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The humor book 'Aab-e-Gum' was written by?
A. Col. Muhammad Khan
B. Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
C. Shafiq-ur-Rehman
D. Patras Bokhari
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Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi is widely considered the greatest Urdu humorist of his time. 'Aab-e-Gum' combines nostalgia with humor, reflecting on the lives of migrants from India.
9472
Samantha Harvey's 2024 winner 'Orbital' is notable for being one of the _____ winners in history.
A. Longest
B. Shortest
C. Most controversial
D. First non-fiction
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At only 136 pages, 'Orbital' is the second-shortest book to win the prize (after 'Offshore').
9473
Who is the oldest author to win the Booker Prize?
A. Julian Barnes
B. Margaret Atwood
C. Anita Brookner
D. William Golding
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Margaret Atwood was 79 when she won for 'The Testaments' in 2019.
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Which two authors famously shared the Booker Prize in 2019, breaking the rules against ties?
A. Hilary Mantel and Salman Rushdie
B. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
C. Douglas Stuart and Damon Galgut
D. Yann Martel and Rohinton Mistry
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The judges refused to choose between 'The Testaments' and 'Girl, Woman, Other', awarding the prize to both despite rules established in 1993 prohibiting ties.
9475
Which classic American play by Arthur Miller won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
A. The Crucible
B. Death of a Salesman
C. All My Sons
D. A View from the Bridge
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This tragedy about Willy Loman is considered one of the greatest American plays.
9476
The phrase 'In vitro' refers to processes performed:
A. In a living body
B. In a glass / Outside a living organism
C. In truth
D. In the veins
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Usually refers to experiments (like fertilization) done in test tubes (glass), contrasted with 'In vivo' (in the living).
9477
The phrase 'Magnum opus' refers to:
A. A large bottle of wine
B. A masterpiece or great work
C. A magnifying glass
D. A magical opera
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Literally 'great work', it usually refers to the greatest achievement of an artist or writer.
9478
Which country recognizes 'New Zealand Sign Language' as an official language alongside English and Maori?
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. United Kingdom
D. Canada
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New Zealand was the first country to make its national Sign Language an official language in 2006.
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The 'Wug Test' was an experiment designed to show that:
A. Children memorize every word
B. Children internalize grammatical rules and can apply them to nonsense words they've never heard
C. Children cannot learn nonsense words
D. Birds can speak
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Jean Berko Gleason showed a picture of a 'Wug' and asked children what two of them would be; they correctly answered 'Wugs'.
9480
Legal phrases like 'breaking and entering' or 'will and testament' are examples of:
A. Bilingual redundancy (English + French/Latin)
B. Poetic meter in law
C. Translation errors
D. Religious influence
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To ensure understanding across different populations after the Conquest, lawyers used pairs of words: one Old English (breaking, will) and one French/Latin (entering, testament).
