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Synchronic digraphia applies to the Kashmiri language. It can be written in the Perso-Arabic script, Devanagari and which third script, pictured in the middle? It comes from the Kashmiri name of the Hindu goddess of learning, the main deity of a temple in Azad Kashmir.
The title of episode 5 of Beef - "Such Inward Secret Creatures" - is borrowed from a line in a 1978 Booker Prize-winning work by which feminist author? This novel, about a self-satisfied playwright trying to write his memoirs, gets its reduplicated title from the cry of the mercenary Greek army, The Ten Thousand, upon spotting a geographical feature.
Nerikomi is a form of Japanese pottery where multiple clay colours are marbled to create unique designs. What does "Nerikomi" translate to? (5) It stems from how a potter massages the clay, akin to a step in baking.
Which beverage does John Green rate 4 out of 5 stars in his book Anthropocene Reviewed, in part because of its creator Foots Clements's claim that "you cannot tell anyone what [it] tastes like because it’s so different. It’s not an apple; it’s not an orange; it’s not a strawberry; it’s not a root beer; it’s not even a cola"? US trademark courts have tackled this problem by categorizing the beverage as well as its many knock-offs as '[BLANK] sodas', even though they contain no [BLANK]. The [BLANK] in the name instead refers simply to the feeling the drink supposedly fills you with.
The first chapter of which 2016 non-fiction book is titled 'Don't Try', the epitaph on Charles Bukowski's grave, who was the main inspiration behind the work? The book is a dig on most self-help books that perpetuate extreme positivism and suggests that life's struggles are what give it meaning. We'd understand if you'd rather not say the complete title out loud.
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere consists of a relatively high concentration of iron and heavy metals due to vaporising meteors? Its name reflects that it is located between the Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
This major muscle of respiration, located below the lungs, is a large dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically and continually, and most of the time, involuntarily. Upon inhalation, it contracts and flattens while during exhalation it expands. Which muscle?
The hockey finals of the 1980 Olympics saw India go up against which team? India had previously lost to them in the group stage of the tournament, but won 4-3 in the finals. Indian goals were scored by Surinder Singh Sodhi (2), MK Kaushik, and Mhd Sahid, while the opposing goals were all scored by Juan Amat.
Curtains comes in many different styles and arrangements.
This design involves gathering the curtain's fabric at the top to create a series of soft folds that then taper to a fitted section. Identify this style (6), which mimicks the part of a garment that covers a person's arm, such as in a shirt.
Latrotoxin is a high-molecular mass neurotoxin found in the venom of creatures of the genus Latrodectus, with females having unusually large venom glands. Which animal is this toxin sourced from, which, despite their notoriety, rarely cause deaths in humans, married or otherwise?
Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, also known as Three Sisters, are three stars that are together known as _____'s ____. This usage derives from how the three stars seem to hold on to the waist of the Greek hunter after whom the entire constellation in named. Fill in the blanks.
Raja Ravi Varma's artworks often depicted an apsara as its subject.
Which apsara was sent by Indra to lure Vishwamitra and break his meditation? She succeeds in breaking his penance and they together have a daughter, Shakuntala.
This material was originally created to be used as wallpaper. Bradley Hart uses it as a medium for his works by opting for a syringe over a paintbrush. What material is this, that has led many to deem his works as "pop art"?
It may have taken South Korea dog years to make it to the top of Billboard Hot 100, but when it did in the 2010s, it did so with a bang with four numbers by this Seoul band enjoying the top position on the charts. Which group, who contribute over 2% to South Korea's GDP annually, had their numbers "Butter", "On", "Boy with Luv" become Billboard Numero Uno?
The 'Bet for the [BLANK]' is one of the rarest variants of the Lucha de Apuestas, unsurprising given the high stakes involved. A match like this can arise when a wrestler leaves a wrestling company, abandoning a personal attribute, but later makes a comeback and demands to reclaim it. What does the loser give up to the winner in this very personal wrestling match?
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.
Which North Indian vegetarian dish with a 2-word name is this? It has the Hindi name of vessel it is cooked in.
Born Svetha Rao, and often dubbed 'the Indian Princess', this Indian-American rapper behind the song Firestarter has become a household name in India and the West after collaborations with Gwen Stefani, Fifth Harmony, and Fall Out Boy. She also performed for A R Rahman in Dil Bechara and was a co-singer of the hit song Allah Duhai Hai from Race 3. Who?
Theseus, a great abductor of women, had pledged to marry a daughter of Zeus. Not one for half-measures, Theseus chose WHICH FIGURE FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY, whom he kidnapped and intended to keep until she was old enough to marry? When Theseus returned after his time in the underworld, his to-be bride had been rescued by her brothers, the Dioscuri.
Stuffed toys like the one shown here are named for which American leader? The name originated from an incident on a hunting trip when a suite of the leader's attendants cornered and tied an American black [BLANK] to a tree after a long chase. However he refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this unsportsmanlike.
Which video game developer, named after the kind of storm raging here, used to put up this 404 page, dispatching a murloc from World of Warcraft to rescue you?
Which test automation tool and popular python library, named after a chemical element, was created in 2004 to compete with Mercury Interactive? The chemical element, used as an antidote for Mercury poisoning, is named after a sibling of Helios and Eos.
___ (3) and _____ (6) gearing is a method of converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion. James Watt used this gear on his steam engine in order to get around a patent on the crank mechanism. Fill in the blanks with a name inspired from astronomy. The visual helps.
What term is given to a tiered tower with multiple roof edges in Taoist and Buddhist religious buildings across South and East Asia? The most prominent ones were built during the Song dynasty in China although in English, this term refers more generally to any place of worship in Eastern cultures.
Which American period sitcom follows the life of six teenagers and touches on issues of the time such as sexual attitudes and generational conflict? The episodes of the later seasons of the show pay homage to iconic bands and have names such as “Black Dog,” “Going to California,” “Time is on My Side,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
Which dystopian thriller TV show that debuted on the TNT network is based on a French graphic novel called Le Transperceneige? The graphic novel has three volumes translated as “The Escape,” “The Explorers,” and “Terminus” and was also adapted into a movie by Bong Jon Hoo in 2013. However, the show is set seven years before events of the movie.
In the Marvel comics, Ashley Crawford has the mutant ability to control the distribution of her body's adipose tissue. She uses it to become a supermodel before assuming a larger role in the Great Lakes Avengers. What alliterative name, originally associated with a "Marinekanone" built by the firm Krupp AG, does she change to?
These are scenes from an entrance at the Royal Opera House in which opera about the downfall of Don José due to the wiles of his titular lover, who is traditionally dressed in red and appears during the aria "Habanera"?
Condemned to the Eighth Circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno are people accused of fraud and deception. Who, along with Diomedes, is punished here for the stratagem of the Trojan Horse, for persuading Achilles to sail for Troy, and for the theft of the sacred statue of Pallas?
Which pharaoh constructed this mortuary temple near Thebes, with most of it getting destroyed in an earthquake a few decades later? Credited with creating the ancient world’s first combat navy and expanding Egypt's empire to its largest extent, he is regarded as having never lost a single military campaign as a general.
"Ares" is the subtitle of an upcoming 2025 film from which film franchise? "Evolution" and "Battle Grids" are two video games based on this franchise.
The Germany-France Friendship Bridge connects the German municipality of Kleinblittersdorf with the French Lorraine commune of Grosbliederstroff. This bridge spans over which river whose name is shared with the German state, [redacted]-land, as well as its largest city, [redacted]-brucken, respectively?
The New Yorker magazine is known for its illustrated and often topical covers. Some of the most iconic covers are the ones that address tragedy, or illustrate some kind of upheaval – political, environmental, or social. Which tragedy is being referenced in this 2011 New Yorker cover, titled “Dark Spring”? Artist Christopher Niemann chose to juxtapose a universal hazard symbol with the cherry blossoms. A specific answer is needed.
Which organelle is formed from vesicles fusing into enclosed sacs for storing various substances? It is found in both animal and plant cells but are much larger in the latter, occupying up to 90% of the cell's space and providing structural support.
In 1870, while writing about the iron content in this green vegetable, German chemist Erich von Wolf misplaced a decimal; instead of writing 3.5 mg per 100 gms, he wrote 35 mg. This led to a perpetuated myth about the strength-endowing power in these greens, something that was exploited to the hilt while creating a popular cartoon character in the next century. Which cartoon character is this?
The new Kendrick Lamar track Squabble Up includes the following line:
High-key, keep a ____ (4) on me, that Kamasi
Kamasi here refers to Kamasi Washington, a saxophonist whom Kendrick admires. A saxophone would typically be found in the [BLANK] section of a band, but [BLANK] here is also a euphemism for a loaded gun. What's the blank?
Identify this Spanish star who had to drop out of the 2023 Australian Open due to a thigh injury. She has been ranked as high as World No. 2 by the WTA, winning the Indian Wells Open in 2021.
Who became the first North American to win the Men's World Squash Championship in 1998? Known for his drop shots and his McEnroe-esque outbursts on court, this Canadian had a longstanding rivalry with Peter Nicol that paved the way for many memorable finals.
The tradition of caroling during Christmas was preceded by another tradition still prevalent in some parts of England, i.e the practice of people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from a bowl in exchange for gifts. Which drink, getting its name from this tradition, that is made from hot mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices?
Paul George is one of the top players of the NBA today. His nickname may hint at the fact that his play may be inappropriate for children that aren't teenagers yet. What nickname, that is familiar to all from an entertainment context?
What is the name of the network of roads stretching from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile, and Ushuaia, Argentina? At 30000km, it is the longest road according to the Guinness Book of Records. The road remains incomplete due to a 100km rainforest segment at the Darien Gap.
Shakespeare uses the word "pluck" to evocate a direct reference to the setting of four of his plays. What period of political conflict, that saw the end of the Plantegenet dynasty, does this tetralogy chronicle?
This is the partial filmography of a particular director. Which 2024 film would follow this list?
Reality+ (Short film, 2014)
Revenge (2017)
Identify this show about the childhood of a WWE and movie star depicting him as a ten-year-old in Hawaii; as a high school student in Pennsylvania; and as a college student at the University of Miami.
Which element with an Atomic number 80 is described in Elemental Haiku thus?
Madness the price paid
for your molten alchemy.
Metal. Planet. God
Naomi Osaka's Labubus went viral during the 2025 US Open. They all had names which were a play on the names of tennis legends. Please provide the full name (including the wordplay) in each case. What was this Labubu called, altering the last name of this tennis great with a rhyming word typically used for expensive, glitzy jewellery?
The Meant to Be series reimagines classic Disney stories as adult fiction. What is the title (2,3,4,4) of the reimagining of Cinderella in the Meant to Be series? It highlights a key object from the story by using an idiom used to tell someone that critical remarks made about them are probably true and that they should accept it.
Which liquor brand, distilled at the New Midleton Distillery in County Cork, uses this red emblem as a trademark on its bottles? Once managed by a distinguished family, it was acquired by the French conglomerate Pernod Ricard in 1988.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was loaded with cultural storytelling and symbolism. One recurring motif was the presence of a light blue shade named “Azul Claro”. It serves as a symbol of independence for which territory, owing to it being the shade used on the original 1895 flag (visual)?
Which children's character, the titular protagonist of a 2002 Hugo Award winning novella, has inspired this girl's outfit? Written over twelve years, the book was adapted into a movie that received an Oscar nod for Best Animated Feature, losing to Pixar's 'Up'.
Freedom Rings, designed by David Spada, consists of six aluminium rings, each in one of the colours of the rainbow flag. This symbol of gay pride was originally created as a fundraiser for the 1991 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. Identify its nickname (5,5), based on its resemblance to a brand owned by Kellogg's.
The architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries was dominated by a type of window glass that was formed by blowing glass into a hollow globe that was flattened. Identify this style (5), which shares its name with a type of common royal headdress owing to the raised mark on the centre of the disc.
After he escaped from slavery and reunited with his family, he wrote his memoir Twelve Years a Slave. During one of his subsequent lecture tours in Canada, he went missing. A popular rumour suggests the possibility that he was recaptured and sold back into slavery. Which writer is this?
Which Israeli Prime Minister was one of the two statesmen hosted by Jimmy Carter at Camp David in 1978? This meeting resulted in both guests being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
What object inspired the bottle design of Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl? The object is named after a type of Italian dagger with a long slender blade and needle-like point.
Which national capital’s name translates to "where indigo is found"? While the etymology for this name traces back to the Sanskrit word for indigo, "nīl", the native word for the plant, "tayum" or "tagum", and its variations can be found as toponyms within this Asian capital.
Which horror TV show brought together iconic characters from 19th century Victorian Gothic fiction including Dracula, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and more? On air for three seasons between 2014 and 2016, the title is a reference to a type of cheap literature from 19th century England.
What word does Donald Trump prefix to Kamala Harris's name to indicate that she has communist tendencies? The term is commonly used in those circles and also happens to be alliterative (same starting sound) with her first name.
This limited edition of Hershey’s Kisses was launched in Fall of 2008. It was launched as an extended celebration of the brand's 100th Anniversary. Which seasonal flavor was this orange-coloured chocolate made with and named after, now a common feature at Starbucks outlets?
The Heisman Curse is a theory that asserts that the player who wins the trophy will not have a successful career. However, several players have proven otherwise. Identify this quarterback who took home the Heisman in 2016. He went on to win the 2019 NFL MVP award and holds the single-season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback.
Most of the world's rarest and expensive stamps are a result of a common printing error, such as this stamp featuring a Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" airplane. What error, visible if you look at the image closely, has led to these stamps being highly valued?
The railway line connecting Kandy to Ella is known for its picturesque views of tea plantations. Which country is it located in? The Nine Arch Bridge on this historic line has now become a hotspot for couples who lean out of open carriage doors for dramatic photos.
30th anniversary celebrations are associated with which gem? You may arrive at the name by identifying either of the following:
a) A journalist for the Wall Street Journal who died in unfortunate circumstances in 2002
b) A “nigh uncatchable” ship according to a series of swashbuckler films
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.