Category: Nobel Prize Winners

1. When did Ernest Rutherford win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1910 b) 1906 c) 1908 d) 1916 2. When was Ernest Rutherford born? a) 15 March 1861 b) 2 April 1856 c) 2 July 1868 d) 30 August 1871 3. Where was Ernest Rutherford born? a) Christchurch b) Spring Grove c) Wellington d) Dunedin

Samuel Beckett Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was Samuel Beckett born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 13 April 1906 c) 2 August 1904 d) 5 October 1905 2. Where was Samuel Beckett born? a) Wexford b) Limerick c) Foxrock d) Boyle 3. Which school did Samuel Beckett attend? a) St. Patrick’s School b) Portola Royal School c) St. John’s School d) Holy Family School

1. When did William Faulkner get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1941 b) 1949 c) 1945 d) 1938 2. When was William Faulkner born? a) 3 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 25 September 1897 d) 30 December 1865 3. Where was William Faulkner born? a) New Albany b) Springfield c) New Orleans d) Baton Rouge

1. When did Henry Dale win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1912 b) 1905 c) 1929 d) 1936 2. When was Henry Dale born? a) 12 October 1885 b) 9 June 1875 c) 2 September 1861 d) 27 January 1862 3. Where was Henry Dale born? a) Bristol b) Manchester c) London d) Ipswich

1. When did Albert Schweitzer get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1948 b) 1952 c) 1956 d) 1964 2. When was Albert Schweitzer born? a) 14 January 1875 b) 11 May 1880 c) 31 July 1882 d) 5 December 1886 3. Where was Albert Schweitzer born? a) Hamburg b) Bremen c) Kayserberg d) Aachen 4. Which university did Albert Schweitzer attend? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Frankfurt d) Strasbourg

1. When did Andrey Sakharov get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1946 b) 1957 c) 1975 d) 1979 2. When was Andrey Sakharov born? a) 12 March 1919 b) 21 May 1921 c) 29 July 1912 d) 18 November 1922 3. Where was Andrey Sakharov born? a) Moscow b) Tomsk c) Volgograd d) Astana

1. When did Santiago Ramon y Cajal win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1903 b) 1905 c) 1904 d) 1906 2. When was Santiago Ramon y Cajal born? a) 7 November 1857 b) 1 May 1852 c) 15 September 1859 d) 5 January 1851 3. Where was Santiago Ramon y Cajal born? a) Petilla de Aragon b) La Mancha c) Pamplona d) Salamanca

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1. When was Bertrand Russell born? a) 4 March 1868 b) 18 May 1872 c) 9 August 1881 d) 14 November 1869 2. Where was Bertrand Russell born? a) Cardiff b) Greenwich c) Trelleck d) Windsor 3. Which college did Bertrand Russell attend? a) Pembroke College b) Trinity College c) Christ’s College d) St. Xavier’s College