Wazzat?

Dear readers: you are cordially invited to look at the following set of pictures and take a multiple choice quiz at the end of the photo gallery. No prizes this time, I am afraid. For your viewing convenience, click on the picture to enlarge.




















































































So here is the question: what is going on in the above set of pictures:

1. The yearly stockholders meeting of BP
2. Meeting of the neighborhood vigilante committee against stray cats
3. Open session of the commission for the selection of a new wife for Emir of Dubai
4. Family visiting day in an institution for mentally challenged
5. Finals of "American Idol"
6. None of the above

The correct answer - here.