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Trailblazers and Pioneers

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  • 01Which physicist won the Nobel Prize for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus?
  • 02Empress Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China, founded which short-lived dynasty?
  • 03Which Baroque artist is known for her dramatic painting "Judith Slaying Holofernes"?
  • 04The pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning discovered her most significant fossils, including the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton, near which English town?
  • 05Who was the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel, beating the men's record by almost two hours?
  • 06Rosalind Franklin's critical contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure was an X-ray diffraction image known by what name?
  • 07Byzantine Empress Theodora is famously credited with persuading her husband Justinian I to stay and crush which major revolt in Constantinople?
  • 08Which of these iconic paintings by Frida Kahlo features a double self-portrait of the artist, joined by a shared artery?
  • 09Future Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto served as president of which university's prestigious debating society?
  • 10Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering which key anti-malarial drug?
  • 11The Celtic queen Boudica led a major uprising against which Roman governor of Britain in 60-61 CE?
  • 12What is the full subtitle of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein?
  • 13The dramatic beach scenes in Jane Campion's 1993 film "The Piano" were filmed at which specific New Zealand location?
  • 14The ancient Greek poet Sappho is the namesake for which specific four-line poetic meter?
  • 15Billie Jean King famously defeated which male tennis player in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" match?
  • 16What was the birth name of the abolitionist and women's rights activist known as Sojourner Truth?
  • 17Actress Hedy Lamarr was also a pioneering inventor who co-developed which military communication technology during World War II?
  • 18In addition to being a celebrated novelist, Zora Neale Hurston was a trained academic in which field, studying under Franz Boas?
  • 19Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, was born in which city?
  • 20Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan departed from which location on the final, fatal leg of their 1937 circumnavigation attempt?
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