Question

Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize?

• A. Marie Curie
• B. Betty Miller
• C. Janet Gaynor
• D. Simone Veil

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Marie Curie was the first women in the world who received a Nobel Prize. She won the Nobel Prize in the year 1903 in Physics along with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel. She is also the only women who won multiple Nobel Prizes. In 1911, she won it for Chemistry.

Betty Miller was an Irish author and never received any Nobel Prize.

Simone Veil was a French lawyer and a politician.

Janet Gaynor was an American actress.

Thus, the correct option is A.