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Test your knowledge about the life and achievements of Marie Curie.
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48 random squares
What is Marie Curie's maiden name? (Maiden name is the birth last name – the last name before getting married)
Sklodowska
Bohr
Curie
Einstein
35% got this right
Marie Curie was born Maria Sklodowska.
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In which country was Marie Curie born?
32% got this right
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, which is now the capital of Poland.
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48 random squares
Which element did Marie Curie discover?
Radium
Plutonium
Thorium
Uranium
50% got this right
Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium.
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48 random squares
In what year did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize?
1898 —
1903
— 1907
39% got this right
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
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48 random squares
What was the name of Marie Curie's husband?
Pierre
Albert
Max
Niels
59% got this right
Pierre Curie was a renowned physicist and Marie's collaborator.
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48 random squares
Which of the following are true about Marie Curie? (Select all that apply)
Discovered Polonium
First woman to win a Nobel Prize
Invented the first electron microscope
Was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of Paris
34% got this right
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and discovered Polonium.
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48 random squares
Order the following events in Marie Curie's life
1.
Born in Poland
2.
Moved to Paris
3.
Discovered Radium
4.
Won second Nobel Prize
87% got this right
Marie Curie was born in Poland, moved to Paris, discovered Radium, and won her second Nobel Prize.
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48 random squares
What was the name of the institute founded by Marie Curie in Paris?
Curie Institute
Pasteur Institute
Radium Institute
Rutherford Institute
51% got this right
The Curie Institute in Paris is a leading medical, biological, and biophysical research center.
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In which fields did Marie Curie win Nobel Prizes?
Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy
Geology
87% got this right
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in the fields of Physics and Chemistry.
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How many centimeters thick are the lead sheets that cover the tomb of Marie Curie and her husband?
-1.0 —
2.5
— 5.0
61% got this right
Marie Curie's and her husband's grave is covered with 2.5 cm thick lead plates.
