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Marie Curie

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(76 votes)
10 questions
English
AI Generated
Test your knowledge about the life and achievements of Marie Curie.
1
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What is Marie Curie's maiden name? (Maiden name is the birth last name – the last name before getting married)

Sklodowska

Bohr

Curie

Einstein

Hard  31% got this right

Marie Curie was born Maria Sklodowska.
2

In which country was Marie Curie born?

Hard  28% got this right

Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, which is now the capital of Poland.
3
48 random squares

Which element did Marie Curie discover?

Radium

Plutonium

Thorium

Uranium

45% got this right

Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium.
4
48 random squares

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

1898
1903
1907

Hard  33% got this right

Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
5
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What was the name of Marie Curie's husband?

Pierre

Albert

Max

Niels

55% got this right

Pierre Curie was a renowned physicist and Marie's collaborator.
6
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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

Hard  31% got this right

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and discovered Polonium.
7
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

Easy  90% got this right

Marie Curie was born in Poland, moved to Paris, discovered Radium, and won her second Nobel Prize.
8
48 random squares

What was the name of the institute founded by Marie Curie in Paris?

Curie Institute

Pasteur Institute

Radium Institute

Rutherford Institute

44% got this right

The Curie Institute in Paris is a leading medical, biological, and biophysical research center.
9

In which fields did Marie Curie win Nobel Prizes?

Chemistry

Physics

Astronomy

Geology

Easy  85% got this right

Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in the fields of Physics and Chemistry.
10

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.