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| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | science fiction | 6 | The Hugo & Nebula awards are presented to writers in this genre |
| 2 | Economics | 6 | In '68 the Central Bank of Sweden established this Nobel Prize category in honor of its 300th anniversary |
| 3 | the Cy Young Award | 5 | Gaylord Perry was the only pitcher to win this award in both leagues |
| 4 | Walt Disney | 4 | Though his leading actors were a mouse & a duck, this producer won more Oscars than anyone |
| 5 | the Congressional Medal of Honor | 4 | The only U.S. military decoration that may not be awarded to citizens of other countries |
| 6 | Death of a Salesman | 4 | Kevin McCarthy won a Golden Globe for Promising Male Newcomer for playing Biff Loman in this 1951 movie |
| 7 | Canada | 4 | This country's Governor General's Award has 7 categories each for writing in English & French |
| 8 | the Pillsbury Bake-Off | 4 | In 1971, Pearl Hall's Pecan Surprise Bars won the grand prize in this biennial contest |
| 9 | The Wright Brothers | 3 | In 1909 this pair became the first to receive the Smithsonian Institution's Langley Medal for Aviation |
| 10 | the Purple Heart | 3 | Since '32 the U.S. Badge of Military Merit has had this colorful name |
| 11 | the Pulitzer Prize | 3 | In 1917 the Columbia Univ. School of Journalism submitted its list of candidates for these awards |
| 12 | the NAACP | 3 | The Spingarn Medal was named for Joel Elias Spingarn, president of this organization |
| 13 | the Civil War | 3 | In 1907 the War Department authorized a campaign medal for this war—42 years after it ended |
| 14 | the Caldecott Medal | 3 | "Jumanji" & "Where the Wild Things Are" are among the picture books to win this illustrious medal |
| 15 | Robert Frost | 3 | His "New Hampshire: A Poem With Notes and Grace Notes" won a 1924 Pulitzer Prize |
| 16 | Ray Charles | 3 | In 1961 this performer won a Grammy for best R & B recording for his song "Hit The Road Jack" |
| 17 | Planned Parenthood | 3 | The Margaret Sanger Award is presented annually by this organization |
| 18 | Mother Teresa | 3 | Prior to winning a Nobel Peace Prize, she received the Nehru Award |
| 19 | Meryl Streep | 3 | At the 1983 Academy Awards Ben Kingsley won for playing Gandhi & she won for playing Sophie |
| 20 | Mark Twain | 3 | Each year, the Kennedy Center gives a humor award named for this 19th century novelist |
| 21 | Katharine Hepburn | 3 | Her 48-year span between her first & last Oscars, 1933 & 1981, is the longest for a performer in Academy history |
| 22 | Johnny Carson | 3 | This NBC star hosted the telecasts on ABC from 1979-82 & in 1984 |
| 23 | Helen Hayes | 3 | The Washington Theatre Awards are named for this first lady of the American theatre |
| 24 | Fred Astaire | 3 | The 1st year "Best Song" was awarded, 2 of the 3 nominees were from films featuring this dapper dancer |
| 25 | Evita | 3 | In 1980 Mandy Patinkin took home a Tony for his role as Che in this musical |
| 26 | Edith Head | 3 | She won many Oscars, including those for 1949's "The Heiress", 1951's "A Place in the Sun" & 1973's "The Sting" |
| 27 | Clint Eastwood | 3 | In 1998 honorary Cesar Awards, the French Oscars, went to director Jean-Luc Godard & this "Unforgiven" auteur |
| 28 | Bob Hope | 3 | This 88-year-old comic won the Hollywood Women's Press Club's All-Time Man of the Year Award in 1990 |
| 29 | Bob Fosse | 3 | In 1973 he won Tony Awards for directing & choreographing "Pippin" |
| 30 | Barbra Streisand | 3 | On Feb. 24, 1987, almost 24 years after winning her 1st Grammy, she picked up her 8th for "The Broadway Album" |
| 31 | Annie | 3 | Dorothy Loudon won a 1977 Tony for her role as Miss Hannigan in this Broadway musical |
| 32 | Angela Lansbury | 3 | In 1993 this star of "Murder, She Wrote" was the recipient of the American Ireland Fund's Heritage Award |
| 33 | a Webby | 3 | The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences gives out these awards "honoring the best of the Internet" |
| 34 | a Grammy | 3 | In 1967 Klaus Voormann won one of these for his design of The Beatles "Revolver" album cover |
| 35 | the Nobel Prize | 3 | Lech Walesa sent his wife to accept this award |
| 36 | the Nobel Peace Prize | 3 | There were no winners for this award from 1939 through 1943; in 1944, it was won by the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| 37 | Raoul Wallenberg | 3 | This Swede who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews was made an honorary U.S. citizen in 1981 |
| 38 | Whoopi Goldberg | 2 | She won a Comedy Grammy in the 1980s, a Supporting Actress Oscar in the 1990s & a Daytime Emmy in the 2000s |
| 39 | Warren Beatty | 2 | He was nominated for writing, directing, & acting in a 1978 film, & again for a 1981 film |
| 40 | War Horse | 2 | 2011: This, also a term for a play that gets trotted out over & over |
| 41 | UNICEF | 2 | This U.N. organization got the Nobel Peace Prize for 1965—we wonder if the cash award was in pennies |
| 42 | Tom Hanks | 2 | This 2-time best actor Oscar winner of the '90s is the youngest honoree ever |
| 43 | Titanic | 2 | Proving it was no disaster, this show won 1997's Best Musical Tony; it features the song heard here: ["I Must Be On That Ship"] |
| 44 | the Spingarn Medal | 2 | This medal awarded to African Americans for outstanding achievement is named for an early NAACP chairman |
| 45 | The Right Stuff | 2 | Sam Shepard got an Oscar nom. for Best Supporting Actor for playing Chuck Yeager in this 1983 film |
| 46 | the Pritzker | 2 | On winning this architecture prize, Rem Koolhaas of the Netherlands received $100,000 from the Hyatt Foundation |
| 47 | the Peabody | 2 | WBAL-TV earned one of these University of Georgia media awards for John Sherman's 2004 investigation into pollution in Chesapeake Bay |
| 48 | the Palme d'Or | 2 | This vaunted trophy is given out each year in the south of France; the first one went to Delbert Mann for his film "Marty" in 1955 |
| 49 | the Oscar | 2 | The Cesar is France's equivalent of this U.S. award |
| 50 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 2 | Rachel Brosnahan portrays a strong woman in this period comedy on Amazon & won Golden Globes for her work in 2018 & 2019 |
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