Quiz written by and hosted by
@Germ366.
Q1: After whom is the Nobel Prize named?
A1: Alfred Bernhard Nobel.
Q2: Why is the Nobel Prize named after Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
A2: He set aside the majority of his fortune to establish it (in his will).
Q3: For what explosive is Alfred Bernhard Nobel most known?
A3: Dynamite.
Q4: In addition to dynamite, Nobel invented two other notable explosives. What are they?
A4: Gelignite (blasting gelatin) and Ballistite.
Q5: How many Nobel laureates have voluntarily declined a Nobel Prize?
A5: Two.
Q6: Which two people have voluntarily declined a Nobel Prize?
A6: Jean-Paul Sartre (Literature) and Le Duc Tho (Peace Prize).
Q7: How many people have won the Nobel Prize more than once?
A7: Five.
Q8: Who is the only woman to have ever won two Nobel Prizes in different categories?
A8: Marie Curie (Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911).
Q9: Marie Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband. What was his name?
A9: Pierre Curie.
Q10: What is ironic about Marie Curie’s death?
A10: It is believed to have been caused by her work.
Q11: What German-born theoretical physicist wrote the mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2?
A11: Albert Einstein.
Q12: Einstein famously worked at what Swiss government office?
A12: The Patent Office.
Q13: While working at the Swiss Patent Office, Einstein is believed to have had important insights into what famous and enduring theory?
A13: The Special Theory of Relativity (Theory of Special Relativity).
Q14: Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in what year?
A14: 1921.
Q15: Who got the money from Einstein’s 1921 Nobel prize?
A15: His ex-wife Mileva Maric.
Q16: What notable inventor built (one of the first) wirelessly controlled boats?
A16: Nikola Tesla.
Q17: As what did Tesla attempt to market his wirelessly controlled boats?
A17: Remote controlled torpedoes.
Q18: Early on in his career, Tesla worked at what company in Paris?
A18: The Continental Edison Company.
Q19: A few weeks before the discovery of X-rays was announced by Wilhelm Rontgen, what part of his body did Tesla x-ray?
A19: His hand.
Q20: According to legend, what did Tesla love “as a man loves a woman”?
A20: A pigeon.
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