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Quiz about Nobel Laureates who won Other Prizes too

Nobel Laureates who won Other Prizes too Quiz

Many Booker and Pulitzer Prize winners have often gone on to become Nobel Laureates. I'll name the book they were awarded the Pulitzer or Booker for and you name the author. Should be a lark, and nothing a little research can't fix.

A multiple-choice quiz by noire. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
noire

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,011

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Nobel Laureate in 1983, this author was awarded the Booker in 1980 for "Rites of Passage". Hint

Anita Desai

Barry Unsworth

Anthony Burgess

William Golding

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nobel Laureate in 1936, this dramatist also received the Pulitzer in 1957 for "Long Day's Journey Into Night". Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Oscar Hammerstein

Tennessee Williams

Edward Albee

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Question 3 of 10

3. Recipient of the Booker in 1971 for "In A Free State", and Nobel Laureate in 2001. Hint

Thomas Kilroy

Doris Lessing

Elizabeth Taylor

V. S. Naipaul

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Question 4 of 10

4. Winner of Pulitzer in 1976 for "Humboldt's Gift", and Nobel Laureate in 1976. Hint

Saul Bellow

James Alan McPherson

Michael Shaara

Norman Mailer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Co-Winner of 1974 Booker for "The Conservationist" along with Stanley Middleton for "Holiday", and Nobel Laureate in 1991. Hint

Nadine Gordimer

Beryl Bainbridge

Kingsley Amis

C. P. Snow

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pulitzer winner in 1953 for "The Old Man And The Sea", and Nobel Laureate in 1954. Hint

William Faulkner

Ernest Hemingway

Herman Wouk

Upton Sinclair

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nobel Laureate in 1930, and winner of the Pulitzer in 1926 for "Arrowsmith". Hint

William Faulkner

John Steinbeck

Sinclair Lewis

Edith Wharton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Winner of the 1999 Booker for "Disgrace" and Nobel Laureate in 2003. Hint

Ahdaf Soueif

Michael Frayn

Colm Toibin

J. M. Coetzee

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Question 9 of 10

9. Pulitzer winner in 1940 for "The Grapes of Wrath" and Nobel Laureate in 1962. Hint

John Steinbeck

Ernest Hemingway

Sinclair Lewis

Saul Bellow

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nobel Laureate in 1938 and winner of the 1932 Pulitzer for "The Good Earth". Hint

Thornton Wilder

Margaret Wilson

Pearl S. Buck

Booth Tarkington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nobel Laureate in 1983, this author was awarded the Booker in 1980 for "Rites of Passage".

Answer: William Golding

He was awarded the Nobel, "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and the universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world today". The others were all shortlisted candidates.

2. Nobel Laureate in 1936, this dramatist also received the Pulitzer in 1957 for "Long Day's Journey Into Night".

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

"For the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy".

3. Recipient of the Booker in 1971 for "In A Free State", and Nobel Laureate in 2001.

Answer: V. S. Naipaul

"For having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories". The others were shortlisted.

4. Winner of Pulitzer in 1976 for "Humboldt's Gift", and Nobel Laureate in 1976.

Answer: Saul Bellow

"For the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work." The others were winners too, but in other years.

5. Co-Winner of 1974 Booker for "The Conservationist" along with Stanley Middleton for "Holiday", and Nobel Laureate in 1991.

Answer: Nadine Gordimer

"Who through her magnificent epic writing has -- in the words of Alfred Nobel -- been of very great benefit to humanity". The others were shortlisted.

6. Pulitzer winner in 1953 for "The Old Man And The Sea", and Nobel Laureate in 1954.

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

"For his mastery of the art of narrative and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style".

7. Nobel Laureate in 1930, and winner of the Pulitzer in 1926 for "Arrowsmith".

Answer: Sinclair Lewis

"For his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters".

8. Winner of the 1999 Booker for "Disgrace" and Nobel Laureate in 2003.

Answer: J. M. Coetzee

"Who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider". The others were shortlisted.

9. Pulitzer winner in 1940 for "The Grapes of Wrath" and Nobel Laureate in 1962.

Answer: John Steinbeck

"For his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception".

10. Nobel Laureate in 1938 and winner of the 1932 Pulitzer for "The Good Earth".

Answer: Pearl S. Buck

"For her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces".

Source: Author noire

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