Take this quiz and see how well you know about Samuel Beckett??

Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. A resident of Paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both English and French.
Author : Agniva Bhowmick
Posted On : 30-Jul-2019
Q1: What is the middle name of Samuel Beckett?
- A. Gytay
- B. Narclay
- C. Barclay
- D. Kuagls
Q2: When was he born?
- A. 14 April 1905
- B. 13 April 1906
- C. 12 April 1907
- D. 11 April 1908
Q3: When did he win Nobel Prize in Literature?
- A. 1969
- B. 1970
- C. 1971
- D. 1972
Q4: When was he elected Saoi of Aosdána?
- A. 1982
- B. 1983
- C. 1984
- D. 1985
Q5: What was the name of his first novel?
- A. Murphy
- B. Dream of Fair to Middling Women
- C. Mercier and Camier
- D. Comment c'est
Q6: What was the name of his first Radio Show?
- A. Embers
- B. From an Abandoned Work
- C. All That Fall
- D. Rough for Radio II
Q7: When did he make his television debut?
- A. 1966
- B. 1967
- C. 1968
- D. 1969
Q8: What was the name of his first poetry collection book?
- A. Whoroscope
- B. Poems in English
- C. What is the Word
- D. Selected Poems
Q9: His which novel's english title was Endgame?
- A. Krapp's Last Tape
- B. Fin de partie
- C. Fragment de théâtre I
- D. Happy Days
Q10: What was the name of his last radio show?
- A. Rough for Radio II
- B. Words and Music
- C. Cascando
- D. Embers
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