Nobel for Literature Quiz

Leseratte

Leseratte

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Girls and guys, the time until May when The Common Reader opens the yearly Nobel Speculation Thread often seems somewhat long. I miss the charming trivia threads (Stevie B. where are you, when we need you), occasional visits from cats and other animals, literary riddles, etc.
I am not sure if there already is a Noble Award Quiz, I don´t remember seeing it so I`m opening this one with three very easy questions. The answerer asks the next question(s) and so on.

So here we go:
Who won the first Nobel Award for Literature?
In what year did he/she win it?
From which country is he/she?
 
alik-vit

alik-vit

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Leseratte said:
Girls and guys, the time until May when The Common Reader opens the yearly Nobel Speculation Thread often seems somewhat long. I miss the charming trivia threads (Stevie B. where are you, when we need you), occasional visits from cats and other animals, literary riddles, etc.
I am not sure if there already is a Noble Award Quiz, I don´t remember seeing it so I`m opening this one with three very easy questions. The answerer asks the next question(s) and so on.

So here we go:
Who won the first Nobel Award for Literature?
In what year did he/she win it?
From which country is he/she?
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Maybe, it's time to revive the idea of virtual meeting?)))
 
tiganeasca

tiganeasca

Moderator
Leseratte said:
Girls and guys, the time until May when The Common Reader opens the yearly Nobel Speculation Thread often seems somewhat long. I miss the charming trivia threads (Stevie B. where are you, when we need you), occasional visits from cats and other animals, literary riddles, etc.
I am not sure if there already is a Noble Award Quiz, I don´t remember seeing it so I`m opening this one with three very easy questions. The answerer asks the next question(s) and so on.

So here we go:
Who won the first Nobel Award for Literature?
In what year did he/she win it?
From which country is he/she?
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Oh...that's a difficult one. I'm sure I probably know who it was but cannot recall. So if you'll tell me the name, I'll tell you where he was from and make a guess about the year. Wasn't the first one awarded around 1903 or so?
 
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Ben Jackson

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Leseratte said:
Girls and guys, the time until May when The Common Reader opens the yearly Nobel Speculation Thread often seems somewhat long. I miss the charming trivia threads (Stevie B. where are you, when we need you), occasional visits from cats and other animals, literary riddles, etc.
I am not sure if there already is a Noble Award Quiz, I don´t remember seeing it so I`m opening this one with three very easy questions. The answerer asks the next question(s) and so on.

So here we go:
Who won the first Nobel Award for Literature?
In what year did he/she win it?
From which country is he/she?
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Talking about missing someone, it's a long time I heard from Patrick. Don't know if he's okay.
 
tiganeasca

tiganeasca

Moderator
redhead said:
Now that’s an obscure one. I’ve even read a story or two by them and completely forgot.

Side note: didn’t Prudhomme win in 1901?
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Ding, ding, ding! We have a correct winner here. I just checked and it was, in fact, 1901. Kudos to the man with the new ( and quite, uh, remarkable) avatar!
 
redhead

redhead

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Liam said:
He looks like Jason from Friday the 13th, no offense to Fosse. If my parents bought me this children's book as a kid I think I'd have nightmares for years to come, ?
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Haha that’s why I made it my avatar

Although I think he was going for this, so maybe that vibe is intentional…

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childeroland

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Yeah, I missed on the date.

Langerlof joined the Academy after she was awarded the prize. Verner von Heidenstam won in 1916 while he was a member.
 
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