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Female Inventors

How much do you know about female inventors?

Points available: 10

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

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

What did Mary Phelps Jacob invent in 1913?

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

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

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

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

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

What was invented by a mother and daughter duo?

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

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

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