Prize-Winning Quiz: How Much Do You Know about the Nobel Prizes?

Q1: When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?

• 1900

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• 1901

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• 1895

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• 1896

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Q2: How many categories of Nobel Prize are there?

• 3

  0

   
• 4

  6

   
• 5

  29

   
• 6

  54

   

Q3: Why are the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies held on 10 December each year?

• It was Alfred Nobel's birthday

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• It was the day that Alfred Nobel passed away

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• It was that day he got his patent for dynamite

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Q4: All the Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm except one. Which one?

• The Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway

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• The Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Helsinki, Finland

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• The Nobel Prize in Literature, which is awarded in Helsinki, Finland

  3

   
• The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which is awarded in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Q5: Which family is the most successful when it comes to number of awarded Nobel Prizes?

• The Braggs

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• The Einsteins

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• The Curies

  83

   

Q6: How many women have been award the Nobel Prizes between 1901 and 2020?

• 57

  54

   
• 58

  26

   
• 68

  5

   
• 100

  0

   

Q7: When will 2021 Nobel Prize in PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE be announced?

• Monday 3 October, 11:30 CEST at the earliest

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• Monday 4 October, 11:30 CEST at the earliest

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• Tuesday 5 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest

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• Wednesday 6 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest

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