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Quiz about A Prayer for Nobel Peace
Quiz about A Prayer for Nobel Peace

A Prayer for Nobel Peace Trivia Quiz


These Nobel Peace Prize Laureates have all done more than just pray for peace.

A multiple-choice quiz by turtle52. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
turtle52
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
362,293
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The inaugural Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to this entrepreneur who inspired the formation of the Red Cross after witnessing the horrific aftermath of the Battle of Solferino (1859). Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 1946 Peace Prize was awarded to John R. Mott for his work in "creating religious brotherhood across national boundaries" as head of what organisation? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta were recognised for work towards a peaceful solution to conflict in which occupied nation? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the first clergyman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) are known for their plain dress, teetotalism, opposition to slavery and refusal to participate in war, but they have also actively provided aid to the poor and the sick. In what year was the Nobel Prize jointly awarded to the Friends' Service Council and the American Friends' Service Committee? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Baptist pastor and leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference had a dream that people would be judged by their personal qualities and not the colour of their skin? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which ordained Lutheran was recognised for his "Reverence for Life" and as a medical missionary in Gabon? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Mother Teresa was recognised for her work among the poorest of the poor in Kolata (Calcutta), caring for those who had no-one else: orphans, lepers and the terminally ill. What was the name of the order she founded? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The 1958 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Belgian Dominican priest, Georges Dominique Pire, for his work in which area? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate is credited with coining the phrase "Rainbow Nation" to describe a multi-cultural, post-apartheid South Africa? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The inaugural Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to this entrepreneur who inspired the formation of the Red Cross after witnessing the horrific aftermath of the Battle of Solferino (1859).

Answer: Henry Dunant

Born to a wealthy and religious family, Dunant spent much of his youth working for the YMCA and other Christian groups, but it was his need for water rights for a business venture in Algeria that led him to seek out Napoleon III at Solferino. Horrified by the number of casualties, he organised civilians to provide aid and purchased materials and supplies from his own pocket. Writing of his experiences he proposed the need for a neutral body to care for wounded soldiers of all nationalities.

He did not get his water rights and spent so much of his time and money furthering his humanitarian causes that he was soon bankrupt.

He died virtually penniless in 1910.
2. The 1946 Peace Prize was awarded to John R. Mott for his work in "creating religious brotherhood across national boundaries" as head of what organisation?

Answer: YMCA

John Raleigh Mott devoted much of his life to the YMCA and missionary work after receiving the call to spread the Gospel in college. As President of the YMCA World Committee, he organised youth exchanges, study groups and international youth camps. His international contacts in the YMCA allowed him to facilitate relief work for prisoners of war during both World Wars.
3. Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta were recognised for work towards a peaceful solution to conflict in which occupied nation?

Answer: East Timor

In poor health following East Timorese Independence, Bishop Belo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Dili and travelled to Portugal for medical treatment. Despite calls for his return to East Timor to run for president, he decided to work in Mozambique as a missionary.
4. Who was the first clergyman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Nathan Soderblom

Archbishop of Uppsala, Nathan Soderblom was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1930 for his work toward communication across national and denominational borders to achieve a common Christian platform for peace. He was pivotal in the Universal Conference on Life and Work in Stockholm in 1925.
5. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) are known for their plain dress, teetotalism, opposition to slavery and refusal to participate in war, but they have also actively provided aid to the poor and the sick. In what year was the Nobel Prize jointly awarded to the Friends' Service Council and the American Friends' Service Committee?

Answer: 1947

The Friends' Service Council was established in 1927 to carry out missionary and aid work of British Quakers.
The American Friends' Service Committee was established in 1917 when they petitioned the government to undertake humanitarian work as an alternative to war service during World War I.
6. Which Baptist pastor and leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference had a dream that people would be judged by their personal qualities and not the colour of their skin?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King was, at 35 years old, the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate in the 20th century. Both his own Christian beliefs and Gandhi's belief in non-violence provided the framework for his civil rights movement.
7. Which ordained Lutheran was recognised for his "Reverence for Life" and as a medical missionary in Gabon?

Answer: Albert Schweitzer

In addition to his theological and medical studies, Schweitzer also studied music and was an internationally known concert organist. He received his Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
8. Mother Teresa was recognised for her work among the poorest of the poor in Kolata (Calcutta), caring for those who had no-one else: orphans, lepers and the terminally ill. What was the name of the order she founded?

Answer: Missionaries of Charity

Mother Teresa began her missionary work with the poor in India in 1948. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
9. The 1958 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Belgian Dominican priest, Georges Dominique Pire, for his work in which area?

Answer: Aid to European refugees

During World War II, Father Pire was a chaplain to the resistance movement, participated in the underground escape system for allied pilots and fed thousands of Belgian and French children in his Mutual Family Aid Missions and Open Air Camps for children. After the war he founded the Aid to Displaced Persons organisation.
10. Which Archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate is credited with coining the phrase "Rainbow Nation" to describe a multi-cultural, post-apartheid South Africa?

Answer: Desmond Tutu

Since the demise of apartheid, Desmond Tutu has been actively involved in a number of humanitarian causes including campaigns against AIDS, sexism, poverty and homophobia.
Source: Author turtle52

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