Which capital city will host the 22nd Asian Games in 2034? The emblem used for the bidding process depicts the map of the country as an outline enclosing various sporting pictograms.

Which location in London was named as a tribute to an 1805 naval battle that happened off the coast of a cape in the Spanish province of Cadiz? The battle marked the death of one of the leading admirals of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Which city, the HQ of the Alibaba Group, will host the 19th Asian Games in 2022? The emblem of the games hints at four elements - a hand fan, a running track, the Qiantang River, and wireless connectivity.

The albums Blunderbuss, Lazaretto, Boarding House Reach, and Fear of the Dawn forms the entire solo discography of which artiste better known to us as the lead vocalist and guitarist of a duo?

A blend of the exercise regimen developed by German physical trainer Joseph _______ (7) and a form of mind and body practise from ancient India, what 4-letter portmanteau term is used to market this fitness program created by Chalene Johnson? It is a low-impact strength workout that enhances flexibility.

What battle was fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet? It is named after a Northern European peninsula that gets its name from a tribe that used to inhabit the region and not from the way Denmark protrudes out of Germany.

Since the 18th century, this mountain pass and the 89 sq. km. area around it has often changed hands due to repeated raids on it and has been an area of continual conflict to-date. What area, between a stream and a river and literally meaning rocky path, that made news in 2017 is this?

"Returning home from war after being assumed dead, a pilot weds the woman he has long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend." This is a synopsis of the 1962 Bollywood film Sangam. Which much-panned 2001 Hollywood movie about a historical incident from 1941, was heavily borrowed from it?

These panels from a Sandman comic show a dream encounter between 13th century romance writer Rustichello da Pisa and which cellmate of his? Rustichello wrote a million tall tales about the cellmate in an extremely popular travelogue of the times. (Provide 35 seconds on direct)

In 1926, Roald Amundsen and 15 other men made the first aerial crossing of the Arctic in the airship Norge. Which archipelago, with a more well-known 21st century claim to fame, did the airship take off from during the final leg?

What common English word comes from a diminutive of the term used for the small shield typically placed on a jouster's shoulder? A jouster aims their lance at this shield to score a point.

The Fiddler's Green is a sentient part of the Dreaming, filled with everlasting music, that all travelers seek. The human personification of the Fiddler's Green, a portly man named Gilbert with a penchant for paradoxes, is a tribute to which early 20th century English writer? (Provide 35 seconds on direct)

Outfits made using what needlework style - that involves interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a hooked needle - were worn by several attendees at Coachella 2022? This style gets its name from the French word for “hook”.

Locals in Kullu believe that Lord Shiva created the pass and in Lahaul, they believe that it was created by Gyapo Gyasar, the king of Western Tibet. In the Ladakhi language, its name is Bhoti which translates to a “Pile of Corpses”, due to the numerous people who died trying to cross the mountain pass. Which pass?

Xenon’s high solubility in lipids combined with a fast elimination rate makes it more potent than the usual nitrous oxide for what purpose in medicine? Other substances used widely for this purpose are isoflurane and desflurane.

The Sopranos is a series centred around an Italian-American Mafia don. The show encompasses family dynamics, drama and violence. What is the letter 'r' in the title aptly stylised to represent?

What type of footwear - with a thick sole that is usually in the range of 3 - 10 cm - was all the rage at Coachella 2022? They trace back to Ancient Greece where they were used in theatre to raise the height of important characters.

These panels from a Sandman comic show the chance encounter between Emperor Norton and which struggling author? The meeting is shown to have inspired a short story about a celebrated jumping frog that would be one of the first successes in an illustrious career. (Provide 35 seconds on direct)

The two major styles of temple architecture in India are Nagara in the north and Dravidian in the south. The third style is a hybrid of Nagara and Dravidian style of architecture and was therefore aptly named "vesara". The word “vesara” is Sanskrit for which animal?

This is the logo of a Japanese beer brand which features an ancient hybrid Chinese mythical creature. The creature supposedly appeared to the pregnant mother of Confucius and also foreshadowed the great sage's death. Identify the creature, which shares its name with the brand.

Krypton's multiple emission lines make ionised krypton gas discharges appear whitish. This has led to the use of small krypton-based bulbs in what field as a flashy bright white light source?

In 1989, German explorer Arved Fuchs became the first to reach the South Pole with neither animal nor motorised help, using skis and a parasail. This made him the first person to reach both poles by foot within one year. Which Italian adventurer and explorer was his companion during this expedition?

What fitness program was developed by South African bicycle racer Johnny Goldberg in the mid-1980s after he was struck by a car while training for a race at night? The program/brand is now used to refer to any type of indoor cycling fitness classes.

Which ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid empire was conferred UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1979? It also served as the title of an autobiographical series that catapulted an Iranian-French author to the limelight two decades later.