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Epic Rap Battles of History feature not only celebrity rappers but also a category of celebrities who were then known as 'YouTube stars'. Which then-YouTube star plays the role of Wonder Woman in this video which pits Wonderwoman against Stevie Wonder? She is the first person of Indian descent to host an American major broadcast network late-night talk show.
Identify the tech giant from its colour palette. While the Grey is a new addition in place of the previous Black for the company name in the logo, the other four are iconic and represent a product this tech company has become synonymous with.
In the game of Bingo, the number 57 is typically followed with the phrase '[BLANK] varieties', referencing the famous advertising slogan popularized by the blanked out American food brand since 1896. Fill in the blank with the name of a brand today owned by Kraft Foods.
The Ali Gholi Agha Hammam was constructed in 1713 by the namesake courtier of two Safavid rulers, Suleiman I and Sultan Husayn. It is located in which city, that replaced Qazvin as the capital of the Safavids in 1598 under Abbas the Great?
The 104th Amendment to the Indian Constitution, while continuing the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in national and state legislatures, removed the reservations for which group of people on the ground that they numbered only 296 in the country?
Which kingdom established in 672 was based in what is now West Sumatra and Jambi and reigned as a vassal state of the Srivijaya for the next few centuries? The name of this kingdom eventually came to become the endonym of an ethnoreligious group, which makes up over 50% of the population in a modern-day country.
Which cocktail invented in Harry's Bar, Venice customised the Bellini by using pomegranate juice instead of peach purée? It honours a 16th-century artist whose father used all kinds of hues while working as a silk dyer.
After WW2, between 1945 and 1959, an American intelligence program transferred 1600 German scientists and engineers, many former members and leaders of the Nazi Party, to the USA for government employment and aiding the war effort. Initially termed Operation Overcast, the program was later renamed to what, referencing the small [BLANK] that Ordinance Corps officers would attach to the folders of German rocket experts whom they wished to employ?
Identify the song parodied here by The Key of Awesome.
What term is given to this common chess tactic that involves attacking a piece, consequently forcing it to move, and then capturing the piece behind it? It shares its name with a type of thin long entity used to hold pieces of food together.
Atop which 1791 Neoclassical structure would you see this iconic quadriga, created by sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow? The structure was the starting point of the road from the current capital of the country to a former 15th century one.
This plant destroys zombies with an intense burst of energy. It is known by what name (5,4) that changes a single letter in a two-word term for a concentrated ray of light to refer to an edible seed of a leguminous plant?
Who achieved this Olympic medal set? During his peak between 2014-16, he won 2 world titles and an Olympic Gold, defeating Lee Chong Wei in each of the finals.
Lucha Libre is a 20th century professional wrestling variant that originated in Mexico. In addition to colourful costumes and high-flying maneuvers, the luchadores pull in the crowds by main events called Lucha de Apuestas. Participating wrestlers make a bet on the outcome of the match, not in the form of money but with other, more personal attributes. The [BLANK] VS [BLANK] is considered the most prestigious match. What does a wrestler lose in such a match, a highly significant symbol of a luchadore's prestige?
The gold winner in the “Focus” category at the 2020 World Sports Photography Awards was this image by Matthew Impey from the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. Which English all-rounder did he capture taking a stunning diving catch to dismiss an in-form Rishabh Pant?
Which member of the ape family - the largest of them all - are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of Equatorial Africa? One member, Harambe, famously lived in the Cincinnati Zoo from 2014 to 2016.
This species, inhabiting the evergreen and elfin forests of South America, is named after which gemstone because of the blue shade of its wings?
In this city, the route number #1 bus could either mean Felix Villas to Happy Valley, or Star Ferry to Chuk Yuen Estate depending on which island you are in. Which city?
Fred Wilson’s black-on-cotton paintings depict colourless African flags as an exploration of loss, colonialism, and evolving national identity. This is the unpainted national flag of which African nation? Adopted after its independence from Belgium in 1962, its three stars stand for the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi, who also inhabit a neighbouring country.
This Amazon Prime Original's opening title sequence shows the many objects, monuments and intricate motifs that make up the design of the country's various currency notes. Which TV show is this?
Outfits made using what needlework style - that involves interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a hooked needle - were worn by several attendees at Coachella 2022? This style gets its name from the French word for “hook”.
With a grand total of 103 games in its franchise, which video game is a a Japanese science fiction franchise owned by Capcom? The protagonist is a little chap dressed in blue armour with a gun for a hand, that has become Capcom's primary character across games.
Which location in London was named as a tribute to an 1805 naval battle that happened off the coast of a cape in the Spanish province of Cadiz? The battle marked the death of one of the leading admirals of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Hawk painted this structure, situated in the heart of the capital city, as seen from the bridge in front of it. Which locality is this, which has multiple of the titular establishment such as Altes, Bode, and Neues amongst others?
Caterpie, Kricketot, and Nincada, are classified as what type of Pokémon? It includes creatures of the order Hemiptera and can also refer to an unexpected error or flaw in computing.
The Corner is a 2000 drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book of the same name written by the authors pictured. Their experience while researching this work informed their next creative venture which they described as "a visual novel." Which creative venture, that got its name from a slang term for a form of surveillance equipment?
Vernix caseosa a.k.a. “birthing [blank]” is the thick substance that covers a newborn's skin at birth. A baby’s skin starts to absorb it during the golden hour and can continue to do so for up to 48 hours. Identify its nickname (7), a pudding or sauce made from cream, eggs, and milk that is typically paired with caramel.
In Game Theory, what name is given to the table that expresses the result of players' choices in a game? An example is shown here for a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. If both players A and B play Rock, then it is a tie. But if A plays Rock and B plays Paper, then Paper beats Rock and B gets +1, while A gets -1.
Sarah Snook is the star of this technologically infused West End production based on which 1890s novel? Set in the social media era, it uses “selfie filters” for the protagonist as he plunges into a life of debauchery. Snook plays over 26 characters, including Basil, the artist central to the plot.
Identify the "opposite" pair of terms used to classify the following property of substances.
- Those that lack an affinity for water; insoluble in water.
- Those that are attracted to water; absorb or dissolve in water.
What alliterative name was given informally to the documents released about the Volkswagen emissions scandal? It references the luxury automaker that holds a significant stake in the Volkswagen Group.
The Illustrated History of Football: Hall of Fame by Guardian cartoonist David Squires is a book that highlights the history of the sport through its most famous personalities. One section of the book titled "The Bosses" features this panel about a former Aberdeen manager. Which manager has been blanked out of this comic that depicts a treatment associated with him?
The equatorial ridge on which Saturnian moon is the tallest mountain on a moon in the solar system? It is named after a Greek Titan, the father of Atlas and Prometheus. All its geographical features are named for characters and places from the French epic _The Song of Roland_, except one named after its discoverer G D Cassini.
In 1991, Jane Goodall started "_____ and ______" (5 and 6), a youth action programme that has educated 100,000 individuals. Identify its name (5 and 6), which has stayed true to course by focussing on the foundational structures which have the potential to "sow" and "sprout" over time. The blanks are rhyming and in plural form.
Which city, that is named after the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, is one of three sites from Czech Republic that is part of the Great Spa Towns of Europe list? Lending its name to an administrative region in the country, it is Europe's largest spa complex.
Which Belgian track and field athlete holds the world record in pentathlon, a 5055-point performance she produced at the 2023 European Championships? While she is yet to win an Olympic medal in pentathlon, she secured back-to-back golds in heptathlon at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
Created by the bartenders of either Chasen's or Brown Derby or the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in the mid-1930s, which mocktail, a combination of ginger ale, grenadine syrup and lime juice, with a maraschino cherry on top, was named after the popular child star of the day for whom it was first made?
This term was originally an extremely shortened form of "truth" and in ball culture referred to "a hidden truth". The latter meaning has stuck and is used in the context of sharing gossip. What's the good word? (3)
The Sanskrit word 'Vanara' refers to both Apes and monkeys. The neologism for the animal X is 'Medhya-Vanara' which translates to 'intelligent primate' and for Y is 'Bheem-Vanara' which translates to 'Awesome or scary primate'. Identify the two primates which were researched extensively by Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey respectively?
What dairy product with at least 30% milk fat is used in this variation of the 'Butter Board Challenge'? It is topped with chives, capers and lox (brined salmon) along with poppy seeds and sesame seeds, the staple of 'Everything Bagel' seasoning.
In 1993, WHICH FOOTBALL CLUB won the only UEFA Champions League title in their history, beating Milan in the final? The club became the country's first and only to win the tournament, creating a slogan among supporters - 'Forever the first'. Their victory was slightly marred by the news that the club had fixed a league game against Valenciennes FC to be fresh for the final, but UEFA did not revoke their title. Jean-Pierre Papin is the club's leading goal-scorer.
Several of the largest statues of the world depict the Buddha and his various forms. This 99 m monument located inside the Miyin Temple at Ningxiang in the Hunan region is the sixth-tallest statue in the world. It depicts a manifestation of which bodhisattva traditionally associated with compassion? You may name either the Chinese form or the original form.
In December 2025, 29-year-old Luana Lopes Lara dethroned Lucy Guo to become the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Along with Tarek Mansour, Lara is the co-founder of which prediction-market company that gets its name from Arabic for "everything"?
One of the most-visited exhibits in the Newseum was this mangled antenna (visual) salvaged from a particular site. What event, that also incidentally involved the largest maritime evacuation in history, is the subject of this exhibit?
This transportation conglomerate started in 1968 with a single cargo vessel. In 1975, it expanded to begin US operations with _________ (9) Marine Corporation, its core revenue generator today. Which conglomerate (9), with its headquarters (visual) in Taipei, that received unintentional, worldwide publicity about a year ago?
Identify this type of structure (6), which typically has an open side facing a beach or a pool. This kind of cabin is used for lounging or changing clothes, and the term is also used for beachside hotel rooms and restaurant layouts.
Deriving from Turkish for “head” or “chief”, what title was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors and generals? Aside from being associated with the dictatorial Young Turk triumvirate, the title was also assumed in the past by rulers of Egypt and Morocco.
Which girl group spells out words such as "NASTY", "FREAKY", and "PRIDE" in their track "Nasty Girl" from their third album Survivor (2001)? The group reunited at the 2013 Superbowl half-time show after disbanding in 2006.
This cartoon character’s love for lasagne is explained by the fact that he was born in Mama Leone's Italian Restaurant, and ate up all the lasagne in sight, thereby sealing his lifelong love for it. This is explained in the 1984 book with the appropriate subtitle: ‘His 9 Lives’. Which character is this?
The Boleyn Ground (or Upton Park) is the former home of which football club? Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio and Winston Reid scored in the last competitive match this club played at the stadium.
Another iconic Parsi outlet of the West in Pune, also 150+ years old, is named after the family that has run it across generations. Originally an Irani Chai and Bun Maska stall, the outlet has all traditional fares ranging from a Dhansak to a Berry Pulao today.
Mr. Peanutbutter was sold his political headquarters by which company (9) whose name is play on a British-founded auction house named for its founder? It adds one letter to the name of the company to reference an arboreal mammal known for its slow moving nature.
Biochemical cycles are seen all across nature to fuel metabolism.
The Wolfe cycle is used by Archaea, some of the earliest lifeforms, to generate what chemical compound? Starting with CO2 and H2, the oxygen is replaced with hydrogen in the carbon dioxide to produce this other greenhouse gas.
What type of fabric is made from sheep's wool that is dyed and spun into yarn before being woven into a coarse cloth that is warm and water-resistant? With its origins in Scotland, it is a popular choice for coats, jackets, and suits.
In 1801, Italian inventor Pellegrino Turri designed one of the first typing machines to aid his blind friend Countess Carolina Fivizzano in writing letters. What did he also end up inventing (two-word term) as a means to deliver ink to his machine? Its usage declined with the advent of computers, but the term still survives in the world of e-mail communication.
According to one legend, which of the ancient seven wonders was built alongside a grand palace called The Marvel of Mankind by King Nebuchadnezzar? While all the other wonders have been confirmed and established, this one remains a "belief" as no conclusive proof of its existence has been found after many digs in modern-day Iraq.
The music video for which 2015 song depicts a food fight (featuring the titular item) between several bikini-clad women and social media personality The Fat Jew? The frontman of the imperfectly-named band explained that the title came about from one of their producers repeatedly misremembering the name of the cocktail 'Sex on the Beach'.
This is part of the back cover of which 2024 novel, depicting the animal necessary for a culinary element of the plot? The book cover itself is also reminiscent of this element.
In North Baffin Island, boys go out to the wilderness with their fathers between the ages of 11 and 12 to test their hunting skills. Nowadays, this has been extended to young girls as well, and outcamps are established for traditional skills to be passed down and practiced. Which group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska follow this custom?
What entity, that has a diameter estimated at 26.8 ± 1.1 kiloparsecs (87,400 ± 3,600 light-years), and about 1,000 light-years thick at its spiral arms, has Han reflected upon in The White Book?
Which waterfall on the Kaveri river, situated on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, was one of the shooting locations for the song Chinna Chinna Aasai from the 1992 blockbuster film Roja? The iconic diving scene which sets in motion the story of the 2010 film Raavanan was also shot here.
Hosted by Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, and Evan Ratliff, this podcast features interviews with writers, journalists, and filmmakers about how they do their work in a free-flowing, elaborate manner. What is the podcast called? (8). It is named after a branch of journalism with narrative-style articles that are between 1,000 to 20,000 words.
Mad replaced the last word in the title of this 2013 film with a rhyming word to suggest that the actor who played this DC Comics hero was as emotionless as a slab of meat (from a young calf). What was the resulting title?
Which 7-letter contronymous verb can mean EITHER to deal with a problem or hardship successfully OR to show signs of wear and tear as a result of facing difficulties?