In the Amazon, scientists have found the world’s biggest snake. It’s thick as a car tyre, eight meters long, weighing 200kg. It's green, bigger than a reticulated python and could easily star in a film with Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. The name? *

X just became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage. X is famous for moussaka, Mykonos and goddess Mnemosyne. Opa! Wave the rainbow flag at a Big Fat X Wedding. And tell us, which country? *

Abul-Fath Gilani, Emperor Akbar’s Persian physician, invented it in Fatehpur Sikri. The single- or multi-stemmed device heats tobacco, then passes the smoke through a water basin before it is inhaled. Telangana just banned bars selling it. What? *

Sampooran Singh Kalra, 89, writes poems and lyrics under a pen name. He gave SRK Chaiyya Chaiyya. He’s a musafir, yaaron. He’ll make you cheer Jai Ho. He’s been selected for a Jnanpith Award. One word. Who is he? *

Whiff-whaff, an Olympic sport since 1988, is known by a much better name. It needs a table, a ball, small racquets and at least two players. The Indian men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the Olympics for the first time. The game? *

Don’t tuck it in. Tie the drawstring tight. Indian Navy officers can how wear this traditional garment in the messes. They can be paired with sleeveless jackets and formal footwear. Which garment marks another end to a colonial-era tradition? *

She didn’t break up the Beatles. She was belatedly credited as co-writer of Imagine. Her poetry, sculpture, music and art spans seven decades. She has a large exhibition of her work at the UK’s Tate Modern. O-yes. What’s her name? *

Emily spent two seasons in this city. A third is due. It’s the city of love, the city of lights. It’s also the city that now charges SUVs three times the parking rate to deter use and curb pollution. Raise the baguette, spread the brie. Which city? *

Fifty years ago, farmers in Shaanxi, China, unearthed a few warrior sculptures. It turned out that more than 8,000 figures (generals, chariots, horses) were buried with emperor Qin Shi Huang in 210 BCE. How best do we know this clay collection? *

The International Football Association Board plans to introduce a new card during games. It will be used for dissent and clinical fouls. Those who get it are removed from the field of play for 10 minutes. Which primary colour is making fans see red? *

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