This black beetle is named after X – simply because its shiny black head and slit-like eyes represent the movie character. It is found in North Carolina. At 3mm, it is small but mighty – unlike most insects, it does not routinely lose it its limbs.

Identify X.

(a)  

The name for this type of poem is generally taken to be a reference to the City or County of _______ in Ireland and may derive from an earlier form of nonsense verse parlor game that traditionally included a refrain that included "Will [or won't] you come (up) to _______?"

The rhyme scheme is generally AABBA. Following is a self-referential example:

The ______ packs laughs anatomical

Into the space that is quite economical

But the good ones I've seen

So seldom are clean

And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

(a)  

These magazines were inexpensive and were published from 1896 to the late 1950s. The term derives from cheap paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazines printed on higher-quality paper were called "glossies" or "slicks". The typical magazine of this kind had 128 pages.

These were best known for their lurid, exploitative and sensational subject matter and gave rise to a term for run-of-the-mill, low-quality literature which were printed on these.

Name either these magazines or the term it gave rise to.

(a)  

Journalist Geeta Vishwas worked for the newspaper "Aaj ki Awaaz" from 1997 to 2005. She was a close friend of X. Later, when the newspaper was shutdown, she joined KR TV along with X. She later went on to break a groundbreaking story about X, which most of the 90's kids are now aware of. The phrase that she used X _Y _ has become a meme of sorts.

Identify X OR Y from this 90s show that recently got a movie series announcement. 

(a)  

Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He is well known for his uniquely defined style of drip painting. In 1956 Time magazine dubbed Pollock as "____ __ _______" because of his unique painting style.

This nickname is a reference to a much-feared person from the late 19th century in a particular country.

What's the three-word nickname?

(a)  

The film X has been enlisted as a case study in marketing management courses in colleges in (a)   . After the movie caught the imagination of Indian audiences, the country saw a staggering 32% increase in its tourism. Multiple tour companies started tailor-made adventure trails, and flights had also been rescheduled between India and the country.

Identify X!

Michael Lee Bush along with Dennis Tompkins and one other person had successfully filed a patent listed on 25th August 1992. 

The need for this invention was to create an optical illusion during stage acts. 

Using the blueprint as a hint, identify the 3rd co-inventor?

(a)  

The first ever Indian feature film is said to be 'Raja Harishchandra' (meaning King Harishchandra), that was released in 1913. It starred Dattatraya Damodar Dabke as Harishchandra. Who was the director of this legendary film?

(a)