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  • In which year did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize?

    1903

  • What was the name of the screenwriter who wrote the script for the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Paul Osborn

  • What was the name of the medal that Marie Curie received from the Royal Society of London?

    Davy Medal

  • What was the field of study for which Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize?

    Chemistry

  • What was the name of the company that produced the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

  • What was the first element that Marie Curie discovered?

    Polonium

  • What did Marie Curie name the property of certain elements to emit radiation?

    Radioactivity

  • What was the name of the university where Marie Curie became the first female professor?

    Sorbonne University

  • What was the name of the organization that Marie Curie founded to provide medical care to soldiers during World War I?

    The Mobile Radiography Units

  • What was the second element that Marie Curie discovered?

    Radium

  • What was the name of the institute that Marie Curie established in her native Poland?

    Radium Institute in Warsaw

  • What was the occupation of Marie Curie's father?

    Teacher

  • What was the name of Marie Curie's husband?

    Pierre Curie

  • What was the maiden name of Marie Curie?

    Maria Skłodowska

  • What was the name of the chemical element that Marie Curie's daughter and son-in-law discovered?

    Francium

  • In which year did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize?

    1911

  • What was the name of the book written by Marie Curie's daughter, Eve Curie, about her mother's life?

    Madame Curie

  • In which year did Marie Curie become the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?

    1911

  • Which radioactive element did Marie Curie use to treat wounded soldiers during World War I?

    Radium

  • What was the name of the book that Marie Curie wrote?

    Radioactive Substances

  • What was the field of study for which Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize?

    Physics

  • What was the cause of Marie Curie's death?

    Aplastic anemia

  • What was the name of the process that Marie Curie used to isolate radium?

    Fractional crystallization

  • How old was Marie Curie when she died?

    66

  • Which university did Marie Curie become the first female professor at?

    University of Paris

  • What element did Marie Curie discover first?

    Polonium

  • What was the name of Marie Curie's second daughter, who became a writer and diplomat?

    Ève Curie

  • What university did Marie Curie attend?

    Sorbonne University

  • In which year was Marie Curie born?

    1867

  • In what year did Marie Curie become the first woman to be entombed in the Panthéon in Paris?

    1995

  • What award did Marie Curie receive from the U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1921?

    A gram of radium

  • Which of these elements did Marie Curie NOT work with during her research on radioactivity?

    Neptunium

  • In which fields did Marie Curie win her Nobel Prizes?

    Physics and Chemistry

  • Which organization did Marie Curie help establish in 1921?

    International Red Cross Radiological Service

  • What was the name of the prize awarded to Marie Curie by the French Academy of Sciences in 1903?

    Davy Medal

  • What was the name of Marie Curie's daughter who also won a Nobel Prize?

    Irène Joliot-Curie

  • What was the occupation of Marie Curie's mother?

    Headmistress

  • What was the name of the instrument that Marie Curie invented to measure radioactivity?

    Radiometer

  • What was the name of the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?

    Marie Curie

  • What was the name of the book that Marie Curie wrote about her experiences during World War I?

    Radiology in War

  • Which of these scientists was NOT part of the 'Curie family' of Nobel laureates?

    Max Planck

  • What was the name of the museum that was dedicated to Marie Curie in Warsaw, Poland?

    The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum

  • What was the name of the street in Paris where Marie and Pierre Curie lived?

    Rue Dauphine

  • What was the name of the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?

    Marie Curie

  • What was the name of the school that Marie Curie attended in Poland?

    Gymnasium No. 1

  • What was the name of the mineral that Marie Curie used to isolate radium?

    Uraninite

  • What nationality was Marie Curie?

    Polish

  • What was the name of the organization that Marie Curie founded to provide medical aid during World War I?

    Radiological Service of the French Army

  • Which of these organizations did Marie Curie NOT serve as a member or president?

    Royal Society

  • How many Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win?

    2

  • Which of these isotopes did Marie Curie NOT discover?

    Uranium-238

  • What award did Marie Curie win twice?

    The Nobel Prize

  • What is Marie Curie best known for?

    Her pioneering work on radioactivity

  • What disease did Marie Curie die from?

    Aplastic anemia

  • What was the name of the radioactive substance that Marie Curie discovered along with polonium?

    Radium

  • What was the name of the actress who played Marie Curie in the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Greer Garson

  • What was the name of the editor who edited the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    George Boemler

  • What was the name of the director who directed the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Mervyn LeRoy

  • Which of these scientific terms was coined by Marie Curie?

    Radioactivity

  • What was the name of the daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie who also went on to win a Nobel Prize?

    Irène Joliot-Curie

  • What was the name of the second Nobel Prize that Marie Curie won?

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  • Which famous scientist did Marie Curie have a brief romantic relationship with after Pierre Curie's death?

    Paul Langevin

  • What was the name of the first woman to be awarded a PhD in France?

    Marie Curie

  • What was the name of the company that Marie Curie founded to manufacture radium?

    The Radium Institute

  • What was the name of the research institute that Marie Curie founded in Paris?

    Curie Institute

  • What was the name of the laboratory that Marie Curie established in Paris?

    The Curie Laboratory

  • What was the name of the mobile radiography units that Marie Curie developed during World War I?

    Little Curies

  • What was the name of the French physicist who worked with Marie and Pierre Curie?

    Henri Becquerel

  • What was the name of the cinematographer who shot the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Joseph Ruttenberg

  • What is the nationality of Marie Curie?

    Polish

  • What was the name of the institute that Marie Curie founded?

    The Radium Institute

  • What was the name of the scientist who succeeded Marie Curie as head of the Radium Institute?

    Marguerite Perey

  • What was the name of the organization that Marie Curie worked for during World War I?

    The Red Cross

  • What was Marie Curie's birth name?

    Maria Salomea Skłodowska

  • What was the name of the actor who played Pierre Curie in the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Walter Pidgeon

  • What was the name of the laboratory that Marie Curie used to conduct her research?

    The Radium Institute

  • What was the name of the asteroid that was named after Marie Curie?

    7000 Curie

  • What was the name of the hospital that Marie Curie helped to establish during World War I?

    The Curie Hospital

  • What was the name of the mineral from which Marie Curie extracted polonium and radium?

    Pitchblende

  • What was the name of the research facility that Marie Curie set up in Warsaw?

    The Flying University

  • What was the name of the movie that was made about Marie Curie's life?

    Madame Curie

  • What was the name of the composer who wrote the music for the movie 'Madame Curie'?

    Bronisław Kaper

  • Which country was Marie Curie originally from?

    Poland

  • What did Marie Curie study at the Sorbonne University in Paris?

    Physics and Mathematics

  • What nickname was given to the shed where Marie and Pierre Curie conducted their experiments?

    The Hangar

  • What is the unit of measurement for radioactivity named after Marie Curie?

    Curie

  • What was the main focus of Marie Curie's doctoral thesis?

    Radioactivity

  • What was the name of the element that Marie Curie discovered?

    Polonium

  • What was the name of the French chemist who worked with Marie Curie on the isolation of radium?

    André-Louis Debierne

  • Which of these elements is NOT part of the actinide series named after Marie Curie's discovery of actinium?

    Plutonium

  • What was the name of the ship that Marie Curie sailed on to the United States to raise funds for her research?

    The SS Lapland

  • What was Marie Curie's birth name?

    Maria Skłodowska

  • What was the name of the laboratory founded by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre?

    Radium Institute

  • What was the name of the medal that Marie Curie received from the Royal Society in London?

    The Davy Medal

  • In what year did Marie Curie become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

    1903
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