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Pulitzer -Winning Dramas Trivia Quiz

Many prize winners are not so very well known. Take a shot.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,536

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1165

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Subject was Roses' was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Who was the author? Hint

Marsha Norman

Elmer Rice

Frank Gilroy

Mary Chase

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Question 2 of 10

2. For which play did William Inge win a Pulitzer? Hint

'Come Back, Litle Sheba'

'Bus Stop'

'Picnic'

'Dark at the Top of the Stairs'

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'Driving Miss Daisy'? Hint

Wendy Wasserstein

Alfred Uhry

Paul Zindel

Robert E. Sherwood

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following did NOT earn a Pulitzer for Eugene O'Neill? Hint

'Anna Christie'

'Strange Interlude'

'Beyond the Horizon'

'The Iceman Cometh'

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'JB' won the Pulitzer. Who was the author? Hint

Arthur Miller

Archibald Macleish

Tennessee Williams

Jason Miller

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'The Time of Your Life'? Hint

Marc Connelly

Maxwell Anderson

Jonathan Larson

William Saroyan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Neil Simon won a Pulitzer for which of these plays? Hint

''Barefoot in the Park'

'The Odd Couple'

'Lost in Yonkers'

'The Sunshine Boys'

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote 'The Skin of our Teeth'? Hint

Thornton Wilder

Clifford Odets

Robert Anderson

David Mamet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman won a Pulitzer for: Hint

'You Can't Take It With You'

Both of these plays

'The Man Who Came to Dinner'

Neither of these plays

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Question 10 of 10

10. Edward Albee Won a Pulitzer for: Hint

'A Delicate Balance'

Neither of these plays

'Three Tall Women'

Both of these plays

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Subject was Roses' was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Who was the author?

Answer: Frank Gilroy

Rice won for 'Street Scene'. Chase won for 'Harvey'. Norman won for ''Night, Mother'.

2. For which play did William Inge win a Pulitzer?

Answer: 'Picnic'

I liked some of the others better - but, as long as it wasn't for 'Bus Stop', it's okay with me.

3. Who wrote 'Driving Miss Daisy'?

Answer: Alfred Uhry

I don't understand why it won ... but that's another story. Wasserstein won for 'Heidi Chronicles'. Zindel won for 'The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds'. Sherwood won more than once.

4. Which of the following did NOT earn a Pulitzer for Eugene O'Neill?

Answer: 'The Iceman Cometh'

Prolific talent.

5. 'JB' won the Pulitzer. Who was the author?

Answer: Archibald Macleish

Miller won for 'Death of a Salesman'. Williams won more than once. Miller won for 'That Championship Season'.

6. Who wrote 'The Time of Your Life'?

Answer: William Saroyan

Connelly won for 'Green Pastures'. The late Jonathan Larson won for 'Rent'. Anderson was also a winner.

7. Neil Simon won a Pulitzer for which of these plays?

Answer: 'Lost in Yonkers'

He's also won everything else.

8. Who wrote 'The Skin of our Teeth'?

Answer: Thornton Wilder

He's better known for 'Our Town', but had this hit, too.

9. Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman won a Pulitzer for:

Answer: 'You Can't Take It With You'

'Dinner' is great fun, but it didn't take the prize. 'Can't' did.

10. Edward Albee Won a Pulitzer for:

Answer: Both of these plays

'Balance' was early in the {career;} 'Tall' came somewhat later.

Source: Author robert362

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