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Famous Serbians Quiz (part II)

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Second part of the Famous Serbians Quiz is about scientists, writers and winners of prestige prizes for their work. Let’s see how much you know about them! ?

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  • Question of

    This lady was a talented mathematician, some said she was better than her husband Albert. She studied at prestige Heidelberg University, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. Her name is:

    • Lise Meitner
    • Mileva Maric Ajnstajn
    • Nadezda Petrovic
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    Inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. His name is:

    • Mihajlo Pupin
    • Nikola Tesla
    • Milutin Milankovic
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    He was a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist. Also known as one of founder of NASA. His name is:

    • Milutin Milankovic
    • Mihajlo Petrovic
    • Mihajlo Pupin
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    He was Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer and popularizer of science. His name is:

    • Milutin Milankovic
    • Josif Pancic
    • Jovan Cvijic
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    He was a novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His name is:

    • Mesa Selimovic
    • Ivo Andric
    • Rodoljub Colakovic
  • Question of

    He is a Serbian-American poet and was co-poetry editor of the Paris Review. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for “The World Doesn’t End”. His name is:

    • Dusan Charles Simic
    • Dusko Radovic
    • Nikola Simic
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    He is the only journalist in the USA who won the Pulitzer prize three times. His name is:

    • Walter Bogdanic
    • Peter Bogdanovic
    • Bogdan Bogdanovic
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    He was a Serbian American screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1979 for the movie “Breaking Away”. His name is:

    • Emir Kusturica
    • Goran Markovic
    • Stojan Steve Tesich

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