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Which athlete, who was the 1976 Olympic Champion in women's singles figure skating, is depicted here? She lent her surname (6) to a move with a rhyming name The ______ (6) Camel, a camel spin followed by a sit spin.
Fort Macquarie constructed in 1798 at Bennelong Point in this country was demolished in 1901 to make way for a tram depot that in turn was demolished in 1958 to make way for which distinctive building whose exterior was inspired by a peeled orange (visual)? This UNESCO World Heritage Site was inaugurated in 1973 with a performance of Prokofiev’s War and Peace.
One of the exhibits in the Newseum was this cabin, originally located outside a town in Montana. It served as the home of which infamous individual who made use of the postal service to target executives, businessmen and college academics? He was the subject of one of the longest manhunts is US history.
In Welsh tradition, the bridal bouquet includes ______ (6), a fragrant shrub that symbolises love, and the bride gives a cutting to each of her bridesmaids. A sprig of this flowering plant is carried by brides during royal weddings (visual) since the time Princess Victoria included it among her bridal flowers. What shrub (6), also associated with Aphrodite and Demeter?
Identify this classic handbag (8) by Bottega Veneta. The ________ (8) bag gets its name due to its resemblance to a rectangular entity that consists of Mylar magnetic storage tape wound across two spools.
When Street Food: Latin America visited Peru, one of the featured dishes was one consisting of fresh raw fish cured in fresh citrus juices that is spiced with aji and other seasonings. Which dish deriving its name from a Quechuan word meaning "tender fish"?
A temporary exhibition at the Newseum titled Rise Up featured several items, including a sewing machine that helped craft a multicolour flag. Its centrepiece (visual) was desgined to emulate the outer facade of which establishment in Greenwich Village, New York? It lends its name to certain developments from the late 1960s.
Deriving from Latin for bones, what term is used to refer to the final resting place of skeletal remains? While most commonly seen in box or chest forms, buildings can also be classified as such. Famous examples can be found in Brno and Sedlec in Czech Republic.
In this celebrity's cameo on The Simpsons, Marge Simpson tries to earn $15,000 but ends up with minus $5,200 instead. It would be appropriate if you provided the answer in the form of a question.
Street Food: Latin America is a Netflix Original series that explores dishes from various parts of the continent. When the show visited Mexico, one of the featured items was a type of baked or deep-fried turnover consisting of pastry and a filling of meat, cheese and vegetables. Which dish deriving from the Spanish for "breaded"?
When Street Food: Latin America visited Colombia, one of the featured dishes was one consisting of a stuffed dough of nixtamalised corn, steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. Which dish deriving its name from a Nahuatl word meaning "wrapped"?
Which athlete, with a surname that represents a profession, is depicted here? This jockey's record of 8,833 career victories stood for 29 years before being broken by Panamanian-born Laffit Pincay Jr.
Identify this classic handbag (6) by Dior. The ______ (6) bag’s design is believed to be inspired from this shoot by the legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton.
In the 1980s, NASA developed a light detection and ranging prototype for autonomous docking of space vehicles to satellites. This technology was later repurposed for use in a medical procedure (visual) as a tracking device to guide excited dimer rays towards a particular organ(s), as they tend to make small, involuntary saccadic movements about 100 times per second. What medical procedure?
Deriving from the Greek for empty, what term is used to refer to a funerary monument that holds no remains as the bodies couldn't be found or were interred elsewhere? These structures often honour a group of people such as in war memorials around the world or (royal) chhatris in the Indian subcontinent.
This AI generated image was created by providing the titular protagonist's name from which 19th century sequel that is widely criticised for the use of coarse language unfit for young children? The author in his typical sarcastic style had agreed with the criticism stating that he himself had been corrupted, having "read an unexpurgated Bible before I was 15 years old."
In the 1990s, NASA along with Ceradyne developed the ceramic TPA as protection for antennae on missile trackers. TPA is stronger than steel and its smooth, round properties resist breakage. This made it an ideal choice for manufacturing what entity, that helps correct problems such as crowding, crookedness, or misalignment in an aesthetic or covert manner? You may provide a two-word term or explain in a few words.
The second stage of the beer brewing process is _______ (7), where moisture is removed rapidly from the green malt to promote a reaction between amino acids and sugars to form melanoidins, which give both colour and flavour to malt. Identify this process (7), named after the structure in which it is carried out, familiar to us from the world of brickmaking and pottery.
The Athletes is a series of ten portraits by Andy Warhol in his signature screenprinting style. Which athlete, who holds a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles is depicted here?
In which '90s heist film does Lieutenant Vincent Hanna ask career robber Neil McCauley: “What do you say I buy you a cup of coffee?” and together hit a diner forgetting their cat-and-mouse chase? Two of the most iconic actors of a generation finally met on screen face-to-face in this film.
This graphic novel by American cartoonist Josh Neufeld explores the aftermath of a 2005 event through the eyes of a few residents of the location where it unfolded. Which event?
The Newseum in Washington DC was a museum dedicated to journalists and events that have made headlines across history. It has been shut down since 2020 permanently following the COVID-19 pandemic. Among its exhibits is this three-story guard tower from which alliteratively-named crossing? It is displayed alongside eight 3.7 m high concrete slabs.
Lean ___ _____ (3,5) is a method to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation. What set of techniques and tools (3,5) introduced by Bill Smith while working at Motorola is used in this method along with lean principles? It makes use of statistics and data analysis to analyse and reduce errors or defects.
In Fijian tradition, an item called a tabua (visual) is often given by a groom and his family to the parents of the man’s (hopefully) future bride when he asks permission to marry her. Originally very rare items, its primary source were cetacean strandings or through trade with hunters from Tonga. What is a tabua? These entities can reach a maximum length of 20 cm.