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Among the clues to the subjects' associations and ideals in Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors are a selection of scientific instruments of the era. Identify this device that helped tell the time of the day before the advent of modern watches and clocks.
The two-word name of which text-to-image model (6,9) combines the name of the company (image) that built it suggesting it is a "solid, robust model" and that it is a Latent __________ (9) Model (LDM), a kind of deep generative artificial neural network that generates images by sequentially denoising blurry images.
Which cheese made from unskimmed cow's milk is recognised by its blue veins, formed by inoculating it with the mould Penicillium glaucum? It originates from a namesake town in Lombardy, and its sharp, tangy flavour has made it a popular choice for salad dressings, and it is often one of the four cheeses used for pizza quattro formaggi.
Nariz del Diablo or Devil's Nose is a short railway section known for its dramatic zig-zag descent and ascent. Which country is it located in? This attraction near Alausi in the Chimborazo Province is part of the longer Trans-Andean railroad within the country.
A 1996 black comedy crime film helmed by the Coen brothers starred Frances McDormand as a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating roadside homicides. It inspired a TV show of the same name, first aired in 2014, which takes place within the same universe. WHICH anthology-style show is this, set in Minnesota and North Dakota for its first three seasons but across very different eras? Each episode begins with a disclaimer - This is a true story - which is infact a blatant lie.
What term is given to this region in the Middle East and Levant (7, 8), one of the six "cradles of civilisation" and also the area where the Mesopotamian civilisation emerged? The term refers to the region's excellent soil for farming and its shape.
Which siren variant (7) imitates the yelp but has a higher frequency and more rapid delivery, used particularly for the sound to penetrate through the air in urban environments? The term is also used to refer to professionals who use needles to modify body parts - like the ear or nose - for individuals to adorn jewellery.
This hip-hop group was formed in 1985 by Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Jarobi White. Their logo's style evokes their ethos of Afrocentrism, with all four members being represented as stick figures. Their album Low End Theory is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. Which band is this?
The Nazis changed "S" for "Samuel" to a traditional German name meaning "victorious peace", which is famously associated with the heroic figure from the German epic poem, Nibelungenlied. What did they change "S" to?
Primarily composed of recruits from northern Europe, mainly Norsemen from Scandinavia, which elite fighting unit served as the personal bodyguards and mercenaries of the Byzantine Emperors from the 10th to 14th centuries? The term was used by Eastern Romans to refer to Viking traders and horsemen in general, even though the latter eras of the unit composed of Anglo-Saxons.
Which building in San Francisco features in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, when a missile just chips it before fizzling out? It appears as a silhouette in the logo of its namesake holding company which owns insurance and investment firms all across the country.
Durning the 1990s in the WWE, The Rock took Muhammad Ali's permission to borrow the moniker The [BLANK] [BLANK]. Initially used ironically, since he had no title and was anti-fans, it became apt when he won the belt and dedicated it to the fans. Which moniker?
Several alternate theories have been proposed to explain the observed phenomena currently attributed to Dark Matter. One of these is MOND, proposed by Israeli physicist Mordehai Milgrom in 1983. MOND is a modification of the law of universal gravitation to account for observed properties of galaxies. If the MO in MOND stands for "Modified", what does the 'ND' stand for?
Which Peabody award winning dark comedy-drama, released in two seasons of eight episodes each, is based on a graphic novel of the same name by Charles Forsman? The book and the show follows two 17-year olds - a rebellious teenage girl and her love interest, a supposed psychopath. Forsman also wrote I am Not Okay With This as a graphic novel post this, which also became a one-season Netflix show.
Inspired by the recurring void she saw in Henry Moore's sculptures, Peretti designed this motif as a metaphor for being kind and emotionally honest. Identify this motif (4,5), which also shares its name with a surgical procedure.
Identify this Katrina Kaif dance number from its screengrab. Sung by Amar Arshi, Badshah, and Neha Kakkar for a 2016 film, the song is a reworked version of a 1991 Punjabi chartbuster of the same name.
Pictured here is the painting 'Head of Medusa' by Caravaggio. This painting captures the exact moment of Medusa's beheading by Perseus as per the Greek myth. In order to capture the right fearful expression of Medusa, whose face did Caravaggio choose as a model?
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is part of the collective UNESCO heritage monument known as 'Mountain Railways of India'. Launched in 1899 and with its headquarters at Mettupalayam, it is India's only rack railway. Which hill station does the train take the passengers to, that was once a tribal land of the Todas? Before 1908, Coonoor was the final station on the line.
What soft cheese originating from the Lombardy region in Italy is used in this variation of the 'Butter Board Challenge'? Prepared using heavy cream and citric or tartaric acid, this double or triple cream cheese is one of the key ingredients in tiramisu.
In the film Up, the aria from which opera by Bizet forms the background score of the montage that shows Carl Fredricksen, an old widower, go about his daily chores in a mundane fashion? This is in delicious contrast to the scene as the aria, sung by the opera's eponymous lead, describes a lover as a wild bird that cannot be tamed.
This work by Max Ernst is an oil-painting portrayal of which compassionate subject in Christian art, most famously captured in a 15th century work? The work depicts his father in a caregiving position, mirroring the original inspiration.
In May 2022, five penguins at the London Zoo were renamed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubillee celebrations. One was named [BLANK(6)] for which 1969 event following which she hosted the three men involved?
The Navy SEALs (SEa, Air and Land) are the primary special operations force of the US Navy. Their most famous mission in the 21st century took place on 2 May 2011. What was the end result of this mission? The model of the location where this unfolded, which was used on the news show 60 Minutes, is pictured here.
Step 4: What type of make-up product is used for reflecting light to create the desired perception of depth and angles and "call attention" to one's features?
Big oil got even bigger in 1999, when these two companies signed an $81 billion agreement to merge and form the largest oil company in the world - reunion of the two largest companies of the Standard Oil trust. The merger was so big that the FTC required a massive restructuring of many of their gas stations, to avoid outright monopolization. Which combined company?
Named after a technique ubiquitous in medicine, what term is used to refer to the chess tactic that involves indirectly attacking an enemy piece through another piece, or defending a friendly piece through an enemy piece? In the visual, the white queen is viewing the black bishop through the black queen.
Which 1882 painting that depicts a scene in a titular Parisian nightclub features a woman standing in front of a mirror, although many critics have accused the artist of a lack of perspective as reflections are quite awry and close to impossible? A staged reconstruction in 2000 proved otherwise as it was understood that the man she is talking to is actually not talking to her, but looking away from her, and lies outside the painter's field of vision.
Which word is used in science to describe non-native creatures and plant species introduced to an area from which they don’t originate? It derives from the Latin word for “belonging to another” and is also used to refer to someone who is not a naturalised citizen of the country where he or she is living. It's also the name of a sci-fi film from the late 1970s.
Son of Nobody, set to be published in 2026, is about a Canadian academic who uncovers a lost account of the Trojan War. It echoes the author's Booker Prize-winning 2001 novel that also revolves around the power of storytelling and the nature of truth and fiction. It was also adapted into an Oscar-winning film. Identify the author.
WHICH British Swimmer held the title of European Swimmer of the Year for six consecutive years, between 2013 to 2019, during which he won gold at Rio 2016 Olympics in the breaststroke category? He repeated the feat at Tokyo 2020, becoming the first British swimmer ever to retain an Olympic title.
Launched in 1973, Pioneer 11 is headed towards one of the stars in which constellation, that it will reach in about 4 million years? This constellation northwest of Sagittarius means "eagle" in Latin and it represents the bird that carries Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts.
A common tradition observed during the Twelfth Night is the consumption of what cake, often with a figurine representing the baby Jesus hidden inside? It gets its name from a term used for the collective of Melchior, Balthazar and Gaspard, who came to Jesus to offer him gifts. As an additional clue, the year 1066 was the year of the [Blank] [Blank] in England, the same term we're looking for here.
What term from anatomy is given to the interlocking metal bits that bite into one another for a zipper to fasten?
K-Beauty is a trend which has taken the cosmetic and social media world by storm, especially in the past decade, with products such as jade rollers and ingredients like green tea extract, rice water, niacinamide, ginseng and even volcanic ash. What does the 'K' stand for?
Which internet challenge involved people using a shot glass to cover their lips and using suction force to force blood into their lips, causing them to swell? It is named after a socialite whose puffy lips the people were trying to recreate.
Season 6 of Celebrity Deathmatch features a comedian face off against a popular movie star. During the match, the comedian has a sheet of paper drop down and cover the entertainer, rendering him temporarily unable to fight. Which entertainer is covered by the sheet of paper? This sequence would have been equally apt had the same thing happened to the comedian.
If you’ve used Airbnb, Dropbox, Doordash, Reddit, Quora, Twitch or any of the 3,000-plus tech companies that have gone through startup incubation, thank Jessica Livingston. She co-founded this Silicon-Valley based accelerator for developing and funding early-stage technology startups. Identify this accelarator that invests $500,000 per company in a large number of startups in two batches a year.
Which TV show named for a year is the earliest prequel to the Yellowstone series and follows the challenges faced by James Dutton and his family in setting up the Yellowstone Ranch? In real-life, the year corresponds to one where a volcano - much like one that exists in Yellowstone - had one of the deadliest eruptions in history.
Which stadium pictured here hosted the football gold medal match at the 1984 Summer Olympics as well as the Men’s Football World Cup Final in 1994? It is one of two stadiums that have hosted men’s and women’s finals in football. The stadium will be in action again at the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.
The Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year honours the achievements of individuals or teams who have made a breakthrough performance in the world of sports. Which British swimmer was honoured with this award in 2009? She won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle, breaking the 19-year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800-metre final.
Andy Serkis portrayed the character who was the main villain in the first two films of the sequel trilogy in the Star Wars Franchise—The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). Who is this character, identified as a force-sensitive artificial being who was created by Emperor Palpatine to reclaim control of the galaxy?
In the final adagio of Haydn's Symphony no. 45 in F Minor, each musician in turn stops playing, snuffs out the candle on his music stand and leaves, so that at the end, there are just two muted violins left. By what nickname is this composition known?
In this celebrity's cameo on The Simpsons, Marge Simpson tries to earn $15,000 but ends up with minus $5,200 instead. It would be appropriate if you provided the answer in the form of a question.
In 1961, the CIA funded efforts to assassinate which leader, who served as the first prime minister of his country following its independence from Belgium? This was after he sought support from the Soviet Union after Western countries had refused to help suppress a rebellion in Katanga.
What term refers to a type of sport motorcycle that is optimized for speed and handling for quick rides over short distances, originating particularly in the "Ton-Up Boys" youth subculture for the journey between popular [BLANKs], such as London's Ace [BLANK] and Watford's Busy Bee [BLANK]? The Royal Enfield Continental GT650 is an example of such a motorcycle.
This opera house at Manaus was the result of an attempt by rich rubber barons to replicate European cultural taste in the heart of a tropical rainforest. Inspired by the Palais Garnier, its most imaginative innovation is its iconic tiled dome (visual). What is the name of this Opera House?
This painting by Ernest Board depicts which scientist, who relied on simple apparatus and burning glasses to identify "dephlogisticated air", which later came to be known as oxygen?
In 2011, the star of the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off Sam & Cat (2013–2014) tweeted #DreamRole and expressed her desire to play the role of a sorceress from a popular Broadway musical. Which character did she play on screen, first in 2024 and again in 2025?
Which 1995 film is based on a 1970 mission with this former NASA test pilot at the helm, navigating the troubles caused by an explosion of the oxygen tank in the Service Module?
Several palaces around Europe were inspired from the Palace of Versailles in Paris. Which palace served as the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers for almost 300 years? Its boasts large open gardens known as the Great Parterre, with its Neptune Fountain often considered the crowning monument of the palace complex.
In 2020, after his debut with the single "Young Shahrukh", this Canadian artist released another single called Yummy [Blank] in 2021. One verse went viral on both TikTok and Instagram that caught the attention of Jason Derulo who collaborated with this artist to recreate the song dropping the word yummy from the title. Which viral hit, that is incidentally not talking about a food item?
DoubleTree offers its signature chocolate chip cookie to guests as a welcome gesture at check-in. In 2024, it became the first food item to be baked in space, made possible using a prototype oven designed specifically for space travel. Which company owns the DoubleTree chain of hotels?
Which group of endangered languages in the Eastern Iranian language branch is spoken by various ethnic groups around the namesake mountain range spanning the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan and the Gorno-Badakhshan Region of Tajikistan?
The super-app term was first used to describe which company developed by Tencent, an ubiquitous application used by 1.2 billion people, primarily in China? Most people who visit China will attest that it is close to impossible to survive without this super-app that has combined messaging, payments, e-commerce, photo sharing, and more into a single app.
In June 2022, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced its acquisition of Turning Point Therapeutics, a clinical-stage precision oncology company. Its pipeline includes repotrectinib, a potential tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting oncogenic drivers of cancer in which organ? Its two primary types are ‘SCLC’ and ‘NSCLC’ and is the most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women.
While one of the colours on this nation's tricolour flag had politico-religious connotations and another had been chosen by its neighbouring country for their sports jerseys, white was rejected since it was not unique. The fourth colour on the flag hence became the popular choice for sports jerseys by the 80s, replacing yellow. Which country?
In Culture Clash, Mattia compares the Catalan-origin pan con tomate, which consists of bread topped with a tomato mixture, to which similar antipasto from Italy?
In Unhappily Ever After, Hong also deals with environmental issues. Which Disney princess is seen here, despairing after an oil spill? Given name needed, not descriptive title.
A standard mahjong set has at least 136 tiles. Identify this tile category, which is linked to the flow or direction of the game. Aside from "zephyr" being an example of this, P. B. Shelley wrote an ode to one of these four [blanks].
Which e-retailing beauty and personal care company was founded in 2012 by IIMA graduate Falguni Nayar? Its name is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning 'actress' or 'one in the spotlight'.
What is the subject of this Ogden Nash food poem?
The ______ Bottle
First a little,
Then a lottle.
What word did Nicholas Nassim Taleb coin in the Incerto series to denote anything that has a net benefit from shocks, as opposed to something that is "easily broken or destroyed"? This became the subject and title of the fourth book in the series.
A part of the emerging Data Art movement to address a global issue, knitted artworks of this type are created as a representation of the fluctuations in what measure? This particular artwork makes use of data recorded from Alaska (left) and Death Valley in California (right) respectively.
Which brand was started by C.K. Ranganathan in 1983 after he decided to test the concept of selling shampoo in sachets for those with limited disposable income? This brand owned by CavinKare is named as a tribute to Ranganathan’s father, who had envisioned the sachet concept.