Nobel Prize trivia
Nobel Prize Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Question 1
What origin makes the Nobel Prize in Economics distinct from the other medals?
Sweden's central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, established the economics prize in 1968 to commemorate its 300th anniversary. It was not in Nobel's original 1895 will.
Question 2
What strict eligibility rule currently governs all Nobel Prize nominations?
Since 1974, Nobel Foundation statutes state that a prize cannot be awarded posthumously. However, if a laureate dies after being announced, they still receive the honor.
Question 3
What unique recipient rule applies exclusively to the Nobel Peace Prize?
While the science and literature categories are strictly given to individuals, the Peace Prize can uniquely be awarded to humanitarian groups like the Red Cross.
Question 4
What motivated Alfred Nobel to establish the Nobel Prizes after a newspaper labeled him the "merchant of death"?
After a newspaper mistook his brother's death for his own in 1888, the dynamite inventor read his own condemning obituary and rewrote his will to fund the famous awards.