The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. It is awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger, specifically 'not in the face of the enemy'.
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Which of the following is the highest military award of Pakistan, awarded only posthumously?
Nishan-e-Haider (Sign of the Lion) is Pakistan's highest military award. It is awarded exclusively to members of the Armed Forces for acts of greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger, and it has only been awarded posthumously.
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Which Pakistani cricketer was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2020?
Australia opener Usman Khawaja was named the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2023 after finishing as the highest run-scorer in the format for the year.
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Who was named the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) for 2023?
Australia captain Pat Cummins was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023, following his success in leading Australia to the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup titles.
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Margaret Atwood's 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Testaments' is a sequel to which earlier work?
Margaret Atwood's 'The Testaments' is the sequel to her 1985 classic 'The Handmaid's Tale'. It won the 2019 Booker Prize jointly with Bernardine Evaristo's 'Girl, Woman, Other'.
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Colson Whitehead has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice. For which two novels did he win?
Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2017 for 'The Underground Railroad' and again in 2020 for 'The Nickel Boys', making him one of the few authors to win the award twice.
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Douglas Stuart's debut novel won the 2020 Booker Prize. What is its title?
Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain'. Set in 1980s Glasgow, it tells the story of a young boy growing up with an alcoholic mother.
