Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the integrated circuit?
a) Albert Einstein
b) John Bardeen
c) Richard Feynman
d) Jack Kilby
Answer: d) Jack Kilby
Which American writer received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels exploring the African-American experience?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) John Steinbeck
c) Toni Morrison
d) Mark Twain
Answer: c) Toni Morrison
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to negotiate peace in the Korean War?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Henry Kissinger
d) George Marshall
Answer: d) George Marshall
Which American scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure of proteins?
a) Linus Pauling
b) Robert H. Grubbs
c) K. Barry Sharpless
d) Ahmed Zewail
Answer: a) Linus Pauling
Who was the American economist recognized with the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on behavioral economics?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) Richard Thaler
Answer: d) Richard Thaler
Which American chemist was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the element plutonium and transuranic elements?
a) Glenn T. Seaborg
b) Linus Pauling
c) Paul L. Modrich
d) Ahmed Zewail
Answer: a) Glenn T. Seaborg
Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of the theory of superconductivity?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Robert H. Grubbs
d) John Robert Schrieffer
Answer: d) John Robert Schrieffer
Which American diplomat and politician was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the Vietnam War ceasefire?
a) Henry Kissinger
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Al Gore
d) George Marshall
Answer: a) Henry Kissinger
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels depicting the African-American experience in the early 20th century?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Ralph Ellison
c) Langston Hughes
d) W.E.B. Du Bois
Answer: b) Ralph Ellison
Which American scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the structure of DNA?
a) James D. Watson
b) Francis Crick
c) Albert Sabin
d) Joshua Lederberg
Answer: a) James D. Watson
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote nuclear disarmament and arms control?
a) Al Gore
b) Barack Obama
c) Jimmy Carter
d) Henry Kissinger
Answer: c) Jimmy Carter
Which American physicist received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the understanding of semiconductors and electron transport?
a) Robert H. Grubbs
b) Richard Feynman
c) Albert Einstein
d) John Bardeen
Answer: d) John Bardeen
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of the first efficient catalytic asymmetric synthesis?
a) K. Barry Sharpless
b) Robert F. Curl Jr.
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Roger D. Kornberg
Answer: a) K. Barry Sharpless
Which American economist received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the relationship between economic policy and macroeconomics?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) Joseph Stiglitz
Answer: d) Joseph Stiglitz
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the maser and laser?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Charles Townes
Answer: d) Charles Townes
Which American president received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in mediating the Russo-Japanese War?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: b) Theodore Roosevelt
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his contributions to American literature, marked by a keen psychological insight into character and a sense of social observation?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) John Steinbeck
c) William Faulkner
d) Saul Bellow
Answer: c) William Faulkner
Which American biochemist received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure of nucleic acids?
a) Linus Pauling
b) Robert F. Curl Jr.
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Paul L. Modrich
Answer: a) Linus Pauling
Who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Joseph Stiglitz
d) Richard Thaler
Answer: b) Milton Friedman
Which American physicist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the understanding of superfluidity in helium-3?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Robert H. Grubbs
d) Douglas D. Osheroff
Answer: d) Douglas D. Osheroff
Who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the structure of antibodies and their ability to attach to specific foreign substances?
a) James D. Watson
b) Francis Crick
c) Albert Sabin
d) Gerald M. Edelman
Answer: d) Gerald M. Edelman
Which American politician and diplomat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the Camp David Accords?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) Henry Kissinger
c) Al Gore
d) George Marshall
Answer: a) Jimmy Carter
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) John Steinbeck
c) William Faulkner
d) Elie Wiesel
Answer: d) Elie Wiesel
Which American chemist shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis?
a) Robert H. Grubbs
b) Richard Feynman
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) E.J. Corey
Answer: d) E.J. Corey
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Robert H. Grubbs
d) Klaus Hasselmann
Answer: d) Klaus Hasselmann
Which American civil rights leader received the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle against racial discrimination?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Frederick Douglass
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: b) Martin Luther King Jr.
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the organization and functioning of the cell’s transport system?
a) James D. Watson
b) Francis Crick
c) Albert Sabin
d) Randy W. Schekman
Answer: d) Randy W. Schekman
Which American economist shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of consumption, savings, and investment?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) Franco Modigliani
Answer: d) Franco Modigliani
Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Steven Chu
Answer: d) Steven Chu
Which American president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: a) Woodrow Wilson
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels and short stories that explore the experiences of Black Americans in the 20th century?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Ralph Ellison
c) Langston Hughes
d) James Baldwin
Answer: d) James Baldwin
Which American biochemist shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of the molecular structure of nucleic acids?
a) Linus Pauling
b) Robert F. Curl Jr.
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Roger D. Kornberg
Answer: d) Roger D. Kornberg
Who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on the relationship between inflation and unemployment?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) Edmund Phelps
Answer: d) Edmund Phelps
Which American chemist received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanisms of chemical reactions?
a) Robert H. Grubbs
b) Richard Feynman
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Dudley R. Herschbach
Answer: d) Dudley R. Herschbach
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
Answer: d) Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
Which American president received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the SALT I Treaty?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Richard Nixon
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: c) Richard Nixon
Who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of gene splicing?
a) James D. Watson
b) Francis Crick
c) Albert Sabin
d) Phillip A. Sharp and Richard J. Roberts
Answer: d) Phillip A. Sharp and Richard J. Roberts
Which American economist was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of technological change and economic growth?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) Robert Solow
Answer: d) Robert Solow
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his mastery of historical and contemporary biography?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) John Steinbeck
c) William Faulkner
d) Saul Bellow
Answer: d) Saul Bellow
Which American physicist received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Steven Chu
Answer: d) Steven Chu
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote women’s rights, gender equality, and peace?
a) Condoleezza Rice
b) Hillary Clinton
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Madeleine Albright
Answer: c) Malala Yousafzai
Which American chemist shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis?
a) Robert H. Grubbs
b) Richard Feynman
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Yves Chauvin and Robert H. Grubbs
Answer: d) Yves Chauvin and Robert H. Grubbs
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the theory of electron and proton transfer reactions in chemical systems?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Rudolph A. Marcus
Answer: d) Rudolph A. Marcus
Which American president received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in promoting peace and resolving conflicts in the Middle East?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Jimmy Carter
c) George W. Bush
d) Barack Obama
Answer: b) Jimmy Carter
Who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of telomeres and their role in protecting chromosomes?
a) James D. Watson
b) Francis Crick
c) Albert Sabin
d) Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak
Answer: d) Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak
Which American economist was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of markets with asymmetric information?
a) Paul Krugman
b) Milton Friedman
c) Robert Shiller
d) George Akerlof
Answer: d) George Akerlof
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) John Steinbeck
c) William Faulkner
d) Saul Bellow
Answer: c) William Faulkner
Which American physicist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass?
a) John Bardeen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Richard Feynman
d) Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
Answer: d) Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to foster dialogue and peaceful coexistence between different civilizations and religions?
a) Al Gore
b) Barack Obama
c) Jimmy Carter
d) Kofi Annan
Answer: d) Kofi Annan
Which American chemist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of the structure and function of the ribosome?
a) Robert H. Grubbs
b) Richard Feynman
c) Ahmed Zewail
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer: d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
