Al Gore and the Nobel Prize Quiz

Why was Al Gore awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

• For his work in politics

• For his efforts to educate people about climate change

• For inventing dynamite

• For promoting nuclear disarmament

Who established the Nobel Prize?

• Winston Churchill

• Alfred Nobel

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Al Gore

What invention is Alfred Nobel known for?

• The light bulb

• Dynamite

• The telephone

• The airplane

What did Alfred Nobel read that changed his life?

• A scientific journal

• His own obituary

• A political speech

• A religious text

What label was unfairly given to Alfred Nobel?

• The Merchant of Peace

• The Merchant of Death

• The Father of Science

• The Inventor of Progress

What is the "planetary emergency" Gore refers to?

• Nuclear war

• Climate change

• Poverty

• Political corruption

How much global-warming pollution was added to the atmosphere on the day of Gore’s speech?

• 50 million tons

• 70 million tons

• 100 million tons

• 120 million tons

What does Gore compare the earth’s rising temperature to?

• A nuclear winter

• A fever

• A flood

• A drought

What does Gore say is "wrong" with the earth?

• Natural disasters

• Human activity

• Solar radiation

• Volcanic eruptions

What does Gore say we must do to "make it right"?

• Stop using electricity

• Act boldly and decisively

• Wait for nature to heal itself

• Ignore the problem