Awards Study Guide

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science fiction 6x $633 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2019 The Arthur C. Clarke Award

J $600 2017 The Nebula Awards honor this genre

DJ $1,200 2010 The Hugo Awards are presented annually by members of the WSFS, the World this Society

Economics 6x 33.3% stumper $1,017 avg DJ:6

DJ $400 2016 The award in these sciences is technically not a Nobel Prize but the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel

DJ $1,200 DD 1994 In '68 the Central Bank of Sweden established this Nobel Prize category in honor of its 300th anniversary

DJ $1,000 1988 Of the only 25 recipients of this Nobel Prize, 15 have been Americans

the Cy Young Award 5x $410 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1991 In 1990 Doug Drabek became the first Pittsburgh Pirate since Vern Law in 1960 to win this pitching award

DJ $600 1984 Gaylord Perry was the only pitcher to win this award in both leagues

J $250 1984 It's the award given each year's most outstanding major league pitcher

Walt Disney 4x $167 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1993 In 1955 this creator of Mickey Mouse was a recipient of the Audubon Medal for Conservation

FJ 2008 In 1954 he won a record 4 Oscars, including one for "Best Documentary Feature" for a film set in the American desert

J $200 2022 He was the recipient of the special 1939 award seen here

the Congressional Medal of Honor 4x 33.3% stumper $333 avg J:1 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 1984 The highest award given to an American serviceman

FJ 1985 The only U.S. military decoration that may not be awarded to citizens of other countries

DJ $400 2011 The only woman to receive this foremost military decoration is Dr. Mary Walker, for her actions at Bull Run

Death of a Salesman 4x $400 avg DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $400 2019 In 2012 this play about Willy Loman won Best Revival despite totally giving away the ending in its title

FJ 2013 Winner of Best Play in 1949, it's the only play to win the Best Revival Tony 3 different times

DJ $400 1991 Kevin McCarthy won a Golden Globe for Promising Male Newcomer for playing Biff Loman in this 1951 movie

Canada 4x $700 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1997 In 1993 this North American country reinstated the Victoria Cross as its highest military honor

DJ $1,000 DD 1991 The Governor-General's Literary Awards were established in this country in 1936

DJ $400 2025 Governor General & thriller writer John Buchan helped establish this country's Governor General's Literary Awards

the Purple Heart 4x $300 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1999 You might have to take a bullet to earn one of these

J $200 1984 Since '32 the U.S. Badge of Military Merit has had this colorful name

DJ $400 2020 Instituted in 1782, itwas the first U.S. military decoration

the Caldecott Medal 4x 25.0% stumper $850 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 1991 If a newspaper wins a Pulitzer for meritorious public service, it gets a gold one of these but no money

DJ $1,000 2001 "Jumanji" & "Where the Wild Things Are" are among the picture books to win this illustrious medal

DJ $1,000 1990 The American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal for writing children's books & this medal for illustration

Barbra Streisand 4x $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1994 She said, "All I can say is 'wow'" when she & Paul Williams won for writing "Evergreen"

J $600 2002 Presenting an honorary award to Robert Redford, she reminisced about the way they were

DJ $200 1987 On Feb. 24, 1987, almost 24 years after winning her 1st Grammy, she picked up her 8th for "The Broadway Album"

the Pillsbury Bake-Off 4x $250 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1991 In 1960 Leona Schnuelle's dilly casserole bread won the $25,000 top prize in this competition

J $400 2008 Anna Ginsberg won this competition in 2006 with her baked chicken & spinach stuffing

DJ $200 1986 Susan Porubcan was awarded $40,000 by Bob Barker for her Country Apple Coffee Cake in this competition

the Oscar 4x $333 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1984 The annual awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

J $500 1996 The Cesar is France's equivalent of this U.S. award

FJ 2007 On March 5, 1936 screenwriter Dudley Nichols did this; it didn't happen again until an actor did it April 15, 1971

the Nobel Peace Prize 4x $600 avg J:1 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 1993 A committee chosen by the Norwegian Parliament is responsible for awarding this Nobel Prize

DJ $800 2011 (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Jerusalem in Israel.) President of Israel is a mainly ceremonial post chosen by the Knesset; a 2007 vote chose Shimon Peres, who won this international prize in 1994

FJ 2012 Designed by Norwegian Gustav Vigeland, it depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders

Worth Knowing (107)

The Wright Brothers 3 the Pulitzer Prize 3 the NAACP 3 the Civil War 3 Robert Frost 3 Ray Charles 3 Planned Parenthood 3 Meryl Streep 3 Mark Twain 3 Katharine Hepburn 3 Johnny Carson 3 Helen Hayes 3 Fred Astaire 3 Evita 3 Edith Head 3 Clint Eastwood 3 Bob Hope 3 Bob Fosse 3 Annie 3 Angela Lansbury 3 a Webby 3 a Grammy 3 the Palme d'Or 3 the Nobel Prize 3 Kennedy 3 the International Red Cross 3 Whoopi Goldberg 2 Warren Beatty 2 War Horse 2 UNICEF 2 Tom Hanks 2 Titanic 2 the Spingarn Medal 2 The Right Stuff 2 the Pritzker 2 the Peabody 2 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2 the Hasty Pudding 2 The Grapes of Wrath 2 the Golden Globes 2 the Emmys 2 the Croix de Guerre 2 the American Library Association 2 Tennessee Williams 2 Sir Laurence Olivier 2 Shrek 2 Shirley Valentine 2 Sandy Koufax 2 Sakharov 2 Ronald Reagan 2 Roger Clemens 2 Raymond Chandler 2 Paul Newman 2 Niels Bohr 2 Nathan Lane 2 Mother Teresa 2 Mister Rogers 2 Mexico 2 Mathematics 2 M. Butterfly 2 love 2 Linda Hunt 2 Lily Tomlin 2 Lafayette 2 Judy Holliday 2 Judi Dench 2 Jersey Boys 2 James Dean 2 Jacques Cousteau 2 Jack Nicholson 2 Isaac Hayes 2 Irving Berlin 2 India 2 I.M. Pei 2 hearsay 2 Harvey Fierstein 2 Hamlet 2 Hallmark 2 Gypsy 2 Glenn Close 2 Garth Brooks 2 Garrison Keillor 2 Esquire 2 eBay 2 Dustin Hoffman 2 Doubt 2 Cynthia Nixon 2 Craig Claiborne 2 comics 2 Colin Powell 2 Children of a Lesser God 2 Cannes 2 Bobby Jones 2 Bill Bradley 2 Aviation 2 asked and answered 2 Architecture 2 Ann-Margret 2 a leading question 2 Raoul Wallenberg 2 the Victoria Cross 2 the United States 2 the Tony 2 the VMAs (or the Video Music Awards) 2 the Pulitzers 2 the Obies 2 the Legion of Honor 2

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