QUIZ 24

Q1
Adrian Lamo, Kevin Mitnick and Kevin Poulsen became famous because of..what?

Q2
He is known as the first cyborg, as he used himself as a guinea pig and installed a chip inside of him, through which he was able to open doors and turn his own computer on just by coming near them. Who?

Q3
He was listed on Time Magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. While in active war duty in Vietnam, he attempted to commit suicide by swimming out to sea, but changed his mind more than a mile out. On September 4, 2007, he mapped his own genome, becoming the first person to do so. Who?

Q4
It is a secret society based at Yale University. Members have been known as "Bonesmen". Both, George W. Bush and John Kerry were members, and both have abstained from giving any information about the society. Which society?

Q5
He visited the Gandhi family in India in 1959, with assistance from the Quaker group the American Friends Service Committee. The trip to India affected him in a profound way, deepening his understanding of non-violent resistance and his commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights. “Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity. In a real sense, Mahatma Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.” Identify the person.

Q6
Although "The Sultan of Swat" is usually remembered as having been very overweight, this is largely because of oft-repeated showings of newsreels taken late in his career. He was a large man who did indeed battle weight gain (especially given his sometimes careless diet), but he did not become significantly overweight until his last few seasons. Name the famous slugger.

Q7
Footage showing her dress clearly blowing above her waist was removed from the final movie because authorities considered it inappropriate, even though stills from this footage were used in print ads for the film. The first take was shot at Manhattan's Lexington Avenue at 52nd Street and the second on a sound stage. The sound stage footage is what made its way into the final film, as the original on-location footage's sound had been rendered useless by the over excited crowd present during filming. Which film?

Q8
Modi was born in Montclair, New Jersey, his parents were Indian immigrants of Gujarati and Tamil heritage. “Almost as a joke to prove friends wrong, and half as an attempt to see if what I was told would work (that anglicized names appeal more to a white-dominated industry), I put ‘_________’ on my resume and photos." His audition callbacks rose by 50%. Who?

Q9
Connect: Congo, Jurassic Park, ER, Coma

Q10
His middle name is actually Nelliyattu, and was born in Mahe, Pondicherry, India. Praying with Anger was his first work and was released in 1992, in which he played a lead role. He is known to copy Subhash ghai in one aspect; he appears directly or indirectly in all of his movies. Identify.

Q11 Identify the animal shown in the above image.

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