Literary Awards Trivia Questions
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Dorothy Livesay, a native of which North American country, won the Governor General's Award for poetry twice?
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canada
Which Swiss psychoanalyst lived in a town after which Paul Mellon named the Bollingen Prize?
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carl jung
Who was the author and illustrator awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964?
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maurice sendak
Which author won Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize in 1988 for his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses'?
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salman rushdie
Who is the American author after whom the Kennedy Center's humorists' prize, first awarded to Richard Pryor, is named?
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mark twain
Which author, known for writing 'Fahrenheit 451,' received the Silver Award from the U.S. National Commission on Libraries in 1997?
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ray bradbury
Who is the author honored by the Edgar Award given by the Mystery Writers of America?
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edgar allan poe
Which author won the 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery with the novel 'Come to Grief'?
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dick francis
What novel did Booth Tarkington win the Pulitzer Prize for in 1919, which is also well-known as an Orson Welles film?
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magnificent ambersons
Which author received the Pulitzer Prize for her 'Collected Stories' but not for 'Ship of Fools'?
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katherine anne porter
Who won a 1924 Pulitzer Prize for 'New Hampshire: A Poem With Notes and Grace Notes'?
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robert frost
Who is the author that won two Pulitzer Prizes for drama and one for a novel titled 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'?
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thornton wilder
Whose name is on the ALA's medal awarded to the artist of the best children's picture book of the year?
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randolph caldecott
Which association annually bestows the Melvil Dewey medal?
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american library association
What is the name of the award given by the ALA for children's literature, often mentioned alongside the Caldecott Medal?
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newbery medal
Which 'Ethan Frome' author was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her work with World War I refugees?
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edith wharton
Who received the Edison Award in 1962 for his 'Catholic Hour' radio broadcasts and is known as the author of 'Cardinal Sins'?
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andrew greeley
Who was the Truman Secretary of State that won a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiographical book 'Present at the Creation'?
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dean acheson
Who won the Howell's Medal for his work 'Wapshot Scandal'?
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john cheever
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