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1. To start at the beginning, which novel was the first winner of the Booker Prize, in 1969?
2. To date (2002), there have been two years in which the judges awarded first prize jointly. Which two novelists held this distinction in 1974, the first time it happened?
3. In 1993, to mark the 25th time the Prize had been awarded, a special award was made to the "Booker of Bookers", chosen as the best of all the previous winners. Which author won it?
4. Beryl Bainbridge holds the dubious distinction of having been shortlisted the most times without having actually won. To date (2002), on how many occasions has she appeared on the shortlist?
5. The following four novels by Margaret Atwood were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But which was the only one to win it?
6. The annual shortlists normally consist of around six novels. But in 1975 the shortlist contained how many?
7. Three of the following writers have been shortlisted in two consecutive years. Which one has not?
8. Peter Carey is one of only two writers to have won the Booker twice between 1969 and 2002. He did it in 2001 with "The True History of the Kelly Gang". But what was the name of his previous winner?
9. Following on from Question 8, up to 2002 who is the only other author to win the Booker twice?
10. Martin Amis is one of the UK's most distinguished present-day novelists, but up until now (2002) he has only once been shortlisted for the Booker. For which novel?
11. 1982's winner was controversial not because of any doubts about its quality, but because of questions about whether it was a novel at all. What was its name?
12. As we discussed back in Question 4, Beryl Bainbridge holds the record for most appearances on the shortlist without ever having won. But which writer has been shortlisted in total more than any other?
13. It is often said that books set in India are a shoo-in to win the Booker. Three out of the following novels certainly did. So which one didn't?
14. One of the most enjoyable Booker traditions is the post-award disagreements among the judges. So which winner did panellist Dr Julia Neuberger succinctly describe as "crap"?
15. Which novel won the 2002 Booker Prize for Fiction, awarded in London on Tuesday 22 October?
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