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The earliest Neolithic sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation in the Indo-Gangetic plain, another “cradle of civilisation”, were along which riverine system with a hyphenated name that now only runs for a brief period in the monsoon? Historians postulate that this river system is the successor to the river now considered lost, the Sarasvati.
Apart from all the letters being in lower case, what typographical choice has the band made for their song 'Feels Like I Am Falling In Love' from MOON MUSiC? One suggested theory is that falling in love means you can't distance yourself from it, and it overwhelms you. The Taylor Swift Song 'I'm Gonna Get You Back' uses the same style.
SYL is a Punjabi song released on 23rd June 2022. After racking up 4 million views within an hour, it was quickly taken down by Youtube due to a complaint from the central government of India, presumably for its extremely controversial content referring to the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, naming Khalistani figures, and demanding "sovereignty" for Punjab. Who is the singer and songwriter behind this song, who was shot and killed just 3 weeks before the song was released?
Shopping for traditional crafts at the Sunday Maasai Market; bird-watching at the arboretum near the president's formal residence at State House; and trying out a meal with staples like ugali and nyama choma are some of the activities recommended by Time Out magazine to try at Kilimani, a neighbourhood in which African capital city?
In her essay My Precious, literary scholar Alison Milbank explores sexuality in The Lord of the Rings. She analyses the monstrous, tunnel-dwelling arachnoid Shelob, who paralyses Frodo and robs him of his sword, thereby symbolically emasculating him. Thus, to what Freudian construct (6,7), ______ _______ (6,7) - also the basis of a body horror film called Teeth - does Milbank compare Shelob?
What is the auto racing term for when a driver deliberately slams hard on the pedal when moving in front of another vehicle, with the intention of causing the behind driver to either collide or take evasive action? The term gained wider popularity towards the end of the 2021 F1 season, when Lewis Hamilton claimed that his championship rival Max Verstappen had performed this maneuver on him at Saudi Arabian GP in Jeddah.
Which slab serif typeface designed by Howard Kettler for IBM in the 1950s was nearly released with the name "Messenger"? In the 1990s, it found renewed use in the electronic and programming world as columns of characters needed to be consistently aligned. This font has also become an industry standard for all screenplays.
Glaser designed the typeface Kalligraphia for which folk trio who used it on their self-titled debut album and subsequent 1960s releases such as Moving, See What Tomorrow Brings, and A Song Will Rise?
In his book Masala Lab, Krish Ashok provides an interesting visualisation of spice blends with the font sizes roughly corresponding to the proportions of each spice in the mix. Which desi spice blend, added at the end of cooking, is depicted thus? We'd like the Hindi name please, although you can give it an accent if you prefer.
The Aztecs and Mayans valued what naturally occurring volcanic glass for spiritual purposes, crafting them into mirrors to communicate with the spirit world? It has also been historically used in many cultures around the world for protection rituals or defensive magic.
The Tata Group is an Indian conglomerate that has established its presence globally via partnerships and acquisitions. In 2001, they entered the insurance sector through a joint venture with which American company? It occupied place of pride between 2006-2010 on what was believed to be the world's best selling football merchandise.
Identify this song, a 2013 single that earned the artist a Guinness World Record.
What title (5) is given to an editor who works behind the scenes on several repetitive but important jobs? They may also be given the title "WikiGardener", apt considering these helpful figures are often found in such settings.
What Thai hot sauce is made from a paste of chilli peppers, distilled vinegar, pickled garlic, sugar, and salt? It was first produced in the 1940s by Thanom Chakkapak in the namesake town.
The song that was streamed most times, as per Spotify Wrapped 2022, is about "metamorphosis", as the artist reflects on loneliness, his growing up and moving on. Which song that was released with images of the fashionable artist in a red sequined sleeveless outfit? [Song, not artist!]
This is the crest of an ISL team from a city in Eastern India. It features a famous engraving from the walls of a 13th-century CE UNESCO World Heritage Site constructed by King Narasimhadeva I. Identify this site, that comprises 24 such engravings on its walls.
Which British explorer set sail with a crew to go to Tahiti in the Venus on 5 February 1803 and was never seen again? His most famous voyage was in 1798 when he set sail with Matthew Flinders on the sloop Norfolk to circumnavigate Van Diemen's Land and explore its waters.
This defender and one club man was Barcelona's captain from August 2004 until his retirement in 2014. Who was this player, who won 100 caps for Spain, and was part of the squads that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup? In the 2010 World Cup semi-final, he scored the only goal of the game against Germany.
In Steve Jackson's gamebook series Sorcery!, the players can cast spells using 3-letter words representing each spell. What 3-letter spell allows the player to sense traps up ahead, making them wary? It became popular as a phrase among players of Among Us.
Identify this archaeological site that is renowned for the 1st-century BCE tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus I of Commagene. Known for being a hunting ground in the Biblical era, it features several colossal stone heads of Greek and Persian gods at an altitude of 2,134 meters.
The Spirit Tunnel of which actor saw him dancing to the steps from Fresh Prince of Bel Air as the backroom staff sang Doechii's Anxiety? He appeared on the show to promote the final season of his Netflix series where he stars as stalker and serial killer Joe Goldberg.
10,000 yards of which print was exported to the USA in 1958 without proper washing instructions leading to the colour bleeding and fading? Advertising legend David Ogilvy then coined the phrase "guaranteed to bleed" and used this as a selling point rather than a defect. It gets its name from the old name of the city where the East Indian Company first set up a trading post for it.
India Post's third series of scented stamps featured the scent of what? Primarily consumed as a beverage, it is grown predominantly in the South Indian states (the district of Coorg in Karnataka producing 33%) but production has now spread to Andhra, Odisha, and the North-Eastern states.
In his works, Vitruvius also commented on a medical theory in the following quote - "When the morning breezes blow toward the town, if they bring with them (...) poisonous breath of the creatures of the marshes (...) they will make the site unhealthy." What is this now-obsolete medical theory, that gets its name from the Ancient Greek for 'pollution'?
The home kit for Ghana features a multi-coloured cobweb pattern as a tribute to which figure from the Akan religion? The team should hope to outwit opponents with their tricky play, much like this figure would.
Which New Zealand Cricket umpire captured the imagination of fans with his unique way of signaling any event in cricket, most famously bending his finger to form a 'P' when giving out, called the "crooked finger of doom"? This arose from the pain he felt due to a rheumatoid arthritis condition. Whlile the quad is about the ICC Elite Panel, we just couldn't resist including this guy.
This religious sect, that began as a splinter of Ismailism, is considered a distinct monotheistic faith. The popular name for this group-although they prefer al-Muwaḥḥidūn-is derived from a leader they now consider a heretic. The leader's name itself comes from the Persian for "seamster". Which sect is this?
This 1968 film by Anthony Harvey, a 12th century British royal family drama, contributed to the first tie for Best Actress at the Oscars, with Katharine Hepburn winning alongside Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl). Which film, that gave Peter O’Toole the third of his eight Best Actor nominations?
In geometry, a torus is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle. WHICH FOOD ITEM usually assumes the shape of a torus, also lending its name to the colloquial term for this shape?
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation gown features three crops that grew in abundance in Pakistan around that period. If two of them are wheat and cotton, which commercial crop is the third? Faridpur, Tangail, Jessore, and Sirajganj were some of the key regions for its cultivation.
Another map selected by Professor Brotton for the 'History of the World in 12 Maps' is Martin Waldseemuller's Universalis Cosmographia (1507). It was purchased by the US Library of Congress for $10 million for being the first map to do what? A relevant Italian personality appears at the top of the map.
What hyphenated moniker is given to this soapstone sculpture unearthed in the early 20th century excavation of Mohenjo-Daro by the ASI and today preserved at the National Museum of Pakistan? The title comes from two postulated high-society roles that the figure potentially played in the society, but there is little evidence to back this claim.
Episode 2 derives its title from a line in Within a Budding Grove, the second volume of a monumental novel by which author? In 1971, the town of Illiers was renamed to Illiers-Combray to honour the writer.
Which cocktail is made by layering a dark beer (such as Guinness) on top of a light beer (such as Bass Ale)? It is known as Half and Half in Ireland as the more popular name reminds the Irish of these colourful individuals (visual) who had a controversial stint in their country.