Can You Guess Which Nobel Laureate Rejected Their Prize?

Who was the first Nobel laureate to decline the Prize?

Jean-Paul Sartre

Albert Einstein

Boris Pasternak

Le Duc Tho

Jean-Paul Sartre famously declined the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964 because he had consistently declined all official honors.

Which Nobel category was added after the original prizes?

Peace

Literature

Economics

Medicine

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, and not originally mentioned in Alfred Nobel’s will.

What unusual job did Nobel laureate Alice Munro have before gaining fame?

Tobacco farmer

Librarian

Waitress

Secretary

Before gaining fame as a writer, Alice Munro worked as a tobacco farmer alongside her first husband.

Which Nobel laureate was also a U.S. Secretary of State?

Henry Kissinger

Al Gore

Barack Obama

Jimmy Carter

Henry Kissinger, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, served as U.S. Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

What field does the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine NOT cover?

Mathematics

Genetics

Neuroscience

Immunology

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine does not cover Mathematics, as there is no Nobel Prize specifically for Mathematics.

Which country has the highest number of Nobel laureates per capita?

United States

Sweden

Switzerland

Israel

Switzerland has the highest number of Nobel laureates per capita, due to its high concentration of high-quality research institutions.

Who is the youngest ever Nobel laureate?

Lawrence Bragg

Malala Yousafzai

Werner Heisenberg

Paul Dirac

Lawrence Bragg was 25 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915, making him the youngest ever laureate.

Which Nobel Prize was awarded posthumously?

Literature

Peace

Economics

Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded posthumously to Richard Kuhn in 1938; however, his family could not accept it due to political reasons at the time.

What inspired Alfred Nobel to create the Nobel Prizes?

A personal loss

His brother’s death

A premature obituary

Interest in education

Alfred Nobel was inspired to create the Nobel Prizes after reading his premature obituary which labeled him the ‘merchant of death’ due to his invention of dynamite.

Which Nobel laureate is also an Oscar winner?

Bob Dylan

George Bernard Shaw

Ernest Hemingway

Winston Churchill

George Bernard Shaw won both a Nobel Prize in Literature and an Oscar, making him the only person to have received both honors.

Which Nobel laureate wrote a famous dystopian novel?

George Orwell

Winston Churchill

Bertrand Russell

Albert Camus

Bertrand Russell, a philosopher and Nobel laureate in Literature, also authored many works including philosophical essays and was interested in social criticism.

What unusual feature is common to Nobel diplomas?

Gold seal

Hand-painted details

Electronic format

Fingerprint mark

Each Nobel diploma is unique and often features exquisite, hand-painted details specific to the laureate’s achievement.

Which Nobel Prize is located in a different city?

Physics

Chemistry

Peace

Medicine

Unlike the other Nobel Prizes awarded in Stockholm, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

What material are Nobel medals made of?

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Platinum

Originally made of solid gold, Nobel medals are now made from 18-carat recycled gold plated with 24-carat gold.

Which Nobel category has awarded the most women?

Peace

Literature

Economics

Medicine

The Nobel Peace Prize has awarded the most women, recognizing their contributions to resolving conflicts and promoting peace.

Who was the first female Nobel laureate?

Marie Curie

Rosalind Franklin

Barbara McClintock

Dorothy Hodgkin

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, earning the 1903 Physics Prize with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel, and later the 1911 Chemistry Prize.

Which Nobel laureate was also a president?

Theodore Roosevelt

Nelson Mandela

Jimmy Carter

All of the above

All of the above were Nobel laureates and also served as presidents. Roosevelt and Carter were U.S. Presidents; Mandela was the President of South Africa.

Which Nobel Prize is traditionally awarded last?

Physics

Chemistry

Peace

Economics

The Nobel Prize in Economics is traditionally the last one awarded each year during the Nobel Prize ceremony.

In which field is there no Nobel Prize awarded?

Mathematics

Astronomy

Botany

All of the above

There are no Nobel Prizes specifically for Mathematics, Astronomy, or Botany, though achievements in these areas might be recognized in Physics or Chemistry.