Important notification

Dear subscribers and visitors...
I started this blog with the intention of putting up interesting questions on a regular basis.
I wanted to encourage and ensure maximum participation and interaction. But in the last couple of months it became impossible for me to post any new questions for a number of reasons. In fact I was so caught up that I thought of shutting down the blog altogether. I would prefer not to waste everyone's time by going into details. Rest assured I am going to be back and posting regularly from SEP 1 2011. My apologies for such a long break. Any suggestions, advice, criticism is most welcome as always. I would appreciate it if we continue from where we left off and I hope I can bring something new, interesting and unique to the blog. Watch this space for more.
Cheers and happy quizzing to all!!

Question 47:Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell?

Person in the first pic(X) died recently.He assisted around 130 people to die in peace in his lifetime,also serving 8 years of prison for second degree murder.He fought for his patients rights to euthanasia.Identify,connect to second pic(Y) and explain please.

Question 46

[sic] 'X' is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic.She is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, but is currently on indefinite leave. She is one of the eighty-two forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her schedule also involves a number of speaking engagements around the world.

She has written a number of books. In addition to technical books, she has written thirteen novels to date, which have been translated into 30 languages.The fictional heroine in her novels, 'Y', is also a forensic anthropologist. Y's lifestyle closely mimics that of her creator, with X stating that Y and she "have the same CV" and that "Some of Y's personality traits are also mine", but there are differences in their personal lives such as the character's alcoholism. A good portion of the novels are based on real life science, and X has stated that she is "fastidiously conscientious about getting the science right".Here is one of her best known works.

The blanked out part in the title of the novel is also Y's popular nickname 'Z'. Identify.

Question 45

Start things off with a simple one.

The term X refers to a cheque that has no numerical value entered but is already signed.It may also refer to the authority of a person to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a soverign state.

Connect X and the pic and an event that happened on May 26th 2011.

Question 44

Yes, Identify and connect. Or just connect.

Question 43

What?
Effects:
First 1 to 3 months:

• 10 to 25 % of soot injected is immediately removed by precipitation, while the rest is transported over the globe over in 1 to 2 weeks.

Figures for July smoke injection:

• 22⁰ C drop in mid-latitudes
• 10⁰ C drop in humid climates
• 75% increase in rainfall in mid-latitudes
• Light level reduction of 0% in low latitudes to 90% in high smoke areas.

Figures for winter smoke injection:

Temperature drops to between 3⁰ and 4⁰ C

Effects over following 1 to 3 years

• 25 to 40% of injected smoke is stabilized in the atmosphere.
• Land temperature of several degrees below normal
• Ocean surface temperature between 2⁰ and 6⁰ C
• Ozone depletion of 50% leading to 200% increase in UV radiation incident on surface.

Question 42

Identify this man and who he replaced just yesterday (i.e. on 3-1-11)

Happy New Year

Wishing all of you out there a happy and prosperous year 2011!