Quizizz Article: John Nash

In what year did John F. Nash Jr. receive the Nobel Prize?

• 1970

• 1986

• 2001

• 1994

What major life event of John F. Nash Jr. was depicted in the film 'A Beautiful Mind'?

• His invention of a game

• His graduation from Princeton

• His struggle with mental illness

• His marriage to Alicia

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What mathematical concept is John F. Nash Jr. best known for?

• Nash equilibrium

• Fermat's Last Theorem

• Riemann Hypothesis

• Pythagorean theorem

What prize did John F. Nash Jr. receive in Norway before his death?

• The Turing Award

• The Abel Prize

• The Nobel Prize

• The Fields Medal

How did John F. Nash Jr. and his wife Alicia die?

• Boating accident

• Car crash

• Natural causes

• Plane crash

What was the cause of the car crash that killed John F. Nash Jr. and his wife?

• Driver was intoxicated

• Driver lost control while veering lanes

• Mechanical failure

• Severe weather conditions

What field outside of economics has Nash equilibrium been applied to?

• Astronomy

• Chemical engineering

• Quantum physics

• Evolutionary biology

What was John F. Nash Jr.'s contribution to pure mathematics viewed as?

• Lacking originality

• Controversial

• More significant than his work on game theory

• Insignificant

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What did John F. Nash Jr. solve that was derived from the work of 19th-century mathematician G. F. B. Riemann?

• The Poincaré conjecture

• Fermat's Last Theorem

• The Riemann Hypothesis

• A problem in differential geometry

What was the incorrect treatment mentioned in the obituary that John F. Nash Jr. received?

• Electroshock therapy

• Insulin shock therapy

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

• Chemotherapy

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