Nobel Prize Winners and Awards 2019 Quiz

Question 1

Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer

Answer

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

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Barack Obama

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Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi

Question 2

For which field were the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winners honored?

Accepted Answer

Experimental economics for alleviating poverty

Answer

Human rights activism

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Peace talks and mediation

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Environmental conservation

Question 3

Which Indian-origin scientist was recognized in the field of science in the 2019 Nobel Prize?

Accepted Answer

Abhijit Banerjee

Answer

Rajendra Pachauri

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Har Gobind Khorana

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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Question 4

Who were the three scientists honored in Chemistry in the 2019 Nobel Prize?

Accepted Answer

John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino

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Richard Ewing, Eric Betzig, and Stephen Hell

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Frances Arnold, George Smith, and Gregory Winter

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Peter Handilinger, Michael Rieth, and Dennis Barr

Question 5

For the development of what was the 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded?

Accepted Answer

Lithium-ion battery

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Artificial intelligence

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Quantum computers

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Solar cells

Question 6

Who were the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics?

Accepted Answer

James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz

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Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, and Kip Thorne

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Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez

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Peter Higgs and Francois Englert

Question 7

Who were the three scientists awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

Accepted Answer

William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe, and Gregg Semenza

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Paul Nurse, Tim Hunt, and Leland Hartwell

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Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young

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Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, and John Sulston

Question 8

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Peter Handke

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Kazuo Ishiguro

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Svetlana Alexievich

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Bob Dylan

Question 9

How many winners were there for the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Three

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Four

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Two

Answer

One

Question 10

What position did Esther Duflo hold as a female Nobel Prize winner in 2019?

Accepted Answer

Second woman

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First woman

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Third woman

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Fourth woman

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