Quizzically Yours

______ is an annual celebration on 25th of May, when the people are encouraged to take a _____ with them everywhere they go, as a tribute to Douglas Adams. It was chosen because of the "greatness of _____" as explained here,

"...a ______ has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag discovers that a hitchhiker has his _____ with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his _______ is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with."

Towel Day, Towel

The site describes itself as "News for nerds. Stuff that Matters". The name, the creator explains was made to confuse people who tried to pronounce the URL of the site. Occasionally, a story will link to a server causing a large surge of traffic, which can overwhelm some smaller or independent sites. This phenomenon is known as the _________ effect. (dash is the name of the site). ID the site.

Slashdot

1)X's biography describes him as a cambion(half human offspring). He was born of a woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human wellspring from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities. He became a sage in his later life and engineered the birth of Y through magic and intrigue. Later authors have X serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake. Z(derived from X) is a common expression in the wizarding world to show surprise. Id X,Y and Z.

X-Merlin Y-Arthur Z-Merlin's Beard

2)Simple one... Connect the two.



Larry/Lana Wachowski

3)"Prior to graduating from high school in 1967, X enlisted in the Air Force Reserve and was allowed to take his finals early, report for duty, then return in time to graduate with his senior class. After training in Texas, X went back to school, enrolling at Cal-Lutheran in the San Fernando Valley, not far from home.

A roommate woke him up one morning with "Do you know you're dead," thrusting a newspaper in his face, carrying the Vietnam account of Private X killed in action. At home, X's mother received a tearful call from a fan offering condolences.

Air Force Sergeant X is still in the Reserve, serving out his time, attending school within 150 miles of his base, performing in My Three Sons and Lassie on the side. He has never seen action in Vietnam. "

This was a piece of newspaper article reporting on the background of what?

The origins of "Jerry "Beaver" Mathers dies in Vietnam" controversy.

4)____ took place on April 26, 2010 as a response to Tehran's Friday Prayer leader Hojatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi 's statement that "Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases ______" and Iranians should "adapt their lives to Islam’s moral codes” to avoid being "buried under the rubble". Id the first blank.(both are different)

Boobquake. He said Earthquakes are caused.

5) Another easy one.. Connect





V for Vendetta
The first pic shows arrest of Guy Fawkes. The lead character V wears a Guy Fawkes mask. The comic made its debut in the Warrior comic books. The man is David Lloyd, long time illustrator with DC comics who illustrated V for Vendetta.

6) What is special about a beer brand Vores øl which translates to "Our Beer". Now the name has changed to something that more literally portrays the idea of the inventor? It has a Creative Commons license. The beer was created by students at the IT-University in Copenhagen to illustrate how concepts of the ___________ might be applied outside the digital world.

Open source beer