Tag: Awards
Pierre Curie Quiz
1. When did Pierre Curie win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1903 b) 1905 c) 1901 d) 1907 2. When was Pierre Curie born? a) 7 November 1857 b) 5 July 1854 c) 15 May 1859 d) 9 January 1852 3. Where was Pierre Curie born? a) Nantes b) La Rochelle c) Paris d) Amiens
Norman Angell Quiz
1. When did Norman Angell get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1933 b) 1937 c) 1935 d) 1938 2. When was Norman Angell born? a) 9 March 1871 b) 21 April 1876 c) 14 September1878 d) 26 December 1873 3. Where was Norman Angell born? a) Rochester b) Holbeach c) Hampshire d) Bristol
Gerhard Domagk Quiz
1. When did Gerhard Domagk win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1922 b) 1939 c) 1914 d) 1936 2. When was Gerhard Domagk born? a) 24 February 1891 b) 12 April 1894 c) 15 September 1889 d) 30 October 1895 3. Where was Gerhard Domagk born? a) Lagow b) Munich c) Dresden d) Hanover
Ivan Pavlov Quiz
1. When did Ivan Pavlov get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1904 b) 1929 c) 1945 d) 1948 2. Where was Ivan Pavlov born? a) Kazan b) Penza c) Ryazan d) Saransk 3. Which university did Ivan Pavlov attend? a) Moscow b) St. Petersburg c) Vienna d) Berlin
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Quiz
1) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan President of India? a) 1952-1957 b) 1957-1962 c) 1962-1967 d) 1977-1982 2) How is Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated in India? a) Children’s day b) Teachers’ day c) Husband’s day d) Baby’s day 3) When was Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan born? a) 5 September 1888 b) 28 December 1885 c) 7 May 1861 d) 14 April 1865
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn Quiz
1. When did Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1923 b) 1925 c) 1924 d) 1927 2. When was Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn born? a) 3 December 1886 b) 7 June 1882 c) 10 September 1890 d) 22 February 1888 3. Where was Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn born? a) Karlstad b) Orbero c) Falun d) Mora 4. From which university did Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn get doctorate? a) Kiruna b) Oslo c) Lund d) Berlin
Robert Barany Quiz
1. When did Robert Barany get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1916 b) 1919 c) 1925 d) 1914 2. When was Robert Barany born? a) 5 March 1872 b) 22 April 1876 c) 6 August 1881 d) 1 November 1878 3. Where was Robert Barany born? a) Linz b) Emma c) Steyr d) Vienna
Eugene O’Neill Quiz
1. Which play won Eugene O’Neill his first Pulitzer Prize? a) Beyond the Horizon b) The Emperor Jones c) The Long Voyage Home d) In the Zone 2. When was Eugene O’Neill born? a) 29 February 1904 b) 21 June 1896 c) 15 July 1892 d) 16 October 1888 3. Where was Eugene O’Neill born? a) Copenhagen b) New York c) Sacrament d) Los Angeles
Thomas Stearns Eliot Quiz
1. When was Thomas Stearns Eliot born? a) 9 March 1881 b) 21 April 1896 c) 26 September1888 d) 30 November 1885 2. Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born? a) Reno b) St. Louis c) Halifax d) Boston 3. Where did Thomas Stearns Eliot study Sanskrit? a) Calcutta b) Bangalore c) Trivandrum d) Harvard
Padma Awards 2010 Quiz
1) Who of the Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2010 had won Nobel Prize? a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan b) Zohra Segal c) Ebrahim Alkazi d) Yaga Venugopal Reddy 2) Who of the Padma Bhushan Awardees 2010 had CBI chargesheets against him for defrauding State Bank of India and under arrest for some time? a) Bernard Madoff b) Sant Singh Chatwal c) Ramalinga Raju d) David Leeson 3) Who won the bronze medal in Beijing Olympics 2008 and was awarded Padma Shri in 2010? a) Saina Nehwal b) Leander Paes c) Karnam Malleshwari d) Vijender Singh