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One of the stops on season 11 of The Amazing Race was the mast of the ARA General Belgrano, a warship that was sunk during a 1982 face-off. This monument is situated in Isla Redonda, which is part of a city which claims the title of world’s southernmost city. Which city?
Tabu plays Krishna Mehra in which 2023 spy thriller? The film is based on Amar Bhushan's espionage novel Escape to Nowhere.
What symbol was created in the 1970s for a campaign designed to increase visibility for gay people in Boston? One of the creators said they chose the colour because it is a mix of pink and blue (thus a merger of feminine and masculine), and the animal because "it is a much maligned and misunderstood animal". Your answer should contain both the colour as well as the animal.
Which city, known as "eGoli" ("City of Gold") in one of its local languages, is a recognised "Tree City of the World"? The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens in the outskirts of this city houses the picturesque Witpoortjie Falls.
The popular term for this ethnic group originated from the mistaken belief that they came from Egypt. Modern historians, however, have proved they originated in India, and the name comes from a phrase meaning "husband's people". Which ethnic group, not to be confused with an Eastern European country, is being talked about?
Arising from a term by Ito Bungaku, the term "yuri" is used in Japan to refer to lesbians. In Korea and China, the word is used as a semantic loan to describe female-female romance media, where each use the direct translation of the term – baekhap and bǎihé, respectively. What flower does "yuri" refer to?
The theme of the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime show was ______ __ ____ (6, 2, 4), a rhyming slogan coined by MTV during the Clinton campaign and brought back during an election year. What was this slogan exhorting people to make a decision, if they wanted to be on the winning side?
In addition to being a famed photographer, Robert Cameron is known for inventing a diet in his book subtitled 'How to Lose Weight with a Minimum of Willpower'. Times Magazine described the book as "A cocktail of wishful thinking, a jigger of nonsense and a dash of sound advice." Which fad diet is this, that shares its name with a George Strait song?
Robert.E.Howard was another member of the Lovecraft Circle who contributed works such as "Children of the Night" to the Cthulhu mythos. He is also the creator of which fictional sword and sorcery character, that he published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales - the same one Lovecraft published in? In 1982, Arnold Scharwzenegger played him on screen followed by Jason Momoa in a 2011 reboot.
The 2003 Need for Speed release, ___________ (11), was the first in the franchise to have a career mode with a storyline and featured cars from the import scene, a subculture of modifying cars brought in from Japan. Identify the release (11), whose title hints at the 'illegal' nature of racing in the game.
The [BLANK] [BLANK] Feast is a Jan Steen painting, showing the end of Christmas. The three candles pay tribute to the Three Kings, who also name a cake eaten on this occasion. Fill in the blanks with the event that generally falls on 5th January.
Which Argentine playing for Tottenham Hotspur won the 2021 edition of the FIFA Puskas award? He was honored for his stunning rabona goal vs. Arsenal in the north London derby.
A common euphemism for menstruation in many European countries refers to the arrival of a military organisation that was active in the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946. What two-word term is this?
The owner of Sleepie Cat recreates historical incidents using objects around the house. Which 21st century event does this video depict?
Daniel Libeskind (yes, that Garden of Earthly Worries guy) designed the Berlin Jewish Museum drawing from many inspirations. The intersection points of the various lines zigzagging around the building are "voids" that were inspired by which unfinished opera by Arnold Schönberg about two titular characters who didn't make it to Israel either?
For which film does Letterboxd modify the eye icon used to mark a film one has watched? It uses a recurring motif which appears in the climactic scene, where the main character attaches it to her forehead to represent extraordinary vision and perception across universes.
This 1945 cover of LIFE magazine marked the end of WWII by depicting a soldier (the "Victorious Yank") snapped by which photographer? This Hungarian behind the "Fallen Soldier" also published a book titled Slightly Out Of Focus, a jibe at his editor at LIFE.
Taylor Swift's 2008 hit single Love Story narrates the secret affair of two lovers, who are compared to Romeo and Juliet because their love is forbidden and socially unacceptable. Which 1850 American classic novel does Swift reference, to emphasise how a forbidden love affair is like a mark of shame in society?
Identify this Australian swimmer with the following world records set in 2023.
Which 2019 film (5) featuring Soubin and Sreenath can be seen here? This medical thriller is set in the city of Kozhikode and follows the stories of locals in the midst of a disease borne by fruit bats of the Pteropus genus.
What popular name (8) is given to this organic molecule with the molecular formula C6H6? It is named for its resemblance to a polyhedron that features in a groundbreaking experiment from 1666 and in the cover art of an iconic 1973 rock album, appending a 3-letter suffix for a class of hydrocarbons with a carbon-carbon single bond.
Which French artist's 1876 engraving (left) inspired The Prisoners' Round or Prisoners Exercising (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (right)? Full name, please.
Adi and Rudolph, a pair of German brothers who had set up a shoe factory, had a fallout due to Rudolf's suspicion that his brother Adi was behind his conscription into the Army. While Adi went on to launch one major shoe brand after his own name, which rival company located in the same district of Germany, did Rudolph start?
While auditioning for the 18th season of Roadies, an Indian reality show, a man named Karan Kapoor described how he slapped his ex-girlfriend for infidelity, inviting the show's judge Neha Dhupia to tell him he had "no f-ing right" to slap her because (to cheat or not to cheat) was... what? (3,6) Dhupia's opinion drew strong flak, similar to the "how can she slap" incident.
A relatively new euphemism for menstruation stems from a notorious sequence from A Storm of Swords and its subsequent TV adaptation. What two-word term, also used as a metaphor for a shocking turn of events, is this?
A pious sect of 19th-century Norwegians who have renounced the pleasures of the flesh are invited to a meal prepared by the titular woman in this short story written in 1957, that was adapted into a blockbuster 1987 Oscar-winning foreign film of the same name. Which story, written under a pen name, that uses the meal as a central device to tell its gripping story?
Beyoncé's 2024 album 'Cowboy Carter' features a cover of which 1973 country song by a legendary female artist who is one of the collaborators in this album? The original song is about the titular bank clerk who flirts with the singer's husband with the singer pleading not to take him away. Beyoncé's version doesn't quite take the pleading route to it.
Spiels Des Jahres is the highest award in the world of board and card games, instituted in 1978. Which French cooperative card game, winner of the 2013 Spiels Des Jahres, involves players attempting to play a series of cards in a specific order to set off a simulated fireworks show? The game, named after the Japanese for "fireworks", has been a unique challenge in the AI world as players are aware of others' cards but not their own.
Who lends his name to this video game series created by Z-Axis? Nicknamed the "Miracle Man", he co-holds the record for the most X Games medals in the "freestyle" category of his sport.
In Greek mythology, Perseus, Athena, Hermes have all worn the ___ __ _____(3,2,5) on their head when they wanted to be invisible to their enemies. Shown here worn by Perseus on his head, what magical item is this, named for a Greek god married to Persephone? The Greek god is the third word in the blanks.
The first fairy in Sleeping Beauty is known as the Crystal Fountain Fairy or _______ (7) Fairy, and offers purity and honesty to Princess Aurora. *What is the frank name* (7) of this fairy? The name also forms the title of a satirical 18th century essay which warns against the perils of optimism.
Never stopped nor outscored during his career, which American Mixed Martial Artist's only professional loss came in a controversial disqualification against Matt Hammill? The youngest UFC champion at the age of 23, his career has been marred with controversies as he has lost his title three times as a result of disciplinary action.
Which 1962 novel was in part inspired by Donald Ewen Cameron, who introduced psychic driving as a part of the CIA's MKUltra program? The titular document in this novel, from an author known for his "anti-James Bond" character, influenced the plot progression of this novel that was adapted into a 1965 film starring Michael Caine.
Although it is used for organizing and manipulating all types of data, which python library, gets its name from data collected from panel studies, which are designed to collect data from a subset of respondents at specified intervals over a long period of time, and have no connection whatsoever to animals conversant with martial arts.
Which palace was built in the 17th century for the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and remains as a uniquely Baroque structure that survived the nation's partitions and both World Wars? Located in the namesake district of Warsaw, it also hosts a museum honouring the ruler who built it.
The entirety of season 4 of Stranger Things, which features several teenagers tormented via their dreams, is believed to have been influenced by a mid-1980s film. Which film is this? This association is driven home further with a cameo by this actor.
This painting by Waterhouse depicts which queen of Ithaca warding off her suitors by weaving a funeral shroud as slow as possible while waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan War?
“In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.” This is the synopsis of a 1997 Norwegian thriller. Name the 2002 Hollywood remake of this film.
Which founder of the Akkadian Empire is thought of as a member of TMBG's band? His conquest of Sumerian states, chunks of the Levant, Hurrian and Elamite territories has led to him being identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.
In mountaineering, WHAT TERM refers to altitudes above a certain point where the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span? This point is generally tagged at altitudes with less than 356 millibars of atmospheric pressure. All 14 peaks with summits in this zone are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram of Asia.
Which Apple "-gate" controversy (7) was associated with the iPhone 4 and involved signal loss when touching a certain metal component integral for signal reception on the device? This component also helps TVs receive signals.
A dimpled golf ball moving through air experiences two major aerodynamic forces, like most other balls - a resistive drag force and which other? This is the force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction, rather than parallel in case of drag.
Identify this type of building, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the property.
Another kind of shareware is called ___ware(3), named for its persistent reminders to purchase the license. The software does this by throwing up frequent messages while starting the program and also while using it. These messages can obscure the screen and some may even stay on screen for a set time limit. What is this type of shareware whose end goal is to annoy the user into paying?
Which 2005 novel about a young boy on quest to find his mother and sister features a cat named Mimi playing a pivotal role? A smart, sophisticated Siamese cat who's fond of quoting from Puccini operas, she's invaluable in helping an old man, Satoru Nakata, on his quest to find a missing cat.
Just before the discovery of the periodic table, four new elements with “colour names” were discovered using the new flame spectroscope invented by Kirchhoff and Bunsen at Heidelberg. In 1860, which element did they discover from mineral water at the nearby Durkheim spa? This element, identified and named for its distinctive spectroscopic lines, is critical to the maintenance of Universal Coordinated Time.
Asku Laska, a song from the Tamil movie Nanban, has lyrics built using the word for "love" in various languages. The titular word "ask" means love in which language? It switched from Arabic to Latin script after a series of reforms in the 1920s following WW1.
In 1986, Jackie directed a film combining his spectacular stunts with an Indiana Jones inspired theme in which he played Asian Hawk, a bubblegum popping treasure hunter out on a mission to bring together a set of biblical artifacts. These artifacts, comprising of a belt, a breastplate, footwear, shield, helmet, and sword are together known by a term, giving the film its three-word title. Identify the film.
Mountainhead is a 2025 film by Jesse Armstrong whose characters often mirror real-life tech tycoons. Which former "special government employee" partly inspired the character Venis? This character is an eccentric who has an obsession with colonising planets and believes that technological disruption is a good thing, launching an unfiltered AI tool that resembles Grok.
What French bread gives its name to the beige-colored line of Le Creuset cookware? It has a much higher egg and butter content compared to regular bread and is used for preparing pain perdu aka French toast.
Deriving from Latin for bones, what term is used to refer to the final resting place of skeletal remains? While most commonly seen in box or chest forms, buildings can also be classified as such. Famous examples can be found in Brno and Sedlec in Czech Republic.
Identify this type of work horse used as a means of transportation before the advent of modern roads. It originates from a cultural region of central France known for being the largest volcanic region of Europe. In 2014, it was merged with Rhône-Alpes to create a new administrative region.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid about the final interview of Hugo, a fictional Old Hollywood star. Reid said Hugo's character was inspired by which Hollywood star, who was married eight times to seven men (twice to Richard Burton)?
Ranked 66 in the world and without a single ATP Tour victory to his name, which South American tennis player ousted a host of stars including previous champions Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Thomas Muster, and Sergi Bruguera to win the 1997 French Open title? The victory made him just the second player from his country, after Maria Bueno, to win a Grand Slam title.
Allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms i.e as allotropes. At atmospheric pressure, three allotropic forms of this element exist, depending on temperature: alpha, gamma, and delta [BLANK]. At very high pressure, a fourth form exists, called epsilon [BLANK]. These allotropes have different solubilities in carbon, meaning that all the 3 allotropes at atmospheric pressure are used to form different grades of a commonly used alloy. Which element are we talking about?
Which comedy-drama series based on the namesake 1980s women's professional wrestling circuit used shades of pink and purple extensively for its promotional material? The show came under criticism for not getting queer representation right despite introducing characters like Yolanda and Arthie.
What type of vault is characterised by a series of continuous arches, resembling the roof of a tunnel? It takes its (most common) name from its resemblance to the cross-section of an entity used to store whisky or oil.
Her own name is Emma Rouault. She is sure, she is bored, and she loves men paying her all the attention in the world. A mother who didn't want to be a mother. A wife who became a wife only to lead a monotonous life. Her husband and two men she claims to love, or has, before being in debt and realising no one loves her, she dies by swallowing arsenic. Which controversial titular heroine is this?
In 1927, WHO became the very first person to be awarded the TIME Person Of The Year title? He was named so after he completed the first solo transatlantic flight in May that year by piloting his monoplane Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris.
Neal Stephenson is a speculative fiction author whose works majorly explore Science Fiction, historical fiction and cyberpunk themes. In his novel Snow Crash, he introduced a now popularly used Portmanteau and buzzword to denote the successor to the internet, an idea (and name) picked up by a tech giant in recent times. What word?
Identify the geographic feature depicted in this coat of arms. The shield depicts a zigzag border representing this geographic feature, that lends its feline name to a country in West Africa. It was named by Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra although its current name is of Italian origin.
Pakoti Rouru is an initiation into manhood where a boy’s hair, which has been allowed to grow since birth, is ceremonially cut. Which island country, a dependency of New Zealand, is this tradition practised in? Its southern group was named Hervey Islands in the 1770s but took on its current name from the 1820s.
Counting over 98% of the country's population, the people of what ethnicity make up the highest population in the country of Japan, while Ryukyu and Ainu make up the remaining minorities? Today's Nara prefecture was previously known by this name as well. It also names the ruling Imperial House of Japan.
Who is caricatured as Psychoanalytix in the Asterix novel Asterix and the Big Fight? In the book, he deals with mental disorders on the couch in his hut and is Asterix's last hope to cure Getafix.