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Identify this quartic plane curve (8) that has a "double-pointed" form and shares its name with a type of permanent teeth as well as a congenital heart defect.
This French loanword refers to an assembly of people wearing a certain item and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. This word has also come to refer to those “pretending to be someone else”. What’s the good word?
Bouss is sporting an entire ensemble by which fashion brand that was originally founded in 2012 as "PYREX VISION" by a multidisciplinary American designer in Milan? Known for its viral collaborations with other fashion brands, it was owned by LVMH between 2021-24.
Which kingdom ruled by Ajatashatru received a portion of the Buddha's remains because the Buddha lived much of his life there? He attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya and gave his first sermon in Sarnath, both once-prominent locations in this kingdom.
Identify this visual pun, which involves modifying one letter in her name.
In mountain or rock climbing, what term is used for the metal spike driven into a crack that prevents a climber from falling and aids their progress? Colloquially known as a pin or peg, the term might be familiar from the two mountainous plugs that adorn the landscape of St. Lucia and features on their flag.
American band Our Last Night (OLN) is known for their metal and punk renditions of pop songs. Identify this 2025 song covered by OLN as a metal song.
The Break Point or Netflix Curse was a term used for players who featured in the series and crashed out of the 2023 Australian Open.
Identify this Greek star who lost out in three sets in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open. Known for her aggressive, all-court style of play she has been ranked as high as World No. 3 by the WTA making her the highest-ranked Greek player in history alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas.
For his role as the title character in which 2006 film was Doug Jones required to wear a suit with several mechanical moving prosthetics as well as walk on stilts to give his character a seven-foot frame? The film features a scene paying tribute to a famous 19th century Spanish painting.
Which is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System? Named after a race of immortals in Greek mythology, it is the only known object in space other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.
Pictured here is a statue in Portland of Ramona Quimby, the protagonist of the story 'Ramona the Pest'. This and the nearby statues of Henry Huggins and Ribsy the dog are a dedication to the works by which author, who grew up in the Hollywood neighbourhood and based the stories on her time there?
This work by Bharti Kher, an interpretation of the feminine identity, is inspired by and titled after which 15th century artwork? It depicts a titular living element of the original artwork as a motionless fur muff, no longer being carefully cradled.
What type of securities fraud is Shady Kitty committing here? Its name includes a pair of rhyming words.
Which 1980s film was shot with the initial working title of Library Revolution? Though this title was more accurate with respect to the setting of the film, the director went with a slang term for the punishment served early in the morning in his son's school.
What object used to enhance visual perception was a staple of gentleman’s wardrobe during the Regency era and was adopted as a symbol of recognition by lesbians during the early 20th century? Invented by Philipp von Stosch to study antiques, it was used by German military officers, worn by individuals like Muhammad Ali Jinnah and depicted on mascots like Mr. Peanut and The New Yorker’s Eustace Tilley.
A satoshi is the 1/100,000,000 (one hundred millionth) sub-unit of which currency, that is used as legal tender in two countries? The satoshi is the smallest possible sub-unit of this currency.
Perfumes like Paco Rabane’s XS are made with the essential oils of which flower of the cananga tree? This flower, known by a Spanish reduplicated name, offers a sweet, floral scent, with Comorros being the world’s largest exporter of it.
Influential choreographer Marius Petipa pioneered the fairy tale ballet genre by blending the supernatural and ethereal aspects of fairy tales with ballet production. Premiering in 1890, which was the first of the fairytale ballets produced by Petipa? With music composed by Tchaikovsky, it was based on Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois dormant.
Julia Roberts wore a black and white dress made by which fashion designer to the 73rd Academy Awards in March 2001, during which she won the Academy Award for her performance in Erin Brockovich? This mononymous Italian designer is the founder of an eponymous brand and was known for designing six haute couture dresses, all in black and white, which Jacqueline Kennedy wore during her year of mourning following President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Popular in K-beauty routines, identify this type of mask which uses purportedly detoxifying substances like kaolin, bentonite, or zeolite. Volcanic mud from Jeju Island is also a common ingredient in these types of masks.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House (1937) is his first example of a structure based on non-rectangular forms. Identify this design pattern, which incorporates several hexagonal figures that result in the floor plans to resemble a natural structure constructed from a type of wax.
In 1654, which French mathematician was presented with two gambling problems related to a popular dice game by his friend Antoine Gombaud? This led to the notion of expected value and the invention of probability theory, which laid the framework for an eponymous wager, published posthumously in the Pensées, to justify belief in God and a virtuous life.
Which 2006 Bollywood film set in America and starring multiple big stars has been blanked out from this Letterboxd list? The film marked a departure from the director's family-centric dramas with a mature and controversial outlook on adult relationships.
Which five-book series of philosophical books by a Lebanese-American essayist started with “Fooled by Randomness” in 2001 about the underestimation of the role of randomness in life? The one-word title of the series refers to 'fickleness'. The author covered many concepts including “Convex Tinkering”, “Bed of Procrustes”, etc. that have become influential in social sciences.
The canals of Lambert are microscopic collateral airways between terminal bronchioles and what tiny balloon-shaped structures that surround it? It means "little cavity" in Latin.
Which venture capitalist and entrepreneur inspired the character Randall? Much like this co-founder of PayPal and the Founder's Fund, this character is obsessed with longevity and yearns for “super-duper medical treatments” that would render him immortal.
During the official nomination of Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, each delegation was introduced with appropriate music. Which state was introduced with a 1974 rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd?
Between 1917 and 1937, American photographer Alfred Stieglitz made over 300 portraits of his muse, later his wife. Which modernist American painter, known for her paintings of non-human subjects, was Stieglitz’s muse?
Hosted by Ryan Davis and Mike Laws, this podcast about news and media is called "The ______" (6). Its name comes from a term used for a line set above the headline to help capture interest in the story. What is the podcast called? (6) It shares its name with a position in American football.
The Royal Convent of Santa Clara is a nunnery that evokes images of a mosque. It was built in the Mudejar style, that represented the Moors post the Reconquisita, in which town of Valladolid province? It defined the geographical line dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in 1494.
In a rare departure from her stylish partnership with Travilla, Monroe wore this cocktail dress designed by Orry-Kelly for her role in which 1959 film directed by Billy Wilder? She won her only Golden Globe for playing the lead singer of a spicy jazz band.
In the early 80s, with his country under military rule, this sportsperson (along with full back Wladimir) led the Democracia Corinthiana, an ideological movement and an innovative way to manage a football club. Which footballer, whose philosophical inclinations led to writing on politics and economics as well?
The Resident Evil film series consists of six movies helmed by Paul WS Anderson, loosely based on the game series of the same name. While the first one is simply called Resident Evil, what is the 10-letter subtitle of the second movie? (Spoiler Alert) By the end of the movie, the T-virus zombie infection has spread outside the city, setting things motion to bring about the end of the world.
Following a court order, 1999 saw the appointment of Supreme Court judge Manoj Kumar Mukherjee to probe into whose death? The commission perused hundreds of files drawn from several countries and visited Japan, Russia and Taiwan. A report was submitted in 2005 but was promptly rejected by the Indian goverment for glaring inaccuracies.
The 1952 anthology movie O. Henry's Full House features Marilyn Monroe as a nameless character, who surprises the protagonist when she turns out to be a prostitute. Under what name is she credited? This 12-letter compound word (6+6) indicates that she is a sex worker who finds most of her clients on public roads.
Identify the city built on seven hills named Mount Scopus, Mount Olivet, the Mount of Corruption, Mount Ophel, the original Mount Zion, the New Mount Zion and the hill on which the Antonia Fortress was built. Being one of the oldest cities in the world, these hills are home to places of worship of many religions.
Prolonged marination in a paste of cashew, ginger-garlic, green chillies, pepper and a bunch of other spices before being grilled in a tandoor or over charcoal gives this kebab a silky texture. The lack of red chili lends its characteristic look. Name this variety of tikka kebab of Mughlai or Persian origin with a pan-India popularity and made mostly using chicken meat.
Ron Fricke's latest directorial venture was which 2011 non-narrative documentary filmed over five years in 25 countries, taking people on a "guided meditation" around the world? The one-word title (7) comes from a vedic concept representing the "cyclicality of all life, matter, existence".
The "Order of the Ebony Shellback" is for maritime personnel who have crossed the Equator on which lake, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by surface area after Lake Superior?
In 2021, Miami's Alfred Dupont Building, a historic Art Deco skyscraper with a 2,000 square foot bank vault, was redesigned to host a site-specific adventure where guests had to find their way out of several situations without getting caught. Which Netflix TV series was this an immersive experience for?
Which shade of red is so named because it is intended to represent the color of the flesh of an average [BLANK]? This is in spite of the fact that in reality the flesh can range in hue from a light pinkish-orange to a bright red. First introduced by Crayola in 1949, this colour was adopted by the Financial Times which has made it a global standard for finance newspapers today.
This spotted cake is inspired from the 1968 recreation of some thirty paintings of the Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet. Which American pop artist, known for using the Benday printing technique used for mass reproduction of images, inspired this dessert?
This panel appears in the middle segment of the 1559 painting Netherlandish Proverbs. It depicts the story of 'The Fox and the Stork', in which the stork serves a meal in a narrow-necked vessel, which the fox cannot eat. The story is traditionally considered to be a part of which collection of tales, credited to an ancient Greek storyteller?
This Penguin Modern Classics cover depicts its author. The novel details the intellectual awakening of the writer's alter ego, following him from childhood through university, as he rejects Catholic and nationalist constraints, culminating in his self-imposed exile. Which work is this?
What term (6) is used for a group of penguins that is not as crowded as a colony but more than just a few? This term, familiar in a sporting context, is also used when groups come together for warmth.
ZQL Cultish S2 GW7 - Games 721-770. This alternative to plastic straws is made from the seeds of what semi-aquatic grass? With tapioca starch as the binding agent and vegetable dyes giving its colour, it is made using a staple food of over half of the world's population.
Volubilis reached its prime after it was made the capital by Juba II who received the kingdom of Mauretania from Augustus in 25 BC for his loyalty in the then-recent conflicts. Juba II and his influential wife were buried at Tipaza, another Roman-era World Heritage Site in Algeria. Identify the parents of Juba II's wife who had died in tragic circumstances about half a decade earlier.
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin was another around the globe BBC TV documentary released in 1992. The trip from the North Pole to the South Pole went via Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, parts of Europe, and through the heart of Africa closely following the 30 Deg longitude line. Why was this particular longitude chosen?
The current limits of this city, named after the prosperous city of Ayodhya, includes the area that was the seat of power for the 7th-century Sailendra dynasty. Which city, the only Indonesian city still ruled by a monarchy, is this?
The Wolverine's powers include his retractable forearm claws and powerful healing factor. Along with fast-acting immunological responses, his body would have to exhibit a hyper-version of which biological process of the cell cycle to ensure damaged tissue is repaired rapidly? It involves a single cell dividing into two identical daughter cells.
The tambalacoque is a tree that is endemic to Mauritius and known for its timber. In spite of conservation efforts, the tree has been undergoing a decline since the 18th century due to the disappearance of another living member from its habitat. According to certain scientists, the seeds of this tree germinated by passing through the intestinal tract of this species. WHICH flightless species' extinction has caused this?
"Yet Zeus, the all-seeing, grants to Athene’s prayer that the wooden wall only shall not fall." This line in a prophecy led Themistocles to propose a strategy in a narrow strait, thereby neutralising an invading force's superior numbers and using his more maneuverable triremes to resounding success in which naval battle from 480 BC? A 2014 movie sequel is also partly based on events from this battle.
In 1988, US Navy shot down a pasenger flight originating in which country, and on its way to Dubai, killing all 290 people aboard the flight? A Navy textbook calls it an “unfortunate incident” caused by the flight approaching the cruiser in a “threatening manner,” though actual Navy records state that the flight was “on a normal climb” and “within the established air route” towards Dubai.
Which epoch - over a time of the order of 10^−36 to 10^−32 seconds - saw an extremely rapid exponential expansion of the universe, increasing the linear dimensions of the early universe by a factor of at least 10^26 and its volume by a factor of at least 10^78? It shares its name with a term in economics used to describe a similar situation - increase (in costs) over a short time span.
What is the force, attraction or repulsion, of particles or objects caused due to its electric charge? It is named for a French physicist who in 1785 published the results of an experimental investigation into the correct quantitative description of this force. It is also known as electrostatic force.
This franchise, while it was based in a city home to the first stock exchange in the US, is technically credited with the 1956 NBA championship. Led by Paul Azirin, they bested the Fort Wayne Pistons in five games. Identify the older name of this franchise.
Which royal dynasty, established in 1003 in the namesake region of Western Alps, went on to lead the Italian unification in 1860 and ruled the Kingdom of Italy until 1946 before Italy became a Republic? A Duchy of the same name, located across two French departments that also carry the name, was a country in Western Europe that existed from 1416 until 1860.
The Lambda-CDM model, also known as the standard model of Big-Bang cosmology, is one which accounts for the four most important facts about the universe - cosmic microwave background, the abundance of Hydrogen, Helium & Lithium, the large scale structure of the distribution of the galaxies, and the accelerating expansion of the universe. If Lambda is the cosmological constant, and the C stands for "Cold", what does DM stand for?
In 2019, which French fashion house collaborated with Riot Games on League of Legends, in what was referred to as the "first-ever collaboration between a global eSport and a luxury fashion house"? The clothing and bags for the characters in the game were replete with the brand's recognizable logo and motif.
Which former president was shown kissing Angela Merkel? They were referred to as "Europe's Odd Couple" and while Merkel once compared him to Mr. Bean, he called her "La Boche", a translation of the offensive term "Kraut".
[BLANK] Red, a warm shade known by this demonym owing to the red laterite soil of the nation, was originally identified by the Scottish scientist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, although its use dates back to prehistoric times. Its durability, due to resistance to light, has led to it being used for decoration, most popularly on trains in the country (although the trains follow a different colour scheme now). Fill in the blank.
This transparent material, appearing in the lyrics of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, is a 1912 invention by Jacques E Brandenberger and is a registered trademark in most countries but has long since become a generic word to refer to transparent sheets of plastic, whether or not it contains a polysaccharide that makes up the cell wall of plant cells. What material?
Which driving technique involves the driver intentionally oversteering, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner? As a motoring discipline, competitions for this technique that judged on the basis of speed, angle, and showmanship were first popularized in Japan in the 1970s and further popularized by the 1995 manga series Initial D.
Demodex folliculorum or face mites are microscopic mites which inhabit the hair follicles on the human face. They are generally harmless to humans and have been cohabiting human bodies for thousands of years. People from different parts of the world tend to have different face mites, and a DNA analysis of the different face mite populations has helped cement which anthropological theory? The common name is a 3-word phrase, but you can also give a general descrption.