15 Nobel Laureates in Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

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15 Nobel Laureates in Literature Trivia Questions

1. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 and is known for works like “The Plumed Serpent”?
2. Which Colombian author, famous for “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982?
3. What 1954 Nobel Laureate wrote “The Old Man and the Sea”?
4. Who was the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1986?
5. Which French existentialist author of “The Stranger” won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957?
6. Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 and is known for “Beloved”?
7. Which Nobel Laureate from Poland, known for “View With a Grain of Sand”, won the prize in 1996?
8. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 and is famous for “The Remains of the Day”?
9. Which poet won the Nobel Prize in 1995 and is known for the poem “Death of a Naturalist”?
10. What author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013 and is famous for “The Blind Assassin”?
11. Which Chinese writer, author of “Red Sorghum”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012?
12. What prolific songwriter and musician, famous for “Blowin’ in the Wind”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016?
13. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 and is known for “Death of a Salesman”?
14. Which Russian author of “Doctor Zhivago” won the Nobel Prize in 1958 but was forced to decline it?
15. Who is the 2004 Nobel Laureate in Literature known for “Waiting for the Barbarians”?

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15 Nobel Laureates in Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 and is known for works like “The Plumed Serpent”? – D. H. Lawrence
2. Which Colombian author, famous for “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982? – Gabriel García Márquez
3. What 1954 Nobel Laureate wrote “The Old Man and the Sea”? – Ernest Hemingway
4. Who was the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1986? – Wole Soyinka
5. Which French existentialist author of “The Stranger” won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957? – Albert Camus
6. Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 and is known for “Beloved”? – Toni Morrison
7. Which Nobel Laureate from Poland, known for “View With a Grain of Sand”, won the prize in 1996? – Wisława Szymborska
8. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 and is famous for “The Remains of the Day”? – Kazuo Ishiguro
9. Which poet won the Nobel Prize in 1995 and is known for the poem “Death of a Naturalist”? – Seamus Heaney
10. What author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013 and is famous for “The Blind Assassin”? – Alice Munro
11. Which Chinese writer, author of “Red Sorghum”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012? – Mo Yan
12. What prolific songwriter and musician, famous for “Blowin’ in the Wind”, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016? – Bob Dylan
13. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 and is known for “Death of a Salesman”? – Arthur Miller
14. Which Russian author of “Doctor Zhivago” won the Nobel Prize in 1958 but was forced to decline it? – Boris Pasternak
15. Who is the 2004 Nobel Laureate in Literature known for “Waiting for the Barbarians”? – J.M. Coetzee

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