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Horror director Mike Flanagan is quietly building a verse of his own filling each of his works with clues to the next and easter eggs about the past. His 2016 film 'Hush' is about a deaf and mute writer whose (mis)adventures take place while she moves to a secluded cottage while writing a book. If you look closely, you'll notice that the book she is writing about is what happens to be Flanagan's 2021 Netflix TV show about a priest who arrives on an island. Which show is this, a story within a story from Hush?
Identify this defensive action (7), which involves stretching one's hand out in a last-ditch attempt to save the ball from hitting the floor. It gets its nickname because of how flat the hand is pressed against the floor, resembling a breakfast food popular in the US.
Pictured here is a Turkish miniature version by artist Murat Palta of which 1983 film that narrates the fictional story of a Cuban refugee who arrives penniless in Miami?
"Scaptia" is the genus name of a horse fly discovered in Queensland, Australia in 1981, but not scientifically described until 2011. The fly's most striking feature is the collection of golden hair at the very tip of its abdomen (which you might even call a 'booty'), which caused researchers to name it after WHICH POP FIGURE who was coincidentally also born in 1981?
What term is given to this pot-belly-shaped French pot with a lid similar to a casserole and two finger grips on each side? It lends its name to a tuna stew dish of the Basque Country and more popularly, a dark-brown savoury British spread made from the by-products of beer brewing, that people typically either love or hate.
In this pseudo self portrait from 1982, the artist assumes the persona of Marilyn, posing on the floor as a femme fatale Monroe. This photograph was a part of a series titled “Centerfolds” by which artist who created the series as a follow-up to the seminal "Untitled Film Stills" of the late 1970s?
In the 4th Act of which Shakespearean play is the titular character called As Mad as the Vexed Sea? His daughter further describes him as wearing a crown of thick weeds like Burdock, Hemlock, Nettles and Cuckoo.
Which FOX sci-fi procedural drama (2008 - 2013) centres around cases taken up by a fictional division of the FBI that delves into parallel and alternate universes? The show's one-word title stems from the fact that the team uses scientific concepts at the extreme 'boundaries' of mainstream studies.
Which 2020 film (6) featuring Soubin and Sreenath is this still from? It is centred around Fahadh Faasil's character, an influential preacher capable of driving his followers into a 'half-conscious state' of frenzy.
WHAT ENGLISH WORD meaning 'to fool someone' was borrowed from French in the 1600s, specifically from the French phrase for 'of the hoopoe'? A hoopoe was an extravagantly crested and reputedly stupid bird, so anything related to it was simply 'foolish'.
This dry desert lies in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains, primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah. What is this desert, that is named for the indigenous native American people who are originally from the region? It also names the 15th MacOS system.
Several celebrities also took up the one-word tweet trend. While Joe Biden tweeted "democracy" and Sachin Tendulkar tweeted "cricket", which political leader tweeted "freedom"? His leadership during an ongoing military crisis has won him international praise.
Which empire founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century BC transformed into a major thalassocracy that dominated the western Mediterranean region? One of the largest metropolises in the world during its height in the 4th century BC, it was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC.
With a combined total of 4.5 million speakers, identify either of the languages spoken in the respective namesake divisons of Uttarakhand that are counted as dialects of Hindi as per the 2011 Census? Both have been called for protection in UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
While in Patagonia, Darwin ended up discovering a new species of what flightless birds, native to South America? He was eating it at the time, having mistaken it for the greater ____ (4). Fortunately he was able to salvage the head, neck, wings and some feathers that would lead to his discovery of a new species of this - the lesser ____.
What onomatopoeic word is repeated twice in the title of a 1973 ABBA song from their debut album of the same name? Originally released in Swedish with the subtitle "Bara du slog en signal", the song is about a woman waiting for the titular action in case the person she loves reaches out to talk to her.
This 1982 musical, based on a 1963 film, rounds off its source material with the addition of music. Which film - that involved a filmmaker wanting to add to his tally of six features, two shorts and a co-directed effort - serves as the inspiration?
Known as mabooj in countries of the Arabian peninsula, what Yemeni hot sauce is made from fresh red or green hot peppers seasoned with coriander and black cumin? It gets its name from Arabic for "to crush" because the key to its preparation is the usage of two stones to crush the peppers.
Deriving it’s name from the Latin for ‘sharp’, what is the luxury segment of Honda Motors? Some famous models over the years have been Legend, Integra, MDX and RDX.
Disneyland employees often use codes for various incidents that take place at the park. One of the most common alerts is "Code V", often caused by spending a long day in the sun, or the effects of a rollercoaster. What does Code V, also known as "protein spill", indicate?
The objective of this solitaire variant is to transfer discs from one peg to another without disturbing their order. It takes its name from which mathematical puzzle that was first put forward by Édouard Lucas?
Which podcast (3,6) hosted by Graham Duke and Ali Hood reviews English monarchs for that "special ingredient"? Its name pairs the Latin term used by 55 of the 63 monarchs with a popular reality TV music competition franchise.
Red from Angry Birds represents the "northern" variety of which passerine songbird? (8) The species can be found in all directions in the southern regions of North America and shares its name with a clerical position.
Savannah Vinsant and Nicole Ahsinger finished 6th at the 2012 and 2020 games, respectively, securing the US's best finish in which gymnastics discipline? Vinsant had great jumps in the tuck, pike, and straight positions but her flight paled in comparison to gold medalist Rosannagh MacLennan, who remained airborne for a total of 16.305 seconds.
Which Swiss company tracing its origins back to David Sprüngli's venture from the 1830s roped in Federer as its first-ever ambassador in 2009?
According to Euclid's Window, what sequence of real numbers did Pythagoras arrive at after investigating the tone of various hammers pounding on a heavy anvil? The reciprocals of the numbers in this sequence remain in arithmetic progression. It is often considered the first example of the physical world phrased in mathematical terms.
Another cameo in Gambino's Feels Like Summer features one of the first true viral rappers giving a talk to the new generation. Who is this artist, whose viral hit from 2008 came with a dance fad that is described by WSJ as follows: "dancers bounce back on their heels, ripple their hands, [BLANK] their wrists like motorcyclists, then lunge into a Superman pose"? The blank is not in the name, but would be a big clue.
Which podcast (7) from ABC Audio reports on the younger "descendants" of the Royal Family? Its name is a pun on a 2016 tech accessory that led to the end of the 3.5 mm jack in smartphones. The answer is in singular form.
After belting out the diss tracks "Not Like Us" and "TV Off", Lamar put the final nail in his Drake feud when he got the crowd behind him to illuminate what two-word phrase that could have also been used at the end of the Super Bowl match?
This scythe from Bayonetta, is crafted from which Golden LP, named for a Lied (poetry set to classical music) by Schubert? In the game, using it on fleeing enemies evokes the feeling of being chased by a spirit from the forest, as in the original 1782 poem.
Which traditional French dessert, typically "filled with" dark cherries, is baked in a rich, custard-like batter and often served warm or at room temperature?
Which ocean current, originating due to the West Wind Drift, flows northward along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia as far north as the mouth of the Río de la Plata? It is named after an archipelago (encircled) in the region that includes islands like Weddell, Saunders, and Bleaker Island.
The third most populous city in Ukraine was named Khazibei until 1795 until Catherine the Great renamed it after an ancient Greek city. The most famous structure there was built to connect the site, which sits on a steppe plateau, to the harbour that was at sea level. Which city?
Which 2017 Disney movie portrays LeFou dressed in a shade of hot pink and as having the hots for the primary antagonist Gaston? In the original 1991 animated feature, this character isn't gay and is merely a sidekick to Gaston. Film critic Michael Musto wrote at Out magazine that making LeFou queer plays into "the stereotype that gay guys always lust for hetero studs."
What term (4) is used to refer to a large isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides that stands distinctly above a surrounding plain? This Spanish word meaning "table" can be found in the name of this grand feature in Colorado, the largest flat-topped mountain in the world.
What semi-precious stone is used for this variant of the Alhambra bracelet? This colourful amorphous form of silica is not to be confused with a German-origin car brand owned by GM (1929-2017) and Stellantis (2021-now).
What skateboard trick involves making several small kicks turns back and forth? The sound produced by the board hitting the surface led to its onomatopoeic name, one it shares with a hard mint brand owned by Ferrero.
The national flag of which country features a pair of crossed Remington rifles along with a quetzal and a parchment scroll bearing the date 15 September 1821? While the white stripe signifies peace and purity, its two sky blue stripes represent the fact that the country is located between two oceans.
2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s The White Book is a meditation on the titular colour and various entities associated with the colour. What material, believed to have been invented in the 2nd century CE at Lei-Yang, China by drying and pressing a pulp of mulberry bark, hemp, rags, and water, has Han reflected upon in the work?
What term is used to refer to this type of graphic visualisation for studying data sets composed of replicate data? When done on large datasets, the collection of points "erupt" from a single source, reminiscent of a geological entity.
These glasses, fitting for the initial mundane school setting, are a recreation of the pair worn by which TV character? The character replaces these with black sunglasses and a hat, to maintain some uncertainty about his identity, when dealing with others.
Whose name has been blanked out from this George Lois cover image for Esquire, with the repetition of the words “We See You” an allusion to the man’s OCD and his reclusive nature where he never came out in public or wanted to be seen by anybody? This pioneer would die shortly after from the many crash injuries sustained over his lifetime.
Ubuntu 25.04 released in April 2025 is named "Plucky [blank]". What marine bird, recognised by its colourful beak and its ability to hunt underwater, lends its name to this version?
The 2016 novel Hag-seed is a retelling of Shakespeare's Tempest written by which Canadian author who has won two Booker prizes? The first one was in 2000 and the second in 2019 for a sequel to a 1985 classic. The second prize was shared with Everisto's Girl, Woman, Other.
Empress Maria Theresa's most high-profile alliance, that of her youngest daughter Archduchess Maria Antonia, was also the one that ended most tragically. Which European kingdom was the archduchess married into in 1770, which she also became queen of in 1774?
What word, used in the title of many newspapers, refers to an elected official in ancient Rome who protected the rights of the people? A variation of the word is used to refer to forms of legal bodies or courts that are established to settle disputes.
In 2018, Danish Siddiqui captured the impact and activities of which named service in India that was launched in 1991 for inaccessible rural areas where medical services are not available? In this picture, patients at Jalore, Rajasthan wait for their dental checkup.
When Dante gets to the second circle of hell, representing Lust, he comes across many residents who passed due to love. One such person he meets is the lover of Aeneas, the hero of the Trojan war. WHO IS THIS QUEEN, who fled the tyrannous Greek lands to establish a city-state in North East Africa?
Between 1509 and 1515, who served as Viceroy of Portuguese India? He was arguably the most brilliant naval military commander in the world at the time, as his conquest of Malacca showed, and he is credited with establishing Portuguese control over the Indian Ocean trade. He does not, however, lend his name to a city in the Americas.
Ahead of the release of Guts, Olivia dropped which song (7) as her lead single?
The chorus of this piano ballad goes:
Bloodsucker, famef*cker
Bleedin' me dry, like a goddamn _______ (7)
What term is used in Australia to refer to an oxbow lake or pond left behind after a river changes course? Dry for the most part of the year, they fill with water seasonally.
Towards the right of this section of Children's Games, we see two boys playing which game where the objective is for a single player to remain on top of a large mound or similar feature as its "____" (4)? Rivals attempt to remove the player and take their place, thus becoming the new ____ (4). The blank is part of the answer.
In 2022. which band’s reunion tour titled ‘The Last Domino?’ saw the original core trio back together, fronted by the man on the left? The setlist included songs like 'Land of Confusion', 'No Son of Mine' and 'Invisible Touch'.
Polartec Big Air At ______ (6) was a big air snowboarding and skiing competition that took place on February 11-12, 2016. At what famous sporting venue was it held? (Blank is part of the answer)
Which tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs inside the lungs move oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules into and out of your bloodstream through their thin walls? Of the entire respiratory system, these are the tiniest structures.
Who made her acting debut in Bollywood with the film Nikamma opposite Abhimanyu Dassani? She first came to attention on YouTube uploading covers of Bollywood songs while still a student at the University of Auckland.
This opera by Viktor Nessler is based on which folk tale that supposedly took place in a town in Lower Saxony?
Identify this singer, known for her fusion of multiple genres, featuring on Tube Girl's post.
The first conference on science and world affairs proposed by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell was scheduled to take place in India in December 1956 but it was cancelled and eventually took place at Pugwash, Nova Scotia. What geopolitical issue in the Middle East, along with the Hungarian Uprising, led to it being cancelled in India?
Another painting inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses is one of Pieter Bruegel The Elder's iconic works titled 'Landscape with the fall of [BLANK]'. Unlike what the title suggests, the mythological character isn't the central figure in the painting, but instead a shepherd and a ploughman. WHO IS THIS CHARACTER, whose drowning legs are the only visible element in the painting, who fell from the sky after his beeswax-wings gave away?
In 2009, this player sported a gaudy gold and white Nike jacket with the number 15 emblazoned on it. While it did not violate Wimbledon's all-white dress code, the fact that the player wore it immediately following the end of the final is what sparked controversy. Which player?
Identify this visual pun, which involves making a slight modification to her name.
Catalan is a language spoken across three autonomous regions of Spain - i.e, Catalonia, Valencia, and Balearic Islands. While most of its native speakers are in these regions, it isn't an official language in Spain itself. But, WHICH TINY BORDERING COUNTRY uses the same as its official legislative language?
Which TV show is this a 3D office floor plan of? It depicts Leslie’s female politician portraits, the Czech hedgehog in Ron’s office, as well as the autumn mural in the meeting room.