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What term is used for the main match official who ensures no rules are broken in sports like boxing, soccer and basketball? It derives from a Latin word meaning “to carry back" or "to notify”.
This AI generated image is based on the title of a 1962 novel that is partially written in a Russian-influenced jargon called Nadsat. Which book, set in a dystopian future?
What is the name of the industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst? It is named after a German chemist who is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and weaponizing chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I.
In Krish Ashok's Masala Lab, which Middle Eastern spice blend is depicted thus? It is used as a seasoning for meats, vegetables and hummus, eaten with bread and olive oil for breakfast, and sometimes used as the outer coating for shanklish balls made of labneh cheese.
The most translated work from St. Lucia in a 1990 epic poem divided into seven books that weaves multiple narratives about the indigenous and colonised peoples of St. Lucia using characters loosely based on The Iliad. Which work is this?
Iain M. Banks' Consider Phlebas takes its name from which poem published in 1922 that does not follow a consistent style or structure?
This shows the making of what latte art motif depicting a group of plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers?
"Gully Number 001 x [blank] Hunter 350 - Baaz Whitesabi Tokyo" was unveiled as the first Indian moto-sneaker collab, inspired by desi riding culture. Which company, that produces models such as the "Himalayan", "Interceptor", and "Meteor", did Gully Labs collaborate with for this line?
Identify the Summer Olympics edition from its poster. City + Year needed.
These are scenes from an entrance at the Royal Opera House in which opera named for a high priestess who gets involved in a love triangle with the Roman proconsul Pollione and the young Adalgisa?
The use of the suffix "jjim" indicates that a dish in Korean cuisine is prepared by what cooking method? Galbijjim is arguably the most popular type. Baozi and dhokla are also prepared in this manner.
In Advance of the [BLANK][BLANK](6,3) is the humorous title of a lost work of 'readymade' art consisting of a regular snow shovel with the words "from Marcel Duchamp 1915" painted on the handle. Fill in the blanks with a description of a serious injury one might suffer as a result of not having a snow shovel. An alternate interpretation is that that one might well use a snow shovel to inflict such an injury on someone else!
Which song by R.E.M., from their album Out of Time, has been reimagined as this pulp book cover (visual)? The song title is an expression from Southern United States that means "letting go of one's temper or civility" and has nothing to do with renouncing god.
Which 70s movie's initial working title was Anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure)? While the original storyline was the protagonist recounting all the loves of his life, the director narrowed down on one - who made it to the title. Another title for the film was "It Had To Be Jew".
Which musician was cited by Olivia Rodrigo as being one of her primary songwriting inspirations? This artist's album Jagged Little Pill was an early influence during Rodrigo's teenage years and they appeared together (visual) in Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians, where they talked about achieving fame at an early age and making songs about heartbreak.
The first known heavenly body of this kind was Van Maaren 2, discovered in 1917 but confirmed only in 1992. As of December 2022, 5284 such objects have been discovered using indirect obervation techniques such as Doppler spectroscopy. Which celestial objects are these?
Fermat wrote his now-famous remark in the margins of the book 'Arithmetica', written by a third century mathematician from Alexandria, Egypt. Who is this mathematician, often christened the father of Algebra, after whom the equations of the form x^n+y^n=z^n where n is an integer are named?
This actor portrays a character named Scott Templeton who commits journalistic malpractice across season 5 of The Wire. More than half a decade after the end of the show he would seemingly redeem this slight by directing which Academy Award-winning film? It emphasised the misdeeds of a religious institution in a US city.
Which Austrian physicist has a skill called "Electron Spinner" in Crash Fever? This extremely powerful skill 'excludes' half of the enemy units from attacking, referencing the scientist's theory of how subatomic particles cannot all possess the same set of quantum numbers.
What one-word, eponymous 2001 biopic deals with the life of a Booker Prize-winning author contrasting between her younger days and her later life ravaged by Alzheimer's? While it is primarily set in Oxford, Southwold in Suffolk serves as the setting for some of the scenes by the sea. This film is one of only two instances in which two actors have been nominated for an Academy Award for playing the same character in the same film.
A ticker is a unique series of letters assigned to a company for trading purposes. Tickers on the New York Stock Exchange can have four or fewer letters. Sotheby's is a prominent auction house in New York City. What is their appropriate 3-letter ticker symbol on the NYSE?
Subtitled "How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference", which book by English-born Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell examines various sociological changes or trends marking everyday life? Gladwell defines the titular term as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold".
In the Wonderland editorial styled by Grace Coddington, Alice encounters which Italian fashion designer - the Gryphon - together meeting the Mock Turtle as per the Queen's orders? Noted for mixing mediums such as metal, mesh and leather with bright colours, this muse-turned-director has been instrumental to the success of a fashion house following a certain 1990s incident. Full name needed.
Which mythical location is named after the initiation rite where the ruler of the kingdom would cover himself in a precious commodity and submerge into Lake Guatavita? Deriving from the Spanish name of the precious commodity, the search for this land spurred multiple expeditions by explorers such as Gonzalo Pizzaro and Sir Walter Raleigh.
In which 2008 psychological drama do we follow theater director Caden Cotard who finds his life unraveling after a successful production of "Death of a Salesman"? In trying to make a production that's extremely realistic, the boundaries between real and fiction begin to blur. The film's title is a play on the district where it is set, replacing the first word with a type of figure of speech.
A thalassocracy is a state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas. Which European trade group operated a thalassocracy between the 13th and 17th centuries, paving the way for the likes of the East India Company to find success following a similar model? Often misidentified by historians to have originated from the German words meaning "on the sea", its name survives today in the second part of the name of the German national airline.
What is `tan(0)`? In other words, what is the ratio of the 'opposite' side of a right triangle to the 'adjacent' side, when the angle is 0°? Here's a reference image in case you need it: https://i.imgur.com/lVW4jbw.png (ask the reader to click on this link and share screen)
A temporary exhibition at the Newseum titled Rise Up featured several items, including a sewing machine that helped craft a multicolour flag. Its centrepiece (visual) was desgined to emulate the outer facade of which establishment in Greenwich Village, New York? It lends its name to certain developments from the late 1960s.
The official announcements of the Nobel Prizes are accompanied by presentations to explain the discoveries. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Kitagawa, Robson, and Yaghi for the development of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). One of the most important applications is their ability to store gases by specifically tuned capture onto the MOF surface. What is this process called, that leverages the affinity of molecules to a surface?
The title card of Wuthering Heights is a stop motion sequence of Margot Robbie’s and Jacob Elordi’s real hair. It was created by Andy Gent, a collaborator of which director? He worked with Gent for his 2009 and 2018 films.
A subgroup of the Romani, who take their name from a region and province in modern-day Pakistan, were forced to Europe after being attacked by invaders. Which subgroup, that are today based in France, Germany, Italy and parts of Central Europe, is this?
This 2000 British comedy film written by Craig Ferguson tells the story of a middle-aged widow named Grace Trevethyn who turns to growing cannabis in her greenhouse to avoid losing her house to debt collectors. The two-word title of the film has a double meaning, as it is a story of redemption for the titular protagonist, but the same phrase can also mean "redeeming quality or characteristic". What is the title of the movie?
Descendants is a series of television films about the children of Disney villains. Which Mistress of Evil's daughter is this? This villain placed a curse on the titular character of a popular fairy tale, inducing her into a deep coma-like slumber.
In 1752, WHICH RULER of the Habsburg Empire purchased the Belvedere from Prince Eugene’s niece Victoria? The successor of Charles VI, this monarch’s inheritance of the throne led to the War of the Austrian Succession.
Which French card game, the 2010 winner of Spiels Des Jahres, is played using a deck of cards illustrated with dreamlike images? The goal is to select the card that the "storyteller" describes in a sentence.
In S01E02 of The Good Place, Chidi is seen reading Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten (Groundwork in the Metaphysics of Morals), describing the text as “a treatise on the aesthetic preconditions of the mind’s receptivity to duty". A discussion follows on the categorical imperative of doing good. Which German philosopher wrote the book in 1785?
This Iranian female mathematician was the first woman to be award the Field's Medal in 2014. Her genius was evident from a young age and she became the first Iranian woman to win a medal at the International Mathematics Olympiad in 1994. Her research topics included Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry. Name this extraordinary mathematician, who passed away in 2017 due to cancer.
Arguably the most visited site in Rotterdam, the Markthal is a residential and office building with a food court in the centre. What nickname is it known by based on its ‘lucky’ U-shape?
In 1941, Yousuf Karsh had an opportunity to take Winston Churchill's photo in Canada but the latter wasn't being cooperative. In a swift move, Karsh took away something from Churchill that resulted in him getting angry, the reason behind the leader's belligerent look in the iconic photograph. What item, commony associated with Churchill, was removed from him in this photo?
This football club crest, among other things, depicts the coat of arms of the city it is based in. This naval power received the cross from the Vatican ahead of their battle against the Saracens in Sardinia in 1017. Which city is this Serie B club based in?
This podcast for lovers of horror films and scary stories sees hosts Hope Madden and George Wolf get into the specifics of the niche and explore many interesting tropes. What is the name of this podcast, a pun on a movie title that we cannot talk about?
Lipnitskaya skated to the John Williams theme from which film at Sochi 2014? Having watched the film multiple times, she wanted to be a particular character, which is reflected in her costume choice as well.
This cruise, starting close to Frankfurt and terminating in Nuremberg, takes place on which river? The cruise also includes an off-water drive along the picturesque Romantic Road.
Which sans-serif typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones and Jesse Ragan for GQ magazine in 2002 was inspired by the architectural signs of the mid-twentieth century in New York City? It found universal appeal after it was used prominently by Obama's 2008 election campaign, although it is yet to be picked up by DC comics.
The columns on The Economist have names which reflect their specialisation. What is the name of the column dedicated to finance? It is named for the (type of) tree under which early Wall Street traders gathered.
Which poet was quoted in the Indian parliament by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he said "Maana ki teri deed ke qaabil nahi hoon main, Tu mera shauq to dekh, mera intezaar to dekh (I accept that I am not worth your gaze. But look at my eagerness, look at my anticipation for you)"? While he was named the national poet of a neighbouring country, he is best known in India for his Tarana-e-Hindi.
Joss Whedon wrote a 1992 black comedy horror film, with Gloria Swanson as the titular character, that follows a Valley girl cheerleader who learns that is her fate to hunt [BLANK]. The movie wasn't as dark as Joss intended it to be which led him to create a TV show of the same name in 1998 that ran until 2003. WHICH show is this, that has spawned an entire fictional universe including the spinoff series 'Angel'?
Which Alfonso Cuarón directed film inspired these sequences in The Last of Us? Set in the wake of a fertility crisis that has led to the extinction of the titular collective, this film sees its protagonist escort a pregnant woman across a dystopian landscape, thus informing the fundamental plotline of The Last of Us.
What jelly-like substance obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae (Rhodophyta) upon boiling is used as a vegan substitute for gelatin and pectin? Earlier referred to as China grass or Ceylon moss, we now know it by the Malay name for red algae. It was also behind fad diets since it triples in size once ingested, leading to consumers feeling fuller.
Considered one of the first Surrealist works by Leonora Carrington, this work titled Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) depicts what animal that Carrington often identified with? She claimed that much like the animal, she was a curious being who could maniacally dig around in garbage, all the while cackling to herself.
What genre of music often performed in the a cappella style gets its name from the collective name for the stories of the life of Christ? Popular in churches in the American South, it is characterised by dominant vocals and is often accompanied by hand-clapping and foot-stomping.
Which soup, classically based on a strained broth of crustaceans, does Jerry Seinfeld order at the Soup Nazi's stand? A smooth, creamy soup of French origin, its name is believed to reference that the seafood protein is twice cooked.
Located just north of Mumbai and Diu island, which Gulf on the Indian Ocean divides the Kathiawar Peninsula from the South-eastern part of Gujarat? Named after the capital city of the Anand District in Gujarat, it derives its name from Sanskrit for "City of the Pillar" and was also a Princely state during the British Raj.
A limited-time special in McDonald's outlets in Japan, this burger is filled with what type of cutlet, typically made using chicken or pork, that is coated with panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried?
Landmarks are often lit up for various occasions, with the colour blue most often associated with matters of health and wellness. The Empire State Building was lit up blue on 11th April 2024 to raise awareness for which eponymous disease that affects movement due to an aggregation of Lewy bodies within neurons?
Which pharaoh is considered to have never lost a battle in his reign during the 15th century BCE which saw Egypt's empire expand to its largest extent, covering the region from the Euphrates to Nubia? Named after a deity represented by ibis, he began his rule as a co-regent with his stepmother and aunt, Hatshepsut.
WHICH INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE FORM is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam, and is attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement? The themes played are related to Lord Krishna, other Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Sita, and stories from the epics (Mahabharata and Ramayana).
Episode 5 gets its title from a quote taken from the unabridged journals of which poet and author, whose only published collection of poetry during her life was The Colossus and Other Poems?
Bronze masks cast in high relief that weigh up to 10 kg may be often incorporated in performances to represent deities such as Panjurli and Jumadi in which ritualistic art form that is closely related to the Theyyam ritual of the Malabar region?
In designing this Indian Institute of Management campus, B V Doshi recognised the importance of lakes in the desert city and incorporated check-dams and catchment areas into the plans. In which city, named for its founder Rajput king, is the campus located?
Identify this type of earring (8), that has a continuous finish without any clasps. The word is also used for the type of underwear that fits closely to the body without visible stitching.
This 2020 film stars Sydney Sweeney as a music student who begins to outshine her more accomplished twin sister after she discovers a notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. Identify this film (8), which is named after a type of musical composition that evokes or is inspired by the night.
This pictogram depicts a sport which Thailand has dominated since its introduction at the 1990 Asian Games. They have won 26 of the 39 available Golds, encompassing circle, doubles, regu, quadrant, team doubles, and team regu events for both Men and Women. Which sport?
A popular fare served in Bangladeshi weddings, this fried kebab bears a net-like outer layer. Made with minced mutton or beef, it's shaped into thick discs and dipped in an egg wash before being dropped into hot oil. The result is a crispy exterior with a soft, spiced meaty interior. Name this kebab, an Old Dhaka speciality.