cancer treatment.

Question 31

Which element did Marie Curie name after her homeland?

Answer 31

Polonium

Question 32

What personal challenges did Marie Curie face after Pierre Curie’s death?

Answer 32

She raised two daughters while continuing her scientific research.