Trivia Bits for Jul 21, 2023

Leslie Elman
Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:00:00 -0700
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When Daniel Chester French was a teenager, he received his first set of sculpting tools from May Alcott Nieriker, the artist sister of author Louisa May Alcott (and inspiration for the character of Amy in Louisa's novel "Little Women"). Thus began the great American sculptor's career. French is best known for the seated statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. His other works include the John Harvard statue at Harvard University, "Alma Mater" at Columbia University, "Beneficence" at Ball State University and the design for the Pulitzer Prize medal.

Who is the only U.S. president to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Updated: Fri Jul 21, 2023

When Daniel Chester French was a teenager, he received his first set of sculpting tools from May Alcott Nieriker, the artist sister of author Louisa May Alcott (and inspiration for the character of Amy in Louisa's novel "Little Women"). Thus began the great American sculptor's career. French is best known for the seated statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. His other works include the John Harvard statue at Harvard University, "Alma Mater" at Columbia University, "Beneficence" at Ball State University and the design for the Pulitzer Prize medal.

Who is the only U.S. president to win a Pulitzer Prize?

A) Jimmy Carter

B) Dwight D. Eisenhower

C) John F. Kennedy

D) Harry S Truman

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