Welcome to The Hindu’s exciting Daily Quiz, where you can put your Nobel Prize knowledge to the test! Following the recent announcements of the 2025 Laureates, it’s the perfect time to delve into the fascinating world of these esteemed awards. Can you answer all eight questions correctly and prove yourself a true Nobel expert?
Le Duc Tho, the Asian figure who famously declined the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
The Nobel Prize Challenge:
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In 2025, for the first time in Nobel history, four faculty members from which US institution won the award in a single year?
- Answer: University of California
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Which is the latest of the six Nobel categories, added in 1968, and who established it?
- Answer: Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank)
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The last time there was no Nobel Prize awarded for a particular category was in 1972. Which category was it?
- Answer: Peace
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Which Nobel category has honored the most laureates since its inception, with 232 individuals, including 40 instances of three people sharing the award?
- Answer: Medicine
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Who was the last individual to win a second Nobel Prize, and in which category did they achieve this distinction?
- Answer: K. Barry Sharpless in Chemistry (2001 and 2022)
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What is a striking commonality among these five Peace laureates: Carl von Ossietzky, Aung San Suu Kyi, Liu Xiaobo, Ales Bialiatski, and Narges Mohammadi?
- Answer: They were all under arrest at the time of the award of the Nobel Prize
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What is the surname shared by the only siblings to have won Nobel Prizes, with one receiving the 1969 Economics prize and the other the 1973 Medicine prize?
- Answer: Tinbergen
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Who is the Asian individual who famously declined the Nobel Prize in 1973?
- Answer: Le Duc Tho
How well did you score? Whether you’re a seasoned history buff or just starting your journey into the world of prestigious awards, we hope you enjoyed this intellectual exercise!