Salman Rushdie Trivia Quiz: Indian-British novelist

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Salman Rushdie Trivia Quiz: Indian-British novelist

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie was born in June 1947. A British-American writer of Indian descent, he is also an essayist. His work, which blends magical realism with historical fiction, is mainly about the connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, particularly on the Indian subcontinent. As a result of the controversy surrounding The Satanic Verses, Joseph Anton published Joseph Anton: A Memoir in 2012.

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Salman Rushdie, which novel was the subject of significant controversy?

  • Midnight's Children

  • Shame

  • Grimus

  • The Satanic Verses

When was Salman Rushdie born?

  • 30 June 1967

  • 17 June 1934

  • 19 June 1947

  • 1 June 1978

When Salman Rushdie was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters?

  • May 2008

  • May 2007

  • May 2006

  • May 2005

What is the name of Salman Rushdie's fourth wife?

  • Clarissa Luard

  • Padma Lakshmi

  • Marianne Wiggins

  • Elizabeth West

What was the name of Salman Rushdie's first novel?

  • In Good Faith

  • Shame

  • Grimus

  • The Wizard of Oz: BFI Film Classics

Salman Rushdie, which book won Booker Prize in 1981?

  • In Good Faith

  • Midnight's Children

  • The Wizard of Oz: BFI Film Classics

  • A fine pickle

What is the full name of Salman Rushdie?

  • Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie

  • Sir Mohammad Salman Rushdie

  • Sir Isman Salman Rushdie

  • Sir Iman Salman Rushdie

In which year was Salman Rushdie elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature?

  • 1978

  • 1980

  • 1983

  • 1990

In which year did Queen Elizabeth II knight Salman Rushdie for his services to literature?

  • June 2009

  • June 2007

  • June 2009

  • June 2011

What was Salman Rushdie's rank in the 50 most significant British writers list since 1945?

  • 7

  • 10

  • 13

  • 18

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