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Pulitzer Prize Winners Trivia Questions

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Whose columns were compiled into the book titled 'Poor Russell's Almanac'?

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russell baker

In which D.C. newspaper did William Raspberry win a 1994 Pulitzer for his column?

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washington post

Who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his New York Times column and another in 1983 for his autobiography, both titled 'Growing Up'?

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russell baker

Who won a special citation in 1977 for the book 'Roots'?

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alex haley

Who is the composer-lyricist who, along with James Lapine, won a drama Pulitzer for 'Sunday in the Park with George' in 1985?

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stephen sondheim

For which Florida newspaper did Dave Barry and Liz Balmaseda win Pulitzer Prizes for Commentary?

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miami herald

Which TV astronomer won a Pulitzer in 1978 for the book 'The Dragons of Eden'?

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carl sagan

Who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 as a Washington-based political humorist?

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art buchwald

Who is the playwright whose 1975 play 'Seascape' had only a brief Broadway run but still won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

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edward albee

Who is the author who won a Pulitzer Prize posthumously for his last novel, 'The Reivers'?

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william faulkner

Who is the actor-playwright who won a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for 'Buried Child'?

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sam shepard

Which Sacramento newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for Tom Knudson's series 'The Sierra In Peril'?

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sacramento bee

Which poet, who was also Maude Howe Elliott's mother, was the subject of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography co-authored by Elliott?

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julia ward howe

Who is the only man to have won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and drama for his works 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' and 'Our Town'?

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thornton wilder

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