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The Nobel Prize

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the one behind the prize?

a)

Albert Nobel

b)

Alfred Nobel

c)

Alexander Nobel

d)

Abraham Nobel

2.

Which professions were Nobel's?

a)

author, engineer, inventor, chemist, businessman, entrepreneur

b)

chemist, accountant, businessman, entrepreneur, author

c)

chemist, author, businessman, mechanic

d)

businessman, chemist, baker, engineer, accountant,

3.

The man behind the Nobel Prize lived in … century

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

20th

d)

19th

4.

The Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from around the world since

a)

1913

b)

1901

c)

1903

d)

1905

5.

The Nobel Prize is honoring people for outstanding achievements in

a)

chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, physics and for work in peace.

b)

physics, physiology, medicine, music and for work in peace.

c)

chemistry, music, physiology, medicine

d)

chemistry, physics, physiology, music, literature and for work in peace.

6.

Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies takes place on

a)

20 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s birth.

b)

10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s birth.

c)

10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

d)

20 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

7.

Since when an additional prize has been awarded at the ceremony in Stockholm - the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel?

a)

1969

b)

1970

c)

1971

d)

1977

8.

Does Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies have a strict dress code?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Who signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace – the Nobel Prizes?

a)

Nobel's brother

b)

Nobel's son

c)

Alfred Nobel

10.

When 2019 Nobel Prize laureates will be announced?

a)

7-14 October 2019

b)

9 October 2019

c)

7 October 2019

d)

7-9 October 2019

11.

In which year was Nobel born?

a)

1833

b)

1863

c)

1842

d)

1831

12.

How many women were awarded in Chemistry?

a)

11

b)

8

c)

5

d)

35

13.

The oldest Nobel Prize winner was/is...

a)

90

b)

96

c)

88

d)

89

14.

Who was the FIRST laureate to decline the prize?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Jean-Paul Sartre

c)

Le Duc Tho

d)

Henri Becquerel

15.

In which category were all three laureates arrested?

a)

Nobel Peace Prize

b)

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

c)

Nobel Prize in Physics

d)

Nobel Prize in Literature

16.

Nobel Diplomas are...

a)

All the same

b)

Different in some categories

c)

Different for women and men

d)

All unique

17.

Does Nobel's face appear on all medals?

a)

no

b)

yes

18.

Where do the ceremonies take place now?

a)

Stockholm Globe Arena

b)

Old Royal Academy of Music

c)

Oslo City Hall

d)

Erik International Fair

19.

Who was the most awarded person?

a)

Founder of International Committee of the Red Cross

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Linus Pauling

d)

William Bragg

20.

How many laureates were FORCED to decline the Prize

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

8