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Rita Hayworth plays Elsa "Rosalie" Bannister, the femme fatale in which 1947 film noir directed by Orson Welles? The film starts with Elsa being rescued by sailor Michael O'Hara, to whom she reveals that she was born in Chifu and works in Macau, among other places.
My Idea Of Fun is the second novel by which author whose memoir is aptly titled Will? His 2002 Booker Prize-nominated work is a modern take on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, written after a screenplay adaptation for a movie fell through.
Shikaeshi bento, or revenge bento, are lunchboxes prepared for husbands or children by Japanese women immediately after a quarrel. While some consist of just rice with no seasoning or sides, another tactic is to pack a dish full of sour pickled fruit and a little rice. This is an inversion of the more popular 'hinomaru' box, which is a reference to what recognizable image?
Shown here is what structure that names a novel by Richard Russo? The novel follows the story of a couple who travel from New York to an Italian city to meet with an old friend. The name is shared by similar structures in Oxford and Cambridge.
In which Oscar-nominated 2021 Japanese film does the protagonist Yusuke get hired to launch a multi-million dollar production of Anton Chekov's play Uncle Vanya? The main focus is to showcase how art can help communicate across divides, especially between Yusuke and Misaki, who is hired to do the titular duty.
Percy Jackson's first stop to find a pearl is at Aunty Em's Garden Emporium (visual). To play Aunty Em, Uma Thurman trained with some charming specialists who were proficient at wrangling certain creatures. Which character from Greek mythology disguises as Aunty Em in the mortal world?
Identify this baked treat prepared in the typical traditions of Viennese bakeries. It is a multilayered laminated sweet with fillings such as jam, tart, or preserved fruit. It was certainly not invented in the eponymous country where it is known as Wienerbrød (lit. "bread from Vienna").
"Focu 'Ranni" from Rosalía's Lux is based on her namesake, Rosalia of Palermo, a saint invoked in times of plague. She retired to live as a hermit in a cave on which rock promontory on the northern coast of Palermo, Sicily? The mountain is a significant site for "pilgrims", who ascend to the sanctuary dedicated to this saint.
Which university was founded in 1385 after Pope Urban VI granted permission to Rupert I to start a university in the capital of the Electoral Palatinate state? The university and the city in the Baden-Württemberg region it is located in together form a major scientific hub, producing over 50 Nobel Prize winners.
The logo of the celebrations of 2500 Years of Persia had as its central motif which alliteratively-named object that was lent by the British Museum for the event? It was discovered in the Mesopotamian ruins during a 19th century dig, and is named for the ruler whose genealogy it contains, and its shape.
On 8 November 2021, Google released a Doodle to commemorate Dr. Kamal Ranadive’s 104th birth anniversary. What was the first “o” in Google replaced with - an 1880s invention by a German scientist that Kamal used to grow Mycobacterium leprae?
While this player of Malay-Greek origin has been in the news recently for violating Wimbledon's all-white dress code, this isn't the first time he has been brought to task for this offence. In 2015, he had to turn his official Wimbledon headband inside out as it, rather ironically, violated the dress code. Which player?
The 2025 F1 season will see six rookie drivers joining the grid. Identify this driver who signed with Mercedes and will be taking Lewis Hamilton's seat at the team. This Italian showed promise winning two F2 races and even made a free practice debut during the year.
Which country's football team used minimal kits for the upcoming FIFA World Cup to protest against the host Qatar's labour rights violations? Logos and chevrons are faded, designs are entirely avoidedand to make a statement while complying with rules prohibiting political statements on uniforms.
A ray-less solid orange sun against a white background features in the central stripe of three in the flag of which West African nation? The flag uses the same colours and format as the Indian flag while the orange disc is slightly smaller than the one Bangladesh uses.
These are lines from Scots Wha Hae by which 18th century poet, also the subject of this Max Beerbohm illustration?
Which controversial novel, one whose writer had to endure multiple rejections before finding a publisher, got a rejection letter that deemed it "overwhelmingly nauseating, even to an enlightened Freudian. To the public, it will be revolting. It will not sell, and will do immeasurable harm to a growing reputation...I recommend that it be buried under a stone for a thousand years." In India, this book eventually got published only after Jawaharlal Nehru read it and then cleared it for publication.
British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was awarded the 2021 Copley Medal for her role in the discovery of the first radio pulsars in 1967. The power and regularity of these signals were briefly thought to resemble an extra-terrestrial beacon, leading the source to be nicknamed ______ _____ ___ (6, 5, 3). What nickname (6, 5, 3)?
Which Super Bowl champion's ring is this? It features a representation of the palm trees seen across the city and one Vince Lombardi trophy to reference its first win in its modern avatar. They were previously champions when based out of a city in Missouri.
Goethe presented his views on the nature of colours in Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colour), a critique of Newton’s 1704 work Opticks. Which English painter was greatly influenced by this work towards the end of his career? In 1843, this ‘master of light’ exhibited a painting titled Light and Colour (Goethe’s Theory) – The Morning After the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis.
Concepts which deviate from a scientific law add the prefix "non-" to the name of a scientist. For eg., Non-Newtonian fluids do not follow Newton’s law of viscosity. What "non-name" is given to materials, like elastomers and plastics, which exhibit a non-linear relationship between an applied force and its induced displacement? The original law was published in 1678 as a cryptic ceiiinosssttuv which is an anagram of Ut tensio, sic vis.
WHICH sub-glacial lake in Antarctica is the largest in the continent by size? This was discovered just beneath the Russian research station, which lends its name to the lake. The name will remind you of a landmark 1961 Soviet event.
What two words precede the name of the ragas Todi, Malhar, and Sarang as created and interpreted by the 16th century musician whose real name was Ramtanu?
What did Cambridge dictionary choose as Word of the Year 2024? Traditionally used as a verb meaning to show something clearly through actions, social media has turned its usage into a verb that means to imagine something you really want so as to make it happen.
Which racehorse, born in Kentucky in 2013, was so named as a nod to his father, Pioneer of the Nile? Now considered royalty in his field, his (accidentally misspelt) name also honours the twin heritages of the businessman Ahmed Zayat, who emigrated to Boston at the age of 18.
Lady Gaga reinterprets which Renaissance artwork in the music video for “G.U.Y.” by posing as a goddess on a scallop shell bed?
Identify this structure in Afghanistan which has remained on the list of World Heritage in Danger since 2002. An inscription on the structure is the shahada; "I bear witness there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah", hinting at its purpose.
Guido van Rossum wrote this programming language as a successor to ABC at a time when he was also busy watching a particular BBC comedy sketch. What did he create, that was given a one-word title based on the sketch?
Which professional from a 2020 Netflix show shot in India and the US became (in)famous for her gems such as "The boy and girl can refuse [marriage], so how will things go smoothly?" and for encouraging "compromise"? She introduces herself as "[BLANK] from Mumbai".
This painting by Gentileschi depicts which virtuous Hebrew figure in a frightened state while two older men lurk above her while she is in the bath? She refuses to be blackmailed by them, who get her arrested for adultery under false pretence. However, Daniel interrupts the proceedings and ensures that justice prevails.
This organic acid is found in leafy greens, cocoa, nuts, and seeds. Its name comes from the fact that early investigators isolated it from flowering plants of the genus [blank], commonly known as wood-sorrels. What is this acid this is the simplest dicarboxylic acid?
The 2022 slasher film Pearl has received praise for its novelty, in particular its frequent homages to films from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The most prominent of these is which 1939 classic film? The protagonists of both movies are young farm girls who are unsatisfied with their lives and dream of being far away. Oh and they both seem to have a thing for the sort of figure shown in the image.
Identify the folk-rock singer, once part of a supergroup quartet, that Jimmy Fallon is impersonating here.
The triangle on the obverse side represents the Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service. Which organisation issues these commemorative tokens?
The Butler did it:
- Led his warriors onscreen into a legendary battle where they fought, outnumbered but fearless
- Saw London, Olympus and Angel falling.
- Had just one Hiccup in his career, which was his son in an animation film.
What is his first name?
In 1912, the actions of radio operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, employed by the Marconi International Marine Communication Company (and not by White Star Line), became known to the public. They were associated with which incident, after which Marconi gained popularity and became more recognised for his contributions to the field of radio and wireless technology?
This 1925 comedy is a parody of a contemporary musical that is believed to have been financed with the money that started the Curse of the Bambino. The parody replaces a repeated word in its title with its opposite. Which musical is this a parody of?
India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is one of the largest of its kind in the world, targeting over 27 million newborns annually.
An rDNA-based vaccine that uses non-infectious surface antigen ("HBsAg") particles is deployed to protect against which infectious disease that affects the liver? You may provide the disease without its specific type.
What dish features whisked eggs drizzled into a piping hot meat broth? Deriving from the Italian for "shred", it shares its name with a gelato variant and a type of stretched cheese made from mozzarella rags.
Identify this crime comedy drama series about a group of three suburban mothers who decide to take care of their financial problems by robbing a supermarket and get involved with a crime boss and the FBI. This show with an ironic alliterative title ran for four seasons from 2018-21.
In his younger days, BV Doshi assisted American architect Louis Kahn in the design of the Indian Institute of Management located in which Indian city? According to Doshi, Kahn did not charge fees for his work from the founders, Kasturbhai Lalbhai and Vikram Sarabhai, since he was attached to the idea of teaching and learning.
One of the exhibits in the Newseum was this cabin, originally located outside a town in Montana. It served as the home of which infamous individual who made use of the postal service to target executives, businessmen and college academics? He was the subject of one of the longest manhunts is US history.
In 1994, Michael Schumacher would win his first of seven championships. Which team, that fielded Damon Hill, Ayrton Senna, David Coulthard and Nigel Mansell, took home the constructors'?
Which Russian mathematician who defined the n-dimensional case names the partitioning diagrams in which each cell contains points that are closest to its central seed than any other point? The idea was proposed by Descartes (1644), used by Dirichlet for quadratic forms (1850), and applied by Snow (1854) for mapping cholera cases.
What decorative technique involves twisting fine 'threads' of metal, typically gold or silver, into delicate designs, often used in designing jewellery? This intricate metalworking method still remains popular in India and Asia.
In Mike Flanagan's Netflix series 'The Haunting of Bly Manor', the isolated room in which Victoria Pedretti's character Dani stays in at the outset of the series is numbered as 217. This is a tribute to a terrifying room in which establishment, one that is not surprising considering the movie he had directed in 2019 preceding the series?
Which is the most followed BRAND ACCOUNT on TikTok, the only one from its country of origin in the Top 50 followed list? While the product was exclusive to its country of origin, it became available worldwide only after a merger with musical.ly in 2017. Countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and some others have banned the usage of this.
Which creature from Norse mythology is typically depicted as slain by Sigurd and famously stole the ring of Andvari that allowed him to source gold? It is widely regarded as an inspiration for the character Smaug.
Which legendary American designer is responsible for numerous Nike athletic shoe models, including the Air Jordan 3 through Air Jordan 15 and the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer? He was profiled in the first season of the Netflix documentary series Abstract: The Art of Design.
MSCHF (pronounced 'mischief'), is an American art collective that creates physical and online art to satirise internet culture. It developed this font, intended to mimic a font usually used for academic assignments but slightly wider so as to allow filling up of space with 13% fewer words. What 3-word name, modified from the original to use the comparative tense, was this font given?
Ron Wimberly's Prince of Cats is a reimagination of which Shakespearean work as a graphic novel where "sword duelling meets hip hop at an 80s block party in New York"? The title refers to the protagonist Tybalt, a member of the Capulet family whose cousin gets involved with Tybalt's rival.
The 2023 NBA City Edition jersey for which team reads simply, "The Land"?
Which celebrity couple renewed their weddings vows in 2008 in an Indian-style wedding on Mexico's Costa Careyes beach? The couple and all their guests were dressed in Banarasi saris, lehnga-chunni, sherwani and kurta. The renewed vows between the German-American model and British singer who sang Crazy / Kiss From A Rose lasted 4 years after the ceremony.
Motifs, i.e. repeated images forming a pattern, are a common feature of oriental rugs. What name is given to the motif shown here, a decorative border comprising twisting and turning lines? It is derived from the name of a river in Asia Minor with a similar path, and the word has a similar meaning in English.
The International Dark Sky Places conservation program recognises and promotes excellent stewardship of the night sky. In 2019, a 3200 sq km area in Australia was designated as its first Dark Sky Reserve. It is located on the northern border of which river, the longest in the country? It is named after a British colonial secretary from Scotland.
The music video for Dani California by the Red Hot Chilli Pepper includes this segment showing the band in a dark candlelit room, playing acoustic instruments. The settings and the costumes here are a clear reference to an iconic 90s band during their appearance on which MTV television series?
Keep It Real is an Amazon Prime special by which comedian? This author of Acts of God is known for his observational and cerebral humour touching upon topics like mental health, relationships among other things.
Which person, one of the experts in the fight against COVID-19, lends his name to a dating practice which involves cutting someone off for not taking social distancing measures seriously enough?
Formed from the words Fluss ("river") and Pferd ("horse"), Flusspferd is the German word for which mammal? Despite its appearance, its closest living relatives are cetaceans, from which it diverged 55 million years ago.
Which Bangalore rock band gets its name because their original line up had three Malayalis and a fourth member who was one-fourth Malayali? The music academy that the band runs has a name that puns on the abbreviated version of their name and a sound pattern commonly associated with Carnatic classical music/dance training.
A Retiarius was a lightly armed gladiator equipped with a trident, a small dagger and what other bit of equipment, which was usually weighted to make it more effective? Retiarius gladiators were associated with a 'water' theme, due to their use of a trident (symbolic of Neptune) and also because of this bit of equipment, which you'd typically associate with water in a non-combat context.
Which chemical element is represented by the recycling symbol? One of the most recycled materials on earth, this metal is used for beverage cans and food containers.
In 1957, which cocktail resembling the local waters did Harry Yee invent at the Hilton Waikiki? It is not to be confused with a similar-sounding cocktail that uses creme de coconut instead of sweet-and-sour.
Pictured from the ISS is an area around a coastal European City at night. What geographic entity occpies the circular dark area in the picture, the only one of its kind in mainland Europe and which most famously achieved historical significance in a catastrophic event in the 1st century AD?