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Which 2022 novel was meant to be a non-fiction work about the 2017 coup against Robert Mugabe? Inspired by a 1945 work by George Orwell, it ended up as a satire, meant to be a political fable that bears witness to the surreal fate of several African nations.
The people of what ethnicity make up the highest population in the countries of China and Taiwan? With a global population of over 1.4 billion, they are also the largest ethnic group in the world.
What commercially available supplement usually consists of the [BLANK]s named alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, serum albumin and immunoglobulins? The two-word term references the liquid by-product of cheese production that is the source of these supplements, whose primary use is for muscle growth and development.
In which 2024 film did the logo appear in this manner? The Hollywood Sign-esque design hints at the protagonist's chase for fame and fortune in the 1980s, while she is being pursued by a mysterious killer, in this bookend to a trilogy.
Roads were vital to the development of the Roman state. Constructed by Gaius ________ (9) during his censorship around 220 BC, Via ________ (8) connects Rome to Rimini. This was where Constantine the Great had his famous Chi-Rho vision before proceeding to win the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Identify the road or the censor.
Uncut Gems stars Adam Sandler as a jeweller and gambling addict. The movie revolves around him betting on the performance of a Boston Celtic during the 2012 playoffs.Which league MVP nicknamed the 'Big Ticket' plays a central role in the film?
The adventure sport of BASE Jumping involves either parachuting or using a wingsuit to fly from a fixed structure. BASE doesn't refer to a foundation but is an acronym for the various objects jumpers can launch off of: Building, [Blank], [Blank], and Earth. So, what are the two missing ones?
The Hammam al-Nahhasin and Hammam Yalbugha (visual) are among the many structures damaged between 2012-16 in which city that grew to prominence under the Amorite Kingdom of Yamhad (1800-1595 BC) and the successive empires that ruled the region?
He rose to prominence following his role as a guerilla leader in the Pacific theatre of WWII. When he swore in as the nation's seventh president in 1953, he did so wearing a Barong Tagalog. Who is this head of state, who perished in a 1957 air crash in Cebu?
Which French luxury fashion house sells the "Rodeo" series of bag charms? It is a tribute to the rich equestrian heritage of this 180-year-old company.
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting for Berkshire Hathaway takes place in Omaha, Nebraska every year. More than 30,000 people attended it in 2023 and Buffett is famous for taking questions directly from individual shareholders as well. What moniker, "_________ (9) for ___________ (11)", is given to these meetings referring to a seminal pop culture event of the late 1960s and the broad class of people attending these meetings, those figuring out ways to make more money?
The Sun Throne and the Naderi Throne are the most famous of the many imperial thrones built for the Shahs of which dynasty who came to power in 1789 after deposing Lotf Ali Khan, the last Shah of the Zand dynasty? They ruled until the 1920s, when they were ousted by Reza Khan.
Travels with a _________ (9) : From Morocco to Turkey in the Footsteps of Islam's Greatest Traveler by Tim Mackintosh-Smith traces the journey of Ibn Battuta. What demonym (9) fills in the blank? It describes a resident of Ibn Battuta's hometown and is also the name of a citrus fruit named after the same city.
The first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder opens on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth Field. According to the series, which ruler of England - who Shakespeare portrayed as a hunchbacked, infanticidal monster - is the winner of this battle? In reality, this battle was won by Henry Tudor, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty.
The 2022 song SYL by Sidhu Moosewala concludes with a sample of a distressing speech by Satyapal Malik, the governor of Meghalaya, who refers to various acts of violence committed by Sikhs "in vengeance". He lists the murder of General Michael O'Dwyer in London in 1940, the murder of Indira Gandhi in Delhi in 1984, and which third murder in 1986?
When Casey Stoner won the MotoGP championship in 2007, WHICH European bike manufacturer became the first from the continent to win in 30 years? They're also the current constructors champions, thanks to their supremely well built Panigale 4 bike.
: Watch this short clip from Top Gun: Maverick, and fill in the term from the world of fighter pilots that gets muted while she’s speaking.
This esolang was created by Areallycoolusername to cruelly instill into programmers how memory is allocated and used. Thus, it is designed to crash during execution and asks that the coder be prepared for this inevitability, leading to its name, _____ ___ ______ (5,3,6). What is this esolang called (5,3,6), an instruction frantically shouted at passengers during emergencies?
WHICH MATHEMATICIAN and computer scientist is considered the theoretical father of computer virology? He first mentioned "self-reproducing automata" in his lectures starting in 1949 and gave a design for a self-reproducing computer program, today considered the world's first computer virus.
The lower spires of the Sagrada Familia, are surmounted by communion hosts with sheaves of wheat and chalices with bunches of grapes. Which ritual commemoration does it represent? Also known as Holy Communion and Lord's Supper, it derives its name from the Greek for 'good' and 'offered graciously', referring to the bread and wine involved.
This pattern is created by cording together curtains to form a continuous wave of S-shaped curves across the span of the curtain's track. Identify this style (6), which looks like the after effect of dropping an object into a still waterbody.
With 36 instances, which trendy publication is the most mentioned brand on Sex and the City? Carrie admits choosing to buy it over dinner on some occasions because she just can't do without it. As the show progresses, we also see Carrie working for this publication as a freelancer.
Which 1831 work adapted here in Classics Illustrated is considered a model of literary Romanticism owing to its elements of unrequited love, tragic destinies and the idealisation of beauty?
This pictogram is used as a warning symbol for exposure to what device that was invented at the Hughes Research Laboratories in 1960? The warning is typically to avoid eye exposure to this device whose extreme coherence and ability to focus can damage the cornea and in some cases, burn the skin.
What term (7) is given to the framework of wooden or metal bars built in gardens to support the growth of shrubs and vines? The term, deriving from Latin for “three warped threads”, is used for any latticed support structures.
The CGS system of units are often useful in helping simplify calculations in physics. What CGS unit of force is equivalent to a factor of 10^-5 Newtons? It originates in an Ancient Greek word for "power", which in turn gives its name to a sub-field of physics that deals with Newtonian laws of motion.
Identify this film in which Owen Wilson goes "wow" at several points. In this sequel, he says it while he is on his way to receive an honour from the queen at Buckingham Palace.
Albert Bierstadt of the Hudson River School depicted American mountains in several of his paintings. This work depicts Mount Corcoran in which mountain range between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin? These "snowy mountains" have an identically named counterpart in Granada.
What rhythmic gymnastics apparatus is made of wood or plastic, so that it can retain its shape, has an interior diameter from 70 to 80cm, and weighs a minimum of 300 gm? It is used in a wide variety of manipulations, such as rotations, throwing, rolls and passing through.
A salient (known as a panhandle in North America) is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity. Which salient, stretching eastward into Xinjiang in China, is named after a district in Afghanistan? It was created as a buffer zone between the Russian and British territories in the region.
The Hershey's [BLANK] were sold from 2005 to 2009. They were miniature versions of the Kisses, made to resemble M&Ms with their colourful thick sugar shells. What is this limited edition called, simply changing the original noun form to an adjective?
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 anime-influenced series is referenced in this Bleacher Report video? It depicts Luka Doncic manipulating water, Devin Booker conjuring fire and Giannis Antetokounmpo being able to manipulate the earth.
Sikandar Lodi founded this city, on the banks of the Yamuna, as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under him. Few traces remain of the city from his era; all its glory and tourist footfall is due to the magnificent architecture from its time as a capital under a Mughal Emperor. Which city, which sees the highest foreign tourist footfall outside of the metropolises?
Which group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples often name their children after recently deceased loved ones to keep their memory alive and settle their atiq (spirit)? Common names include "Umiak", "Amaruq", "Nanook" etc.
Schlemm's canal is a circular lymphatic-like vessel in the eye. what transparent water-like fluid secreted from the ciliary body does this canal deliver into the episcleral blood vessels? This fluid keeps the eye from drying out.
Piano Concerto No. 5 by which German composer was nicknamed ‘The Emperor’? It was not in honour of Napoleon, however; the composer had long reversed his decision to dedicate works to him. Sadly, by this time he could no longer play as a soloist in performances of his works, due to a famous deteriorating condition.
What McWord is the name of a Latin American literary movement that breaks with the tradition of magical realism and uses language borrowed from mass media? It portrays urban life, in contrast to the fictional village from which it gets its name.
In 2005, the launch of the NYC sneaker of the NIKE Skate Board (SB) Dunks City Series was probably the beginning of the sneaker resell craze. WHAT WAS IT NAMED, after a nuisance in the city, mainly grey, featuring a small image of [blank] near the heel? They resell for 10-50k USD now.
In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled for the Philippines in a protracted territorial dispute that Al Jazeera called a "trial of the century". Dismissing the opposing nation's doctrine of 'historic rights', the court ruled that any argument for the supremacy of the nine-dash line did not hold water. Which water body, of immense economic and geostrategic importance, was at the centre of this dispute?
Identify this fake early hominid created by Charles Dawson in the early 20th century to claim that he’d found the missing link between apes and humans. He combined the fossilised remains of an orangutan jaw and the cranium of a fully developed but small-brained, modern human. Named after the location of the “discovery” in East Sussex, it took 41 years to disclose this fraud.
In Egyptian mythology, which green-skinned deity is the twin of Isis, considered the one responsible for death and afterlife? Interestingly, Isis is also his wife and lover who resurrects him after his murder at the hands of their other brother, Set. Horus is the child born to these twins.
Pictured here is a statue of which children's literary character seen on a railway station platform with a note attached to it asking people to look after him?
This graphic novel by Alice Oseman is about Charlie Spring, a teenager who falls in love with a popular rugby player, Nick Nelson, after sitting next to him in class. Its one-word title describes the feeling in one’s chest during emotionally gripping moments in a relationship. Which graphic novel (12), distributed by Netflix as a series since 2022?
What term refers to the coffins with ornate inscriptions and artwork in which eminent people were buried in ancient Rome and Greece? Since these were not buried in the ground, they were made from limestone that helps with the rapid decomposition of corpses, and so they derive their name from Greek for "flesh-eating".
In 1945, Indian botanist Janaki Ammal co-authored an atlas of cultivated plants based on each plant's number of what threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein? Considered a bible among plant breeders, this atlas helped botanists predict the outcome of crossing different plant groups and understanding their ploidy and heredity patterns.
The Great Mosque at which fortified village is home to this minaret, believed to be the second oldest in continuous use within the Muslim world? Located in Mauritania, this ancient trading post was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
The veshti-clad Thambi, meaning "younger brother" in Tamil, has been serving as the mascot of the 2022 edition of which global event? The event will also be adding a torch relay as the sport returns to its home with a chequered history behind it.
Which football club was given the fake name "Museumplein" in the early editions of Pro Evolution Soccer? It is a reference to the namesake public square in a European capital city, which includes three major Art museums.
The type of mask, known as kanaga, is used by which ethnic people of Mali, traditionally by members of the Awa Society, especially during the ceremonies of the cult of the dead? Their religious traditions, mask dances, and wooden sculpture attract visitors to the region south of the Niger bend where they primarily inhabit.
In 1997, which musician won her first Grammy for Best R&B Performance (with her band the Fugees) for the hip-hop cover of the song Killing Me Softly? She had her first starring role in Hollywood 4 years earlier as a rebellious school teenager when Mary Clarence got back in the habit.
In Blood Meridian, the Glanton Gang, after months of marauding, cross back into U.S. territory, where they set up a robbing operation on the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona. They make use of the support of which Native American tribe to wrest control of a ferry from its original owners, only to betray and slaughter them? They are unrelated to the namesake indigenous Andean people inhabiting Peru.
The cover of The Illustrated History of Football: Hall of Fame by David Squires pays tribute to some of the greatest to have ever played the game.
This illustration depicts a bust of which footballer at the Madeira airport that went viral for how hilariously bad it was?
Identify this 2022 film, a coming-of-age story about an aspiring filmmaker. Dano portrays Burt, the patriarch of the titular family in this widely acclaimed semi-autobiographical film.
The banquet scene in John Adams's opera Nixon in China opens with a toast raised by the leaders in tiny glasses with which drink made from fermented sorghum and China's most popular liquor?
Which disease, now commonly known by a two-word name, is caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus and precipitated one of the deadliest pandemics in history at the twilight of WW1? Although it traces its origins to Kansas in the U.S., the name in question is associated with a different country where the neutral media reported the outbreak rather freely, as opposed to the rest of the world where wartime censors were in place.
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is a politically charged album, lyrically covering themes including African-American culture, racial inequality, and institutional discrimination. Amongst other things, this thematic direction was hugely inspired by Lamar's tour of which historic island site, 7km off the coast of South Africa and deriving its name from the Dutch word for seals?
Pioneering filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, who passed away in 2022, greatly inspired which American filmmaker, who founded a production company named A Band Apart after Godard's film Bande à part? The logo is a stylised image of the robbers from his debut 1992 film.
This 1959 cover of LIFE magazine features Marilyn Monroe from a series of photos of jumping celebrities shot by which photographer? This Latvian-born American's most famous photograph is the "Dali Atomicus" that he created in collaboration with the painter.
What piece of cloth is known for its use as a “colour-coded flagging system” by gay men to indicate their sexual preference? Originally worn as an accessory by cowboys around their necks, it came to be a secret symbol among gay men in the late-19th century. The modern code of placing it on one's back pocket started in the 1970s.
What celebratory phrase that usually takes the form of call-and-response originated in English language in the 19th century, with the first half (the 'call') being an attention-seeking interjection and the latter (the 'response') being a cry possibly adapted from the Mongols? One theory states that the call derives from a Latin phrase 'Hierosolyma Est Perdita' (Jerusalem is Lost) used in the 1819 pogrom of Ashkenazi Jews, although this is likely false etymology.
This sport is similar to baseball but has underhand pitches from a flat surface instead of a mound. Which sport is this, played only by women at the Olympics between 1996 and 2008 before making a one-off comeback at Tokyo? Notably, the ball used is larger than in baseball and is hard on the outside despite having a core made of cork and rubber.
Federer is the global brand ambassador of which global investment bank and financial services firm headquartered in Zürich?
The chapter Consolation for Frustration in The Consolations of Philosophy is through the lens of which Roman stoic philosopher and statesman who was forced to take his own life for alleged complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy to assassinate Nero? This incident was the subject of a painting by Jacques-Louis David.