Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published tomorrow. The theme runs from Mon-Thu:

1. Built in the last century of the first millennium by the Chandela dynasty, what group of temples escaped destruction from the Delhi Sultanate because of their isolated location, surrounded by overgrown forests? They were rediscovered by a British engineer in 1838.
2. What figurine, often considered the most famous stone sculpture of the Indus Valley Civilization, was given to Pakistan as part of the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan?
3. Now the national emblem of India, the Lion Capital of Ashoka was the head of a column erected by emperor Ashoka in 250 BCE, in which city?
4. The Amaravati Collection is a series of 120 marble sculptures and inscriptions taken from the Amaravati Stupa, and now located in what museum, where ‘marbles’ from other countries have also found their way?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] Often considered derogatory, what word is used to medically describe someone with congenitally absent melanin in the body? The condition affects humans as well as several animal species.

Here are the answers to 2025: Week 49, Quiz 1:

1. Seoul, 1988
2. 1990 FIFA World Cup
3. London, 1948
4. Innsbruck
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday