Trivia Quiz: Female Inventors

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Question 1: Who invented the Newborn Scoring System, which assessed the health of newborns?

 A: Patricia Billings
 B: Sally Fox
 C: Carol Wior
 D: Virginia Apgar

Question 2: What did Mary Phelps Jacob invent in 1913?

 A: The bra
 B: High heeled shoes
 C: The girdel
 D: Windshield wipers

Question 3: What is not true about Krysta Morlan?

 A: She invented a cast cooling device
 B: She invented the waterbike
 C: All of her inventions occurred after she turned 35
 D: She has cerebal palsy

Question 4: What were the occupations of Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil, the inventors of a secret communication system known as spread spectrum that was used during WWII?

 A: Nurse and scientist
 B: Movie star and composer
 C: Factory worker and soldier
 D: Teacher and lawyer

Question 5: Which of the following was not invented by a woman?

 A: Central heating
 B: An optical system designed to detect imperfections in repeating patterns
 C: Automatic doors
 D: The process for isolating the human stem cell

Question 6: What is not true of Harriet Tubman, inventor of the Underground Railroad?

 A: She was a nurse
 B: She was a spy for the Federal troops
 C: Her birth name was Araminta Ross
 D: She was never married

Question 7: What was invented by a mother and daughter duo?

 A: A catheter shield
 B: The hairbrush
 C: The vacuum
 D: Carbonation

Question 8: Mary Walton was the creator of several inventions, all of which had to do with what?

 A: Knitting
 B: Patient care
 C: Train pollution
 D: Motorcycles

Question 9: What is not true about Amanda Jones?

 A: She invented the oil heating furnace
 B: She invented the vacuum
 C: She tried to start a women only industry
 D: An idea for one of her inventions came to her via a message from her dead brother

Question 10: Which product does not commonly make use of Stephanie Kwolek's invention, Kevlar (a type of metal)?

 A: Bullet proof vests
 B: Skis
 C: Space vehicles
 D: Plasma televisions



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