Question 1

Who was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in mathematics?

Accepted Answer

Sofya Kovalevsky

Question 2

Jon von Neumann published a proof that concluded that there could be no "hidden parameters" in quantum mechanics. Which mathematician found a flaw in that proof?

Accepted Answer

Grete Hermann

Question 3

Who was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook?

Accepted Answer

Maria Gaetana Agnes

Question 4

Ada Lovelace is often referred to as the first computer programmer. She described, in detail, a method to calculate a sequence of

Accepted Answer

Bernoulli numbers

Question 5

Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics in what year?

Accepted Answer

1943

Question 6

Which of the following women mathematicians had a movie made about her, which came out in 2017?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Johnson

Question 7

Who was the first woman to win the Abel prize?

Accepted Answer

Karen Uhlenbeck

Question 8

Sophie Germain, well known for her work on elasticity theory and number theory, received her mathematical credentials from

Accepted Answer

nowhere - as a woman, she was barred from receiving formal education

Question 9

Arrange the following in order of highest (top) to lowest (bottom). Number of bachelors degrees in mathematics awarded in 2023:

Accepted Answer

Oregon State University Portland State Univertsity University of Oregon

Question 10

Arrange the following in order of highest (top) to lowest (bottom). Percentage of bachelors degrees in mathematics awarded to women in 2023:

Accepted Answer

Portland State University University of Oregon Oregon State University

Question 11

Over the last ten years, roughly what percentage of mathematics degrees (total over all levels) have been awarded to women and non-binary individuals in the United States?

Accepted Answer

39%

Question 12

International Women in Math Day honors which mathematician?

Accepted Answer

Maryam Mirzakhani

Question 13

A mathematician can be anyone regardless of their race, sex, gender representation, sexual orientation, class, caste, country of origin, religious beliefs, educational background, etc.

Accepted Answer

true

Women in Math Day Trivia!!

2) Jon von Neumann published a proof that concluded that there could be no "hidden parameters" in quantum mechanics. Which mathematician found a flaw in that proof?

3) Who was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook?

4) Ada Lovelace is often referred to as the first computer programmer. She described, in detail, a method to calculate a sequence of

5) Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics in what year?

6) Which of the following women mathematicians had a movie made about her, which came out in 2017?

7) Who was the first woman to win the Abel prize?

8) Sophie Germain, well known for her work on elasticity theory and number theory, received her mathematical credentials from

9) Arrange the following in order of highest (top) to lowest (bottom). Number of bachelors degrees in mathematics awarded in 2023:

10) Arrange the following in order of highest (top) to lowest (bottom). Percentage of bachelors degrees in mathematics awarded to women in 2023:

11) Over the last ten years, roughly what percentage of mathematics degrees (total over all levels) have been awarded to women and non-binary individuals in the United States?

12) International Women in Math Day honors which mathematician?

13) A mathematician can be anyone regardless of their race, sex, gender representation, sexual orientation, class, caste, country of origin, religious beliefs, educational background, etc.