Question

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by
1. Alice Munro
2. Svetlana Alexievich
3. Bob Dylan
4. Angus Deaton
5. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bob Dylan

The correct answer is Bob Dylan.

• The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was won by Bob Dylan.
• Nobel Prize:
  • The Nobel Prizes regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world are awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel. 
  • It is announced every year for excellence in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and a distinguished achievement towards humanity – commonly known as the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Nobel Prize winners 2020:
• Physics:
  • Andrea M. Ghez
  • Roger Penrose
  • Reinhard Genzel
• Chemistry:
  • Jennifer Doudna
  • Emmanuelle Charpentier
• Economics:
  • Robert B. Wilson
  • Paul Milgrom
• Medicine:
  • Michael Houghton
  • Charles M. Rice
• Literature:
  • Louise Gluck
• Peace:
  • World Food Programme