Daily Quiz: On World Radio Day

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From which language is the word ‘radio’ derived? 

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Guglielmo Marconi was given the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy. He also designed and built X to amplify the Pope’s voice. What is X called? 

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The radio has educated people, been a custodian of cultural heritage, been used to provide emergency alerts, and catalysed agricultural revolutions, among other things. But the radio has also been used a tool for spreading hate speech. It was used by Hutu hardliners in 1993 to dehumanise X and led to a genocide. Name X

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This is the largest radio network in the world. It has another name, which, when translated, means ‘voice from the sky’.

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X was founded 100 years ago and gained massive popularity across South Asia for broadcasting Bollywood music, most notably the iconic Binaca Geetmala hosted by Amin Sayani. What is it called? 

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A radio adaptation of a book by H. G. Wells, by an American actor and filmmaker (seen in photo), reportedly triggered panic in the U.S. What did he say was going to happen?