Awards Questions and Answers

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View your most frequently asked questions on awards. Our editors do the research to provide accurate answers to submitted questions.

Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner?
Who was the first African American to be a Rhodes scholar?
Was the Nobel who invented the Nobel prize some sort of explosives expert? What made him decide to start giving awards, especially the Peace Prize?
Has Beverly Cleary ever won a Newbery Award?
Where did the Academy Awards trophy get its nickname, the Oscar?
I understand that more than 3,400 men and one woman have won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Who was the woman?
Who is eligible for a Fulbright Award to travel in Japan?
Who was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Does anyone keep track of the longest acceptance speech at the Oscars?
What actor or actress has had the most Academy Award nominations?
What is the difference between a Newbery Medal winner and a Newbery Honor Book?
What's the difference between the Newbery and Caldecott medals?
Are Oscar Awards made of gold?
Who was the first actor to receive an Oscar posthumously?

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