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What term refers to the inclusion made to a book or document by its author subsequent to its printing or publication? In books, it may explain inconsistencies or update the information found in the main work, while in legal contracts, it is an extension that contains supplementary terms, obligations or information.
Chandralekha revolutionised the Indian dance scene, producing works that emphasised on the feminine energy. This photo shows her supervising students performing which dance piece (8) that was choreographed for an inaugural ceremony in the Soviet Union? The name also appears in a “salutation” performed to the Sun in yoga.
Which religion/philosophy, inspired by the protagonist of a 1998 film, attempts to promote a modern form of Chinese Taoism, blended with concepts of Greek philosopher Epicurus, presented in a style as personified by the the protagonist. Due to its use of comedic film references and occasional criticism of traditional religion, it is sometimes mistakenly regarded as a mock religion.
Who made her acting debut in Bollywood along-side Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, and Neetu Kapoor in Jugjugg Jeeyo? This YouTube sensation has also acted in the Netflix series Mismatched.
Zinc white was popular on artists' palettes since the late 18th century. Its use in watercolor was promoted in the 1830s by the then newly formed Winsor & Newton, which sold it under the demonym [Blank] white. Which country demonym is blanked here, a name that was inspired by the Western association of this Eastern country with certain delicate items of pure white tones?
"Know Nut November" is an annual challenge...to learn more about hardware nuts. What type of nut (3) is recognised by its six-sided shape which provides a balanced surface and has nothing to do with casting a spell or a curse?
Which cheese produced from sheep's milk and characterised by its hard consistency is typically eaten as is or grated over pasta or other dishes? Originating in the Lazio region, the most popular variant of this cheese has a name reflecting its ovine nature and the fact that it was a staple in the diet of legionaries in ancient Rome.
Bachiru is a Japanese art technique that was rediscovered in the 20th century. What does "Bachiru" translate to? (5) It involves staining and engraving the namesake trafficked material that is primarily composed of dentine.
A) The king of Macedonia from 359-336 BCE.
B) The King of Spain from 1556-98 CE and King of England from 1554-58 CE from his marriage to Queen Mary I.
C) The consort of the British monarch from 1952-2021.
What is their shared name?
Copious amounts of M.A.C's Chromacake in Green can be used to achieve the skin tone of the titular character from which Disney+ television miniseries? This show, about a lawyer dealing with cases related to superhumans, collaborated with Urban Decay to release an eye shadow palette.
The shooting of which 1974 Toby Hailcki heist film famously wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in the shooting of a 40-minute car chase scene? The remake, released in 2000, updates most of the list of 50 cars to be stolen by the protagonist, but the most valuable car is changed from a 1973 Ford Mustang to a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500.
The chocolate biscuit cake is known by different names around the world. What name (8) is this cake given in Australia, as the bumpy texture of the crushed biscuits is said to resemble a small mammal's keratinous quills that serve as a defense mechanism?
S7E23 of The Simpsons features this character fighting to remain in Springfield after the town implements strict immigration laws. He studies and eventually passes his citizenship test, which turns out to not be too big of a problem in the end. What is the title of this episode, a wordplay that sees this character's name replace a word in the title of a comedy from 1598/99 about romantic misunderstandings?
Hollywood's Chinese Theatre has a long-standing tradition of actors leaving imprints at its cement forecourt. Which Hollywood legend cemented his place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1950 by leaving imprints of his cowboy boots? The cement for the slab was mixed with sand from Iwo Jima in recognition of his latest hit, Sands of Iwo Jima (1949).
A fossil word is a word that is broadly obsolete but remains in use due to its presence in an idiom or phrase. What 3-letter fossil word is used as part of a three-word phrase that refers to moving back and forth, describing a repetitive, alternating motion, such as that of a pendulum?
Many continental landmasses on Earth were once dry but submerged over time.
What submerged landmass used to bridge the gap between North America and Asia and constituted the area from the Lena River in Russia to the Mackenzie River in Canada? You may also identify the modern-day sea or strait with which it shares its name.
Typically used to indicate when one is highly equipped with weapons or well-prepared for a situation, Bruegel depicts what idiom through this soldier's action? The same panel also depicts "to bell a cat".
This form of weight training exercise is a composite of two movements - the first involves the lifter moving the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids (near neck) and the second involves raising the barbell to a stationary position above the head, finishing with straight arms and legs. Which exercise, also an Olympic weightlifting event?
Identify this family of Russian dumplings that consist of a minced meat or mushroom filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. It is similar to the Ukrainian vareniki and the Polish pierogi, although the ratio of the amount of filling to the thickness of the dough shell varies from region to region.
What rhythmic gymnastics apparatus is two items of equal length, typically about 40 to 50 cm long weighing a minimum of 150 gm each? Choreography is made up of rotations, throwing and asymmetrical movements.
The Swatch Group is the world's largest watchmaker. Which Swiss brand recognised by its anchor logo was acquired by the Swatch Group in 1998? It was founded under the name Schlup & Co., but later took on a name that meant "wheel" in Esperanto, although one might assume it is named after an element which was commonly used for watches in the past.
Identify the viral 2024 song for which he has written this English verse.
WHICH CITY features on the list of 2021's most mis-pronounced words, having been wrongly pronounced by both Joe Biden and Barrack Obama during a conference that took place here between 31 October to 13 November? A pact named after the city was signed here by 197 countries, advancing from the one signed in Paris in 2016.
In modern dating, what term refers to the idea of committing to a relationship during the winter season even though you wouldn't have otherwise? In that sense, you get locked down by someone when this time of the year comes along.
Side note: we do not endorse any of these dating strategies
The Dhyana Buddha is the second-tallest Buddha statue in India. It is located along the banks of the Krishna River in which Buddhist site that was renowned for its stupa and marble sculptures that are now housed in the British Museum? It also lends its name to a city established in 2014.
The title of episode 9 of Beef - "The Great Fabricator" - borrows from a line from which feminist author's 1947 work titled Gravity and Grace? Mirroring the way the protagonists in the show face the repurcussions of attachment, the original line views attachment as the "great fabricator of all illusions" and that "reality can only be obtained by the detached".
In this episode of Between Two Ferns, Zach Galifianakis asks this TV star whether he had ever considered changing his last name to "Sausage" or if his middle name was "Honey Barbeque". Which 2015 Emmy Award winner is this?
WHAT STYLE OF PARENTING allows for children to follow their heart but to be disciplined if they cross the line? The term used to describe them originates from Alan Paul's essay written in response to Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother", where he describes this style as “happy to parent with cuddliness, but not afraid to show some claw.”
The Ken's newsletter "_________" (9) breaks down the business of sports in India. It shares its name with a concept popularised by the 2001 Oakland A's season. What sporting concept, that involves finding undervalued assets, often overlooked by traditional scouting methods, is this newsletter named after?
Which company issued this tribute to Pandey? Apart from using their own name to describe his legacy, the brand said, "Time moves on, but your ideas, your vision, and your spirit endure forever".
The majority of tombs of emperors belonging to WHICH DYNASTY are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the 'Thirteen Tombs of the [BLANK] Dynasty'? This dynasty built the modern city of Beijing and moved the capital of China there. They also built the Imperial Palace [Forbidden City] and were the last imperial dynasty of China to belong to the Han Chinese group.
Not to be confused with fettuccine, what pasta in the form of long, flat ribbons is served traditionally with a meat sauce (ragù) or Bolognese sauce? It derives from "to cut" in Italian.
One of the nominees for the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack is a game which features an awesome mix of pop rock songs from the 80s and originals such as Collecting the Bounty and Perilous Planet. Which motley crew, from a larger multiverse of films, is the game based on? The third volume in this franchise is slated for release in 2023.
What collective word is used for the group of arteries that supply blood to the digestive system? Deriving from Latin for 'belly', the term might also be familiar from an autoimmune disorder wherein your system attacks you when you eat food with gluten.
S6E15 of The Simpsons sees a film festival being organised in Springfield where this character bribes two of the judges to vote for his film as he aspires to be recognised as a larger-than-life figure. What is the title of this episode, which sees this character's name replace a word in the title of a 1937 romantic drama film featuring Janet Gaynor that has been remade multiple times over the years?
Fruit advice from Harold McGee's On Food And Cooking: "In the intact [BLANK], the 1- and 2-ring phenolic compounds are kept in the storage vacuole, the enzymes in the surrounding cytoplasm. When the cell structure is damaged and phenolics are mixed with enzymes and oxygen, the enzymes oxidize the phenolics, forming molecules that eventually react with each other and bond together into light-absorbing clusters." What effect is being explained here, perhaps most noticeable in fruits that repel folks with medical degrees?
Because this mustelid is also semi-aquatic, it could be mistaken to be the otter, but its dark fur is consistent, and isn’t white at the belly. It has traditionally been prized and hunted for its fur, but animal rights activism in recent decades have helped make it a species of least concern by the IUCN. Identify the creature.
Which alliteratively named team from Telangana (8,7) is this? Despite having 2025 World Archery Champion Elia Canales (ESP) and 2021 Champion Nico Weiner (AUT) as their main "cavaliers", they finished last in the group stage. Note: The alliteration here is that both words start with the same letter.
Hanafuda are a type of Japanese playing cards where each suit represents a month of the year and is themed around a particular plant. Which tree represents the cold month of January in hanafuda? This plant is the largest genus among conifers, with its green colour symbolising the coming of spring.
Donald Trump has a habit of coming up with pejorative nicknames for people in his speeches. For whom does he use the epithet Sleepy prefixed to his name as a jibe on both his age and perceived passivity?
Which 1971 film, starring Zeenat Aman as a hippie, featured this dress designed by the actress herself? The film was set in the background of the rising influence of a religious organisation from India.
In his later years, this actor was known for being the President of the US-based National Rifle Association and for holding very conservative right-wing views. But as a younger actor he was a Democrat, a civil rights activist, and the star of many sci-fi movies, the messages of which were positively pacifist and left-wing. Which actor?
The Music Park auditorium in Rome was built in the early 1990s with all spaces, both interior and exterior designed with music in mind. Which Italian architect was behind this new-age work whose musical name is only too apt for this?
Which marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea is found entirely within the borders of Turkey, where it connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits? It is named after an island that is known for its deposits of a certain metamorphic rock.
In Japanese culture, what term is used to refer to a bathing facility or traditional inn that has at least one bath filled with natural hot spring water? These facilities come in many types and shapes, including outdoor (roten-buro or noten-buro) and indoor baths (uchiyu).
Which podcast (3,4,3,4 or 3,4,3,5) from the Daily Mirror offers royal exclusives? Its name, modified based on the kind of sitting monarch, changes one letter in a composition that has been in use since the 18th century.
Koko the Gorilla was a gorilla best known for learning a version of American sign language. She was a subject of numerous documentaries and was known for inventing novel combinations of words for new objects she interacted with. What is the two word name Koko invented when she was shown a ring, combining the signs for a part of the body and for another accessory?
Ngil masks are recognisable from its oval shape featuring a broad forehead with an elongated chin and nose. It is used by which ethnic group during the initiation of new members into the Ngil, a secret male society tasked with protecting villages? These Bantu people form the largest ethnic group in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
What term refers to a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in California in the late 1950s, which employs radically modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance? Its name derives from the modification needed to turn an original motorcycle into one of these custom creations.
Provide the "wordsmash" resulting from these two chemical elements. 2-letter smash.
A: A halogen that is regarded as the rarest naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust.
B: A noble gas used in electric signs and fluorescent lamps.
This is the description of which local dish from the Firdaus restaurant at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad?
"Green chili cooked in typical Hyderabadi curry using sesame, coconut and peanuts"
One of the first songs we're introduced to from Peter Quill's "Awesome Mix Volume I" in Guardians of the Galaxy is "Come and Get Your Love", where he is dancing to this while on a heist in Morag. Which rock band's biggest hit is this number? Their name refers to their native Indianness since the term is a slang for natives from Southern United States.
The Dragon Throne is located in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, at the centre of the Forbidden City. This painting shows which emperor seated on an early form of the throne used by the Qing dynasty? His reign from 1661 to 1722 makes him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history.
Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of which group of islands? According to local lore she resides in a pit crater that is part of Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.
In the top left corner of this section of Children's Games, we see a blindfolded boy holding a stick akin to which game now associated with Latin America, particularly Mexico? It involves the eponymous decorated papier-mache or cloth figure (typically of an animal) stuffed with toys and sweets suspended from a height and broken open by blindfolded children as part of a celebration.
Animation artist Jeff Hong, who has worked on films like Tarzan and Mulan, has created a set of reimaginations of Disney characters juxtaposed with realities titled Unhappily Ever After, intended to bring reality into relief and spur hopeful, corrective action. Which character from the 2009 movie The Princess and the Frog is seen here with her mother Eudora in segregated America? She was the first Black Disney princess.
During the brief period when it was an republic between 1918-1921, and later from 1990-2004, this flag (visual), designed by artist Iakob Nikoladze, was used by which country? In 2004, the five-crosses banner, which had been used as the symbol of the resistance movement that had toppled the regime in 2003, was adopted as the flag.
Which state was introduced at the 2024 Democratic National Convention with the song "Black and Yellow" by rapper Wiz Khalifa? The song's title references the colours worn by the state's biggest sporting outfits.
In 1811, which Italian scientist - who lends his name to a constant - proposed that equal volumes of any two gases, at equal temperature and pressure, contain equal numbers of molecules? This scientist's findings were key to the development of atomic theory as it offered more accurate estimates of the atomic mass of elements, thus enabling a clear distinction between molecules and atoms.
The new Kendrick track Squabble Up includes the following line:
I got friends, I got foes, but they all [BLANK1 BLANK2](7,5 plural)
Fill in the blank with a 2-word phrase that means "easy targets". This is likely a reference to Kendrick's most recent and famous beef with Drake, and it kind of adds up because a male [BLANK2] is called...a drake.
Untitled Film Still #48 is based on which 1960 film that stars Monica Vitti as Claudia in search of her missing friend Anna (Lea Massari) along with her friend's lover Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti)? This photo was the first in a series of three photos based on Monica Vitti's appearances in a seminal film trilogy.
The gold coin of Kumaragupta I was minted during his reign between 415–455 CE to commemorate the completion of which Vedic ritual that proved his imperial sovereignty? The ritual was also performed by Kumaragupta I's grandfather Samudragupta.
What nickname was given to this group of directors known for making extremely gory movies on very low budgets? This name, rhyming with "Rat Pack", references the sound of something wet hitting a surface hard - typically bodies or blood.
Identify the setting for this 2007 fashion show by Fendi. One could say the legend about “throwing a coin and being granted a wish” came true as Fendi has donated over $4 million for the site’s restoration.