Pulitzer Prize for Drama Delights
Welcome to the Pulitzer Prize for Drama Delights Quiz! This quiz will test your knowledge about the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama and its remarkable history.
Questions
In what year was the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama awarded?
- 1918
- 1922
- 1928
- 1932
Which playwright holds the record for the most Pulitzer Prizes for Drama?
- Eugene O'Neill
- Tennessee Williams
- Arthur Miller
- August Wilson
Which play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2021?
- The Inheritance
- A Strange Loop
- Slave Play
- The Sound Inside
What is the name of the drama critic who served as the first chair of the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury?
- George Jean Nathan
- Walter Prichard Eaton
- Stark Young
- Brander Matthews
Which play by August Wilson won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987?
- Fences
- The Piano Lesson
- Seven Guitars
- Jitney
Who was the first African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
- Lorraine Hansberry
- August Wilson
- Suzan-Lori Parks
- Lynn Nottage
Which play by Tony Kushner won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993?
- Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
- Angels in America: Perestroika
- Slavs!
- Homebody/Kabul
What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Edward Albee that explores the theme of existentialism?
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- The Zoo Story
- The Sandbox
- Tiny Alice
Which play by Marsha Norman won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1983?
- 'night, Mother
- The Secret Garden
- Getting Out
- The Laundromat
Who was the first Hispanic playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
- Nilo Cruz
- José Rivera
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
Which play by David Mamet won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1984?
- Glengarry Glen Ross
- American Buffalo
- Speed-the-Plow
- Edmond
What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Thornton Wilder that explores the themes of time and memory?
- Our Town
- The Skin of Our Teeth
- The Matchmaker
- The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
Which play by Suzan-Lori Parks won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002?
- Topdog/Underdog
- In the Blood
- Venus
- The America Play
Who was the first Asian American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
- David Henry Hwang
- Philip Kan Gotanda
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
- Young Jean Lee
Which play by Lynn Nottage won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2009?
- Ruined
- By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
- Intimate Apparel
- Sweat