History of the Nobel Prize

2. When the Nobel Prize was established in 1901, there were only 5 awards. Which of these awards was added in 1968?

• Peace.
• Physics.
• Economics.

3. The Nobel Prize in Economics is really awarded by what institution?

• The World Bank.
• International Monetary Fund.
• Bank of Sweden.

4. Alfred Nobel, for whom the award is named, was a chemist and inventor. Which of the following is NOT true about Nobel?

• He invented dynamite.
• He discovered uranium.
• He held more than 350 patents.

5. This is the country where the Nobel Prizes are awarded and also where Alfred Nobel was born:

• Sweden.
• Finland.
• Russia.

6. What do the winners of the Nobel Prizes receive?

• A diploma and money.
• A gold medal and money.
• Money, a diploma, and a gold medal.

7. The amount of prize money awarded in 1901 was 150,782 Swedish Crowns. In 2009, what amount will be awarded?

• 1,000,000.
  This equals $1.4 million U.S. dollars.
• 10,000,000.
  This equals $1.4 million U.S. dollars.
• 100,000,000.
  This equals $1.4 million U.S. dollars.

8. The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize was:

• Baroness Bertha von Suttner.
• Jane Addams.
• Mother Teresa

9. Which of the following is NOT true about Nobel Prizes?

• They can be withheld if there are no worthy candidates.
• They can be withheld when a world situation makes awarding the prizes impractical.
• They can be awarded posthumously.

10. Which of the following is NOT true?

• Journalist Carl von Ossietzky declined his 1935 peace prize because of the events of World War II.
• No awards were given from 1940–1942 because of World War II.
• Hitler issued a decree in 1937 that forbade Germans from accepting Nobel Prizes.