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Lipnitskaya skated to tracks from which film at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow? The film's soundtrack was produced by RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, who chose works from a variety of projects and artists.
Although it is known as "babban Riga", "darra'a", or "gandora" in the region, which West African nation uses the Yoruba word "agbádá" to refer to the boubou, a flowing wide-sleeved cotton robe worn widely? A form of this garment was the choice of formal attire for its first president Nnamdi Azikiwe.
The suffix "jjigae" in Korean cuisine indicates that it is what type of dish? Kimchi-jjigae and budae-jjigae are among the most popular versions. Bò kho and tom yum are also types of this dish.
What substance has German artist Wolfgang Laib collected himself and incorporated into his minimalist sculptures and installations over the last 30 years? MoMA (and other museums) often clarify there are no known allergen fears for visitors to these artworks.
Which game (8,3) by the NYT involves forming as many words as possible using the letters placed in a grid referred to as "the hive"?
What term is used to refer to an apartment or unit on the highest floor of an apartment building, condominium, hotel or tower? Typically associated with luxury and exclusivity, it originated as a separate smaller appendage constructed on the roof of an apartment building.
What substance has American artist Daniel Colen incorporated into several of his paintings? He has referred to his art-making process as “slow” and “icky”, recruiting friends and studio assistants to work the entity before applying them individually to canvas.
Which game (6) by the NYT involves connecting the titular angular point of a polygon or polyhedron to reveal a hidden picture?
Asku Laska, a song from the Tamil movie Nanban, has lyrics built using the word for "love" in various languages. The titular word "ask" means love in which language? It switched from Arabic to Latin script after a series of reforms in the 1920s following WW1.
What term is used for a musical performance without instrumental accompaniments? It derives from Italian for “in the manner of the church” since churches often prohibited playing of musical instruments.
Which French mathematician is seen as a character called "Probably Discrete" in Crash Fever? It is a reference to a class of discrete probability distributions developed by him and it is only appropriate that the character has a beach costume with many 'fish-like' characteristics.
What avatar of Vishnu titles the Demonic Resurrection song which begins with a request by Brahma's children, Swayambhuva and Shatarupa, asking for a place for their progeny to live after Earth sinks into the ocean? Vishnu's mission to recover the planet is interrupted by an "asura spoiling for war from the west".
The presence of what substance in a consumable does the Korean word "ju" indicate? The addition of "ju" as the suffix indicates that popular examples like soju and mekju belong to this class of drinks.
The bulk of Blood Meridian covers experiences of the "the kid" with a group of scalp-hunters led by John Glanton. This group was hired in 1849 by Mexican authorities to eliminate which group of culturally related Native American tribes in Southwestern U.S.? Deriving their name from the Zuni word "paču" meaning "Navajos" (their distant cousins), the tribe includes the bands Chiricahua, Jicarilla, and Lipan.
Mairghread Scott's Toil and Trouble is a graphic novel that reimagines which Shakespearean work? The 3 main characters are given names of Riata, Cait and Smertae and while they disagree in methods, they are united by a common aim of controlling the line of kings of the land.
In which West African nation do they traditionally use the fabric bògòlanfini (lit. mud cloth) for weaving the kufi, a brimless, rounded cap? Its first president Modibo Keïta, who claimed descent from the Keita dynasty that ruled a medieval empire, was always spotted in this headgear.
What term is used to refer to a residence in which the normal functions of several rooms – often the living room, bedroom, and kitchen – are combined into a single room? Its name stems from the main purpose such apartments were used for by creative professionals.
Another word in Asku Laska is "cinta", the word for love in which language? Spoken in the country with the highest Muslim population, it is also referred to by a term deriving from Sanskrit for "language".
In opera, a breeches role refers to any male character that is sung and acted by a female singer. Cherubino is a breeches role in which Mozart opera that deals with a class conflict where the titular figure and Susanna succeed in getting together, foiling the efforts of their master, Count Almaviva?
Known variously as "fugu", "batakari" and "dansika", this is a form of smock worn by both women and men in which West African nation? The Big Six of the United Gold Coast Convention, including first president Kwame Nkrumah, were dressed in it when they declared the country's independence.
The core issue in the third segment of the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman is about the premiere of which Shakespearean work to an audience that includes the characters who appear in the work itself? Peaseblossom and Robin Goodfellow appear from their carnivalistic realm out of a chalk circle.
Yulia Lipnitskaya is a retired figure skater, the youngest athlete from Russia to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. She personally chose the music for her programs, often deigning to use film scores. The score of which film franchise did she skate to at the 2014 Barcelona Grand Prix Final?
A campfire with the Glanton Gang sees "the judge", the antagonist of Blood Meridian, providing a historical narrative on the ancestors of which group of Native Americans who have inhabited the Southwest since millennia? They get their name from Spanish for "people" or "village" - similar to how Los Angeles was originally named - and reject the use of the term "Anasazi" for their ancestors.
Which NBC drama (2015 - 2020) focuses on a mysterious tattooed woman who is found inside a travel bag in Times Square, kickstarting an FBI investigation? The title, a reference to the Jane Doe's obscured memory, is a figurative term from anatomy, where it refers to an area with no light-sensitive cells.