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October 05, 2025

Pirate flags at protest sites, record breaking women of their fields, a new court order, a new kid on the block, and a new comedy festival. Take your best shot at our news quiz

- Natasha Rego

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This pirate flag, being used in protests worldwide, is from a manga comic. Which one?

(AFP)

A Jolly Roger pirate flag with a straw hat is flying high as the symbol of rebellion, first at Nepal's Gen Z protest, then in Indonesia, then in Philippine’s. It's straight out of a manga comic that is more than 1,140 episodes in. Which one? Ask Luffy.

Georgia O'Keeffe holds the record for most expensive painting by a female artist, for her 1932 piece ($44.4 million). This record may be broken when The Dream (The Bed) goes to auction. The 1940 self-portrait features a skeleton wrapped in explosives holding a bouquet. By whom?

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