Burglars stole valuables from Tamil director M Manikandan’s house. Then they had a change of heart. One item was returned the next day, with a handwritten note that said, “Sir, forgive us, your hard work is yours.” He won it in 2021 for Kadaisi Vivasyi. What is it? *

Sonia Gandhi will not be contesting her Lok Sabha seat from Raebareli this year but has filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Who is the only other Gandhi to have held a Rajya Sabha seat from 1964 to 1967? *

Almost 7,000 people have summited Mt Everest, thousands more have visited its base camp. They’ve left a bit of themselves behind – an estimated three tonnes of it. And it stinks. Now they have to carry it back with them, in bags that will be checked. What is it? *

He facilitated the largest security breach in US history. Now 16 art masterpieces, including a Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol, are being held hostage by Russian artist Andrei Molodkin, who has threatened to dissolve them in acid, if the former is killed in custody. Who? *

The Treasure of Villena was discovered in 1963. 59 pieces of bottles, bowls and jewellery have been dated to the Bronze Age. They’ve been crafted from gold, silver, amber and iron. Two pieces contain meteoric iron, an “alien metal”. What did it come from? *

The protesting farmers at Shambu are using toothpaste and multani mitti to ease the burns caused by tear gas, paddy winnowing fans to blow the gas away from them. What are they use to counter the tear gas-carrying drones? *

This country has unexpectedly slipped into a recession and is now the fourth largest economy in the world. Germany is back at the No 3 for the first time since 2007. The yen is sliding, the population is ageing, and productivity is lagging. Which country? *

The 2024 Super Bowl was the most-watched broadcast in US history, with over 200 million people tuning in. The previous record was set in 1969, when Neil, Edwin and Michael took giant leaps for mankind, and 150 million people watched. What was the event? *

Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt and his wife Eugenie van Agt-Krekelberg died together, hand in hand, in a procedure that is legal in less than ten countries. They were both 93. How did they die? *

He’s no mathematician, but he’s on the Asia leg of his + - = ÷ x Tour. He’s no actor, but you can see him in Game of Thrones, Bridget Jones' Baby and The Simpsons. He’ll be in India next month, for the third time. Name one of the world’s famous redheads. *