Alfred Nobel
The Prizes
Nomination/Selection
And the Winner is
Nobel Prize of Lit
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What country is Alfred Nobel associated with?
Sweden
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Under Nobel's directive there are five prizes awarded annually: physics, chemistry, physiology (or medicine), literature, and ________ (a 6th prize for economics was established later)
Peace
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Explain the nomination process.
Invitations sent to academies, university professors, scientiest, previous Nobel Prize winners, etc - these people are asked to submit candidates. No person can nominate himself. Nobel Committees responsible for the selection of candidates.
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Winners are called. . .
Nobel Laureates
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How many authors from Central/Latin America have received the Nobel Prize of Literature?
8
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What was Alfred Nobel's profession?
Chemist
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Where are the Nobel Prize ceremonies?
Peace - Oslo, Norway; Physics, Chemistry, Physiology (or medicine), Literature, Economics - Stockholm, Sweden
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Who selects the winners?
The Nobel Prize awarding institutions
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A Nobel Prize has been awarded to women how many times?
45 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/
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Who won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 2013?
Alice Munro
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Why did Nobel establish the prizes?
He was identified as the "merchant of death" and he did not want to go down in history with this as his epitaph.
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What's the average age of Nobel Laureates?
59 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/
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How many Nobel Prizes in Literature have been awarded
106 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/literature/index.html
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How old was the youngest Nobel Laureate?
25
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Has anyone ever been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature more than once?
No
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Has a Nobel Prize ever been declined by the selected winner?
Yes http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/
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