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_____ (5) is a collective noun for a group of fairies. This ‘attractive’ term is also something a fairy might be able to perform. What term?
In 1954, Har Gobind Khorana used the carbodiimide reaction to synthesise which organic compound that was discovered by Yellapragada Subbarow and Cyrus Fiske? Found in all known forms of life, it is the principal molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells.
i. Ismail Enver Pasha
ii. Ahmed Djemal Pasha
iii. Which Pasha completes this group of "Three Pashas" that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I?
Ferris the Crab is the unofficial mascot for which general-purpose programming language often used for systems programming? Although it may give one the impression of having old and corroded frameworks, this language released in 2015 has seen ubiquitous use in programming for operating systems, game development, and web development.
When Montreal hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976, the events in the sailing competition took place in which other city on the edge of Lake Ontario? The city shares its name with that of a national capital in the Carribbean and also with a "Royal Borough" of London.
RAS syndrome is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym in conjunction with the abbreviated form. A frequent victim of this syndrome is what device whose origins can be traced back to a self-operating "deposit box" invented by Armenian-American Luther Simjian?
Which film franchise promoted its 2025 sequel with a viral billboard on Times Square that said "Text For Magic" and made money disappear and reappear - an homage to an iconic sequence from the first film?
This metafiction film depicts a fictionalised account about the making of a classic film. Which 1920s film, an unauthorised and unofficial adaptation of an 1897 novel about a Transylvanian nobleman, is shown being made in this film?
The pretext for the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) was the right of Maria Theresa to succeed her father, Emperor Charles VI, as ruler of which empire ruled by a namesake dynasty that also occupied the throne of the Holy Roman Empire?
The game Balatro surged in popularity after making a roguelike variant of what game? Power-ups one can pick include more chips from getting a hand like a straight flush or a full house.
In military tactics, what term is used to descibe an order where an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank? The commander would concentrate their strength on one flank and uses the remainder to 'fix' the enemy line. This allows a commander with weaker or equal forces to achieve a local superiority in numbers and secure the critical flank, after which they can turn 90 degrees and roll up the enemy line.
KFC Mexico unveiled a Stranger Things experience center and released an advert suggesting its secret recipe originated in 1987. What specific aspect of the recipe - to do with the herbs and spices - did KFC highlight in this regard?
Identify this 2006 film in which Dano portrays Dwayne Hoover, a teen who has taken a self-imposed vow of silence during the family trip to get their youngest daughter to California for a beauty pageant.
This photo from Accidentally Wes Anderson shows a cable car ascending over the Rhine River in which city? It is often taken by tourists who want to have an unobscured view of the country's most visited (religious) landmark.
Among the stars of Berlin's hip nightlife scene is a no-holds-barred club known for its fetish and sexual themes, started by a porn photographer. What apt name is this known by, inspired from a frivolous nightclub that is central to the plot of an award winning musical set in the Berlin Jazz Age? These names are in turn derived from a 18th century London liberal society.
In Irish history and mythology, the Hill of Tara (Irish: Cnoch na Teamhrach) is identified as the inauguration place and the seat of the High Kings of Ireland. This probably explains the choice of the name Tara as the home of which fictional family of Irish descent in a 1936 novel?
____ _____ (4, 5) is a character from The Justice Friends that casts incantations and hexes, and a parody of Marvel's Scarlett Witch. What is the name of this superhero? Her name indicates she would probably not do well at an annual competition organised by the E. W. Scripps Company.
Spider-Man has the ability to stick to and climb walls. What type of weak forces between atoms or molecules have scientists proposed as a means for this superpower? First postulated by a Dutch physicist, these interactions have been observed between the spatulae (or bristles) of spiders, geckos or lizards and the surface they stick to.
Identify the driver blanked out of the table, Hamilton's final teammate before he left McLaren. This British World Champion outscored Hamilton's points tally in three of the seasons in which they were paired together. The driver left F1 in 2017 and continues to be involved in motorsport.
Berlin explores the story of the titular character bringing together a group of master thieves to plan a robbery in Paris. Which show is it a prequel to?
Many countries have a local name in their own language for their country.
Deriving from a semitic word meaning 'border' or 'frontier', first attested in Akkadian scripts, which country is known as 'Misr' or 'Misri' in the local language? The 'border' meaning might refer to the country's border with the Middle-Eastern world.
The image here shows one of Iverson's ideas to add a counter à la fitness apps to which collaborative design software, that was acquired by Adobe for 20 billion dollars in 2022?
Which country's national flag features its official name "جمهورية مصر العربية" ("Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah") written in Arabic on a shield held by a golden eagle, the central emblem on the flag? It is based on the Arab Liberation Flag, the basis for several national flags.
The name of this coastal desert in Southern Africa is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". It is almost completely uninhabited by humans except for some indigenous pastoral groups. The Skeleton Coast that borders it is littered with shipwrecks and animal bones. What is this desert, its name being a dimunitive of the country's name itself?
The Gugghenheim Museum built by Frank Lloyd Wright serves as the setting for a scene in which 1997 movie? In the scene NYPD officer James Darrell Edwards III manages to chase down a cephalapoid that scales the exterior of the Gugghenheim, thereby proving his potential and eventually leading to him being recruited into a special agency.
Identify this early 20th century revival style that was popular in the United States and drew inspiration from Mesoamerican cultures. Although it was a blend of many pre-Columbian cultures, it was named after a civilisation which built cities such as Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Palenque.
Which musical symbol (4), that includes the bass, tenor, alto and treble variants, is placed at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the notes represented by the lines and spaces? The term originates from the Latin word for "key", or its French equivalent.
in his book, The World and Africa, W.E.B. DuBois argues that which ancient civilization is actually African in origin, as you would naturally expect, and not Greek as commonly thought so by historians?
After the George Floyd incident in 2020, this country music trio changed their name to "Lady A", thereby shortening the second word of their original name. What word did they drop, that translates to 'before war', and has slavery connotations? Their new name caused controversy since funk singer Anita White already went by that name.
Which country in the Horn of Africa gets its name from the Greek word for 'sunburned' in reference to the appearance of its inhabitants? The older name of this landlocked country derives from the Arabic word 'habasah' meaning mixed, referring to the many races living there.
Episode 56 sees Andrej preparing a fishcake using which freshwater fish that is considered an invasive pest in many parts of the world? They have two whisker-like barbels at the corners of their mouths and some colourful varieties are bred solely for ornamental purposes.
This is the Google Street View of which 1995 Britpop classic album's cover that was shot on Berwick Street in London's Soho, at the crack of dawn? This seminal record includes classics such as “Don’t Look Back in Anger” and “Roll with It”.
Diane Greene co-founded this American cloud computing and virtualization technology company, best known for its "virtual machine" monitors (or hypervisors) and was acquired by Dell EMC in 2004, after which Greene was fired as the CEO in 2008. Which company, that gets its name from the virtual machine software it is best known for?
This character appears in The Boys as a challenger to the title of world's fastest man in a pay-per-view race. This supe can run so fast he causes disturbances in the air, creating _________(9)s. Identify this character. (9)
In 1910, René-Maurice Gattefosse suffered severe skin burns from a lab explosion but warded off potentially fatal gangrene by treating himself with lavender oil. He recorded the antiseptic and healing properties of essential oils in a landmark 1937 book. What was the book's title - a term he coined? It became the foundation of a namesake worldwide wellness industry valued at 2 billion USD in 2022.
Wally Koval's posts of photos of real-life places that seem plucked from the world of Wes Anderson's films led to the print publication Accidentally Wes Anderson.
This photo is a reminder of the funicular that once operated next to the 192 steps leading down to the port of which city by the Black Sea?
This 2010/11 winner of the GLAAD Media Award for comedy series was conceived based on its creator Ian Brennan's own experiences in a high school show choir. Orginally drafted as a film, it was quickly picked up by a major network after being reworked into a television series, possibly due to the success of American Idol on the same channel. Which show, whose name refers musical groups once popular in American schools?
Which of Alexander The Great's victorious successors from the 'funeral games' established an empire in the Dorian Greek province, before dying as a prisoner post the Battle of Ipsus? His surname, Monophthalamus, translates to 'one-eyed' in reference to his disfiguring battle scar. The last scion of his eponymous dynasty was Perseus of Macedon.
The New Yorker cover from Nov 15, 1993 is a painting titled ____ (4) in the City by the acclaimed Barcelona-based artist Javier Mariscal. It is made partly in the style of another artist from the same city, who was one of Mariscal's inspirations. Which artist? (4) The blank here is the surname.
In Dante's Inferno, what is the name given to the FIRST CIRCLE OF HELL? This is one of the four parts of hell where those who have sinned but not been condemned to the hell of the damned reside. This is also the name of a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backward to pass under a horizontal bar.
What word, used to refer to "a brief evocative description, account, or episode", was the winning word of the 1952 National Spelling Bee? You can use these alphabetically arranged Scrabble tiles to form your answer.
In 2013, Xi Jinping visited the US and had this picture taken with Obama. It is frequently displayed next to an image from a children's book showing two characters in a similar pose, and achieved some virality on the Chinese internet. Which children's series is now banned from media depictions in China, allegedly due to this resemblance?
The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike has affected the production schedule of several TV series. Among the affected shows is Season 2 of which Netflix action-comedy whose title is a military term for "f_cked up beyond all recognition"? The lead actor is temporarily away from his duties as Netflix's new Chief Action Officer, but he'll be back.
[BLANK] is a type of flute played by Krishna about thirteen inches long and has nine openings on its body. Which flute, also one of Krishna's names, that is a common name among people from Telugu-speaking regions of India?
Which director had his daughter play a cameo role in his acclaimed 2014 coming-of-age film? She started to feel uncomfortable with the years-long duration of the shoot, and had requested her character to be written off.
This station on the Mexico City Metro leads one to public grounds in front of a large cemetery. This location is a scene of major festivities during what annual holiday traditionally celebrated on 1st or 2nd November?
Charles Bukowski published his first novel in 1971 as an autobiographical memoir. Once again using the alter-ego called Chinaski, Bukowski writes about his time as a clerk and a sorter at the titular establishment amidst many bouts of resignations and rejoining. What is the two-word title of this debut work?
"Ao5" or "Mo3" are terms used when scoring Rubik's cubers on the basis of their aggregate solving times. What do either of these terms stand for, allowing cubers to be judged on a range of consistent performance rather than a single attempt?
In 2017, a Dutch zoo reported that two male vultures in a long-standing relationship became parents after hatching an abandoned egg. What type of vultures are they, deriving their name from French for "bird of prey" or Greek for "hook" - also the name of a hybrid mythical creature? (7)
The German language makes extensive use of compound words and several animals are named by combining two common descriptive words. Formed from the words Schild ("shield") and Kröte ("toad"), Schildkröte is the German word for which reptile that has adapted to living underwater?
What term is used in racket sports to refer to a score of "0" within a game or set? The term is not an expression of affection but is said to derive from the French word for "eggs" to represent the zero.
In Vikings: Valhalla, Sam Corlett portrays which Norse figure who grew up in Greenland and spent much of his life exploring the Vinland region, setting up a colony in Newfoundland 500 years before Christopher Columbus arrived there? Much of his accounts are known through the Norse sagas on his father, Erik The Red. First or last name acceptable.
Longer than "shorts" but shorter than "trousers", these three-quarters crop pants get their generic name from which Italian island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea? Created in 1948 and named as a tribute to the isle, they also go by names such as flood pants and highwaters.
What is the name of this structure in Imagination Land built when Riley was between twelve and thirteen, featuring 4 boys she used to like? It adds one letter to a famous real-world tourist attraction.
What type of sushi is simply raw seafood cut into thin slices? While deceptively basic, it is considered to be the highest level of sushi among conoissuers.
“The View” is located between the 68th and 72nd floors on which skyscraper, and features twelve interactive telescopes to pinpoint close to 200 famous buildings and monuments? It is located at almost twice the height of any other viewing platform in the city.
Who attended the 67th Grammy Awards in the Dolce & Gabbana outfit seen here, having been nominated for Best New Artist? This artist began his musical career with a brief stint in American Idol in 2021, with his song "Beautiful Things" later exploding in popularity across social media.
The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will witness an era-defining "Battle of the Sexes" match on 28 December 2025. Which player, with four Grand Slam wins, will face Nick Kyrgios, with her side of the court set to be 9% smaller, as women move 9% slower on average than men in tennis?
Among the tough characters that made up the Bad Boys Pistons, Bill Laimbeer was perhaps the most notorious. He was nicknamed 'Street Thug', 'Ax Murderer', and 'His Heinous' for his style of play. Which other Royal nickname was he given, one that he shared with the likes of Satan, Count Dracula, and the lead singer of Black Sabbath?
Which boxer handed Klitschko his first defeat in over ten years in 2015? This Briton, named after another heavyweight champion, lost his first professional fight against Oleksandr Usyk in 2023. He is also known for his mental health advocacy and regained his titles after the hiatus he took to deal with his bipolar disorder.
The Baltic city of Gdansk or Danzig has its international airport named in solidarity with which Nobel Peace Laureate who fought against Communist rule through the 1980s and served as President from 1990-1995?
Which Byzantine general was crucial to the reconquest of former Western Roman lands, significantly expanding Emperor Justinian I's empire? He famously defeated the Vandals at Ad Decimum and Tricamarum, and retook Rome and Naples from the Ostrogoths.
The host cities of Euro 2020 had brand logos featuring iconic bridges to hint at the tournament’s role in connecting people. Which host city’s logo featured a bridge named after the 1969 Nobel Laureate in Literature? The shape of the spar and the cables of this bridge is said to evoke an image of a harp lying on its edge. The city was later removed from the list of hosts.
Many grenades are given nicknames based on their resemblance to commonplace objects.
The Mk2, an anti-personnel grenade used by the US Armed Forces from 1918 onwards, is nicknamed the _________ (9), owing to its resemblance to a tropical fruit from the Bromeliaceae family. Fill in the blank.