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What term is used for this icon, comprising a stack of three lines of different lengths? The name stems from the icon’s resemblance to a Turkish-origin preparation of meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone on a rotisserie. The icon is most commonly used to indicate filters or a drop down list in applications.
Depending on the adaptation in question, which fictional character served with the British Army in Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War or during the 2001-2021 occupation of Afghanistan by the US and allies, before returning to London and acting as the primary chronicler of his famous companion? This companion has on occasion referred to him as "my Boswell", referring to the 18th century biographer of Samuel Johnson.
Rochelle Pinto was previously the Digital Editor for the Indian edition of which international men's magazine, which runs monthly despite its name? The magazine is more popularly known by its short acronym, and you can give either the acronym or the full name.
What type of wetland ecosystem is characterised by wet, spongy, poorly drained soils consisting of partially decayed plant matter called peat? This short term is used to refer to any soft, spongy ground or shallow ponds found in cool, northern climates.
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation gown from 1953 has intricate embroidery that features the floral emblems of countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. Identify this flower belonging to the Acacia family. It is the national floral emblem of the second largest country in the Commonwealth.
Kamal Haasan outdid himself by essaying 10 different roles in Dasavathaaram. The film was scheduled for an April 2008 release originally, but its producers thought it prudent to wait until June 2008. What annual event prompted this postponement?
This is a special type of stairway system commonly used in industrial or manufacturing facilities. It provides a safe, convenient means of passage avoiding obstructions or dangerous work areas. What is this stairway system (9 or 5,4) called? It is also a term used in media, a concept that forms the basis for the popularity of MCU or DCEU.
In which town was the AR Rahman song Snehithane from the film Alaipayuthey shot? This place served as the capital of the Maratha queen Ahilya Devi Holkar in the eighteenth century. It is a centre of handloom weaving and names a style of saree too.
Identify this actress who won Best Supporting Actress as Aunt Gladys in Weapons. Having last been nominated in 1986 for Twice in a Lifetime, she set the record for the longest gap between a first nomination and a first win.
In the Philippines, Cuba, Peurto Rico, lechón is a foundational pillar of the country’s barbecue culture. Found in many parts of South East Asia, this wedding and festivity special makes use of what meat, that is named so because it is only two and six weeks old, an age where they still feed on mother's milk?
In Russian and Slavic culture, what term is used to refer to a steam bath with a wood stove? The bath takes place in a small room or building designed for dry or wet heat sessions, with separate rooms for the sexes.
World leaders who fell victim to the Brezhnev kiss include Yasser Arafat, Indira Gandhi and Joseph Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, whose lip reportedly started bleeding from the force of the kiss with the old man. Fidel Castro, no fan of the greeting, devised a crafty ploy to avoid being kissed. What did he do, utilizing a famous export from his country?
Shortz is a unit of fame, hype, or infamy, named for Will Shortz. The measure is the number of times one's name has been referenced by Will Shortz in something that he is in charge of everyday. What does Will Shortz do?
This European multinational aerospace corporation manufactures and sells both aerospace products as well as aircrafts around the globe. 27% of the company is state-owned, with governments of France, Germany, and Spain sharing the stake. WHICH company is this, that makes the largest passenger airliner in the world?
Identify this Tunisian star whose loss in the second round was one of the biggest upsets of the 2023 Australian Open. She is the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP history finishing runner-up at 2022 & 2023 Wimbledon and at the US Open in 2022.
What type of storyteller is central to narrating the namesake form of Urdu storytelling whose origins via Persia date as far back as Pre-Islamic Arabia? This tradition reached its zenith in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century but died out by the early 20th century.
When Yousuf Karsh met Helen Keller for her portrait, he was reminded of his days learning English, when he had read an essay by Helen called ‘Three Days to See’. In that essay Helen talks about all the things she would look at if she had sight, including a ______ (6). Karsh said to Helen - ‘Now that I have met you, I will think of you not in terms of a ______ (6) but a _______ (7). What opposite natural phenomenon did Karsh mention that formed the basis of his photograph? You can give either of the blanks. (The two 6-letter words are the same)
The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) has brought many Broadway productions to India. Which production set in Salzburg in the 1930s was the first to be staged at their Grand Theatre in May 2023?
The Inside Out franchise is filled with rich visual puns.
What apt three-word name is given to this vehicle which runs all over Riley's mind? It delivers various facts, opinions, and memories in a logical sequence.
In 2013, Sam Chui flew from Dubai to Sylhet on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 trijet. The airline he was on was the last commercial carrier in the world to operate the DC-10 in passenger service. Identify the airline or the country it is the flag carrier of.
This sign indicates the presence of which marsupial that is one of the largest burrowing mammals in the world? Their presence in an area can be detected by their distinctive cubic feces.
This image of HH24, a newborn star, shooting twin jets into space was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2015. What is this star's nickname (10), owing to its resemblance to a weapon with a powerful laser beam? The star does not lie in a galaxy far, far away, but rather inside the Milky Way.
The bronze winning photo by John Sibley in the “Precision” category at the 2020 World Sports Photography Awards featured which English goalkeeper who recently announced his decision to leave the Hornets following its relegation from the Premier League this season?
While most countries split their time zones vertically, i.e nations within same line of longitude have similar time, one nation decided that wasn't chic enough cutting themselves up both horizontally (via latitude) and vertically. So, if you go South from one state to another, you're likely to change timezone as well. Which country?
What name is given to the motif shown here, resembling the fan-shaped flowers of a certain tropical tree? The name adds a suffix to the name of the tree, to denote that it is of a relatively small size.
The "musical road" located at Fujairah in the UAE plays which piece of instrumental music when driven over? The final (fourth) movement in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, it was based on a text written by the German poet Friedrich Schiller to celebrate the beauty of friendship and unity.
Which Fables character is the first and only female to arrive in "Smalltown"? She later plays a hand in replicating her own origins of spouting from a tulip to find brides for all the other residents.
Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA. However, much third-party evidence for the landings exists, and detailed rebuttals to the hoax claims have been made. The conspiracy theorists claim that in the picture the American flag planted on the Moon appears to be flapping in the picture and since there is no [BLANK] on the moon, the picture was shot in a studio on earth. Fill in the blank with the claim used to defend this theory.
What is the name of The Economist's column on American politics, named after the town in Massachusetts where the first battle of the American war of independence took place? The town shares its name with the second-largest city in Kentucky and is known as the "Horse Capital of the World".
This 1994 film sees Harry Tasker struggling to manage his double life as a spy and family man. What is the oxymoronic title of this Arnold Schwarzenegger action classic?
M. Lamar and his twin sister Laverne Cox played the same character in which Netflix series (2013-19) adapted from a memoir by Piper Kerman? Lamar plays the character in a flashback, while Cox played it in present-day as a recurring role.
While the genus Salix has around 400 species of deciduous trees, the species Salix alba aaerulea is unique because it doesn't splinter easily. This makes it the ideal choice for a particular sporting equipment and is harvested across England for this purpose. Name this species of hardwood, that is also the nickname for the sporting equipment.
Which Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea lends its name to various small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae, because the fish was found in abundance around the island?
This city in Japan saw the opening of the country’s first Chinatown (1859), as well at the first English-language newspaper (1861). Commodore Matthew Perry arrived just south of this city (then a village) in 1854, opening up Japan for foreign trade and commerce. Which city, the second largest in Japan by population and one of the alternate targets for the 1945 atomic bombings?
AQI systems also measure the Ground-Level presence of which gas formed by the reaction of NOx gases (oxides of nitrogen produced by combustion) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight? This is beneficial to Earth only when present in the stratosphere, not at ground level.
Mattia is an influencer who runs Culture Clash, a series where two similar foods from two different cultures are compared. India's baingan bharta, a fire roasted eggplant mash cooked with spices, was pitted against which meze staple of Lebanese origin?
In 2018, which French fashion house launched H-pitchhh, a mobile gaming app inspired by its own equestrian heritage, which allows gamers to virtually toss a horseshoe to a stake? This eponymous fashion house made equipment for riding fleet-footed steeds before foraying into scarves and handbags.
This mild, heart-shaped dark green chilli pepper takes its name from Mexico's fourth largest city, the capital of the namesake state in the east-central part of the country. What is it called?
Quite possibly the only time that you'd come across 'sleep-swimming' is in the trailer for a 2016 sequel to a 2003 film. The titular character indulges in it, as well as talking in her sleep, and the trailer seems to suggest that this is the reason for this forgetful character having flashes that guide her towards discovering her origins. The scene was edited out in the final cut. What's the title of the 2016 film?
Bangalore earned its epithet "Garden City" due to the efforts of German botanist G. H. Krumbiegel, who planted seasonally-flowering trees so that the city would bloom all year. What genus of flowering trees native to South America bloom around March in the city? It got its name from a corruption of the Tupi language word "ya'kãg rã'ta".
The 2011 Jay-Z/Kanye West song (careful, readers) 'Ni as in Paris' contains the following lines in Jay-Z's verse: "Psycho, I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick; Jackson, [BLANK], Jordan, Game 6" Which legendary 'Michael' from the world of sports is Jay-Z referring to here, although he is more commonly referred to by the diminutive form of his name?
Identify this Roman (7) appearing in Asterix and the Golden Sickle who is an all-knowing tour guide that knows something about many things. One could also use his name to refer to a single book containing multiple volumes of Asterix.
Much like the animal they are based on, Zigzagoon is a cute and curious Pokemon with strong adaptability. The animal is native to East Asia, where they feature in folklore as mischievous tricksters and get part of their 2-word name from a North American animal because of their distinct body markings. Which canid?
Which suffix meaning 'little' in a European language features in the following words:
A chemistry lab tool used to transfer liquid in titrations
An ornamentation worn on the shoulder;
Only mention the suffix, not individual parts.
Sir Elton John has been a lifelong fan of which English football club? A stand at Vicarage Road, the home of this club famous for its rivalry with Luton Town, is named in his honour.
If Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ portrays an alternative history where Hitler was assassinated, which 2008 Tom Cruise film by Bryan Singer portrays the real history in which the assassination attempt on Hitler was unsuccessful? The film is named after this Operation, named after certain figures in Norse mythology.
Which 1071 AD battle was this the in-game scenario for in AoE II: Definitive Edition?
- The player controls the army of Seljuk Turks as they move eastwards towards Anatolia.
- The player must defeat the Byzantine Army and the Saracens, conquering Cappadocia, Pisidia, and Galatia.
WHO recommends that a baby be breastfed for the first time within the golden hour to receive the full benefits of colostrum, the first form of milk. Colostrum is regarded to be a "baby’s first [blank]" as it is packed with antibodies that protect against infections. Fill in the blank (7) with a form of biological preparation.
Which TV series (9), nominated for the 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design, follows the protagonist Mark's life after he agrees to a _________ (9) program in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories? In the title sequence, CGI animated versions of Mark multiply and ooze together as he stumbles through snowy landscapes and starkly lit corporate spaces.
Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher opens with the most telling needle drop of all time – a 1979 protest song about corporal punishment in schools. A line in the song literally symbolises the ‘Poe-tic’ justice meted out to the venal Rufus Griswold by the Usher siblings. You don't need no education to figure out that this plotline raises a toast to which story?
The photo titled "The Smile", taken in 2016, by Cameron Spencer was the 2021 silver winner at the World Sports Photography Awards. Who was the primary subject of this photo? He was captured grinning at this gentleman (visual).
Norway leads the list for the most number of medals won by a country at the Winter Olympics. How many medals has it won in total?
Which rock band, that achieved mainstream breakthrough with their album, Siamese Dream (1993), is this a pictogram of?
What shade of pink is named after the type of electric signs that produce glowing light?
Part of the "Art Courtyards" project in Dresden, the artists behind this work were inspired by the bad weather in St. Petersburg and the music it produced on their windows. This musical building whose facade is inspired by a Rube Goldberg Machine plays its tune using what source?
This type of doughnut or fried pastry similar to the cruller is called "hirschhörner" in Germany because it resembles the twisted, pointed features found in a class of fast-footed herbivores. What does "hirschhörner" translate to? Two-word answer.
A penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners by placing them in a remote location.
Which island was called Ezochi until 1869, when it officially became Japanese territory following its annexation from the indigenous Ainu people? The Empire then operated it as a penal colony, using convicts to clear the land and paving the way for it to become the country's second-largest island.
In September 2007, famous atheists Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down to discuss about the sensation their books had caused over the past few years. What name was used to refer to this quartet, hailed by critics as the doom of modern-day organised religion? The discussion was later summarised into a 2019 book of the same name.
Following his successful campaigns against the Parthians and the sack of Ctesiphon, which Roman Emperor who seized power during the Year of the Five Emperors (193 AD) built this tetra pylon triumphal arch in his birth town of Leptis Magna - a Roman-era World Heritage Site in present-day Libya?
______ (6) is a collective noun for a group of motorcyclists. What is this mechanism that one might be able to spot on a motorcycle? We hope you can score on this crucial question.
What transparent anise-flavoured liqueur is widely consumed in Italy? It also comes in the black or red variants and is added to coffee in place of sugar to produce a caffè corretto or consumed widely in clubs as a flaming shot.
The map shown here depicts a fictional land that first appeared in a 1900 children’s novel that divides a magical nation into four distinct quadrants, each inhabited by a different group. The blue shaded part corresponds to the land of which small fictional characters from the novel who possibly derive their name from German for "little figures"?
Urdu poetry was not written just for love poems. In the 1920s, the Indian poet Hasrat Mohani compared Gandhi with a world leader prominent in the decade before. FITB with his surname.
*Gandhi ki tarah baith ke kaatengein kyun charkha,
____ (5) ki tarah denge na duniya ko hila hum?*
(Why waste time with Gandhi’s spinning wheel
And not usher in a revolution with ___(5)’s zeal?)
Sealed Air Corporation, the inventor of the bubble wrap, pioneered a new range of void fill solutions in the 2010s. These filled air pockets get their common name from their resemblance to an object typically found in bedrooms or living rooms. What is it nicknamed? (6 or 7)