Question 561: This is cool-three-syllable-surname, asshole

The comic book character ___X___, primarily created by Moore, was intended to look a whole lot like the singer/actor ___Y___ in the movies Quadrophenia and Brimstone & Treacle. He was such a strikingly amoral and unattached introduction into the continuum that he got a life of his own through a new title series, the longest continuously-running one by the publishing imprint.

I can haz comic-book character??

__X__ is notorious for losing all of his close friends; even acquaintances meet gruesome endings through mere association with him. He is loosely based on Faust (who made the infamous "deal" with the devil), and ___Z___, whose name high"lights" all Halloween celebrations even today.

A personal favorite of many comic enthusiasts, he is part of the most realistic setting in the comic multiverse. Moore even claims to have "met" him in reality, twice. But in the continuum, he is said to be one of the few who portended the Crisis on Infinite Earths. He's worked with many of the occult in the multiverse, including Phantom Stranger and Zatanna; having brushed coats with Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern and a whole lot of others.

Oh yea, he's had a movie (thoroughly skewed storyline, they even got the wrong country but still enjoyably made) named after him.

"I'm not crazy, I really met him - he said any c**t could do it"

Give me X for 5 points (Y and Z will fall in immediately, for 2 each). 10 for all 3.

Question 560: Its always about a...

The following video is from the show Family Guy, where the dog Brian is enumerating about a certain trend which has been around since Fur Elise and before.

Question 559: Father?

This famous Islamic leader was famous for among other things his fondness for bacon and good claret. He religously avoided the Mosque every Friday and did not even a single verse of the Koran by heart. All of this however did not stop him from single handedly founding an Islamic republic.
1)Who is he.
2) Which Nation did he form

Double Whammy

Hello all, starting Saturday Sunday the new theme rounds will commence.
Yes, theme roundS.
This time we'll have two themes rounds taking place side by side.
This is how it's going to work:
1. Instead of 8 questions with one red herring, each theme will have 6 questions with one red herring.

2. The original rules of the RHP apply except for the points for the theme which will start from 60 and not 80, i.e.
+ 60/-30: 1st try/question
+50/-25: 2nd try/question
+40/-20: 3rd try/question
+30/-15: 4th try/question
+20/-10: 5th try/question
+ 10/no neg: Last try/question
3. Apart from the individual theme that each set of questions has, the 2 sets will also have something that connects them. Identify that for another +20. You can guess at any point in the round. No negatives for wrong guesses.

4. So basically you get 2 questions a day. One pertaining to one theme and the other to the 2nd one. So you will have Question "1 a" and "2 a" posted on one day and Question "1 b" and "2 b" posted on the next.
5. The things you need to answer:
-Individual questions
-Individual themes
-Individual red herrings
-Connect between the 2 sets of questions.
If you have any clarifications, please post a comment.
Cheers!

Question 558: Mere paas cineMA he

Oscars Time (i think, damn exams, don't know whats what anymore)

Since nobody has any objections to me speaking Hindi (nobody but me that is), another Hindi title. Due to my boards, paucity of time and general laziness, another simple question.
Just ID the movies.

Question 557: Everyone can't be Tailor made to perfection

A

B

C

D

Four men.
Bound by something that requires separation.
Part of a list that's exhaustive, save for the fact that all on the list haven't been mentioned.

Id the men.
Id the connect.
Simple.
5 for identifying. 5 for the connect.

Question 556: Troubled Water

Connect(+10)

Also tell me where you'd find pic 1(If you want to. You probably should, anyway).

pic 2

pic 1. Where's it?

Question 555: Where Wil there be my Simple Superstar?

This currently iconic man came from very humble beginnings. Or atleast so his website says.
He was born somewhere in a remote village Tamil Nadu. Despite being from a family of modest means, his inclination towards music and entertainment helped him grow as an all round entertainer.Or atleast so his website says. Even as a child, he performed locally for his family and friends. Initially, he juggled small time entertainment with other more indigenous professions but after a point his need to entertain overtook everything else and he quit in order to pursue his musical destiny. Or atleast so his website says.

This musical sensation has incorporated many socially and topically relevant notions and concepts in his compilations and has received substantial public support. Or atleast so his website says.
Despite facing criticizm and awkward Borat references, this man is all set to leave his mark on the world. With several tours and launches and what not in his kitty, he's here to stay...and make a difference...and God knows what else.
Well some of it his website says.

Id the man.
Also, don't visit the website.
Oh, and tell me what your favourite song of his is.
If you don't have one, bonus points for you.

Question 554: Where no man has gone before

Life suggested that __X___ originated with REME, and noted that a symbol for alternating current, a sine wave through a straight line, resembles __X__, that the plus and minus signs in his eyes represent polarity, and that his fingers are symbols of electrical resistance. The character is usually drawn in Australia with pluses and minuses as eyes and the nose and eyes resemble a distorted sine wave.
Given below is a poem describing the exploits of __X__

“Clap my hands and jump for joy;
I was here before ___X___.”

“Sorry to spoil your little joke;
I was here, but my pencil broke.”
— __X___

Simple Enough

1) ID X

2)What is X famous for

Light at the end of the tunnel

Hey all you board exam writers,
it might be a little late but here's wishing you'll the very best for them exams :)

Hope you'll answer as well there as you do on the blog! B)
Oh, and for my entertainment your consideration:

Hope none of that happens to you.

HAPPY BOARD WRITING! :)