Alfred Nobel: The man behind the Nobel Pr

When was the Nobel Prize first awarded?

• • A) 1895

• • B) 1901

• • C) 1867

• • D) 1833

Who established the Nobel Prize?

• • A) Immanuel Nobel

• • B) Bertha von Suttner

• • C) Alfred Nobel

• • D) Ragnar Sohlman

What was Alfred Nobel's primary interest besides chemistry and physics?

• • A) Engineering

• • B) Philosophy

• • C) Literature and poetry

• • D) Politics

Where was Alfred Nobel born?

• • A) Paris

• • B) St. Petersburg

• • C) Stockholm

• • D) Berlin

In which city did Alfred Nobel work in a private laboratory?

• • A) Berlin

• • B) Stockholm

• • C) Paris

• • D) London

What explosive did Alfred Nobel become interested in during his training?

• • A) Gunpowder

• • B) TNT

• • C) Nitroglycerine

• • D) Dynamite

What safety measure did Nobel develop for nitroglycerine?

• • A) A new formula

• • B) A detonator

• • C) A blasting cap

• • D) Mixing it with kieselguhr

What did Nobel patent in 1867?

• • A) Nitrocellulose

• • B) Dynamite

• • C) Synthetic rubber

• • D) Artificial silk

• How many patents did Alfred Nobel hold by the time of his death?

• • A) 100

• • B) 250

• • C) 355

• D) 500

Who was Countess Bertha Kinsky?

• • A) Nobel's business partner

• • B) His secretary and friend

• C) His wife

• D) A famous chemist