Question 710: Not quite like OZ

What have I blanked out?

Don't cheat here, pleeease!!

Question 642: Bi- Winning and winning all

Connect the 3 pictures to a specific theme.
Also
Do ID

Question 626: Difference between genius and madness is success

The origins of __XY__ in the realm of comics is rather obscure, but its impact can't be ignored.


In the 1933 story The Thing on the Doorstep, Lovecraft described:


"The ancient, mouldering, and subtly fearsome town...witch-cursed, legend-haunted ___X___, whose huddled, sagging gambrel roofs and crumbling Georgian balustrades brood out over the centuries beside the darkly muttering Miskatonic."


___X___ is the home of Miskatonic University, which figures prominently in many of Lovecraft's works. The institution finances the expeditions in both At the Mountains of Madness (1936) and The Shadow Out of Time (1936). Walter Gilman, of The Dreams in the Witch House (1933), attends classes at the university. Other notable institutions in ___X___ are the ___X___ Historical Society and the ___X___ Sanitarium.


___X___'s main newspaper is the ___X___ Advertiser, which has a circulation that reaches as far as Dunwich. In the 1880s, its newspaper is called the ___X___ Gazette.



___X___’s most notable characteristics are its gambrel roofs and the dark legends that have surrounded the city for centuries. The disappearance of children (presumably murdered in ritual sacrifices) at May Eve and other bad doings are accepted as a part of life for the poorer citizens of the city.

The precise location of __X__ is unknown, although it is probably near both Innsmouth and Dunwich. However, it may be surmised from Lovecraft's stories that it is some distance to the north of Boston, probably in Essex County, Massachusetts.The real-life model for __X___ seems to be, in fact, Salem, its reputation for the occult making it appealing to one who dabbles in the weird tale.


__XY___ appears in the short story The Thing on the Doorstep and may have been inspired by the Danvers State ___Y___, aka Danvers State ____, located in Danvers, Massachusetts.

SO:

ID XY

Clue:

PAIn in the...in more ways than one

If Nihar's the boss, and Sebin and Pranav play truant, then the other woman in the office has to be...

Smirk.

I'm sure you'll don't want an image of that.

Also, clarification, at work, I'm most likely to

Pai, on the other hand...also sleeps.

But in a way that's entirely different.

Once again, I'm sure you'll don't want an image of that.

Heh.



PS: if you do want an image of that, what in heavens name is wrong with you?

Question 413: And Bingo was his Name-o

Connect

QUESTION 395: Caught UNaware

Since the late 1950s,[aerospace engineers have used the term ___X____ when referring to unusual or costly materials, or when theoretically considering a material perfect for their needs in all respects, except that it does not exist. The word ___X_____ may well have been coined in the aerospace industry to refer to materials capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures expected in reentry. Aerospace engineers are frequently tempted to design aircraft which require parts with strength or resilience beyond that of currently available materials.

However, as of 2009, due to a major revolution in a certain sphere, the term ____X____ has shed its engineering endearments for a more contemporary one, and ____X_____ has entered the popular lexicon, although it still bears the same meaning.

Question:

1) Id X
2) What happened in 2009 to cause this term to come into popular usage.

Questtion 389: Beet around the Bush

The below excerpt is believed to be the reason, according to a prominent work of fiction, about why X only has 9 major pieces of work, not 10.Question:

1) ID X and Y ( the extra blanks make it far too easy)
2) What is this a part of, ie, the original works?

It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, between the undersigned, that the music of the Tenth Symphony, composed by _____X___, first born son of _________________ shall henceforth be the property of ________Y_________ and first fallen from the grace of _____. It is also understood that it is his intention to remove any signs of this music from the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange for the destruction of the aforementioned music it is also agreed that ____Y______and all his minions will remove themselves from the life of the child presently sleeping in the gutter directly across from the window of this room. This removal of influence is to be commenced immediately upon signing and to be enforced for all eternity.

_____________________
X

_____________________
Y

QUESTION 363 e: Pick your spot!

 X is the first novel by Y. After the publication, the widow of the illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Y strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book."

Y was asked to contribute to the project as an up and coming writer following the success of Sketches by Boz, published in 1836 (most of Y's novels were issued in shilling instalments before being published in the complete volume). Y increasingly took over the unsuccessful monthly publication after Seymour had committed suicide.

With the introduction of Sam Weller in chapter 10, the book became the first real publishing phenomenon, with bootleg copies, theatrical performances, Sam Weller joke books, and other merchandise.


X and Y?

QUESTION 363 b: Nope. I'm not Rattled!

IF YOU CRACK THE THEME NOW, 30 POINTS.
wrong guess = -5


ID THE LEGEND.
In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lied and said that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The King heard of this and called for the girl, shut her in a tower room with straw and a wheel, and demanded that she spin the straw into gold by morning, for three nights, or be executed. She had given up all hope, when a -------------------------------------------------------------------- in return for her necklace, then again the following night for her ring. On the third night, when she had nothing with which to reward him, the --------------------------------------------- for a promise that the girl's first-born child----.

To-day do I bake, to-morrow I brew,

The day after that the queen's child comes in;

And oh! I am glad that nobody knew

That the name I am called is -------

QUESTION 336 : Duel and Duality.

Okay, I post one in this flurry of questions.
X came up with a story based largely on business. It is based on this picture you see here. Let's call this story Y.

Dead simple. Id X and Y.

Question 329: A blunder I wonder?

a person who was destined to become as " beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury."

The first female member of a prestigious, albeit fictious group, she is renowned for her beauty and her power.Arguably the most popular and iconic female superhero in comics, the creator of the polygraph was instrumental in the conception of her most favourtie weapon

Identify

QUESTION 214

  A

'A' wrote a story based in the period of the French Revolution, the protagonist uses the flower shown in B to sign his messages.
The protagonist and his team rescue several French aristocrats from the daily executions.
Which play/work am I talking about?

B

QUESTION 171

OK,easy one!

What is that one name that would fill the blackened spot?

p.s- click chart to enlarge

QUESTION 16

Connect using the three pictures
Connect is a book

QUESTION 11

Connect