Awards Flashcards

1
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Top award for Music

A

Grammy

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2
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US poetry award presented by Yale University

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Bollinger Prize

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3
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Award given for the best television commercial

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Clio

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4
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Fashion designer’s award

A

Perry Ellis award

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5
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All Nobel Prizes

A

Peace; Literature; Economics; Physiology/Medicine; Chemistry; Physics

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6
Q

Mystery writer’s award

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Edgar (named for Poe)

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7
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National Geographic Society award

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Hubbard award

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8
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Prizes awarded annually in Stockholm - Sweden

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Nobel Prize (Peac awarded in Oslo - Norway)

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9
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Outstanding teacher award

A

Golden Apple

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10
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World team tennis award

A

Davis cup

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11
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Top award for Television

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Emmy

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12
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MacArthur Foundation award

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Genius Grant

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13
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Award from the Columbia School of Journalism

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Pulitzer Prize

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14
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Top award for Theater

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Tony

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15
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Award given to the best college football player

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Heisman Trophy

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16
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London’s Tony award

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Olivier (named for Lawrence Olivier)

17
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Science fiction literature award

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Hugo and Nebula

18
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Highest award given by US government

A

Gongressional Medal of Honor

19
Q

Tony award’s full name

A

Antoinette Perry award

20
Q

International soccer championship

A

World Cup

21
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Planned Parenthood Federation award

A

Maggie (named for Margaret Sanger)

22
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Two original Nobel Prizes

A

Chemistry and Physics

23
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National Hockey League championship

A

Stanley cup

24
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Yachting’s top award

A

America’s cup

25
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Super bowl trophy

A

Lombardi Trophy

26
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Outstanding amateur athletic award

A

Sullivan award

27
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Outstanding cartoonist award

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Reuben award

28
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Highest civilian award given by US government

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(Presidential) Medal of Freedom

29
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Great Britain’s highest military award

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Victoria Cross

30
Q

Award for broadcasting

A

Peabody award

31
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Award given for best children’s illustration

A

Caldecott Medal

32
Q

Award given to baseball’s best pitcher

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Cy Young award

33
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Mason’s award

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Order of the Eastern Star

34
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World team golf award

A

Ryder cup

35
Q

The only people to win all four entertainment awards

A

Rita Moreno; Barbara Streisand

36
Q

Top award for Film

A

Oscar

37
Q

ESPN’s annual awards

A

ESPY’s

38
Q

Off-Broadway theater award

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Obie