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Quiz about Female Nobel Prize Winners 19001950
Quiz about Female Nobel Prize Winners 19001950

Female Nobel Prize Winners 1900-1950 Quiz

In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, a Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Do you know who won what?

A multiple-choice quiz by Vermic. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Vermic
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
16,129
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1903 Marie Sklodowska Curie won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. In 1911 Marie Sklodowska Curie won her second Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. In 1909 Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. In 1945 Gabriela Mistral won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. In 1931 Jane Addams won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In 1938 Pearl Buck won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In 1926 Grazia Deledda won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. In 1905 Baroness Bertha von Suttner won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In 1935 Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. In 1928 Sigrid Undset won the Nobel Prize. Which one? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1903 Marie Sklodowska Curie won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Physics

 She won the prize jointly with her husband, Pierre, and French physicist, Antoine Henri Becquerel. Becquerel was awarded for his "discovery of spontaneous radioactivity". The Curies received the award for the furthering of the work of Becquerel.
2. In 1911 Marie Sklodowska Curie won her second Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Chemistry

 Her second prize was won individually for the discovery of radium and polonium.
3. In 1909 Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Literature

 Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author. Some of her works have been adapted for the silver screen.
4. In 1945 Gabriela Mistral won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Literature

 Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of the Chilean poet, educator and diplomat Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (1889-1957). She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945.
5. In 1931 Jane Addams won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Peace

 Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a reformer and is remembered in particular for her work in settlement houses. She is generally regarded as the founder of the social work profession in the U.S.
6. In 1938 Pearl Buck won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Literature

 Pearl Buck (1892-1973) is particularly well known for her novel "The Good Earth" first published in 1931. It won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 and has been adapted for the cinema.
7. In 1926 Grazia Deledda won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Literature

 Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) was an Italian novelist and poet.
8. In 1905 Baroness Bertha von Suttner won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Peace

 Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914) was a novelist and a leading pacifist in the decades before the outbreak of World War I.
9. In 1935 Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Chemistry

 Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956) followed in her parents' footsteps ...
10. In 1928 Sigrid Undset won the Nobel Prize. Which one?

Answer: Literature

 Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist.
Source: Author Vermic

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