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    Mark Schoofs won a Pulitzer Prize for studies on AIDS in Africa in what alternative weekly?

    • Flagpole Magazine
    • Miami New Times
    • The Village Voice
    • Valley Advocate
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  • 2. 

    Henry Allen of the Washington Post won a 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism for his writing on what?

    • Photography

    • Music

    • Fine Art

    • Film

    Correct Answer
    A. Photography
  • 3. 

    As dictated in the founder's will, which university president awards the Pulitzer Prizes?

    • New York University

    • Stanford University

    • Columbia University

    • Ohio State University

    Correct Answer
    A. Columbia University
  • 4. 

    In what nation was Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prize, born?

    • Poland

    • Hungary

    • Turkey

    • Germany

    Correct Answer
    A. Hungary
  • 5. 

    Prior to heading the New York World, what newspaper did Pulitzer Prize founder Joseph Pulitzer own?

    • Los Angeles Times

    • Miami Herald

    • St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    • London Post

    Correct Answer
    A. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 6. 

    What is 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Gold's profession?

    • Musician

    • Editor

    • Restaurant Critic

    • Novelist

    Correct Answer
    A. Restaurant Critic
  • 7. 

    Two Pulitzer Prizes in Public Service were awarded in 2006 for coverage of what natural disaster?

    • Boxing Day Tsunami

    • Mount St. Helens Eruption

    • California Wildfires

    • Hurricane Katrina

    Correct Answer
    A. Hurricane Katrina
  • 8. 

    What 2006 Pulitzer Prize went to Washington Post journalists for exposing the Jack Abramoff scandal?

    • Explanatory Reporting

    • Fiction

    • Feature Writing

    • Investigative Reporting

    Correct Answer
    A. Investigative Reporting
  • 9. 

    Nicholas D. Kristof won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for exposing genocide in what African nation?

    • Sudan

    • Egypt

    • Libya

    • Nigeria

    Correct Answer
    A. Sudan
  • 10. 

    2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama winner John Patrick Shanley received an Oscar for what film?

    • Joe Versus the Volcano

    • Moonstruck

    • Five Comers

    • The January Man

    Correct Answer
    A. Moonstruck
  • 11. 

    What is Edward P. Jones' 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Known World" about?

    • Slavery

    • The World Trade Center

    • The Whaling Trade

    • Illegal Immigration

    Correct Answer
    A. Slavery
  • 12. 

    What does the protagonist of Jeffery Eugenides' Pulitzer Prize-winning "Middlesex" discover?

    • The Secret Of The Holy Grail

    • She Is A Hermaphrodite

    • A Doorway To The Past

    • Hidden Treasure

    Correct Answer
    A. She Is A Hermaphrodite
  • 13. 

    Who composed the 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning "On the Transmigration of Souls"?

    • John Adams

    • John Williams

    • Danny Elfman

    • Paul Moravec

    Correct Answer
    A. John Adams
  • 14. 

    Who directed "Girl 6", the first film written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks?

    • John Singleton

    • The Coen Brothers

    • Forest Whitaker

    • Spike Lee

    Correct Answer
    A. Spike Lee
  • 15. 

    David Williams received a 2001 Pulitzer Prize for reports on shortcomings of what federal agency?

    • FDA

    • CIA

    • FBI

    • NASA

    Correct Answer
    A. FDA
  • 16. 

    Where was 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhampa Lahiri born?

    • Banglador, India

    • London, England

    • Providence, Rhode Island

    • Paris, France

    Correct Answer
    A. London, England
  • 17. 

    Who is the subject of Debby Applegate's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Most Famous Man in America"?

    • Walt Disney

    • George Washington

    • Henry Ward Beecher

    • Thomas Jefferson

    Correct Answer
    A. Henry Ward Beecher
  • 18. 

    Walt Handelsman of "Newsday" won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in which category?

    • Biography

    • Music Composition

    • Editorial Cartooning

    • Criticism

    Correct Answer
    A. Editorial Cartooning
  • 19. 

    What author of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Ghost Wars" received a 1990 Pulitzer for journalism?

    • Bill Clinton

    • Steve Coil

    • Henry Kissinger

    • Frank Miller

    Correct Answer
    A. Steve Coil

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