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This 1936 cover of LIFE magazine showcases future ballerinas training under choreographer George Balanchine captured by which photographer? His claim-to-fame is a photograph of a soldier kissing a nurse in August 1945 after Japan's surrender in WWII.
Which great Roman defeat occurred following the third major battle of Hannibal’s march on Rome during the Second Punic War in 216 BCE when the Carthaginian army surrounded and annihilated the largest Roman force yet at the eponymous village in Apulia? The conceptualisation of Roman Legions is often credited to this battle.
Charles Bukowski's last work, written while he was ill and published a month before his death in 1994, is a meta-work in a genre that criticises that very genre, making fun of itself as stereotypical of the genre in the grimiest form. What is the one-word title of this work? Incidentally, 1994 would see the word made famous via other media.
Which English rock band recently announced their reunion and a 2025 world tour after they disbanded in 2009 owing to differences between the brothers at the band's helm? Some might say that the reunion of this Britpop great has quenched the thirst of their fans - apt given the band's name.
A tall temple Shikara was built as part of this temple complex, towering over the now existing structure which has been depicted on the reverse of the Indian 10 Rupee note. The Shikara probably collapsed due to an earthquake but in its full glory, it was visible from ship at sea inspite of being at least 3 kms inland. European sailors who saw the Shikara dubbed the temple the 'Black Pagoda' to distinguish it from anoher temple nearby - the 'White Pagoda'. Which temple is this, designated a UNESCO world Heritage site in 1984?
Al Thumama Stadium’s circular design celebrates a certain sartorial choice for people of the Islamic faith. This item is worn traditionally to keep hair from falling on the forehead of men, particularly during prayers. What headgear, also called kufi in other parts of the world inspired this stadium's design?
Matt Groening wrote the comic book ________(8): Book of Faith focusing on which character from a famous TV series of his, who happens to be left-handed and runs a shop called Leftorium where items designed for left-handers are sold?
S1E6 of What if...? explores a scenario where Erik Stevens rescues Iron Man from the cave in Afghanistan. Which character, whose numerous confirmed kills earned him his nickname, is this?
A RAMBO is a star cluster consisting of dark matter, brown dwarfs, and white dwarfs. Scientists added the letters RA for Robust Association at the beginning only to create a useful mnemonic. What does the B stand for? It gets its name from the Greek word for 'heavy' because most elementary particles known then were lighter.
Who is the most-capped footballer for the Netherlands? This midfielder was a runner-up at the World Cup this century. 2nd and 3rd on the list are Edwin Van Der Saar and Frank de Boer respectively.
Considered the foremost exponent of figurative painting among the early impressionists, which artist (7) died in 1870 during the Franco Prussian War, cutting short an extremely promising career? The painting on the right shows the artist in his studio with his friends Monet, Manet, Zola, & Renoir.
Ablene Cooper, an employee of an author's brother in Jackson, Mississippi filed a lawsuit claiming one of the key characters in which 2009 one-hit wonder novel was based on her and was humiliating in the stereotypes it propagated? The novel is probably best remembered for a sub-plot involving a special pie used for revenge.
In his career, YSL was inspired by several painters for his collections.
In 1988, YSL released a collection inspired by which French artist who was instrumental to the development of Cubism along with Picasso? He also worked closely with artists in his hometown Le Havre to develop a style that was influenced by Fauvism.
This is the final panel from a Tom Gauld science comic referencing behavioural procedure experiments conducted by which Russian physiologist? He was awarded a Nobel Prize "in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion".
This funicular railway links an iconic bridge to the top of Castle Hill. It is used primarily by tourists to visit attractions such as the ____ (4) Castle, Matthias Church, and Fisherman's Bastion, that are located on one half of the city. Which capital city, that is divided by the Danube? The blank is part of the answer.
This American city is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, post which the river is known as the Ohio river. Once an important center for a particular industry, this city has many nicknames such as 'Hell with the lid off' referencing the smoke and heat everywhere during its industrial heydays, and the 'City of Champions' for its numerous sports championships in three major American league sports. Name this city.
Which ocean current, originating from the North Atlantic Current, flows southwest as far as Senegal where it turns west and joins the North Equatorial Current? It is named after an archipelago (encircled) that partially blocks its flow and includes the islands of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and La Palma.
Which overseas territory has an apt shape owing to numerous legends in its area, with USS Cyclops, SS Cotopaxi, and a Douglas DC-3 being some of the most infamous cases?
What term is used in Mexican cuisine to describe a type of sauce made traditionally in a clay pot with ingredients such as chili peppers, spices and nuts? Deriving from the Nahuatl word for "sauce", it comes in several variants with the classic one being the poblano, a dark red or brown sauce served over meat.
The inaugural edition of the Archery Premier League featured six teams, each named after a region's historical dynasty. Which alliteratively named team from Rajasthan (9,6 or 6,6) became the inaugural champions of APL? Two of the stars of this "regal" team were 2020 Olympic gold medallist Mete Gazoz (TUR) and 2021 World Cup Team gold medallist Ankita Bhakat (IND).
Which 2020 film featured the Disney logo modified to mimic the castle at Disneyland Shanghai as the film was a remake of a 1998 animated classic?
Michael David Edwards switched from downhill skiiing to ski jumping as there were no other British ski jumpers with whom to compete for a spot at the 1988 Olympics. In spite of being significantly overweight and far-sighted, he held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001. What nickname was Edwards given by the global press, also the title of a biographic film about him starring Taron Egerton?
Formed in Manchester in 1982 and fronted by Morrissey, this band came to be one of the most popular bands in the UK’s independent music scene, developing a cult following across the world, over the years. Name this band, whose most famous albums are ‘Meat is Murder’ and ‘The Queen is Dead’.
This is the aerial Google Earth view of which location in the US? Or, to put it in a simpler way, tell us what has been blanked out.
Identify this nepo baby, who found success as an adult through a popular film trilogy. Vulture describes her as a "third-generation nepo baby with the confidence to take down Ellen." Full name please!
This marathon, sponsored by BMW, begins near Charlottenburg, passes around the Tiergarten and Mitte and culminates at which monument whose crowning sculpture was made by Johann Gottfried Schadow?
Identify the architectural feature depicted in this artwork by MC Escher. Deriving from the Latin word for "enclosure", this is usually a pillared arcade around a courtyard typically seen in churches and monasteries.
The amino acid Cysteine/Cystine is named after the Latin word for a hollow organ in all human beings, and is a constituent of certain accumulations formed within the organ. WHICH PELVIC ORGAN is this?
While all the major rivers of the Indian Deccan plateau flow from west to east due to the gradient of the plateau, the reason why the Narmada river flows west is because it flows in a ___ ___ (4, 6). What is this geographical feature, a "larger" example of which is found in Africa?
Identify this TV show that has thus far covered five of the six paperback thrillers written by a famous author under a pseudonym. Its titular character is an Afghan veteran turned private investigator who uses his unique skills to sift through clues and hit on solutions.
One of the fictional games in Zevin's book is '_____(5) Blaster', which involves players shooting words to form poems written by a reclusive 19th century American poet. Which poet, who wrote the poem 'Because I could not stop for Death', is the subject of this game? The blank is the poet's first name.
The 2009 edition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was inspired by a concept that is prevalent in folklore from around the world. It can be described as a "magical wood" filled with various supernatural entities, and this type of realm typically serves as the setting for fairy tales. What was the theme? (9,6)
Dubner & Levitt analysed discrimination in a public setting using data from which TV game show where players are eliminated through a voting system - concluding that Latinos & the elderly are discriminated against in the show. The show has/had licensed variants in 50+ countries, although none of the variants end with the trademark wink. English name needed.
During the premiere of Haydn's Symphony no. 96 in D Major, a chandelier fell from the ceiling of the concert hall in which it was performed. However, no one got injured as the audience had all crowded to the front for the post-performance applause. Following this, what appropriate nickname got bestowed on this composition?
In the 11th century CE, the Kalyana Chalukyas fought a series of conflicts for control of the Raichur Doab against which empire that was looking to aggressively expand its dominions towards not just the north by land but also the east overseas? This thalassocracy ruled for over 1,500 years until 1279 CE.
Mark Rylance first played this Shakespearean character on Feb 2, 2002, the 400th anniversary of the first recorded performance of the play. He won his third Tony in 2014 for playing which character with many suitors? The character appears in a play whose title references the Eve of the Feast of Epiphany.
Which Spanish badminton player, a three-time World Champion, defeated India's PV Sindhu in the Rio 2016 finals en route to claiming her first Olympic Gold medal? However, the former World No.1 could not defend her title at Tokyo 2020 due to an injury that has plagued her career in the last three years.
The 450-yard, par-4 Hole No. 7 at the Masters is recognised by the tall grass with white plumes found in abundance along the hole. Identify this type of grass, originating in the namesake type of grassland native to South America.
The song Sadda Haq (Our Right) from the film Rockstar, shot at Norbulingka monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, is all about personal rights and freedom. However, the song triggered a dispute with the Central Board of Film Certification regarding certain slogans and flags. As a result, flags of which entity had to be edited out of the video sequence?
What one-word, eponymous 2003 biopic deals with an author's romance with a more successful poet, their subsequent marriage, and her suffocating life (not literally stuck inside a laboratory equipment) that lead, eventually, to a meticulously planned, tragic end?
1988’s ‘Madame Sousatzka’ features both a Best Actress Oscar winner and a Best Actress Filmfare winner. Name both.
- The titular role was played by someone who won the award earlier in the decade, after 4 previous nominations.
- The latter actress is one of the greats of Indian parallel cinema and a multiple Filmfare winner; her family boasts some legends of the written word.
Which WWE era ran from 2002 to 2008? The two-word name of the era came from Vince McMahon's demand for all his superstars to be merciless and belligerent. Incidentally, these were the first words uttered on WWE television by John Cena, one of the era's defining faces.
Which web series (4,2), developed by Arunabh Kumar and Harish Peddinti, revolves around students 'in the midst' of preparing for a series of exams to qualify as a "Certified __ (2)"? Graduate students may also train as an Articled Assistant in registered firms before clearing a final exam.
This painting by Goya features Satan in the form of a goat at what type of clandestine assembly where women who practised magic met for performing dark rituals?
In January 2013, this organisation decided to rebrand itself after one of its brands ahead of an explosive tell-all interview by its sportsperson founder. The brand, started in 2003 as __________ Survivorcare with the mission of helping survivors of a chronic illness, has now become the face of the organization. FILL IN THE BLANK.
This is an egg capsule found by @marinelifeofmumbai at Girgaon Chowpatty, which surrounds the eggs of oviparous animals like sharks. Made of collagen protein and leathery to touch, they are also called _______'s _____ (7, 5). The name is reference to them being found underwater near rocks or reefs, and the fact that they protect the valuable eggs of the animal, similar to how many humans carry a _____ (5) regularly. Fill in the blanks to get their two-word name.
This panel appears in the lower left segment of the 1559 painting Netherlandish Proverbs. It is a literal depiction of which English idiom, meaning "to carry out a dangerous or impractical plan"?
Who attended the 67th Grammy Awards in the Thom Browne outfit seen here, having been nominated for Best Rap Album? This artist gained viral popularity on TikTok with "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake", later winning awards for her critically acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal.
The Latin American version of Steve Rogers' notebook includes which controversial incident that was described by the person involved as his form of "symbolic revenge" for his country's defeat by the United Kingdom in the 1982 Falklands War?
Which Mesoamerican culture worshipped the serpent deity Ku’ku’lkán (Kukulkan), the inspiration for the title bestowed by the people of Talocan for their king Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? It flourished in southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, with its key cities such as Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Calakmul reaching its peak in the Classic Period (200 - 900 CE).
This building - yes, Bell Works - served as the headquarters of Lumon, in which TV show about "innies" and "outies"? The show's name refers to how cut off the innies are from the outies.
The Washington Park Station in this city is one of the deepest metro stations in North America. It connects the city's Rose Test Garden with its Japanese Garden among others. *Which trailblazing US city* is it located in?
What term is given to the type of cream that contains over 30% fat and has been made light and fluffy by mixing air into it? These devices coloquially called 'nang' are used to introduce Nitrous Oxide to achieve the same results. An alternative name for this refers to a French commune.
Which musical symbol (4) is used to indicate a forward jump to the ending passage of a piece, also marked with the same symbol? The term is not to be mistaken for the acronym for an offspring of parents with hearing loss, also the title of an Oscar-winning film in recent years.
Which 2005 Cormac McCarthy work, made into an acclaimed 2007 movie, is set in the backdrop of illegal drug trade across the US-Mexico border? It borrows its title from a Yeats Poem "Sailing to Byzantium" that captures the spiritual journey of man through age. The opening lines go:
"[Blanks]. The young
In one another's arms, birds in the trees
– Those dying generations – at their song
"
Which Austrian philosopher published Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922), a landmark work defining the relationship between language, logic, and reality? Its title, an homage to Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, was suggested by G. E. Moore, his colleague at the University of Cambridge.
The popularity of the sub-brand Polo Ralph Lauren led to the resurgence of which subculture that is reflective of an upper-class, old money upbringing? The term denotes the type of old private educational institution (primarily on the East Coast) that such a person typically attended before university.
What phrase which makes a reference to a German city is used to describe fragrances whose concentrations are around 2 to 4 percent, last only a few hours, and tend to be fresh and citrus heavy?
It has aesthetic value as well as utility as the base for other crockery. Food itself is not eaten from it. What is the largest crockery item in a formal dinner setting called? There are 4 acceptable answers!
Adam Sandler has appeared in over 60 films, several of them having a connection to the world of sport. In which 1996 film does he portray the titular golf amateur who develops his unconventional style after a failed hockey career? A part of the film's title was used to name Sandler's production house.
You walk into an Indian liquor store and notice the variety of craft gins. Not sure what to buy? Try this one - first to enter the market, citrusy notes, and locally sourced botanicals. Its logo is a stylistic interpretation of the brand name - one that clearly tells you which one's a better gin on offer. Name this Indian craft gin distilled in Goa.
: Chunyun is the term given to a period of travel from late Jan to mid Feb each year when over 2.9 billion journeys are recorded in what is often described as the largest human migration in the world. This is caused by people traveling for the 'reunion dinner' as part of which annual festival, putting intense strain on the country's massive transport network?
Identify this 2019 track, which Loren indicates has not aged well.
What is the title of this show about an anthropomorphic bobcat? The word is British slang for a slightly drunk person but is now used as a synonym for mad/crazy. It is supposedly derived from a word that means "a blow to the head" which would lead to people acting crazy.