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What term for a class of marine algae comes from the Greek for the phrase "to divide through", as they contain a ridge called a raphe which bisects them? The same Greek root for "divide" is seen in another common scientific term for an "indivisible" building block.
This painting depicts Goya’s maid and lover, Leocadia Weiss. She belonged to what stylish, lower-class social group, whose flamboyant members were often depicted by Goya?
This is a cropped photo of The Royal Palace of Caserta in Naples. The entire garden has been designed in the shape of which instrument, the smallest of four in its family, in an orchestra?
What name (5) is this cake given in Malaysia, borrowing the name of a famous dyeing technique from the region to show that the biscuit pieces look similar to the repetitive patterns?
Which painting depicts a painting of the "Finding of Moses" hanging on the wall, while the subject studies an object created by Jodocus Hondius? The artist chose the work to represent knowledge and science as Moses was "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians".
Consisting of two carabiners connected together by a textile sling, what term is given to the equipment used by mountain or ice climbers that allow the rope to run freely through anchors and traditional gear? The term might be familiar via a kind of gun fighter in the wild west known for their ability to swiftly fire a shot.
What sheer fabric with a hexagonal, net-like structure is named after a French town in the Corrèze region? It provides structure and volume for bridal gowns, veils, and ballet tutus.
Emily Ratajkowski rose to fame after featuring nude in the music video for which 2013 song by Robin Thicke and Pharell Williams? At the time Ratajkowski defended it as being feminist, but in a later reflective essay she said Thicke's on-set harassment proved men were still in charge.
This book focusses on the events behind the financial crash that triggered the Great Depression. The blanked out word is a reference to a region in South India, an attraction near a state capital, historically famous as being flush with the promise of wealth, drawing the brilliant and the casually greedy into its depths. What is the blanked-out word?
The Greek name for the pharaoh Rameses II, also used by PB Shelley as the title of an 1818 sonnet, was adopted by the Watchmen character Adrian Veidt as his title. WHAT TITLE?
Which school of thought of ancient Greek philosophy believed that people can gain happiness by rejecting all conventional materialistic desires and leading a life free from all posessions? First formulated by Antisthenes, it was lived to its depths by Diogenes who lived in a ceramic jar on the streets of Athens. Drawing from the negative connotations of this school, the term has acquired a wider meaning today.
What word is used in fragrance lexicon to refer to how long a fragrance lingers in the air after one has left the vicinity, sort of like a scent trail? It derives from a French term that refers to 'wake', as in a wake of the ship in water.
Which 2021 screenlife horror film (7) is about an internet personality who ends up on a terrifying road trip after she agrees to transport an elderly woman in exchange for money? The protagonist’s nonstop live streaming from her car led to the film sharing its (portmanteau) title with a device that records the view of the road or traffic.
Which mineral is used to define the Mohs hardness of 2? It is composed of calcium sulphate dihydrate, is used as fertiliser and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, chalk, and drywall. Because quarries in Montmartre produced this mineral for various uses, the dehydrated form of this is known as 'Plaster of Paris'.
The 2018 Mark Twain Prize was awarded to WHICH AMERICAN ACTOR AND COMEDIAN? Most widely known for her work on SNL (1982-1985), a hugely popular 90s sitcom (1989-1998), and a political satire comedy (2012-2019), she is one of the most award-winning actresses in American TV history.
In HG Wells's sci-fi novel The Invisible Man, the protagonist achieves invisibility thanks to ________ (8) Vibrations. Fill in the blanks with the name of the scientist who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics for an invention still used in hospitals today.
A certain spice gets its name from the French term clou de giroffe, meaning 'nail of the gillyflower', because of the resemblance of the spice to the general shape of the flower. Which spice, part of everyday cooking and commonly found in Indian kitchens? We need the English name.
Which interior decor trend is characterised by clean lines, muted tones, graphic shapes and pops of vibrant colour? It gets its name from the period (following WW2) during which it was most popular and the larger architecture movement that was influenced by the principles of the earlier Bauhaus art school.
In August 1995, the latest release of the Windows OS saw the introduction of which now-characteristic feature to aid search and navigation to apps for beginners? It has since become prime real estate for Microsoft to advertise its product line.
At 128 m, the Spring Temple Buddha is the second-tallest statue in the world. It depicts which form of the Buddha who is considered to the most fundamental, i.e., the Adi-Buddha? This 'luminous' figure is always depicted in the centre among the five “self-born” primordial celestial Buddhas.
Hulk Hogan claimed he was the first one to slam this wrestler (he was not). He also claimed that the wrestler died a few days after said slam (he did not, he lived for quite a few years after). Furthermore, he claimed that this wrestler weighed over 600 pounds (he weighed 'only' around 500 pounds). Which wrestler?
Petroleum is increasingly being diverted to chemical and plastic products as green energy catches up with demand. Caprolactam, an organic molecule, saw a three-fold decline in cost from 1950 to 1970 as the production of [blank] rapidly increased in the post war years, a growth that has since plateaued. The blank here refers to which synthetic fiber, 5 million tons of which are made annually by heating caprolactam?
The 2010 Need for Speed release, ___ _______ (3,7), was a reboot of the 1998 game, which allowed users to play as either a racer or the police, with career modes for both roles. Identify the release (3,7), whose title indicated that the game allowed the user to engage in 'high-speed chase' scenarios.
This statue is meant to be installed at Duluth, Minnesota, the birthplace of a famous singer. It depicts him in the 1960s, singing with his usual acoustic guitar and harmonica. The abstract element that seems to be floating in the air represents an iconic 1962 song of his. Which song? (7,2,3,4) In other words, the answer, my friend is _______ __ ___ ____. (7,2,3,4)
Which "great" Greek hero of the Trojan War lends his name to one of Europe's biggest clubs, whose logo shows the hero wearing a Phyrgian cap? During the war, he fought in tandem with his brother Teucer, who was skilled with the bow.
What kind of fish is typically the primary protein used in the Indonesian Gulai Ikan Karang, Japanese Sakana no nitsuke (visual), and the Cantonese Qīng Zhēng Lú Yú? The fish, typically steamed, is often 'sitting atop' a bed of rice.
This extract is from Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Mrs [BLANK], the wife of which mythological character?
Which TV series is set in the the fictional East Highland High School in Southern California? This teen drama follows a group of high school students navigating love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma and social media. A mononymous (former) Disney star plays the main character Rue, who is also the show's narrator.
What term is used to describe the technique when the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side? This term used for one of the two disciplines of rowing refers to the pair of oars itself and it is a homophone of a protective cavity made of bone in the human body.
In which town which also names the waterfalls in the background, has the AR Rahman song Rukmani Rukmani from the film Roja been shot? The name in the Kannada language translates to 'smoky rocks'. Just after these waterfalls, the river reaches the Mettur dam.
This version of The Kiss features a couple from which MENA country? It displays the Levantine bridal headgear, tantour, which is still worn by the Maronite Christians, who live around the country's namesake mountain range.
The lead guitarist of the band described that this song was about "the absolute desolation of teenagers at Woodstock, where audience members were strung out on acid, and 20 people had brain damage". Titled after two of the guitarists's life inspirations, a philosophical and a musical one, which iconic 1971 song is this?
Paul Delaroche depicts this subject confined in which châteaux before he is forced to abdicate and exiled to the island of Elba? This royal residence expanded by Francis I is located in the namesake commune 55 km from Paris.
Untitled Film Still #25 is inspired by which 1962 film that ends with the female lead Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) driving into a river with her former lover in the presence of her husband? The photo reimagines a story in which Catherine’s lover has driven off into the water alone, while she walks away to a new life.
Nijinsky was dismissed from the Imperial Ballet after he danced in tights (without trousers) while playing the role of Albrecht, the Duke of Silesia in which ballet with music by Adolphe Adam? Albrecht is pursued by the vindictive ghosts of unmarried women betrayed by their lovers but is saved by the actions of the ballet's titular peasant girl.
For the London Museum's new logo, it incorporated an "impartial and humble observer of London...that has witnessed life in the city for hundreds of years." The design studio also created a statue of the logo with a "splatter" to represent the remnants left behind by this "observer" across London. What is this "observer" seen on the London Museum logo?
In 1979 Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci interviewed this polarising subject for the NYT. Apart from gripping journalism, this interview was famous for discussion of women and “restrictive” clothing. When the subject told her that she was not obliged to wear it because it was “for good and proper young women”, Fallaci remarked, “That's very kind of you, Imam. And since you said so, I'm going to take off this stupid, medieval rag right now. There. Done.” Who was the subject?
In 2023, the Indian government repealed 76 outdated laws through an act of Parliament. One of the laws included in this is one from 1881 that granted permission to the government to remove any object or vessel blocking the [Blank]. The blank refers to the navigable channel within a bay or harbour, a term that is also used for a part of golf course. What's the good word?
"Triptych–In Memory of George Dyer" is a 1971 work by which Irish-born British artist that captures the tragic circumstances of his lover's last hours at a Paris hotel days before his career-making retrospective? This incident further intensified the works of this artist who often depicted contorted figures with charging emotions.
Which ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, whose ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site today, uses the "pol/polis" suffix for its current name? The name is well-known as the title of a series of French autobiographical comics set during the Iranian Revolution.
Which Westernmost and least populous province of The Netherlands is pictured here, that endured a great catastrophic flood in 1953? An island in Denmark also bears the same name and this similarity has led to some confusion around the etymology of a place much farther away from both.
Which driving technique, used predominantly in ice racing and rallying, induces oversteer using weight transfer to carry a vehicle through a turn while simultaneously reducing speed? In the 2006 animated movie Cars, protagonist Lightning McQueen is taught the move by his soon-to-be mentor Doc Hudson.
This photo sees Halsey impersonating which singer-songwriter, as pictured in an iconic photoshoot taken during her "Tidal" era? Starting off as an alternative darling in the 90s, she is still going strong with her album Fetch the Bolt Cutters garnering her 2 Grammys in 2020.
The 2001 Super Bowl Halftime theme was ‘The Kings of Rock and Pop’. If N-Sync headlined the show as a representative of pop, then which Boston band, over 30 years old at the time, represented rock? They didn’t wanna miss a thing, but had to settle for just 3 songs.
What nickname was given to this group of actors who appeared in college comedy films in the early 2000s? A modification similar to "Brat Pack", the name evokes one of their frequent roles: being cast as a member of a male student society.
In 2021, which Spanish fashion house owned by Kering became the first luxury brand to partner with Epic Games on Fortnite? Named after its founder, who was known fondly as "The Master", they designed four virtual outfits for players to purchase and outfit their characters.
Wim Wenders has made many documentaries about noted personalities of world culture. Who is the subject of this 2011 documentary by Wenders? The late German dancer and choreographer is one of the leading exponents of the expressionistic Tanztheater and also names the documentary.
Which 2006 novel tells the story of Bruno, an eight-year-old who befriends Shmuel, a prisoner in a concentration camp, as he unknowingly witnesses the horrors of the Holocaust from the other side of a fence?
Bucky and Pronk are neighbours to a rabbit cop, Judy Hopps, in which 2016 Disney movie? When Judy first meets them, Bucky, a kudu, responds, "Yeah? Well, we're loud." Pronk, an oryx, adds, "Don't expect us to apologize for it.". The film takes place in the titular city, one where anthropomorphic animals coexist.
This collaboration saw Skims’ form-fitting dresses, intimates and bodysuits all encrusted with the signature crystals produced by which Austrian company? Its success is attributed to its Czechian founder’s 1892 patent for an electric cutting machine that facilitated crystal glass production.
The Hindu Vishnu Temple at ______ _____ (6,5) in Iran was built in the 1890s by the Indian merchant community to signify close relations between India and Iran. It features murals of Krishna and an unusually shaped dome. In which port city, named after one of Iran's most famous shahs, can this temple be found?
Which Hollywood legend left the Chinese Theatre's founder, Sid, a note saying "May this cement our friendship" in 1929? She would later star in many hits over the next decades including Grand Hotel (1932) and Mildred Pierce (1945) among others.
In colour theory, what term is used when a neutral grey (or a mix of black and white) is added to any pure hue? It can also refer to a steady periodic sound, characterised by its duration, pitch, intensity, and timbre.
This novel by Kavita Kane is from the perspective of which princess of Mithila, who slept continuously for fourteen years to ensure her husband could stay awake to protect Rama and Sita during their exile?
Bloody Sunday was the name given to the most volatile day of the January Events, a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population supporting independence, and the Soviet Armed Forces. It took place on 13 Jan 1991, after the restoration of independence, and saw 14 civilians being killed. Which capital city was the epicentre of all the violence?
In 2006, this teenager auditioned against 15,000 other girls to be cast as an eccentric who believed in fantastical creatures such as "nargles" and "wrackspurts". She was an avid fan of the source material, whose author wrote her comforting letters during her struggles with anorexia. Which character did she play?
Sole [blank] is a term given to a type of warm French sauce as well as a method of preparing fish, wherein it is dredged in flour and then sauteed on the pan with clarified butter. Which profession names this style because flour is the major ingredient? Since large numbers of people practised this profession in the past, it is also a common surname in England, Germany, and France.
While the track 'Alien Hits/Alien Radio' from MOON MUSiC is spelt thus on liner notes, how does it appear on streaming platforms? The song samples the Maya Angelou poem 'Try To Be A ------- (7) In Someone's Cloud' and takes inspiration from this for its typographic choice, the digital-age way of expressing oneself. The blank is one of the 2 words needed in the answer.
And it's not just gaming sites which are being used for online gigs. In August 2020, which artist took to the virtual stage on TikTok to give a special live performance, where he appeared as a digital avatar and performed tracks from his album After Hours, whilst interactive messages from fans played on screens?
Quorn is a product of Monde Nissin that is used across Europe as a cooking ingredient and a meat substitute. What single-celled protein derived from a certain family of fungi is the key ingredient of Quorn? The protein is a common feature in vegan cuisines thanks to its ability to pass off as meat.
Also doubling up for cassette storage and for use in home shifting, the alliteratively-named [BLANK] boxes are primarily used to carry what fruit? The main function of the holes, apart from being grips for carrying, is to allow respiration and easy access to ethylene to speed up the ripening.
Among the students of this Parallel Cinema pioneer are directors Mani Kaul, Kumar Shahani, Subhash Ghai, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Although his movies came about even before Ray's, he gained fame mostly through his teachings at FTII rather than his own works like Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (1971). Which Bengali film maker are we talking about?
The single-biggest bombing raid in human history took place on March 9-10, 1945 in the Asia-Pacific Theatre of Second World War when the US Air Force conducted an air raid. WHICH CAPITAL CITY was the casualty of this air raid, nicknamed Operation Meetinghouse, that took more than 100,000 lives? The Dolittle campaign in 1942 was also inflicted on the same city, the first air raid on this nation.
The 'As mad as' simile has also been used with an animal with scientific name Lepus Europaeus. In the peak month of their spring breeding season, males can be seen competing for breeding dominance, while females often use their forelegs to repel overenthusiastic males. This frenetic "boxing" gives rise to which English idiom, which also inspired another Lewis Carroll character? Your answer must add two words to the end of "As mad as a..."