by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jun 1, 2020 | Awards, Cricket
1. Who won ICC Award for emerging player of the year 2011? a) Niall O’Brien b) Devendra Bishoo c) Paul Stirling d) George Dockrell 2. Who won ICC Award for associate and affiliate player of the year 2011? a) William Porterfield b) Ryan ten Doeschate c) Normal Miller...
by Nelson D'Souza | May 24, 2020 | Awards, Lists, Nobel Prize Winners
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet. 2017 – Jeffrey C. Hall 2017 – Michael Rosbash 2017 – Michael W. Young 2016 – Yoshinori Ohsumi 2015 – William C. Campbell 2015 –...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | May 15, 2020 | Awards, India, Lists
BHARAT RATNA ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of Art,...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | May 13, 2020 | Awards, Literature, Nobel Prize Winners
Thomas Stearns Eliot Quiz Questions 1. When was Thomas Stearns Eliot born? a) 9 March 1881 b) 21 April 1896 c) 26 September1888 d) 30 November 1885 2. Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born? a) Reno b) St. Louis c) Halifax d) Boston 3. Where did Thomas Stearns Eliot...
by Nelson D'Souza | May 9, 2020 | Awards, Lists
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The award is named after Dadasaheb Phalke (Dhundiraj Govind Phalke). He is known as the father of Indian cinema. The award was instituted in the...
by Nelson D'Souza | Apr 18, 2020 | Awards, Lists, Literature, Nobel Prize Winners
The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy. 2015 – Svetlana Alexievich 2014 – Patrick Modiano 2013 – Alice Munro 2012 – Mo Yan 2011 – Tomas Tranströmer 2010 – Mario Vargas Llosa 2009 – Herta Müller 2008...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Apr 8, 2020 | Awards, India
1) Who of the Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2010 had won Nobel Prize? a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan b) Zohra Segal c) Ebrahim Alkazi d) Yaga Venugopal Reddy 2) Who of the Padma Bhushan Awardees 2010 had CBI chargesheets against him for defrauding State Bank of India and...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Apr 8, 2020 | Awards, Nobel Prize Winners
1. Who won Nobel Prize 2016 for Medicine? Ai Uchida Satoshi Nakamoto Catherine Kobayashi Yoshinori OhsumiCorrect Answer: Yoshinori Ohsumi 2. For what was Nobel Prize 2016 for Medicine given? Discoveries on how cells recycle themselves Invention of anthrax vaccine...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Apr 5, 2020 | Awards, Literature, Nobel Prize Winners, Pulitzer
John Steinbeck Quiz Questions 1. Which novel won John Steinbeck Pulitzer Prize in 1940? a) East of Eden b) The Winter of Our Discontent c) Of Mice and Men d) The Grapes of Wrath 2. When was John Steinbeck born? a) 27 February 1902 b) 24 June 1898 c) 12 July 1900 d) 18...
Quiz Master Vincent Augustine D'Souza is a blogger, author, and novelist. He writes on politics, economy, corruption, terrorism, sports and current events in his blog Voice From The Rooftop,. He is also known as walking encyclopedia. His novels KING and POPE are available in ebook format. Currently he is working on his English Konkani Dictionary.
