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The 2004 Dreamworks animated comedy film Shark Tale had a soundtrack that featured music by various popular artists. The song Lies & Rumours was performed by WHICH AMERICAN HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE from Detroit, Michigan? Formed in 1996, their most famous member joined only in 2000. Their name is an initialism for the Dirty Dozen, which is odd since they've never actually had more than 6 members.
For the London photocall, Zendaya wore a vintage sleeveless pinstripe vest with a matching mini skirt by which British fashion designer known for her eponymous brand that brought punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream?
Which artist of the De Stijl movement was born in 1872 in this house in Amersfoort that has since been turned into a museum? Among other things, it features a room where children can hop across reflections of coloured blocks on the floor.
The Air Jordan VII shoe was released in 1992. A few months after the initial release, Nike released a special [BLANK] color combo of the Air Jordan VII model which had the number 9 on it, instead of Michael Jordan's usual jersey number 23. This variant was released to coincide with what happening in the world of sports that Jordan was also involved in?
Identify this bot based on the winner of the 2019 Sinquefeld Cup, who also had a heartbreaking loss in 2024. This bot is known for its solid positional play and exceptional endgame technique.
Which mountain range has been depicted by Bierstadt in this painting of Lander's Peak in the Wyoming Range? This range's name is a calque of its Algonquian name, literally translating a word referring to the appearance of the range's topography.
Which Scholastic book series combines encyclopaedia and fictional stories through the adventures of science teacher Ms Frizzle and her students? The titular entity can modify itself to transport the group on fantastical field trips in space, on different planets, or even inside the human body.
Bharat Ek Khoj is a show based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book Discovery of India, covering India's 5000 year old history.
This episode from the show begins with which reformer realising he’s too late to save his sister-in-law, thus discovering the social cause he wishes to fight for?
In this episode of Carpool Karaoke, the humour comes from the spoofing of the signature look of the singer, and her interaction with James Corden. Identify the singer, one of the biggest musical stars from her country in the past decade.
The hunt for the Calydonian Boar is a famous episode in Greek mythology that notably drew together numerous heroes of the age. Thus, like the Trojan War, it acts as a node that ties many Greek myths together. Participants of the hunt included which pair of twins, whose sisters would feature prominently in the events of the Trojan War a generation later?
Georgia O'Keeffe is best known for her meticulous paintings of natural forms, particularly flowers. This painting depicts which flower that is named after a Greek goddess because it comes in many different colours? It was also the subject of paintings by Vincent van Gogh.
This photo of Ilia Malinin's historic backflip was compared to Nude with Three Arms by which German painter and sculptor? In 1969, this artist known for his figurative, expressive artworks, adopted a surname honouring his hometown in Saxony, and began painting subjects upside down to move beyond representational art.
Which animal native to North America is portrayed as a noble trickster in Native American myths? The character is usually male and generally anthropomorphic, although he may have some physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow eyes, a tail and blunt claws. A wily version of this animal is far more well-known to us from a cartoon series.
In one of the two narrative arcs of this epic poem, Satan and the fallen angels visit Pandamoenium, the capital of Tartarus which is a Greek representation of hell. Which 17th century epic poem is this, that gave us the oft-used line "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav'n"?
Members of which family of viruses are generally shaped like a brick or as an oval form similar to a rounded brick because they are wrapped by the endoplasmic reticulum? While modern viral classification is based on characteristics like mode of replication, host organisms, etc. the name of this family is a legacy of the original grouping of viruses associated with diseases that produced [BLANK] in infected individuals. The most famous type of this virus is the variola virus.
In 1994, these six Irish men started the “A to Z Club”, meeting annually at cities chosen in alphabetical order. Which city was the first destination of the "A to Z Club"? Chivas Brothers was founded in this port city, which serves as the primary gateway for the offshore North Sea energy industry.
Dua Lipa performs a cover of a song by a local artist based on the city she is performing in as part of her Radical Optimism concert tour.
Identify this 2015 song Dua Lipa covered at her concert in Sydney.
This structure completed in 1436 continues to hold the record for being the world's largest brick and mortar dome. Its ceiling depicts The Last Judgment, a fresco which was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1572 and completed after his death by Federico Zuccari, in 1579. Which structure is this?
Australia uses a number of road signs to indicate that one may encounter wildlife. This sign indicates the presence of which bird, the third tallest in the world, smaller only than the ostrich and emu?
Foregrounding human frailty in the face of the ocean’s force, this painting by Winslow Homer depicts rescuers bringing two semi-conscious women who were caught up in an ________ (8), i.e the current below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. Fill in the blank to complete the title of this work.
Popular in the Indian subcontinent, this cookie has its origins in a Dutch bakery in Surat that was taken over by a Parsi named Faramji Dotivala. He modified the Dutch ‘koekje’ biscuits and got rid of the eggs and alcohol. The cookie is named for the combination of a Persian flatbread that’s popular in North Indian cuisine, and the Afghan word for ‘biscuit’. Name the cookie.
Which poem, inspired by a long belt of entities seen in the meadows of Ullswater, has been translated into ASL here?
Apple Computer is notorious for frustrating customers looking to get their devices repaired. One especially devious tactic was to use _________ (9) screws in their Macbooks, since standard tool sets don't carry the requisite screwdriver tip to open these. Named for its unusual number of notches and a skeletal term for sections of a leaf, what type of screws are these?
Identify this airport terminal design (6), where terminal gates are arranged in a straight path. The term is also often used for algebraic functions or equations that form a straight path when graphed. Examples include the Kansas City International Airport, Munich Airport, and the Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Identify this type of sundial that tells the time by measuring the length of the sun's shadow rather than the angle of the shadow. It is named after one of the world’s oldest professions - individuals would trace such a dial on their staffs to use while moving around meadows or valleys.
For some tests, experts may be required to cut miniscule samples of paint directly off the surface of a painting like Rembrandt's Night Watch. In this cross section of a paint sample, you can see that Rembrandt initially used a ground layer, followed by layers of white, yellow and brown paint. What is the final translucent layer?
Mosul is the capital of which Governorate of Iraq, named after the famous Assyrian city which once stood across the Tigris from where Mosul is? In the 19th century, the ruins of a library discovered here revealed the existence of the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’, an important Mesopotamian text.
What style of diamond setting has the diamond completely enclosed in its metal frame? It gets its name from the term used in watchmaking for the metal frame that holds the watch face. The term is now used in specifications for screens on electronic gadgets.
WHICH artist, with an entire wiki dedicated to tracking their alter egos, became Roman Zolandski, a flamboyant British gay man who courts controversy? After first making an appearance on Trey Songz’s hit “Bottoms Up,” Roman pops up on other hits, including “Roman’s Revenge” and “Roman Holiday”. Roman's mother, Martha Zolandski, is also another one of this artist’s alter egos, alongside Harajuku Barbie, Female Weezy (Lil Wayne’s female counterpart), and more than 10 others.
The New Yorker cover from Jan 15, 1955 depicts two women looking at a sculpture of thin figures. These figures are rendered in the style of which Swiss artist and sculptor active around that time?
Created in 1970s New York by Chef Peng Chang-kuei, this sweet-spicy dish was named after a military leader from Hunan province in China, though he likely never tasted it. Originally less sweet, it was adapted for American palates by Chef T.T. Wang. What's this popular takeout dish called?
In election theory, instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a counting method where ranked ballots are combined by eliminating candidates and adding the "extra" votes to the remaining candidates, until one candidate has a strict majority. Which position in the Indian Government is filled using an election process that makes use of IRV?
The Butler did it:
- Earned himself the nickname Jimmy ‘Buckets’ because of his prolific scoring
- Took his current team (as of 2022) to the 2020 NBA Finals
- Became the third player in Finals history to score a 40-point triple double.
Which South-Eastern team is this, that lost the finals to their former star LeBron James and his LA Lakers?
This seafood broth that features all the seafood that San Francisco is famous for, especially dungeoness crab, has a name that comes from a similar Italian dish from Liguria. Since it can be messy to eat, traditional San Francisco places serving this also give you a bib to wear while eating the dish. What dish?
The theme for which 1993 film has been performed here? An alternative title for this theme was "Journey to the Island".
In economics, ___________ (11) describes a situation where growth and inflation coexist but growth remains sluggish on the lower end while inflation is on the middle-to-higher end with low steady unemployment. What portmanteau term? (11)
Before the Pinkfong version of Baby Shark from 2016, a German user named alamuel released a version called 'Kleiner Hai' in 2007 (German for "little shark"), a more dramatic and doom-filled version. This was set to the background theme from which film, a tune borrowed from Anton Dvorak's Symphony No.9?
Global Dimming is a phenomenon observed since the 1950s that sees reduced amounts of solar radiance reaching the Earth due to climate change. While there has been an improvement recently, which 1991 geological event in Asia is said to have majorly contributed to global dimming, creating an artificial night for the terrified people in the vicinity of the event?
The Wiener Library in UK holds two copies of what has been called "history's most infamous board game." Using crude stereotypes and imagery, the game's themes reflect racial hatred, forced deportations, and confiscation of property. Players compete to gather six distinct [BLANKS] and deposit them outside the city walls where a slogan reads "Auf nach Palästina!". Fill in the blank, or tell us the name of this absolutely horrifying game.
To evoke a dusty, small town feel, Elmer Bernstein recreated a child's music box through a small orchestra for the classic theme of which 1962 movie - 48th on Classic FM's 2022 Hall of Fame list? The theme plays in the opening sequence of the movie that shows various objects such as a pocket watch, harmonica, pearl necklace, whistle, and marbles.
A baked bread and a type of creamy seafood soup are both closely associated with San Franscisco, but neither was invented there. What was definitely invented there was serving the thick soup using a hollowed out version of the baked bread as a 'bread bowl'. Name either the bread (9) or the soup (4,7).
This uncooked sauce is used both as an ingredient in cooking and as a dip for grilled meat in Argentinian and Uruguayan cuisines. Typically made of finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano and red wine vinegar - it comes either red or green in colour. Which sauce, that probably derives its name from the Basque word for hodgepodge?
In 1993, which musician made her on-screen debut alongside Tupac Shakur in Poetic Justice, the second film by John Singleton after the success of Boyz n the Hood? A year later she won her first Grammy in the R&B genre for the song That's the Way Love Goes from her self-titled fifth album.
Susi Vidal is a food content creator with over 3 million TikTok subscribers. Her videos focus on dishes that require just a single type of utensil to prepare them. What is her Tiktok handle, which alters one letter in the name of the content subscription service that appeared at the start of the game?
This natural arch formed from rocks dating back to 570 Mya is said to resemble the hood of a serpent, the mount of Lord Venkateswara of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. A national geological monument, it is part of which hill range, named after the mount, that is spread across Annamayya, Chittoor and Tirupati districts?
Pulitzer-winning critic Michiko Kakutani reviewed books for the New York Times for over 30 years, sometimes in the voice of fictional characters. In reviewing the book Indecision, she adopted the voice of the teenaged lead from which 1951 book, borrowing parts of its famous opening line like "If you really want to hear about..." and "all that David Copperfield kind of crap"?
In June 2025, Pharrell's first menswear collection for Louis Vuitton was presented on a life size Snakes and Ladders set designed by architect Bijoy Jain. Identify the venue of this show, a structure that was initially met with dismay akin to the Eiffel Tower's reception in its time.
This Orange-prize winning 2003 novel is written from the perspective of a teenage mass murderer's mother, who attempts to come to terms with her son's actions via letters to her husband. Which Lionel Shriver novel, that was also adapted into a film starring Tilda Swinton?
The body of which revolutionary was preserved following his death in 1924 and housed in a glass sarcophagus within his mausoleum, a structure designed by Alexey Shchusev?
In the game of Bingo (or Tambola/ Housie), callers announce numbers along with a rhyming or meaningful phrase that contains many references. The call for the number 50 is followed by '5-0-5-0, it's home from work we go', a slight variation on a song from which 1937 film? In the film, the characters sing Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho as they work in a diamond and ruby mine.
During the 1958 World Expo in Brussels, Iannis Xenakis built the Philips Pavilion inspired by his composition Metastaseis. The reinforced concrete pavilion is a cluster of nine hyperbolic paraboloids in which music was spatialized by sound projectionists using telephone dials. The project was completed by Iannis on behalf of which architect, then held up with another project in a different part of the world which itself became part of a global collective of UNESCO World Heritage buildings?
In the chapter titled "Saraswati's Son", Pillai narrates the story of the syncretic Prince Ibrahim II, who flirted dangerously with apostasy by invoking Hindu gods as part of his daily prayers and even briefly renaming his kingdom "Vidyapur". He was a member of which dynasty that was established by Yusuf Khan in 1490?
A simple black ring worn on the middle finger of one's right hand is a means of indicating sexual preferences for which community of people? The ace playing card is also sometimes used to represent this community, due to the phonetic shortening of the name.
Identify the song parodied here by The Key of Awesome.
A stroll from the banks of the Mekong, Amantaka rests at the foot of the sacred Mount Phousi. It is located in which city that is regarded to be the country's cultural capital? It is near temples such as the Wat Xieng Thong, and the cascading Kuang Si Falls.
In classical architecture, there are five orders of columns: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Composite and which order that is named after a region of Italy?
This Fitbit badge says "You may not have seen wildebeests, giraffes, or zebras on this trek, but you have walked 500 miles – the same distance as.." which ecosystem - an "endless plain" in the Mara and Arusha Regions of Tanzania?
A major physiological activity that the body undertakes during times of low activity, especially sleep, is restoring which organic molecule commonly known by a 3-letter abbreviation, responsible for energy transfer in living cells? During sleep, the body regenerates a body-weight equivalent amount of this “molecular unit of currency of intracellular transfer”.
Although Aubrey Beardsley was commissioned by British magazine to illustrate the English translation of a certain one-act tragedy, it was rejected for its grotesque depictions. But, when its Irish writer saw the same, he himself requested Beardsley to have the illustrations published in the next edition. Which work?
The Great Wall of China's earliest walls were built in the 7th century BC, with selective stretches joined by Qin Shi Huang (220–206 BC), the first emperor of China. Which dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 connected and fortified the Great Wall into its modern form? Its third emperor, Zhu Di, established Beijing as his new capital and constructed the Forbidden City.
This passion project started in 1970 and remained unfinished during its director's lifetime and only saw the light of day in 2018 after Netflix bought the rights. It saw delays because its creator kept taking breaks to shoot ads and other films to fund it. Which film, that holds the record for the most prolonged production period of any film, is this?
Who lends his name to this video game developed by Ubisoft in 2005? He holds the record for the most X Games gold medals and the most Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe category.
This is the Ocelot F620 from GTA V. Which car brand is "Ocelot" a parody of? This British brand is part of a subsidiary with Land Rover.
What is the name of the class (5,6) from Darkest Dungeon that is motivated by a greed for illegally digging up and stealing personal artefacts and antiques? The class makes use of instruments such as pick-axes and shovels, likely also used by real-life counterparts in places such as the Egyptian pyramids.