Awards Flashcards by Fred Schultz | Brainscape

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Top award for Music

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Grammy

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US poetry award presented by Yale University

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Bollinger Prize

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Award given for the best television commercial

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Clio

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Fashion designer’s award

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Perry Ellis award

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All Nobel Prizes

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Peace; Literature; Economics; Physiology/Medicine; Chemistry; Physics

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Mystery writer’s award

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Edgar (named for Poe)

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National Geographic Society award

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Hubbard award

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Prizes awarded annually in Stockholm - Sweden

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Nobel Prize (Peac awarded in Oslo - Norway)

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Outstanding teacher award

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Golden Apple

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World team tennis award

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Davis cup

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Top award for Television

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Emmy

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MacArthur Foundation award

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Genius Grant

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Award from the Columbia School of Journalism

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Pulitzer Prize

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Top award for Theater

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Tony

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Award given to the best college football player

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Heisman Trophy

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London’s Tony award

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Olivier (named for Lawrence Olivier)

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Science fiction literature award

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Hugo and Nebula

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Highest award given by US government

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Gongressional Medal of Honor

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Tony award’s full name

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Antoinette Perry award

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International soccer championship

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World Cup

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Planned Parenthood Federation award

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Maggie (named for Margaret Sanger)

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Two original Nobel Prizes

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Chemistry and Physics

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National Hockey League championship

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Stanley cup

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Yachting’s top award

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America’s cup

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Super bowl trophy

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Lombardi Trophy

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Outstanding amateur athletic award

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Sullivan award

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Outstanding cartoonist award

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Reuben award

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Highest civilian award given by US government

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(Presidential) Medal of Freedom

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Great Britain’s highest military award

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Victoria Cross

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Award for broadcasting

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Peabody award

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Award given for best children’s illustration

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Caldecott Medal

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Award given to baseball’s best pitcher

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Cy Young award

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Mason’s award

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Order of the Eastern Star

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World team golf award

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Ryder cup

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The only people to win all four entertainment awards

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Rita Moreno; Barbara Streisand

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Top award for Film

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Oscar

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ESPN’s annual awards

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ESPY’s

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Off-Broadway theater award

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Obie