21ST ASIA & NORTH AMERICA -Quiz No. 3

Who is the Filipino writer from Manila who won the grand prize of the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for Illustrado?

• Govind Vinayak Karandikar

• Shin Kyung-sook

• Bi Feiyu

• Miguel Syjuco

Which American author holds the record for most #1 New York Times bestsellers by a single author?

• Nicholas Sparks

• Suzanne Collins

• John Green

• James Brendan Patterson

Who is known as the 'King of Horror' and has been described as such due to his various horror, supernatural fiction, and suspense novels?

• Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

• George Raymond Richard Martin

• Stephen Edwin King

• Billy Collins

Which Latin American writer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 for his novels and short stories?

• Carlos Fuentes Macías

• Mario Vargas Llosa

• Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• Julia Alvarez

Who is the Chinese writer known for their complex portrayal of the 'female psyche' and won the Man Booker Prize for Asian Literature for the novel Three Sisters?

• Miguel Syjuco

• Bi Feiyu

• Shin Kyung-sook

• Govind Vinayak Karandikar

Which American author won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and is known for his work The Fault in Our Stars?

• James Brendan Patterson

• John Green

• Suzanne Collins

• Nicholas Sparks

Who is the British writer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series and was named the world’s first billionaire author?

• Joanne Rowling

• Stephen Edwin King

• Neil Richard Mackinnon Gaiman

• George Raymond Richard Martin

Which Indian poet, writer, and literary critic was conferred the 39th Jnanpith Award in 2006, the highest literary award in India?

• Miguel Syjuco

• Bi Feiyu

• Shin Kyung-sook

• Govind Vinayak Karandikar

Who is the Peruvian-Spanish writer awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature and wrote about his experience in 'A Fish in the Water: A Memoir'?

• Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• Julia Alvarez

• Mario Vargas Llosa

• Carlos Fuentes Macías

Which American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist had eleven of his novels adapted to film, including The Notebook and The Longest Ride?

• Suzanne Collins

• James Brendan Patterson

• John Green

• Nicholas Sparks