Question 473.c: New to this theme?

The Third question's up already.
Not unreasonable on my part to expect you to answer this.
What is it?
Title's a help, if anything.

And, the scores will be updated by tomorrow. Patience!

Question 473.b: She got them sweating bullets

ID the lady and what she is holding

Question 473.a: Buckle up boys (and a few girls), or down.

ID what is being shown here, and where does it fit in
(be tactful in your answers, not tawdry please)

OR the purported inventor of the entire entity, who is also the patent holder
(got the raw end of the deal if you ask me
lol)

Theme Round's Back: Fortune Favours the Brave.

There.
We're back with it, to start the new year.
The usual.
Seven Questions.
Common Theme.
Crack it.
Earlier you attempt a crack at the theme, greater's your reward. Sadly, same goes with the risk.
However, no negatives for the individual questions.

Any doubts about the scoring,
Check
Points System

We'll begin shortly.

-Nihar

The scores will be updated shortly
By Nihar
I've got my prelims going on now, so it'll be Nihar who'll be posting most of the questions.

Enjoy

-Pai

End of Open Season

This marks the end of Open Season
All the answers will be released by tonight
So tis your last chance to catapult yourself by around 400 points in the scoreboard, and a good way to entertain yourself if you are bored.
lol
All the questions will be on the home page, so no need to go searching for the questions
Questins from 452-472 should be answered

Also, make your attempts for the theme connecting the questions on this post
Word from the wise
Don't cut yourselves on Occam's Razor
Smirk.

Question 472: Lock and Load

A refreshing change from XKCD I presume, but comics nonetheless.
ID what the 2 dinosaurs are talking about (the technique)
And who created it (the playwright)

Question 471: Gives you a Migraine doesn't it?

Whats being denoted in this picture?
SImple question

Question 470: Tit for Tat

Firstly, we wish all of you a very happy New Year.

All the best for 2011!

Wait, I believe we've already done this, so I'm skipping to the question.

There was an event in Russia in the early 20th century. Let's assume that this event is X.

It changed the functioning of the country completely.

This question happens to be about a particular member of the Royal Family. Let's call this person Y.

Evidence has documented Y's death due to a bullet to the back of the head. But, you know, people love rumours.

And that's just what happened. Down in the country of England, a lady called Larissa turned up, good looking, a tinge of Auburn in the hair, and by comparison of impressions and pictures, this person seemed to bear a remarkable resemblance to Y, and a new theory popped up that Y didn't actually die, but was, in reality, transported to GBR by British Agents.

Id both X and Y.

Mainly Y.

P.S: Whether you get part points for Id-ing just X depends completely on my whim and fancy.

If you give me Y, you get full points anyway.

Question 469: Year me out (Dedicated to all those who come to a quiz blog on new year's eve)

To those mentioned in my dedication, to quote Marx
"Nerds of the world unite
You have nothing to lose, coz its already all gone"
Smirk


A for the question, i'll keep it simple


There have been several odd years in the history of the world, like There was no Full Moon in February for the years 1809, 1847, 1866, 1885, 1915, 1934, 1961, 1999.


There were several discrepancies when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian, Ten days were omitted from the calendar to bring the calendar back in line with the solstices, and Pope Gregory XIII decreed that the day following Thursday, October 4, 1582 would be Friday, October 15, 1582 and from then on the reformed Gregorian calendar would be used. 


But
Name me one year where they had both new year's eve and new year's day fall on the same day.


Happy new decade/year/month/day to all.
Hopefully next year, our lives would've improved such that we aren't on a quiz blog on new years eve.


Cheers

Question 468: Where is the party? On the island of (Insert answer)?

A sitter of a question, but its new years eve, so if you are on a quiz blog, 
Solidarity Mate.


Now for the question.


Originally names Ikes GIlbert, after the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, the island is now known as __X__. Although in the native Gilbertese tongue the island name is Tungaru, they chose the name __X__, which is the Gilbertese Rendition of Gilbert


A fairly obscure island nation, which has raised its voice in the Cancun and Copenhagen Summits due to the fact that it will sink in the next century at the present rate of deglaciation (not a word i made up, its an actual word).


But Apart from this, this island nation has another claim to fame once every year
So
ID the nation, and its claim to Fame.


And a Happy New Years to all, but this won't be the last question of the day, month, year or decade.
Stay tuned, or get a social life
lol