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This alternative to plastic straws is made using the dried leaves of what tree? Its Kerala-based founder used a member of the Arecaceae family that has traditionally been used for food, fuel, cosmetics, and construction.
In 1804, which English scientist - who suffered from deuteranopia - observed that if the same two elements can be combined to form a number of different compounds, then the ratios of the masses of the two elements in their various compounds can be represented by small whole numbers? This suggested that chemicals react in multiples of some basic indivisible unit of mass, which he termed "atom".
Much like the case of New Zealand, the only time any South African reached the 300 mark is also the highest score by any Protea in men's Test Cricket. Which dependable batter achieved this feat with a 311* against England at The Oval in 2012? He is also the fastest ever cricketer to reach 3000, 4000, 6000, and 7000 test runs.
The city most vulnerable to climate change in the Americas, according to Verisk Maplecroft, hosted the COP 20 summit in 2014. Which capital city, served by the Jorge Chávez Airport?
What term refers to the part forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column? Translating to “slab” in Ancient Greek, the term may also refer to a hand-operated counting tool used in ancient times.
The 2025 Prize in Economics was awarded to Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. The committee used which movement to emphasise the need for a society that is open to change? It gets its name from a legendary figure whose legacy started with the story of him smashing knitting frames.
In economics, ___________ (11) describes the practice of companies - in response to rising costs - exchanging a component with a less expensive alternative to ensure that the price of the product remains the same to the consumer. What portmanteau term? (11) An example of this practice is when a coffee chain replaces arabica beans with robusta beans but charges the same for a cup of coffee.
Which group of titular figures of a 1963 book served as the inspiration for this Macy’s Parade balloon? As per a 2009 film adaptation, there are seven of them residing on an island and take a kid on an adventure.
Identify this 1926 debut novel of an American writer, set in a festive Spain, from its haiku summary:
Why can't we?' she said.
'War wound,' I said. 'Oy,' Cohn said.
Back to Harry's bar.
Which Japanese electronics company, originally founded in 1918 as Matsushita Electric, is known today for its diverse range of consumer electronics? It was one of the 3 main Japanese sponsors of the 2020 Olympic Games along with Toyota and Bridgestone.
Which deity is believed to inhabit the Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea, representing her domain? She is sometimes called the "earth-eating woman", referencing how her fury can burn the land. Local myths talk about how she fled here from the ocean and built up the islands where she lives.
This Chris Riddell illustration accompanies which Phoebe Bridgers song from Punisher? It talks about how she now feels something when she meets her ex-boyfriend. Bridgers briefly expanded the song's three-letter name to a phonetically identical three-word name to avoid being insensitive to people fighting for their lives in specialised wards in hospitals during the pandemic.
This 2001 film directed by Mira Nair took the big fat Punjabi marriage ceremony to international stage, but also tackled subjects like class and child sexual abuse within the family. Which film, that re-popularised Farida Khanum’s ghazal Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo?
In 1861, which physician based in Paris published a seminal work, detailing the cases of young boys who showed progressive breakdown of skeletal muscles over time? The underlying genetic cause was discovered only in 1986, when the gene was identified on the X chromosome.
What nickname is used by the newly-promoted Premier League football team whose logo is shown here, once known as the “straw-plaiters”? A quick glance at the logo will point you to an element that showcases the history of this town with a specific industry since the 17th century, thereby giving the name.
Which conflict that started in 1756 officially ended after a Treaty of Paris was signed in February 1763? This event mandated an exchange of territories between global powers like Great Britain, France, Spain, Prussia and had major ramifications as far as Africa and the Americas.
What natural sweetener, obtained from a namesake planet native to Brazil and Paraguay, has been used by the Guarani people for over 1500 years? Over 50 to 300 times as sweet as refined sugar, its legality is on the edge in many nations but countries like Japan use it extensively.
Which racehorse, born in Kentucky in 1933, was so named as reference to his father, Hard Tack? The name of Hard Tack, himself a son of Man o' War, refers to a kind of cracker consumed by sailors on long voyages.
Which country is next on this list of Asian countries by area?
Russia (13.1 million sq km)
China (9.5 million sq km)
India (3.2 million sq km)
Kazakhstan (2.6 million sq km)
Identify (2.1 million sq km)
Which revolutionary leader, commonly known mononymously with reference to his noble title, is a playable character in Civilization VII? His unique ability is called "The Hero of Two Worlds", a reference to his role in multiple revolutions of the late 18th century.
This quadriga is an iconic sight seen atop which structure built between 1806-1808 to commemorate a series of military victories?
Built between 353 and 330 BC in the present-day city of Bodrum in Turkey, the tomb of which satrap of the Achaemenid Empire featured among one of the seven ancient Wonders of the World? Given its popularity as a wonder, the satrap's name has come to be associated with such buildings itself. Alternatively, you could tell us at which ancient site you'd have found this.
Although Agatupu Rodney Anoa'i was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler and he wrestled as a representative of Japan, he was actually a Samoan American. He was often followed into the ring by his Japanese manager Mr. Fuji, who would be carrying a wooden bucket of salt and waving a Japanese flag. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF HIS IN-RING PERSONA?
WHO, along with her partner Clarke Gayford, adopted a ginger and white polydactyl cat named Paddles in 2016? The cat interrupted a congratulatory phone call from US President Donald Trump the following year.
The last couple of years has seen a rise in the use of many new terms around the workplace. What two-word term (5,8) is used for the concept of leaving behind the idea of going above and beyond at work and silently going through the motions instead of resigning?
Identify the two desserts that make up this fusion dessert. It combines khoya-based balls soaked in sugar syrup with a type of cake made with one or more variants of its titular ingredient: “cottage”, “cream”, or “ricotta”.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league that existed until 1976. This is the logo of a team based out of a city in Missouri. The team's name and its logo (visual) are inspired by a famous aircraft that undertook a historic journey in the late 1920s. What is the name of this team? The aviator of this aircraft was the subject of Phillip Roth's The Plot Against America.
What term is given to the type of writ issued by a court as a measure of equitable remedy when a person is held under unlawful detention? This two-word Latin term translates to "you should have the body" and is among the foremost laws around the world to protect individual freedom.
With only one copy in existence, this 1c cent Magenta stamp issued by the British Royal Family in one of their overseas colonies, is regarded by philatelists as the world's rarest and most valuable stamp. Which overseas colony, today a sovereign South American nation, was this issued in?
In the final chapter of Rebel Sultans titled "House of Sheep", Pillai narrates the downfall of Golconda, the last sultanate of the Deccan. It was ruled by which dynasty that was established in 1512 by Sultan Quli, a Turkic general? Its reign lasted until 1687 when its ruler Abul Hasan was captured and jailed for life by Aurangzeb.
Which circumpolar people inhabit the region surrounding the namesake peninsula, the easternmost of Asia? This Siberian ethnic group also name a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean whose southernmost limit is the Bering Strait
Which sans-serif typeface created by Matthew Carter and Thomas Rickner for Microsoft in 1996 was designed to be readable at small sizes on low-resolution computer screens? Famously used by the Ikea Catalogue from 2009-19, some sources falsely cite that its name was inspired by the lush vegetation around the Microsoft HQ.
Many key members of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup (WCWC) hold several records in the competition’s history. Who holds the record for the highest score in a WCWC knockout game? Her knock of 171* vs AUS in the 2017 WC semi-finals is also the highest score by a #4 batter in any WODI. In the 2025 edition, she surpassed Belinda Clark to become the highest run scorer in WCWC knockout matches.
The Australian Mens Rugby team is known by what collective nickname? They get their name from a macropod from the Kangaroo family that is native to Australia and New Guinea.
The Chrysanthemum Throne is housed in the Shishinden of the Imperial Palace in which city that served as the capital until the Meiji Restoration? The current version of the throne was built in 1912 for the coronation of Emperor Yoshihito whose reign marked the Taishō era.
This gorilla designed by Adam Dant is decorated with images of tools like a page from which work compiled by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert during the Age of Enlightenment?
What atmospheric optical phenomenon (9 or 5,4) appears as a colourful light that lingers on the horizon shortly following sunset? It may remind one of the good feelings one may bask in having achieved something.
By WHAT NAME do we know the medical imaging technique used to detect or measure changes in metabolism, blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption? The test uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers that are injected into the body that along with gamma-ray cameras help create a 3-D image. These are most commonly used to detect or locate tumours, aside from their use in nuclear medicine. Acronym is acceptable.
Zenbook, Vivobook, Chromebook are product lines by which Taiwanese company that dropped the first three letters of its original “mythical” name for a higher position in alphabetical listings?
Which brand, baked and marketed by Nabisco, a subsidiary of Mondelez, uses an "!" as part of its logo? Its name is a pun on a nautical term, and is typically sold in blue packaging.
Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat by Charli XCX is a remix album with several featured artists. The track "Talk Talk" features which "Angel Baby" who together with Charli XCX co-headlined the Sweat concert tour in 2024? He has starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy in his "Youth" and has recently been seen in The Idol (2023) and Three Months (2022).
Tutnese or Tutahas was an argot created by a particular demographic, which expectedly fell out of practice in the late 19th century when it was no longer required, although recent social media trends have sought to revive it. The vowels stay unchanged, but consonants are replaced with a whole different syllable. For example, "tree" becomes "Tutrugsquatee". Who created this argot?
What separation technique utilises a solvent to detach a solute from its carrier substance? It is a naturally occurring process that has been adapted to selectively preserve requisite solutes and "drain away" effluents, particularly in extractive metallurgy.
Several cities maintain vintage trams as active transport alongside modern systems. The busiest tramway network in the world by passenger volume uses several vintage cars which pass right in front of the neo-Gothic Parliament Országház, offering riders spectacular views of the Danube River. Which city does it serve?
The merger of the UK’s two largest pharmaceutical firms in 2000 led to what is currently the 6th largest pharmaceutical firm in the world. Which pharmaceutical company is this which was also in the news recently for making the world's first approved Malaria vaccine?
Clifford Butler and George Rochester published their discovery of the kaon - the first strange particle - in the December 1947 issue of Nature. The article was titled "Evidence for the Existence of New Unstable Elementary Particles". This led to the discovery of quarks and ultimately to the establishment (in the 1970s) of the ________ _____ (8,5). What theory of fundamental particles and how they interact is this? (8,5)
Which 1990/1995 pair of gangster films were both directed by Martin Scorcese and written by Nicholas Pileggi, and feature several of the same leads?
Bahamut, known as the Dragon King, is a prominent summon in which game series? Its signature attack, Megaflare, is a powerful energy beam that can be used on the player's turn to obliterate their opponents.
Which suffix mostly used for 'little' in an East Asian language features in the following:
A memoir of her education by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
An animated series featuring the Nohara family;
Only mention the suffix, not individual parts.
Which island is the subject of this photo from the final stages of the Pacific theatre of WWII? Taken by Joe Rosenthal, it was later used for the design of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Virginia.
Pteranodon is a genus of pterosaur that appears in most films of the Jurassic Park franchise. They are some of the largest known flying reptiles. While one part of their name hints at this ability to fly, the other part is a reference to the absence of something in their skulls (thus making them distinct from all pterosaurs known previously). What is missing?
Hampi in Karnataka attracts enthusiasts of which recreational activity for its seemingly endless hillsides covered in egg-shaped granite rock formations? Performed without the use of ropes or harnesses, this form of free climbing is named for the type of large rocks favoured by climbers.
"Asín tibuók" is a rare Filipino artisanal sea salt from the island of Bohol that involves filtering seawater through ashes. What nickname (8,3) is it given due to its final form resembling certain oval objects that were laid and fossilised over sixty five million years ago?
This 2001 book by Alice Randall, written from the perspective of a half-sister Cynara, is an alternative account of which famous one-hit wonder novel (4,4,3,4)? The name, Cynara, comes from an Ernest Dowson poem, which is also the source for the title of the original novel. The specific lines from the poem follow:
I have forgot much, Cynara! ____ ____ ___ ____ (4,4,3,4),
Flung roses, roses riotously with the throng,
Dancing, to put thy pale, lost lilies out of mind;
What’s Marilyn Monroe’s character’s name in Some Like it Hot? Her name is intended to show how she’s naturally sweet, and the spelling of the second part is tweaked to sound like a real surname - one shared with a famous current English striker.
Which Great Turkic Empire, ruling from the 9th to 13th century in Central Asia, was the first Turkic state to officially adopt Islam? The capitals of this alliteratively-named Khanate historically shifted between Kashgar, Balasagun, Uzgen, and Samarkand.
What is the portmanteau name (7) of this type of versatile hybrid garment that combines the style of a button-up _____ (5) with the weight and structure of a light ______ (6)?
What function is served by the Windows shortcut of Windows+L, useful in securing the system to prevent people from snooping while one is away?
In 1932, Frédéric and Irène Joliot-Curie conducted experiments with a Wilson cloud chamber and a polonium source, where they observed tiny particles, which they believed to be protons, behaving strangely. What antiparticle was discovered when Carl David Anderson repeated their experiment later that year? Its ion trail curvature matched the mass-to-charge ratio of an electron, but swung in the opposite direction.
In 1824, which French scientist demonstrated that the efficiency of a heat engine depends only on the temperatures of the heat source and sink, thus laying the foundation for a branch of physical science?
In S02E08 of the NBC series The Good Place, philosophy professor Chidi refers to the book Frygt og Bæven (Fear and Trembling). The book explores Abraham's anxiety before Isaac's sacrifice, and the author wonders if it is worth ignoring the ethical in favour of the religious. Which Danish philosopher wrote the book in 1843, while navigating his own wife's death?
Ubuntu 19.04 released in October 2018 is named "Disco [blank]". What wild dog, introduced to Australia by Asian seafarers over 4,000 years ago, lends its name to this version?
In 2020, China banned the educational website Scratch by MIT. The stated reason was that the dropdown list of countries on the website included Taiwan. Until then Scratch had been used by kids in the age group 8 to 16 in China and other countries to develop what skill?
This is a segment of an award-winning music video directed by Hiro Murai in 2018. Both the song and the video address gun violence in the USA, along with other social issues. What is the name of the track, and who is the artist behind it? Its name can be interpreted as being defeatist, as in "Change is impossible here, because [BLANK]."