Writer Horace Freeland Judson describes this in his book The Eighth Day of Creation as:

“The overall pattern was a huge blurry diamond. The top and bottom points of the diamond were capped by heavily exposed, dark arcs. From the bull’s-eye, a striking arrangement of short, horizontal smears stepped out along the diagonals in the shape of an X or a maltese cross. The pattern shouted ______.”

What is this special picture that Judson is describing here?

#1

Answer: DNA molecule.

Having mastered better than anyone a technique called x-ray crystallography, Rosalind Franklin had taken the-then clearest pictures yet of the DNA molecule. It came in two forms, depending on whether it was crystallized (shape A) or dissolved in water (shape B). It was the longer, stretched-out wet form, her Photo 51, that went on to become legendary.

-This symbol was often used in information technology to highlight a special meaning. In 1978 for example, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie used it in the C programming language for special keywords that had to be processed first by the C preprocessor.

-This symbol then appeared and was used within Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks to label groups and topics. Channels or topics that are available across an entire IRC network are prefixed with this symbol.

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What is this symbol?

In 2007, Chris Messina proposed a similar system to be used on Twitter.

#2

Answer: Hash

The usage of the word _________ can be traced as far back as the late 1990s, when it was used by circles of television fandoms. It consisted of watching several episodes of a particular show in a row via DVD sets. (Although theoretically possible with home videotape, very few television shows released episodes to home viewers in that format.) The word's usage was popularized with the advent of on-demand viewing and online streaming. In 2013, the word "exploded" into mainstream use when Netflix started releasing episodes of its serial programming simultaneously. 61% of the Netflix survey participants said that they _________ regularly.

FITB.

#3

Answer: Binge watching

When this celebrity’s marriage broke up rather quickly in October 2011, comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic reportedly said:

“72 Days is now an official unit of time known as a ________.”

FITB.

#4

Answer: Kardash

Left: Paul Frommer; Right: Marc Okrand

What are their claims to fame?

#5

Answer: The inventors of NA’VI and KLINGON.

#6

I am looking for a name. Funda needed along with answer.

Answer:

• The name I was looking for is Ben Hur. The connection with Charlton Heston is needless to say, Lew Wallace

(middle) , was a civil war hero and the man who wrote the novel from which the movie was adapted.

• The man on the right is Pope Leo XIII. He officially blessed the novel, making it the first work of fiction to receive such an honor.

Clockwise: Pika, Penguin, Bayleaf, salamander, Turtle

#7 Connect

Answer: Creatures which inspired Pocket Monsters (Pokemon).

This Bond Girl derives her name from an erstwhile- Allied controlled city of Western Europe. In fact, her name was indicative of her divided loyalties as a double agent under Soviet control.

Apparently, Ian Fleming created a new cocktail recipe (made of gin, vodka and Kina Lillet), that was later named by Bond after her.

When used in Latin, the name stands for evening.

Identify this enigmatic character.

#8

Answer- Vesper Lynd (West Berlin, Vesper Martini)

Identify the personality.

#9

Answer- Zohra Sehgal

Weighted Rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C

Where:• R = average for the (mean) = (Rating)• v = number of votes = (votes)• m = minimum votes required to be

listed in “X” (currently 25000)• C = the mean vote across the whole

report (currently 7.0)

This particular formula gives us one of the most widely known lists on the internet. It is often used as a metric of success in the field in which it is used.

What are we talking about?

#10

Answer: Top 250

Top 250

#11

On television, this structure has been the inspiration of one of the most iconic landmarks. On the TV series (which is immensely popular), the structure is of paramount importance.

What are we referring to?

Answer: The Wall (Game of Thrones)

The term was first used in Ambrose Bierce's 1891 short story 'An Inhabitant of ________'.

It also appeared in Robert W. Chambers' book of horror short stories titled The King in Yellow (1895).

Originally used, to indicate a mysterious, ancient and possibly cursed place, it is said to be located on the shores of Lake Hali in the Hyades.

In maps of the world of George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, a city named ________ is labeled on the easternmost edge of the map along the coast of a large lake, near other magical cities such as Asshai.

"Come on inside little priest... to the right little priest, take the bride's path, this is __________." -Erroll Childress

Identify the term and FITB.

Audience

Answer- Carcosa

Connect and identify all the characters.

Audience

Answer- Created by Pran Kumar Sharma; Pinki, Billoo, Raka, Shrimati Ji