President and a CEO

Which country now has a new president, a Lebanese first lady, a chief executive officer, and the first-ever democratic transfer of power? (This question has been adapted from a tweet)

Species catchword

In 2013, marine biologists Lisa-ann Gershwin and Peter Davie wrote about a new jellyfish, which they described in their research paper as "representing a new suborder within the Rhizostomeae." The species is very small in size - a reason the researchers believe it has been "previously mistaken" for juveniles of other species. The new species has been appropriately named with a catchword that indicates deception, and which has been popularised by a lead character of a popular sitcom. What's the name?

(Clue: A seven-stringed harp also shares the same name.)

'Kind river'

The name of this Asian city means 'kind river.' Which one?

House of a scientist

Which noted scientist-administrator named his ancestral house 'Meherangir,' a combination of the names of his mother (Meherbai) and father (Jehangir)?

Football star

How is footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra better know as?

Gadget?

A company's name when translated into English means 'Gadget.' What's its original, Swedish name?

Climate change

What does DDWW, an old formula in the world of climate change, stand for?

Alibaba and ...

Alibaba founder Jack Ma once said he also registered one other name "in case someone wants to marry us." Which is this name?

Paper, money

Clue: He handles money with new FT typeface. (9 letters)

The river

The Rigveda called it Vitasta. Ancient Greeks called it Hydaspes. Which river?

Metal teeth!

"I was a little put off by Cubby's (Cubby Broccolli's) description of the character as he said: He will have metal teeth either like tools or like a shark and he kills people with them. My first reaction was this is a monster part!" Whose quote, and what was the person referring to?

Wearable computing pioneer

He's considered the 'father of wearable computing.' Can you name him?

Image credit: Glogger via Wikimedia Commons 

What connects these four men in the world of tennis?

 Image credits (from L to R): Sirobi, Madeleine Ball, 

AngMoKio, Christophe95 via Wikimedia Commons

Vishal Sikka's favourite?

The following quote is from what seems to be one of the favourite books of Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka: “Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught... Everything is one-sided which can be thought with thoughts and said with words, it's all one-sided, all just one half, all lacks completeness, roundness, oneness." Can you name the book?

What's the one word that connects these three pictures?

Image credits (from L to R): Kim Traynor from geograph.org.uk,

 Self-Eigen Foto, Gemaakt, and Alexander Nasmyth 

via Wikimedia Commons.

Global Tamilian?

How does the world better know Jambulinga Eswara Bondian?

Making tennis history

Who is the first man from Asia to reach a Grand Slam final?

Teacher's Day

This country celebrated Teacher's Day on the same day as India this year. Next year, it would celebrate it a day earlier. Which country is being referred to here? And yes, what's the funda?

Can you identify this person?

(Image courtesy Sai.bhagavatula via Wikimedia Commons)

41?

George W Bush's upcoming book is titled '41.' What's the book about?

Goddess, terror!

Clue: Ancient Egyptian goddess, new-age terror. What?

So many shrines

Which Japanese city has been historically called the 'city of ten thousand shrines'?

High connections

What connects Domicopter, Prime Air, and Project Wing?

The cricket lover from Madras

How is Venkatamahipathi Naidu, the man who challenged the whites-only cricket scene back in those days by helping form the Madras United Cricket Club, better known as?

The just king

This Chola king, also known as Elara, had his son executed in order to provide justice to a cow. His statue can be found inside the Madras High Court premises. Can you name the king?

Attempt to censor

Question: What phenomenon is named after an American singer, songwriter and film personality, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress photographs of her house in Malibu ended by generating wide-spread publicity for it?

Violin teacher

Question: Whom did Yehudi Menuhin refer to as "my best violin teacher"?