Identify this Gujarati dish, popular around winter. It is made of vegetables like potatoes, yams, plantains, eggplants and green beans that are mixed with spices, chutney, sev, and fritters. These ingredients are cooked in an earthen pot that is placed upside down, leading to its name.

Confucius, along with thousands of his descendants, lies buried in a cemetery in which town south of Jinan in Shandong Province? The hometown of Confucius, it consists of three UNESCO World Heritage Sites dedicated to him.

The Calvin Cycle uses the enzyme RuBisCo to combine carbon dioxide and hydrogen carrying compounds into sugars, thereby achieving what biological process that also requires light and water? The evolution of this pathway in the chloroplasts is seen as a major transition in the complexity of life.

Boston-based RR Auction raised $19,159 for a box of 10 La Corona cigars belonging to which historical figure? It was part of regular shipment provided by trader Samuel Kaplan from the U.S. to London between 1940 and 1945.

What is the name of Nepal Air's in-flight magazine? It is named after the fictional mythical paradise described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton, in spite of the location being in Tibet’s Kunlun Mountains.

Identify this Gujarati dish that comes in varieties like nylon, masala, amiri, and vati dal. It is made of fresh ground channa dal that has been soaked to make a thick paste and then steamed to get a spongy bread-like texture. It is often confused with the dhokla.

Which girl group spells out words such as "NASTY", "FREAKY", and "PRIDE" in their track "Nasty Girl" from their third album Survivor (2001)? The group reunited at the 2013 Superbowl half-time show after disbanding in 2006.

This Archibet is based on the works of an Italian Pritzker Prize winner who began his career working with experimental lightweight structures. Who, serving in the Italian senate since 2013, inspired this?

The Cori cycle involves what byproduct of anaerobic glycolysis in muscles being moved to the liver and converted to glucose, which then returns to the muscles and is metabolised back to this byproduct? This organic compound is often associated (inaccurately) with muscle fatigue/soreness.

The Mahaparinirvana Temple in which town in Uttar Pradesh is said to be the place of death of Gautama Buddha? He undertook a months-long journey from Rājagṛha, through Pāṭaliputta and Vesāli, to this site before his parinirvana.

A challenging ultramarathon in the Kabardino-Balkaria republic sends one around the base of which mountain? Coincidentally, the race covers the same elevation as this mountain, the highest stratovolcano in Eurasia.

Biochemical cycles are seen all across nature to fuel metabolism.

The Wolfe cycle is used by Archaea, some of the earliest lifeforms, to generate what chemical compound? Starting with CO2 and H2, the oxygen is replaced with hydrogen in the carbon dioxide to produce this other greenhouse gas.

Which 2024 Netflix limited series is based on the real-life experiences of its creator and lead actor Richard Gadd? It follows the story of his experience with an obsessive stalker named Martha who compares him to a small stuffed toy animal she once received at Christmas.

What internet slang (4), used particularly to refer to weird or especially edgy memes, is speculated to have been coined on the /s4s/ (shit 4chan says) board? This term is also used to express the quality of excellence, from as far back as the 1980s, when it was used for describing marijuana.

Which country remained officially neutral through most of WW2, joining the Allied powers in 1945 just before the war's conclusion? Their neutrality cut off Germany's access to the Middle East. Many Jewish people, escaping the war, were denaturalised under Prime Minister Refik Saydem's policies when they passed through this country.

Many hits have involved singers spelling out words in their lyrics.

Which 2004 song involves its singer spelling out the word "BANANAS" repeatedly? The titular attribute of the girl in the song is generally accepted to mean a "response of a crowd to a cheerleader".

The Krebs cycle is a series of biochemical reactions that aerobically break down carbohydrates and fats into ATP. It is also named after what tricarboxylic acid intermediate that is consumed and regenerated to complete one cycle? You may be more familiar with this acid as the primary acid in fruits in the lemon and orange family.

Which physician, who provided the first anatomical proof of localisation of brain function, finds a place on the South-West side of the Eiffel Tower? He reported impairments in two patients who had lost the ability to speak after injury in a particular area of the brain.

Martin Luther’s tomb is located in the All Saints’ Church in which city on the Elbe River in Saxony-Anhalt? It is the site where the Ninety-five Theses were posted by Martin Luther in 1517, launching the Protestant Reformation.

What is the name of Ukraine International Airlines' in-flight magazine? It shares its name with a term used to refer to an unbroken view of the region surrounding an observer - also a popular shooting mode in cameras.

Which series (2018-22), based on a series of novels by Luke Jennings, follows an MI5 analyst's obsession with an international assassin? The titular act is teased at several points throughout the show, however it does not ever actually occur.

What term is used to describe the technique when the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side? This term used for one of the two disciplines of rowing refers to the pair of oars itself and it is a homophone of a protective cavity made of bone in the human body.

The South African government is trying to stop a controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to which historical figure? It is estimated that one of the shirts in the collection might sell for up to $70,000.

Which mathematician, who is credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect, finds a place on the North-East side of the Eiffel Tower? He lends his name to a mathematical operation that transforms a function of time or space into a function of frequency.