The Booker Prize Quiz

When was the first Booker Prize awarded?

• 1969

• 1999

• 1979

• 1989

Who was the first woman to win the Booker Prize?

• Arundhati Roy

• Kiran Desai

• Bernice Rubens

• Alice Munro

In which year did the Booker Prize rules change to allow books published in the same year to be considered for the award?

• 1980

• 1990

• 2000

• 1970

Who was the first author to win the Booker Prize for a short-story collection?

• John Berger

• Anthony Burgess

• John Banville

• Alice Munro

Which author protested against Booker McConnell during his acceptance speech?

• Anthony Burgess

• Alice Munro

• John Berger

• John Banville

In which year did the Booker Prize judges produce a draw between two books, leaving the chair of judges to make the final decision?

• 2013

• 2003

• 1993

• 1983

Who was the first American author to win the Booker Prize after the eligibility was widened to include authors from anywhere in the world?

• A. S. Byatt

• A. L. Kennedy

• Paul Beatty

• George Saunders

Which sponsor announced in 2019 that it would be the last year of their sponsorship for the Booker Prize?

• Man Group

• Crankstart

• Booker, McConnell Ltd

• The Guardian

In 2019, who were the two authors who were awarded the Booker Prize, in breach of a rule established in 1993?

• Bernardine Evaristo and Margaret Atwood

• Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan

• Bernardine Evaristo and Aravind Adiga

• Aravind Adiga and Ian McEwan

What is the purpose of the Booker Prize as suggested by the rules laid out in 1969?

• To deepen ties between the nations that had once belonged to the British Empire

• To promote English literature in the Commonwealth nations

• To encourage new authors from the Commonwealth nations

• To celebrate the legacy of the British Empire