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Carl Czerny's Gradus ad Parnassum is a guidebook on the performance of what type of composition (5) designed as short musical compositions for a player to practice and perfect technique? Gyorgy Ligeti built on the Hungarian tradition of writing "transcendental" versions begun by Liszt.
In 1983, two research groups independently discovered the causative agent behind "an exotic new disease" that compromised the immunity of patients leading them to develop conditions like lymphadenopathy or Kaposi's sarcoma. What infectious agent did they discover, a frequent victim of the RAS syndrome?
The use of this term to denote a treacherous event dates back to the 5th century when a Saxon leader invited the King of Britons for peace talks and then instructed his soldiers to draw the Seax, their infamous ____ ______, and massacre the Britons. The term's most infamous use was in describing a similar event that took place from 30 June - 2 July, 1934 in Nazi Germany. What term? (The 2 blanks are part of the term)
What is the name of Nepal Air's in-flight magazine? It is named after the fictional mythical paradise described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton, in spite of the location being in Tibet’s Kunlun Mountains.
This oil on canvas was submitted by Lawrence Toynbee for Football and the Fine Arts. The painting depicts a mid week practice session of players sporting blue at which stadium? It is the ninth largest stadium in the Premiere League 2022 season and shares its name with a battle that marked the end of the Viking Age in England.
Which 2017 song with an acronymic title (where the final F stands for 'follow', unlike in the more common acronym) features Fergie, the singer, with a group of supermodels like Chrissy Teigen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Kim Kardashian? Ambrosio's daughter Anja and Teigen's daughter Luna make appearances.
Which figure skater donned costumes by Vera Wang at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, winning a gold medal after performing to Elton John's hits in his long program? Nicknamed the "Quad King", this three-time world champion is the first skater in history to have landed five types of quadruple jumps in competition.
Inspired by a Marathi novel, which 2018 Hindi horror film set in a village in Maharashtra in the first half of the 20th Century had Anand Gandhi as its creative director and Sohum Shah as the protagonist Vinayak? It was well received at film festivals and on Amazon Prime alike.
Which new musketeer, known for his athletic and creative antics on the court, is pictured here? Achieving a best-ever ATP Ranking of 6, this 11-time tour singles title winner was voted Best ATP Newcomer in 2005.
What sheer fabric with a loose, mesh-like structure, usually made from cotton or silk, gets its name from a city on the Mediterranean coast? It is also widely used in medical settings.
Spain-based graphic design studio Tata&Friends created “Literal Rock Band Icons”, a collection that takes band names and illustrates them as pictograms. Which rock band, that achieved mainstream breakthrough with their debut album, Ten (1991), is this a pictogram of?
Exclusive to the Paralympics, wheelchair _____ (5) involves players attempting to carry the ball over the opponents' goal line. Fill in the blank. This sport was originally known as murderball.
Identify this style of saree (4) in which a particular clothing item is worn over the saree and hangs from the back. This style has become popular during the modern era of superhero franchises.
While he was known as "The King" for his on-field exploits, which athlete has proved to be a king even after death coming in at No.8 on the Forbes list of highest-earning dead celebs? This is largely thanks to a deal he signed with Arizona Beverages for a namesake lemonade-iced tea whose spiked version has seen a 15% growth in sales post-pandemic.
This batik variant features motifs of fruits and vegetables inspired from the wood carvings of the Dayak people, the main native group of Borneo. Which region lends its name to this variant, the Indonesian name for the island of Borneo? Nusantara, the country’s future capital, is located in this region.
To Pimp A Butterfly has been cited as an influence on which 2016 album? The artist behind it is said to have been inspired by the fact that "Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn't do a straight-up hip-hop record. He threw everything on there." The artist would die within a few days of the album's release, and had intended the experimental record to be a swan song and a parting gift for his fans before his death. Which album?
Simon Winchester's peregrinations landed him in two island groups to the north of Hispaniola. Which British Overseas Territory, with its smaller island chain named after a cactus whose cap resembled a headgear popularised by the Ottomans, is this?
Which country in East Africa operates a small navy who patrol Lake Victoria, even though it is landlocked? The lake forms a water border with two other neighbouring nations, raising the need for such a unit. Further, the White Nile also originates from this part of Lake Victoria and flows through the country.
Meghan Markle and Chrissy Teigen were among the many models who appeared on which American game show where contestants have to accept or reject offers made for their chosen briefcase?
In Dungeons & Dragons, which principal character class (5) is capable of disarming traps as well as breaking into places? A _____ (5) is stealthy and dexterous and relies on sneaky combat and nimble tricks.
Identify this layout design (9), which simplifies long content pages, leading to a sleek design and avoiding an information overload for the users. It is named so because the manner in which the bars expand and collapse was reminiscent of the movement of bellows in a certain musical instrument.
Designer Melissa Four aimed to recreate the 1920s on this book's original cover without overtly revealing the titular capital city. The brief was to mirror the protagonist's rich and stylish lifestyle. "... there is a twice-tolling clock, a piano, a beautiful actress in a long silk dress, cocktails and wine glasses, bees; a key, revolving doors..". The more popular cover features the protagonist in his new home. Which 2016 book by Amor Towles?
Frederic Babina created the Archibet, an illustration series of letters in the style of famous architects. In this case, all represent the surname of the person.
This Archibet is based on the works of a British Pritzker Prize-winning architect known for the minimalist glass bubbles that defined his early career. Who, that designed the circular Apple headquarters, inspired this?
Named after a town in Piedmont, Arborio rice, when cooked, is creamy and chewy because of its high amylopectin starch content. This makes Arborio the preferred variety of rice for which dish that includes onions, butter, parmesan cheese and saffron?
Toothless, Stormfly, and Windwalker are dragons that appear in the How To Train Your Dragon series by which British author? The series follows the adventures of a young viking named Hiccup.
The Book of Exodus informs us that the hems of priestly vestments were decorated with stylized depictions of this fruit, a metaphor for the richness of the promised land of Israel. In this tempera on wood by Botticelli, he depicts a baby Jesus grasping the same fruit, with its rich colour and various chambers painted to resemble the anatomy of the heart, and the many seeds within symbolic of Jesus's resurrection. What is this fruit?
Identify this song, which samples parts of Dido's track "Thank You".
The amino acid Serine was first isolated from ____, a fact reflected in its name. WHAT IS THIS NATURALLY OCCURRING MATERIAL?
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Identify this type of functional pocket (8) that was created in the 1930s as a hand warmer to be sewed into sweatshirts. It is named after the biggest creature with a feature called marsupium.
Who achieved this Olympic medal set in the 50m Freestyle event? His elder sister achieved a different medal set at 2004 Athens, winning (G,S,B) in 3 different events.
Cindy Sherman makes several nods to real-life cinema in her iconic Untitled Film Stills series. Untitled Film Still #35 is an allusion to which 1960 film, which stars Sophia Loren as a widowed shopkeeper who escapes to her native village with her twelve-year-old daughter during WW2?
Edison’s US Patent #589,168 dated August 31, 1897, was the first such device of its kind – a collaborative effort with William Dickson. This single-user invention that produced an illusory experience was the precursor for what invention that allowed communal viewing experiences and thus birthed an entire industry? These devices are today produced by brands like Panasonic, Epson, BenQ, and ViewSonic.
Wyld Stallynz is a fictional two-member band in which 1989 comedy sci-fi film through which they foster inter planetary peace? The Keanu Reeves-Alex Winter combo is portrayed as "the greatest band of all time", not just because of their glorious riffs but because of their mantra of "be good to each other" and "party on, dudes".
This Banksy anti-war work was inspired by activist Brian Haw who camped at Parliament Square for 10 years to protest Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. In this 2003 work titled CND Soldiers, what circular graffiti are these soldiers painting (blanked out)? The satirical juxtaposition of soldiers and their activist art makes the viewer question the army’s role in keeping law and order.
Crashdown Cafe is the very apt name of a restaurant in which 1999 sci-fi show? Named for a location that shot to universal fame in 1947, the show was reimagined in a 2019 show named '[BLANK], New Mexico'.
The Dora Milaje also sport rings on their neck, arms and feet as a part of their attire. This was inspired from the married women of the Ndebele people of South Africa. The rings were gifted to them by their husbands, and were representative of their status and wealth. What are these rings called, sounding in part like a massively popular Japanese character?
This illuminating mirror designed by Eileen Gray was first installed at her home E-1027. What is it called? Its name presumably referred to the convex magnifying mirror's ability to orbit around the main mirror, reminiscient of certain natural or artificial entities.
On 4 November 2013, Google honoured mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi with a Doodle which among other changes saw the number “6” serving as the letter “G” in Google. What entity did the Doodle take form of - one that Shakuntala never had a use for?
Which chemical element is represented by a footprint on the cover of Periodic Tales? This is a reference to a term used to measure the effect humans have on the atmosphere.
This screen grab from Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next references a cult-classic film. From the attire worn by Ariana and her posse, you can assume this sequence was shot on a Wednesday. Which film?
The Torah commands that the pilgrimage festival of Sukkot be celebrated by ceremonially tying together the branches of three plants. One of the three is an evergreen, fragrant shrub which in Biblical ecology is much inclined to grow along waterways. This association with water makes it rather apt that an author used its name for a melancholic character, much prone to crying, who is murdered in a bathroom. What plant is this all about?
What is the title of this 2013 non-fiction book by David Waltner-Toews, subtitled "What Excrement Tells Us about Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society"? It puns on the title of a 1859 work of scientific literature.
This type of vibrator is designed to offer dual areas of effect or action. What is it called, which despite its name has no ability to hop around?
This pigment was originally made using iron oxide-rich soil near Kassel, Germany. It later came to be known after a 17th century Flemish painter because it resembled the tones used in his paintings. Identify this pigment. Please provide the painter name + colour.
This player, who holds the record for being the oldest first-time Grand Slam women's champion, said her success came after working on her mental conditioning. Which in-the-news player are we talking about?
This 1876 painting by French Symbolist Gustave Moreau depicts Hercules about to face which creature? The clash with the multi-headed beast took place in the Argolid region, at a lake reputed to be an entrance to the underworld. Please provide a two-word answer.
Which type of air-dried salted beef is prepared through a strict trimming process and aged for two to three months to give it its characteristic purple shade? Originating in the Lombardy Valley, it gets its name from a diminutive form of the combination-cooking method that uses both wet and dry heat.
After the customary evening prayers, muslims offer a special prayer, only during the month of Ramzan. This prayer is rather long and is performed in a congregation, so it is not surprising to see a large number of Muslims gathering in mosques at night. What is this prayer called?
Surf's Up 2: Wavemania features a cast of superstar entertainers from a certain field voicing animal version of themselves. Who plays the role of this penguin, who despite his best efforts, can be seen throughout the film?
Who plays the role of this penguin from Surf's Up 2: Wavemania? He is able to survive or come back to life no matter the injury, using his surfboard as a wooden lid while sleeping.
Which chemical element is used as a water-soluble, intravenous contrast agent for several imaging techniques? This halogen was discovered when seaweed ash treated with sulphuric acid produced purple fumes.
The image shows an American activist and a representative for an organisation, both who worked on common grounds, sharing the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. What common cause do they promote awareness for? Your answer should have a verb and a common noun. You can also identify the organisation.
During his time at Galapagos, Darwin was amazed that a cluster of islands of almost identical geology, elevation and climate could give rise to such distinctive creatures to the point that a vice governor once quipped Darwin could look at one of these and tell which specific island in the archipelago they're from. What is this long-living animal whose name itself is derived from the Spanish "Galapago"?
Linguistics, the study of human languages is also one of the sub-fields of Anthropology. The scientific study of language structures helps in establishing connections between different parts of the the world in the context of the movement of early hominids and later. What word (5, plural) is used to define this field, that rhymes with the jocular name for archaeology we saw in the last question?
A metasyntactic variable is a specific word or set of words used as a placeholder in computer programming. While older languages such as C and C++ use 'Foo' and 'Bar', what pair of words is popularly used in Python? The words come from their famous usage in a 1970 Monty Python sketch and together sound like a breakfast dish.
Which kingdom was instrumental in the development and uptake of the Hangul, the modern official writing system for the Korean language? It was created in 1443 CE during the reign of Sejong the Great, the fourth ruler of Korea's last dynastic kingdom, which collapsed in 1897 after ruling for 500 years.
In 2019, Armitage wrote "Ode to a Clothes Peg" to celebrate the bicentennial of which English poet's collection of six odes, of which "Ode to a Grecian Urn" and "Ode to a Nightingale" are the most famous? This poet died due to tuberculosis at the age of 25, two years after writing these poems.
Which retired Formula One driver won the 2014 Race of Champions held in Barbados? Nicknamed DC, this Scottish racer turned television presenter finished runner up in the 2001 Driver's Championship while racing for McLaren.
This painting by Rita Greer depicts which scientist surrounded by many of his creations including the intricate illustrations he made for his pioneering work Micrographia?
Which European city served as the final stop for the 2014-15 edition of The Ocean Race? The second largest city in its country, it gets its name from a river and not from a barbaric Germanic people who played a key role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
The utilisation of this entity rose to prominence during the First Intifada, "the Stone Uprising" of 1987-1993 but disappeared during the Second Intifada of 2000-2005 when they had to face gunfire. A recurring art motif, this entity now serves as a symbol for the younger generation in their fight against "Goliath". What entity?
Another anti-GDP debate centres around the use of what alternative composite measure that is used to rank countries into four tiers of [BLANK] [BLANK]? Developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, it uses three key sub-measures to derive this: the average life expectancy, the average number of years of schooling, and the per capita income. A 3-letter acronym will be accepted.
A24 often adapts its logo to match the film's aesthetics. In which 2024 film did the logo appear in this manner? The dystopian tale features a team of military-embedded journalists racing against time to interview the President before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Which Maghrebi dish consists of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, commonly spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper? Many countries claim to have originated the dish, including Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Algeria and Yemen. The name is simply the Maghrebi Arabic word for "a mixture".