Awards

Oscar Nominations 2010

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Nelson D'Souza

Best Picture

“Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
“District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
“An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
“Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
“Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
“Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Naguib Mahfouz Quiz

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Naguib Mahfouz get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1969
b) 1967
c) 1988
d) 1992

2. When was Naguib Mahfouz born?
a) 12 January 1902
b) 14 April 1906
c) 5 August 1908
d) 11 December 1911

3. Where was Naguib Mahfouz born?
a) Alexandria
b) Cairo
c) Luxor
d) Thebes

List of Nobel Prize Awarded Women

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Nelson D'Souza

40 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2009. Marie Curie has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. So, the Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 41 times between 1901 and 2009.

The Nobel Prize in Physics
1963 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer
1903 – Marie Curie

Frederick Soddy Quiz

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Frederick Soddy win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1932
b) 1946
c) 1921
d) 1937

2. When was Frederick Soddy born?
a) 15 February 1872
b) 5 June 1864
c) 2 September 1877
d) 12 October 1875

3. Where was Frederick Soddy born?
a) Eastbourne
b) Dover
c) Chelsea
d) Liverpool

Sully Prudhomme Quiz

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Sully Prudhomme get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1909
b) 1901
c) 1905
d) 1908

2. What was Sully Prudhomme’s original name?
a) Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme
b) Ercoli Matthioli
c) Eustance Dauger
d) Nicolas Fouquet

3. When was Sully Prudhomme born?
a) 16 March 1839
b) 24 April 1849
c) 12 July 1834
d) 30 December 1840

Samuel Beckett Quiz

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Samuel Beckett Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Samuel Beckett born?
a) 1 January 1901
b) 13 April 1906
c) 2 August 1904
d) 5 October 1905

2. Where was Samuel Beckett born?
a) Wexford
b) Limerick
c) Foxrock
d) Boyle

3. Which school did Samuel Beckett attend?
a) St. Patrick’s School
b) Portola Royal School
c) St. John’s School
d) Holy Family School

Kim Dae-Jung Quiz

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When was Kim Dae-jung sworn in as President of South Korea?
a) 14 April 1971
b) 3 October 1975
c) 25 February 1998
d) 26 August 1995

2. When was Kim Dae-jung born?
a) 9 February 1914
b) 6 May 1918
c) 3 July 1926
d) 3 December 1925

3. Where was Kim Dae-jung born?
a) Haeuido
b) Tokyo
c) Saigon
d) Manila

4. Which high school did Kim Dae-jung attend?
a) St. Joseph’s High School
b) Korean National High School
c) Mokpo Commercial High School
d) Seoul High School

William Faulkner Quiz

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did William Faulkner get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1941
b) 1949
c) 1945
d) 1938

2. When was William Faulkner born?
a) 3 February 1864
b) 17 May 1862
c) 25 September 1897
d) 30 December 1865

3. Where was William Faulkner born?
a) New Albany
b) Springfield
c) New Orleans
d) Baton Rouge

Henry Dale Quiz

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Henry Dale win Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1912
b) 1905
c) 1929
d) 1936

2. When was Henry Dale born?
a) 12 October 1885
b) 9 June 1875
c) 2 September 1861
d) 27 January 1862

3. Where was Henry Dale born?
a) Bristol
b) Manchester
c) London
d) Ipswich

Albert Schweitzer Quiz

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Albert Schweitzer get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1948
b) 1952
c) 1956
d) 1964

2. When was Albert Schweitzer born?
a) 14 January 1875
b) 11 May 1880
c) 31 July 1882
d) 5 December 1886

3. Where was Albert Schweitzer born?
a) Hamburg
b) Bremen
c) Kayserberg
d) Aachen

4. Which university did Albert Schweitzer attend?
a) Berlin
b) Munich
c) Frankfurt
d) Strasbourg