Multiple choice general knowledge

The very first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1901 to _______

  1. Herta Muller

  2. Doris Lessing

  3. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio

  4. Sully Prudhomme
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The first Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme (D), a French poet and essayist. The other options are much later Nobel laureates: Herta Muller (2009), Doris Lessing (2007), and J.M.G. Le Clezio (2008). This question tests knowledge of Nobel Prize history.

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