The Merchant of Death

What was the profession of Alfred Nobel's father?

• Artist

• Doctor

• Inventor and engineer

• Teacher

What substance did Alfred Nobel work to make safer for use?

• Lead

• Mercury

• Nitroglycerin

• Gunpowder

What major invention is Alfred Nobel best known for?

• Smokeless powder

• Ballistite

• Dynamite

• Gelignite

What event led Alfred Nobel to establish the Nobel Prizes?

• A public controversy

• Winning a major award

• Reading his premature obituary

• His father's death

Which of these categories is NOT originally one of the Nobel Prize categories established by Alfred Nobel?

• Chemistry

• Economics

• Peace

• Medicine