Question 408: Home at last

Just ID. Simple enough.
Ok, to make it more complicated.
ID what, and all the who's associated with this picture (there are 4)

Question 407: A little early for Xmas?

The Queen of England (Queen Victoria), on Reading __X____ by ____Y_____, was so impressed that she asked for an advance copy of the author's new book.
Much to her dismay, instead of a Literary wonder, she received a mathematical monster called "An Elementary Treatise on Determinants, With Their Application to Simultaneous Linear Equations and Algebraic Equations".

Question:
ID X and Y

Question 406: Oh my giddy ____

Just fill in the blank.
And what is it an allusion to
(2nd blank is a clue)

QUESTION 405 : Prench Monument!

JUST EXPLAIN THIS PIC!!
Easy, maybe.
But undeniably, a good, and a very workable one!

Question 404: A tribute

Several quotes relating to amongst the most influential people of the 20th century, a personal inspiration for both Nihar and I

Its been taken from wikipedia
BUt guys
just try guessing


Letter by Y

Dear _____:

I will be stopping _____X_____ at the end of the year. This was not a recent or an easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted, however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with ___________ will continue.

That so many newspapers would carry _____X______ is an honor I'll long be proud of, and I've greatly appreciated your support and indulgence over the last decade. Drawing this _______ has been a privilege and a pleasure, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity.

Sincerely,
__Y_____

and why did we put this up on Novenmber 18th, 2010?

Question 403: Where's Waldo

Identify the main man in the picture ( he has an id me sign above him, that should make it easy)

He founded something in 2005, based on a personal belief that a certain criteria of daily life was far too exorbitantly charged, causing hard working americans severe consternation.
He became a youtube sensation while trying to publicise his endeavours.
Satirists has lampooned what would happen if his wish came true

Question:
1) Id the person
2) Id what he founded
3) Id what he found to be too exorbitant

Question 402: In the brig

Simple enough question

fill in the blank

QUESTION 401 : Fight Fire with Fire.

Critics and fans alike agree that the show X was an animated imitation of  Y. Z admitted that "At that time Y was the most popular show on the air, and for my bill, it was the funniest show on the air. The characters, I thought, were terrific. Now, that influenced greatly what we did with X.... Y was there, and we used that as a kind of basis for the concept."
ID X,Y,Z


Y

SCOREBOARD FOR THEME ROUND

Sej- 20
Prasad-5
Hemanth-30
Ameya-25
Rohan-30 + 10 for theme + 5 for IDing red herring.
churott-10
Syn'error-25
Cupicvogel-10
madafterknowledge-30
Priyabk-5
Martin-5


Okay, Rohan wins this one! COngrats!!

Next time, please, TRY THE THEME

Good work, fellas.

Question : Don't be harsh

A Harshad number, or Niven number in a given number base, is an integer that is divisible by the sum of its digits when written in that base. Harshad numbers were defined by D. R. Kaprekar, a mathematician from India. The word "Harshad" comes from the Sanskrit harṣa, meaning "great joy". The Niven numbers take their name from Ivan M. Niven from a paper delivered at a conference on number theory in 1997. All integers between zero and n are Harshad numbers in base n.

Using this as your baseline, what is significant about this question.