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2/20/26

[Answer] For which novel did Toni Morrison win the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

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...In 1988, Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Beloved. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, the book tells the story of Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman haunted—literally and psychologically—by the trauma of her past. Blending historical realism with elements of the supernatural, Beloved confronts the enduring scars of slavery in America and explores themes of memory, motherhood, identity, and freedom. The novel has cemented Morrison’s place among the most influential American writers of the 20th century.

2/19/26

[Answer] What did the first webcam monitor?

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...Nobody likes arriving to an empty coffee pot. Especially computer scientists at Cambridge University—which is why, back in 1991, a team of them invented the world's first webcam to keep an eye on coffee levels from their desks. They rigged up a camera to grab images of the coffee pot three times a minute, and wrote software to send the images across their computer network. Ironically, the “webcam” actually predates the “web” by a couple of years, but as soon as the World Wide Web went up, the service was connected to the internet.

[Answer] Which author published the novel “A Farewell to Arms” in 1929?

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...Published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms was written by Ernest Hemingway and drew heavily from his own experiences as an ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War I. The novel tells the story of American lieutenant Frederic Henry and his tragic romance with British nurse Catherine Barkley, set against the brutal realities of warfare. Its spare prose style, restraint, and disillusioned tone became hallmarks of Hemingway’s literary voice and helped cement his reputation as one of the defining authors of the Lost Generation.

2/18/26

[Answer] Who is the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying a real-life U.S. president?

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...In 2013, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg. His performance was widely praised for its historical authenticity, vocal precision, and understated emotional depth during the final months of Lincoln’s presidency. Although actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Frank Langella were nominated for playing Richard Nixon, neither won. Day-Lewis remains the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying an actual U.S. president on screen.

[Answer] Jane Austen published "Sense and Sensibility" using what pseudonym?

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...When Sense and Sensibility was first published in 1811, Jane Austen chose to remain anonymous and credited the novel simply to “A Lady.” At the time, women writers often faced social and professional prejudice, and anonymity provided both protection and modesty in keeping with Regency-era expectations. Unlike George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), Austen did not adopt a distinctive masculine pen name—she opted instead for understated concealment. Only after her death did her brother publicly acknowledge her authorship, securing her place among the great figures of English literature.