Nobel Prize In Medicine Quiz: Can You Name The Winners?

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Nobel Prize In Medicine Quiz: Can You Name The Winners?

The Nobel Prize for Medicine is one of the most prestigious prizes in the world. It celebrates scientists and physicians who pioneered advances that transformed the way we comprehend the human body, treat illnesses, and restore life. From the identification of antibiotics to the unlocking of the secrets of DNA, the Nobel-prize-winning work has transformed contemporary medicine beyond belief. Let's try your knowledge and find out just how many of these life-altering contributions you're familiar with!

Who won the Nobel Prize in 1923 for the discovery of insulin?

  • Alexander Fleming

  • Frederick Banting and John Macleod

  • Louis Pasteur

  • Robert Koch

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine (1947)?

  • Marie Curie

  • Gerty Cori

  • Rosalind Franklin

  • Barbara McClintock

In 2005, the Nobel Prize in Medicine went to scientists for discovering that ulcers are caused by what?

  • Stress

  • Spicy food

  • Bacteria (Helicobacter pylori)

  • Excess acid only

In 2020, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for the discovery of which virus?

  • HIV

  • Ebola

  • Hepatitis C

  • SARS-CoV-2

James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in 1962 for discovering the structure of what?

  • RNA

  • DNA

  • Proteins

  • Mitochondria

The Nobel Prize in 1997 was awarded for the discovery of “prions.” What are prions?

  • A type of virus

  • Infectious proteins

  • A genetic disorder

  • A type of bacteria

The Nobel Prize in 2008 was given for discovering that which virus causes cervical cancer?

  • HIV

  • HPV (Human Papillomavirus)

  • Hepatitis B

  • Epstein-Barr Virus

In 2015, the Nobel Prize honored discoveries of new treatments for which two major diseases?

  • Malaria and River Blindness

  • Cancer and Tuberculosis

  • HIV and Hepatitis C

  • Diabetes and Hypertension

The Nobel Prize in 1945 was awarded for the discovery of which life-saving drug?

  • Penicillin

  • Aspirin

  • Morphine

  • Quinine

Who received the Nobel Prize in 1905 for discovering the bacterium that causes tuberculosis?

  • Paul Ehrlich

  • Louis Pasteur

  • Joseph Lister

  • Robert Koch

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