Wilhelm Ostwald Quiz

1. When did Wilhelm Ostwald win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1903
b) 1905
c) 1909
d) 1907

2. When was Wilhelm Ostwald born?
a) 7 November 1857
b) 5 June 1854
c) 2 September 1853
d) 6 January 1852

3. Where was Wilhelm Ostwald born?
a) Riga
b) Moscow
c) St. Petersburg
d) Warsaw

4. Which university did Wilhelm Ostwald attend?
a) Bonn
b) Dorpat
c) Hamburg
d) Frankfurt

5. When did Wilhelm Ostwald found Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie?
a) 1887
b) 1883
c) 1885
d) 1884

6. Which university’s chair did Wilhelm Ostwald accept?
a) Berlin
b) Copenhagen
c) Amsterdam
d) Leipzig

7. When did Wilhelm Ostwald become a German citizen?
a) 1893
b) 1888
c) 1895
d) 1896

8. For what did Wilhelm Ostwald win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) Discovery of protozoa
b) Isolation of fluorine
c) Work on catalysis, chemical equilibrium and reaction velocities
d) Photographic reproduction of colours

9. What was Wilhelm Ostwald’s motto?
a) Live and let live.
b) Do not squander energy – utilize it.
c) Live and let die.
d) For the greater glory of God.

10. When did Wilhelm Ostwald die?
a) 4 July 1928
b) 4 April 1932
c) 22 March 1942
d) 29 December 1940

Wilhelm Ostwald Quiz Answers

1. When did Wilhelm Ostwald win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
c) 1909

2. When was Wilhelm Ostwald born?
c) 2 September 1853

3. Where was Wilhelm Ostwald born?
a) Riga

4. Which university did Wilhelm Ostwald attend?
b) Dorpat

5. When did Wilhelm Ostwald found Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie?
a) 1887

6. Which university’s chair did Wilhelm Ostwald accept?
d) Leipzig

7. When did Wilhelm Ostwald become a German citizen?
b) 1888

8. For what did Wilhelm Ostwald win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
c) Work on catalysis, chemical equilibrium and reaction velocities

9. What was Wilhelm Ostwald’s motto?
b) Do not squander energy – utilize it.

10. When did Wilhelm Ostwald die?
b) 4 April 1932

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