Question

    When were the first Pulitzer Prizes

    awarded?
    A 1900 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1917 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1919 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1930 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on June 4, 1917. The prizes were established by newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who left money in his will to Columbia University to fund the awards and a journalism school. The prizes are awarded annually for outstanding achievements in American journalism, letters, and music.

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