Alfred Nobel quiz
How much do you know about the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel?
Test your knowledge in this Alfred Nobel Quiz!
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Alfred Nobel was born in the house depicted on the picture, located in Stockholm, Sweden. In what year was he born?
Alfred Nobel was born in 1833.
1803
1833
1853
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What did Alfred's father, Immanuel, do for a living?
Alfred's father was an engineer and inventor.
He owned a grocery store
He was an engineer and inventor
He was an author
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What did Alfred's mother, Andriette, do for a living?
Alfred's mother owned a grocery store.
She owned a grocery store
She was an engineer and inventor
She was an author
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As his father's business in Stockholm struggled to survive, Alfred's family soon moved. To what country?
The family moved to Russia.
Norway
France
Russia
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Alfred's father wanted him to become a chemical engineer, but Alfred was more interested in another subject. Which one?
Alfred was interested in poetry.
Poetry
Medicine
Economics
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In 1866 Alfred obtained a patent on a new explosive. What was the explosive called?
Alfred's explosive was called dynamite.
Kieselguhr
Dynamite
Nitroglycerine
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Alfred Nobel had factories and laboratories all over the world and had to travel a lot. Did he have a family?
Alfred Nobel never married.
Yes, he had a wife but she died young
Yes, he had a wife and children
No, he never married
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A future Nobel Laureate worked for a short period of time as Alfred Nobel's secretary. Who?
Bertha von Suttner, future Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1905, worked for a short period as Alfred Nobel's secretary.
Bertha von Suttner, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1905
Selma Lagerlöf, Nobel Prize laureate in literature 1909
Marie Curie née Sklodowska, Nobel Prize laureate in physics 1903 and chemistry 1911
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Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896, but not in his home country, Sweden. Where did he die?
Alfred Nobel died in San Remo, Italy.
In Oslo, Norway
In St Petersburg, Russia
In Sanremo, Italy
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Why did Alfred Nobel establish a prize in his will?
Alfred Nobel wanted to award the greatest benefits to humankind.
He didn't want to give any money to his relatives
He wanted to award the greatest benefits to humankind
He wanted to honour his father
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