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This rock band consists of brothers Josh, Jake, and Sam Kiszka, along with Danny Wagner on drums. Hailing from Michigan, they stormed onto the rock scene with their debut EP Black Smoke Rising and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2019 for From the Fires. Which band, known for their 1970s-style hard rock sound, is this?
What product is made by mixing an alcoholic beverage with the berries of the West Indian Bay Leaf? Termed simply Bay [BLANK], it is commonly used as an aftershave and a deodorant.
This private residence of Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin in Moscow, called Capital Hill, is the only private residence or house ever designed by which architect, who was known as "the queen of curves"? The architect’s signature deconstructivist elements, including the curves, are visible in the entire work.
The Disgusting Food Museum in Malmo seeks to question what makes food 'disgusting' while highlighting delicacies, forgotten dishes, and regular snacks from various cultures that could be considered revolting by others. Tong zi dan, or 'boy eggs', is a traditional Chinese dish originally devised as a food preservation method, and now featuring in the museum. Cooks collect what essential brining liquid by leaving empty buckets outside schools, which is then used to hard boil chicken eggs and impart it with a sought after flavour?
In 1998, Daimler Benz merged with which other automobile company for $37 billion in an attempt to create a Trans-Atlantic car-making powerhouse that would dominate the markets. But, the merger proved to be a failure with Daimler Benz selling this company for a mere $7 billion in 2007.
Which TV series is set in the fictional Liberty High School in Crestmont, California? This teen drama starts with Clay Jensen receiving a set of cassette tapes on his front porch, which is later supplemented by a fold-out map with around a dozen red stars marking areas around town where things had happened to its creator Hannah Baker.
Another Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is a Hindi soap opera that began airing in 2014. The name refers to weddings and keeps with Ekta Kapoor's convention of naming shows with the letter K. It features the Arora sisters, Pragya and Bulbul, who marry Abhi and Purab. Which show, whose title alludes to one's marital destiny?
Known for its rich biodiversity, this sea off the northeast coast of Australia was the site of a naval battle between Allied and Imperial Japanese naval units, which resulted in the prevention of the Japanese sea-borne invasion of Port Moresby. What marine invertebrates, that form compact colonies of several identical polyps, lend their name to this sea?
The Lovecraft Circle consists of writers whom the author corresponded with and helped expand the Cthulhu mythos. Robert Bloch, a member of the Lovecraft Circle, added works such as Cults of Ghouls to the mythos, but made his name in 1959 through two seminal works. First was the Hugo award winning short story "The Hellbound Train", but which was the other, a novel that was adapted into a classic horror film by Hitchcock the following year?
Which novelist adopted her pen name following a child's mispronunciation of her second name, Louise? No stranger to living Under Two Flags, in 1871 she moved from London to Italy, where she lived in great style - collecting art, riding horses, and keeping many dogs, to which she was deeply attached.
Dazed and Confused, Woodstock and The Psych-Out are examples of a subgenre of exploitation films that romanticise 1960s counterculture, even placing characters who exhibit traits anachronistic to the people of the era. What term (6 or 5), used to refer to people from the subculture, lends its name to the genre?
In this seven volume work, the author uses the scallop-shaped madeleine cake to contrast involuntary memory with voluntary memory, so much so that the effect of vividly reliving events from the past through sensory stimuli is named after the author in question. Which author?
What according to Amitav Ghosh is the evil fate laid on the Banda islands for being resource rich in a time of colonial expansion, resulting in exploitation, war and eventual destruction? He alludes to one item in particular.
Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim was selected for the 2013 Copley Medal for his numerous scientific contributions, which also included a synthetic adhesive material named Gecko Tape. It was tested by attaching a sample to the hand of a 15 cm tall figurine, which enabled the figurine to stick to a ceiling. What apt figurine?
The ________ (8) serve in table tennis involves squatting and hitting the ball with the paddle through an elbow swing, thus giving it sidespin. What serve (8) is this, that gets its name from equipment used by native American warriors in popular culture?
The generally accepted birth year window for this demographic cohort is from the mid-to-late 1990s to the early 2010s. The 2025 Nepal protests that brought the country's government down is popularly named after this cohort. What demographic cohort is this?
Megan Thee Stallion is cosplaying as Gojo from which manga-turned-anime series here? It follows the adventures of Yuji Itadori, as he joins a secret organisation of [redacted] Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna.
In the Philippines, what dessert is made by serving crushed ice with coconut milk and sides like sago, kidney beans, coconut strips, and boiled taro or yam cubes? Typically topped with a scoop of ube ice cream, it derives its name from Tagalog for "mixed together".
______r (6 without the 'r') is an R package used to impute missing data in imported datasets. Which pioneering individual who famously went missing is this package named after? In 1927, this individual wrote a work called "20 Hrs. 40 Mins". We need the first name in this case.
Identify the two-word name of this Paralympic discipline from its pictogram. In this sport, participants are not allowed to raise their buttocks off the ground at all unlike in the abled variant where they are all standing up.
The Haçienda was a historic nightclub that became popular during the Madchester years of the 1970s and 1980s, launching the careers of bands such as Oasis and Chemical Brothers. The club was financed by the proceeds from the 1983 hit "Blue Monday" by which English band that was the reincarnated avatar after the passing of a lead member of its previous incarnation?
Argon is used to create an oxygenless atmosphere in what high temperature industrial process that involves the use of electricity to create enough heat to melt and fuse metals? The concept for the process was discovered by Humphry Davy in 1800.
Which peak in New Guinea is the second-highest free-standing mountain in Australasia? Its Javanese name translates to 'sphere' or 'circle', the same as in Sanskrit, where it is used to refer to a geometric configuration of (religious) symbols.
The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge connects the cities of Dandong in China and Sinuiju in North Korea, by railway and roadway, over which river? This river has been the site of several namesake battles, including the 1894 Sino-Japanese War, the 1904 Russo-Japanese War, and the 1950 Korean War.
The Eastern tribes of which equestrian nomadic group settled along the Khurasan Highway when they were forced there by the Yuezhi? Skilled in archery and mounted warfare, these warriors were a feared part of Xerxes' army during his invasion of Greece.
The TV show “The Royals” focuses on the lives of a fictionalised contemporary British royal family, and is loosely based on a novel by Michelle Ray. Its episodes have names such as “Infants of the Spring,” “Our Wills and Fates Do So Contrary Run,” and “Unmask her Beauty to the Moon.” These are quotes from what famous literary work?
This installation at Burning Man 2022 featured 22 doors in a circle. Inside were two hand-bound books that allowed participants to learn more about the mystical cast of characters that filled the space as well as the choice they made as they entered through one of the doors. What was this an interactive version of?
Roccella tinctoria is a lichen which, as its name suggests, has had colour-related uses over the centuries. Which specific kind of paper is it used in making, where the dye of the lichen is absorbed into filter paper? Its primary use is for scientific work.
Which viral disease, that contributed to a global outbreak in 2022 and saw a resurgence as recent as August 2024, was renamed by the WHO to a shortened form of the older name in order to remove racist connotations? The older name originated when the disease was first identified in a particular set of lab animals, although the namesake virus is hosted and transmitted by several other mammals.
Which Indian strategy board game, named for the Hindi/Sanskrit word for governance features players contesting elections by using resources like funds, clout, media and trust? Inspired by the 2013 Delhi elections, it later expanded to other contexts such as the Russian Revolution and Brexit.
Gustave Dore was a French printmaker who was famous for illustrating many literary classics. This illustration depicts the lofty protagonist of which 17th century novel attacking imaginary giants?
What origami base (4) is the starting model for many flower models, including the lily, but is most commonly used for the namesake type of amphibian whose figurine can be made to leap?
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi for their work on peripheral immune tolerance. Central to their discoveries was a mutated mouse strain (6) with ruffled skin arising from autoimmune response. They discovered that the gene causing this condition controls regulatory T cells, which later helped decode many autoimmune conditions. Identify this mouse strain (6) or the gene (5 or 7).
This English band made their debut in 1965 with the album My Generation. What is their fan club called (8), a pun that incorporates the band's name in a term for a young person who creates trouble with rowdy, unruly behaviour?
While the Late Gothic period in England preferred plain geometrical section within windows, most of continental Europe adopted tracery patterns resembling what delicate fabric (4) made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern? Several types of ____ (4) have emerged since the 15th century, especially around Brussels, Venice and Chantilly.
Older "macon" style blades are used for novice crews, to help develop the basic technique of rowing. Its elliptical, bulbous form has led to it being nicknamed after what spring-blooming flower that caused turmoil in a European country’s economic history? It is also called "spoon” or "shovel".
Another algorithm from antiquity, the '[BLANK] (6) of Eratosthenes' is attributed to Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a Greek mathematician from 3rd century BC. It is an algorithm to find prime numbers up to a given limit, that works by progressively filtering out multiples of all primes encountered till that point. Fill in the blank with a word which is used here to describe the process of separating the needed stuff (prime numbers) from the unwanted stuff (composite numbers).
Which Indian dancer won the National Award for Best Choreography for the 2013 Kamal Haasan film Vishwaroopam? He choreographed the Kathak sequence which introduced Kamal’s character in the film.
Which Mamluk military general reinstated the Abbasid Caliphate following two major events: inflicting a defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France in 1254 and later winning the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, marking the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army?
The mid-19th century French company Pantin is famous among collectors for rare paperweights containing reptiles like salamanders. One of its paperweights contains three silkworms as a tribute to which French scientist, who won the Copley medal for his work on silkworm diseases and fermentation? He also developed vaccines against anthrax and rabies and co-founded the Alliance française.
In 2020, which engineering and technology company trading under the ticker symbol “HON” rejoined the DJIA replacing Raytheon Technologies? Its eponymous founder started it in the 1900s as an indoor heating technology provider.
As a humorous tribute to the person behind the catchphrase "billions and billions" in a show he helmed, a [BLANK] has been defined as a unit of measurement equivalent to a very large number – technically at least four billion (two billion plus two billion) – of anything. WHO IS THIS SCIENTIST, who also lends his name to a measure for the number of stars in the universe?
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi for developing bioorthogonal chemistry and to Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless for pioneering what method (5) of attaching a probe or substrate of interest to a specific biomolecule? It was named '_____ (5) chemistry' to suggest that molecules could snap together like Lego blocks or a luggage strap.
Which explorer received the following canting arms following a return to Plymouth? The mottos on the coat of arms translate to "Great achievements from small beginnings", with the ferocious mythical creature highlighting the figure's great ambitions.
It was a birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden on May 19th 1962, and the woman you see in the image had been introduced on stage twice already. When she finally showed up, she delivered her performance in a particularly sultry voice, and caused the man of the evening to sarcastically remark "I can now retire." Who was the woman, and what did she perform?
Hailed as "Africa's Che Guevera" for his work in prioritising education as well as land reform, which head of state was assassinated during a military coup in 1987? He became the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta at the young age of 33, and went on to rename the country to something that translates to "Land of the Incorruptible People".
Drosophila with a certain faulty gene cannot hatch, and hence remain trapped in their pupae to die much like how the drunk, walled-in Fortunato meets his end at the hands of Montresor in which short story first published in 1846?
For the first turning point, from 1433, Prof. Liulevicius asks, “if _____ __ (5,2) had reached the Americas, would we be speaking Mandarin today?” Which Chinese admiral’s legendary treasure voyages are the subject of this chapter?
A cinematic depiction of a musical was awarded Worst Picture at the 2022 Razzie Awards. WHICH REGAL FIGURE, also depicted in a 2021 biopic set partly at Sandringham House, was the subject of this film?
Kevin Durant, one of the NBA's best players, has been lauded for his killer instincts and scoring prowess despite his slender build. What two-word nickname, that is a wordplay on a personification of death?
The men’s 100 metres butterfly event at the 2016 Rio Olympics witnessed an unprecedented three-way tie for the Silver medal, with all swimmers covering the distance in 51.14 seconds. Chad le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary were two out of the three. Who was the third?
WHICH freshwater lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru is the largest in South America by size? Located at a 12000 ft height, the 'highest navigable lake in the world' was of prime importance to the Incans.
Which filmmaker is the subject of this special edition Barbie doll? She started off as a journalist covering the OJ Simpson trial and is the first black female director to have her film (Selma, in this case) nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Complete these lyrics from Ramble On by Led Zeppelin, in Led Zeppelin II. The first blank is a place in Middle Earth, and the second is a character who underwent a drastic transformation thanks to the One Ring. Fill in either blank.
'T was in the darkest depths of ______
I met a girl so fair
But ______, and the evil one
Crept up and slipped away with her
Her, her, yeah
This animated anthology series has episodes combining various genres featuring romance, gruesome murders, and futuristic androids. Each episode attempts to convey a satirical take on what could result from the issues plaguing the world. Which show?
Which live-action film introduced an animated cast of characters as they got ready for the first day of school? The sequence used bright colours and a funky vibe to mimic the style of the 1950s, the period when the film is set.
Which period of Japan saw the development of two writing systems - the basic phonetic alphabet known as the Hiragana and the Katakana for transcribing foreign words? Lasting from 794 CE to 1185 CE, it followed the Nara period, beginning when Emperor Kanmu moved his capital to what is now modern-day Kyoto.
Sashiko is a style of Japanese stitching characterised by its distinct white-on-blue appearance. What does "Sashiko" translate to? (4) The act of creating this running stitch is akin to repetitively thrusting a knife through the cloth.
Ozark is a series centred around the Byrde family and their plans to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel. An inverted version of what symbol is the letter 'Z' in the title stylised to represent?
H. Rider Haggard's She: A History of Adventure (remember that one?) sees the protagonists encounter a primitive race of natives ruled by Ayesha, the all powerful She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. This immortal White Queen draws many parallels with an antagonist from a 1950 children's novel, the author of which greatly admired She. Identify this antagonist, who is one of the three titular subjects of the novel.
What CGS unit of dynamic viscosity is equivalent to a factor of 10^-1 pascal-seconds? It derives from a shortening of the name of a French scientist known for his work (and an eponymous law) in fluid mechanics.
In this 1870 painting, John Everett Millais is depicting the boyhood of which Elizabethan-era English explorer and soldier listening to a story about the sea and land along with his brother? The explorer's name lives on in the capital of an American state on the Southeastern Coast, one which he played a key role in establishing.
Netherlandish Proverbs is a 1559 oil-on-oak-panel painting by which artist, a major figure in Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting? It depicts literal illustrations of approximately 112 identifiable Dutch-language proverbs and idioms. FULL NAME NEEDED.
Irish-born poet Thomas Bracken's 1876 work "God Defend [Blank]" was one of two similarly themed works of his, with the other being "God's Own Country". The former would go on to become the country's national anthem while the latter a sobriquet used sporadically by the nation. Which country is this that also uses "God Save The Queen" as another official national anthem?