QUIZ 22

Q1
It has been criticized for its involvement in censorship in the People's Republic of China. According to author Ethan Gutmann, the company and other telecommunications equipment providers supplied the Chinese government with surveillance and Internet infrastructure equipment that is used to block Internet websites and track Chinese on-line activities. The company says that it does not customize or develop specialized or unique filtering capabilities to enable governments or regimes to block access to information and that it sells the same equipment in China as it sells worldwide. Leaked documents suggests that the company sees information control in China as a good commercial opportunity. Which company?

Q2
He is the second highest ranking after the Dalai Lama in the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs-pa) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. As of now the actual person has been kidnapped by the Chinese government and has been replaced by a person of their own. Name the title.

Q3
Published in 1948, this book earned overwhelming popular and critical
acclaim. Most reviewers deemed the novel to be one of the best war
stories ever written, praising the author's realistic depiction of men
at war. The novel focuses on the adventures of a fourteen-man infantry
platoon stationed on a Japanese-held island in the South Pacific
during World War II In the course of the novel, the men struggle to
survive and find meaning in their lives. Which book?


Q4
He is a longtime animal rights activist and maintains a vegan diet "heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products." Despite starring in 'shoot 'em up' films, he has voiced criticism of hunters, saying, "I don't go for hunting. I just don't like killing creatures. Unless they're trying to kill me. Then that would be fine." Name this Oscar winning director.

Q5
It was a samurai with no lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. The word literally means "drifting person". They were considered inferior to samurai. What are we talking about?

Q6
It was an organization founded in 1955 by Reverend James Warren Jones. It is best known for the death of over 900 of its members that occurred in Guyana as well as for the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan, the first and only murder of a Congressman in the line of duty in United States history. Which organization?

Q7
According to the Hebrew Bible, it was she who was the first woman and not Eve. But, due to an argument between herself and Adam, she transformed into a demon and is the reason why we sing lullabies to children before they go to sleep. Who?

Q8
What's the motto of google?

Q9
Almon Strowger was motivated to invent it after having difficulties with the local telephone operators. He was said to be convinced that the local manual telephone exchange operators were sending calls to a competing undertaker business. What did he invent?

Q10
Though known primarily for her great beauty on camera and for being the first actress to pose nude on screen, she also co-invented an early form of spread spectrum communications technology, a key to modern wireless communication. Who?

Q11
Identify this genius of information, who also invented many devices, including rocket-powered flying discs, a motorized pogo stick, and a flame-throwing trumpet for a science exhibition, shown in the above image.

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