Sunday, May 15, 2011

From Twitter 05-14-2011



  • 14:48:08: hi guys sorry last night, both Hootsuite and Twitter hung up on me for a long time. So couldnt complete the final formalities.
  • 14:50:54: @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka are declared as the winners of yesterday's Geek Nation Quiz. Both stand to win a copy of the GN book....
  • 14:53:28: @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka please mail your address to me - pudhiaideas@gmail.co so i can pass it on to publishers. kthanxbhai.
  • 14:55:19: @rahulxc ha ha. the quiz that started last night is ending now :) probably this is the longest kweezzz ever.
  • 14:55:59: @adityamorarka please mail your address to me - pudhiaideas@gmail.com
  • 14:59:29: Thanks guys. see you with another book based quiz soon. btw send direct your feedback of yesterday's quiz to @Nambitious . Ciao.


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Saturday, May 14, 2011

From Twitter 05-13-2011



  • 09:26:21: A #kweezzz based on the book #GeekNation written by @AngelaDSaini will begin at 9 p.m. IST here; QM for the Kweezzz : @Nambitious.
  • 09:44:38: @123aswin123 yes i will. btw have you read the book ?
  • 09:52:44: @mxyzptlk1 yup. really.
  • 10:12:51: @unfairandlovely why ? whats wrong with this ?
  • 10:13:43: @raunakjhawar now wait for an hour, the questions will start appearing from 9 pm. Answer them and have fun.
  • 10:25:05: Edited warm up question : Identify the device. http://ow.ly/i/bw2V
  • 10:29:10: @pranavkuber @salvachin @mxyzptik1 @yesjaypee yes it's Simputer.
  • 10:33:44: @yesjaypee it's me dude @Nambitious
  • 10:39:16: Warm up Question 2 : Identify this world's first genetically modified crop licensed for human consumption. http://ow.ly/i/bw5k
  • 10:43:50: @yesjaypee no tineye please.
  • 10:44:53: @gkhamba @satanbhagat @ pranavkuber nope. it's Flavr Savr.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavr_Savr
  • 10:48:26: @yesjaypee ogay. @salvachn @nikily @bsh8 @pradyt yes you are right.
  • 10:53:08: Warm up question 3: What is HSTP and who invented it ? try guessing without google.
  • 10:56:42: RT @hollowmaniac: @kweezzz hyper speech transfer protocol, Arun Kumar at IBM.
  • 10:59:25: HSTP is a protocol for building the "Spoken Web" developed by IBM India Research Laboratory. http://bit.ly/PKPBF
  • 11:03:54: @thequark yes it is. please answer fast during the main quiz. Remember only the first two right answers gets the donuts.
  • 11:05:54: Speaking of scoring system, suggest a geeky points system for the quiz please. how about a pi (3.14) for each right answer ?
  • 11:08:55: Okay enough of warm up. The main #Geek Nation quiz will begin at 9 p.m. Tune in then.
  • 11:10:16: @ganzooga it's a quiz based on the book "Geek Nation"; Basically a sci/tech quiz.
  • 11:30:19: Welcome to the "Geek Nation" quiz. This is your Quiz Master @Nambitious
  • 11:31:47: All the questions in this quiz are based on the book "Geek Nation" written by @AngelaDSaini. http://ow.ly/i/bwff
  • 11:32:35: Rules of the quiz : Fifteen questions in all. The first two correct answers will get 10 points each. and as they say, QM's decision is...
  • 11:33:27: I might also give a few other points provided your answer is informative, geeky or witty. So here we go. Question Number 1 coming up.
  • 11:34:34: Q1) http://ow.ly/i/bwfD Identify.
  • 11:35:16: Q1 contd.. Identify this ancient birch barks which were discovered in the year 1881 and what's their significance with respect to Science.
  • 11:37:39: Clue: These are one of the earliest surviving scientific texts in Asia.
  • 11:39:43: Only one correct answer so far.
  • 11:41:45: Closing Q1. Only @adityamorarka gets 10 points. It's Bakhshali manuscript said to have the first usage of decimals, square roots and...
  • 11:42:47: Q2) "In 1962 church authorities and the parishioners decided in a gracious and exemplary manner to dedicate.. (contd.)
  • 11:43:06: .. this place of worship on the altar of science." What am i talking about here ?
  • 11:44:27: @123aswin123 so near, yet so far.
  • 11:44:58: @yamsivam think. think.
  • 11:45:52: No correct answer so far :(
  • 11:48:13: Closing Q2. It's the St Mary Maagdalene Church in the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which was converted into a space memorial....
  • 11:49:31: One of the few instances when religion and science went hand in hand.
  • 11:50:07: No points to anyone on Q2. Q3 coming up.
  • 11:50:45: q3) Chandrayaan-1 stayed on the moon for about ten months. How much long was it originally planned to stay in the moon before a few...
  • 11:51:54: @123aswin123 nopes.
  • 11:53:52: It's 2 years. ten points each for @msaik and @kodycute
  • 11:54:35: Surprise.Surprise. Did i mention that the top two scorers of this kweezzz will get a copy of the #GeekNation book ? If i haven't now i do.
  • 11:55:37: Yes. Top 2 scorers of this quiz will get a copy of the Geek Nation Book. So play hard, play well. Q4 coming up.
  • 11:56:12: Q4) How long after the first ever moon landing by humans was ISRO formed ?
  • 11:56:59: @m_saik ya. got that. noted.
  • 11:57:39: @pifactor sorry, you weren't among the first 2.
  • 12:03:52: @kodycute gets 10 points. it's 25 days. 10 points to @batusaix911 too. Man on moon 21 july 69 isro aug 15 1969
  • 12:05:49: Q5) What's special about this stamp ? http://ow.ly/i/bwlO
  • 12:07:46: Almost all the answers are half right. Russian stamp yes but..
  • 12:08:57: Does that look like moon landing ? will Russia commemorate an American moon landing during cold war ?
  • 12:10:17: .@pifactor pwns it. "@kweezzz Soveit stamp which commemorates Aryabhatta satelllite from India"
  • 12:11:05: 10 each for @pifactor @batusaix911 for Q5.
  • 12:11:46: Q6) In the book Angela uses many words for geek. One of them is a colloquial term used in Britain during WW2 for the technical experts...
  • 12:14:12: Boffin it is. @yesjaypee and @vinayvasan this time.
  • 12:15:56: Seven more questions more. Time for some badassery now. Unless i get five more followers this Kweezzz is not going to proceed smoothly.
  • 12:16:44: That's from your quizmaster @Nambitious
  • 12:17:08: @123aswin123 great. four more.
  • 12:18:36: @aanteladda thank you :) more interesting questions lined up. stay tuned.
  • 12:25:26: Q7) The Indian software industry is one of the many industries analyzed in #Geek Nation. Why did TCS appear in the Limca Book of Records?
  • 12:25:51: @kodycute it's up now.
  • 12:26:37: A7: Highest recruitment by a single company in a single batch.
    http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/25/stories/2009022559850500.htm
  • 12:27:54: 10 each to @adityamorarka and @yesjaypee.
  • 12:29:42: Identify this building. http://ow.ly/i/bwq0 Q8.
  • 12:32:11: @observer68 what is it called ?
  • 12:32:55: RT @amitkumar79: @kweezzz washing machine aka building 44 Infosys Bangalore
  • 12:34:04: That's the Washing Machine building at Infosys Bangalore. 10 for @amitkumar79 and @kodycute
  • 12:36:34: Q9) It's a known fact that BT - Cotton was the first genetically modified crop to be introduced in India. But WHY was it chosen as the...
  • 12:36:57: RT @abhility: @kweezzz Why you are posting my office photos ? :P
  • 12:39:13: Closing Q9. No correct answer. A: To make cotton resistant to American Bollworm which was wrecking havoc in India's cotton crops.
  • 12:40:22: Q10) There are two references in the book of Indian Geek stereotype in American Popular culture. One of them is Apu from Simpsons....
  • 12:44:35: It's not Asok. He is this guy : http://ow.ly/i/bwta Now identify.
  • 12:46:12: Howzzzzzat ?
  • 12:47:24: Which film ? pliss to be more specific. @yesjaypee @adityamorarka
  • 12:48:56: RT @AngelaDSaini: Good luck to everyone taking part in the #geeknation contest on @kweezzz
  • 12:49:44: A10 The nerdy Indian scientist "Ben Jabituya" played by Fisher Stevens from the 1986 cult classic "Short Circuit".
  • 12:50:09: 10 points each to @yesjaypee and @adityamorarka
  • 12:50:24: Q11) In 1897 where was the first fingerprint forensic bureau created, even before Scotland Yard ?
  • 12:52:08: Again @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka gets 10 points. Answer : Kolkata.
  • 12:52:45: Q12) This term refers to a perfect drug which can cure a disease with no side effects..The term was first used in this sense by the...
  • 12:54:49: RT @yesjaypee: @kweezzz magic bullet
  • 12:56:03: Magic bullet. correctly fired by @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka again. 10 points again for the duo for the third time.
  • 12:56:46: Q13) X is an annual affair one of the most important in the Indian Scientific Calendar. The first X was held between January 15 and 17,...
  • 12:57:49: Two more questions.
  • 12:59:10: A: Indian Science Congress. 10 points to @yesjaypee and @pkarni. finally..
  • 12:59:24: Q14) What is OSDD ?
  • 13:01:11: A14 : Open Source Drug Discovery - arguably World's first attempt to open source the process of drug discovery. And it's an Indian...
  • 13:02:17: The duo are at it again. @adityamorarka and @yesjaypee
  • 13:02:35: Final question coming soon.
  • 13:03:31: Thanks to @AngelaDSaini the author of #GeekNation without whom the Kweezzz wouldn't have been possible. http://ow.ly/i/bwwM
  • 13:04:31: Thanks to @AngelaDSaini for helping me with editing the questions too :) The final question was suggested by her.
  • 13:04:54: Q15) We began with the book cover. We shall end with it. what is the machine on the Indian book cover ?
  • 13:06:35: @yesjaypee Get Idea :P
  • 13:28:46: The answer to the last question. It's a phoropter, used by an optometrist.


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Saturday, May 7, 2011

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

From Twitter 04-29-2011



  • 09:32:27: Hello all this is your QM @ScorpiusMaximus with the @kweezz on the History of the Sikhs, starting now.
  • 09:33:47: All those taking part in the Quiz, just mark your attendance with "Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal".
  • 09:36:29: Just a warm up Question no points, just to check attendance here, Which Sikh hero's real name was Lachmann Das?
  • 09:41:34: @akshaysingan Yaar this is not a points Question, this was just to test the attendance.
  • 09:42:51: Anyway yes this was Banda Bahadur, whio took charge after the death of Guru Gobind Singh.
  • 09:43:54: The Quiz starts up, have around 10 Questions, points are 6,5 and 4 in the order of reply, Sat Sri Akal here we go.
  • 09:45:06: 1 ) What connects the pics, ok all are Gurudwaras I know, but looking for one term that connects them. http://ow.ly/i/aV70
  • 09:49:15: No one even trying, to attempt? Not a single attempt so far.
  • 09:53:41: One of the pictures is that of Akal Takht, try working it out from there.
  • 09:56:23: I have to close this Q, basically the connect is the 5 Holy Takhts, which are considered the main centers in Sikhism.
  • 09:57:33: Akal Takht in Amritsar, Keshgarh Sahib in Anandpur, Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Patna Sahib in Patna and Damdama Sahib in Bhatinda district.
  • 09:58:21: Points here to @lubber_chappal-6 and @captain_speakin-5, for getting it right.
  • 09:59:41: Q 2) http://pastebin.com/dFzfW88G
  • 10:14:00: A is Sirhind, which gets it's name from Sar E Hind, the Frontier of Hindustan, and B is Fategarh Sahib.
  • 10:15:09: While others got only one part of the answer right, only @nikily got the full answer, 6 points.
  • 10:20:10: Q 3) Identify this martial art form, seen at most Baisakhi festivals nowadays http://ow.ly/i/aVcS
  • 10:23:34: Right this is Gatka, which was developed during the British Raj times, points to @bhupinder87-6, @ritinsachdeva-5 and @ayonava-4.
  • 10:26:23: Q 4) http://ow.ly/i/aVdN Identify this sword, gets its name from a Sanskrit word meaning to cut or destroy.
  • 10:29:11: Right this is the Khanda, a sword commonly used by the Sikhs,in battle, oints to @sukhkarni-6 @ritinsachdeva-5 and @nikily-4.
  • 10:29:30: *points
  • 10:30:04: Q 5) What connects these 3 images http://ow.ly/i/aVew
  • 10:31:45: A very visible aspect of the Sikh religion,
  • 10:32:23: @sukhkarni Can u check again, the image is coming.
  • 10:33:56: Only one answer, which is very close.
  • 10:34:30: Something u see at almost every Gurudwara
  • 10:36:46: Ok missed some correct answers, Khanda Symbol, Nishan Sahib, Sikh Logo, anything gets the points here.
  • 10:37:37: The symbol which has 2 Kirpans, the chakram, the Khand, shown prominently on the Nishan Sahib.
  • 10:38:45: Points here to @nikily-6, @captain_speakin-5 and @bhupinder87-4.
  • 10:40:45: Q 6) http://pastebin.com/Z13hZ3ba
  • 10:45:30: Right on this is Hari Singh Nalwa, and the quote often used by the Afghans was Rage Hari Singh Ghulan.
  • 10:46:42: Points to @ritinsachdeva-6, @nikily-5 and @singlaankush-4.
  • 10:47:30: q 8) Again just give me the connect between the 2 pics, looking for one keyword http://ow.ly/i/aVhk
  • 10:51:11: One hint: Chandni Chowk.
  • 10:54:42: I have to close the Q, the connect I was looking for is Guru Tegh Bahadur, one is the Sisganj Gurudwara where he was beheaded.
  • 10:55:29: The other is the Rakabganj Gurudwara where his Body was cremated by his disciples, both of them located in the Chandni Chowk area.
  • 10:56:39: Points here going to @bhupinder87-6, @ritinsachdeva-5 and @singlaankush-4.
  • 10:57:40: Q 8) http://pastebin.com/etuzeNcE
  • 11:01:01: Right on closing the Q, this was the former residence of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, and later it became a Gurudwara.
  • 11:01:54: Points here to @singlaankush-6 @ritinsachdeva-5 and @nikily-4.
  • 11:06:45: Indentify the flag of which organization http://ow.ly/i/aVkC
  • 11:13:21: I just have 2 repleis so far, am closing the Question, it is the flag of the Ghadar party.
  • 11:14:40: Points to @captain_speakin-6 , @pooniajay-5.
  • 11:15:37: Ok the last Question of the quiz, Identify this event in Sikh history, just looking for one key word. http://ow.ly/i/aVmj
  • 11:18:25: Hint: The person in the pic is a famous martyr in Sikh history.
  • 11:22:43: Hint: there is a place named after this person.
  • 11:25:27: Have to close this Question, this is Udham Singh being led away after shutting O Dwyer in revenge for Jallianwala Bagh.
  • 11:26:21: Points to @vk911-6 who gets it at the last minute.
  • 11:28:12: Anyway that brings the Quiz to an end, the winner of this Quiz is @ritinsachdeva -25, followed by @nikily-21,@captain_speakin-16,
  • 11:28:46: Congrats to all the winners, and any feedback pass it to @ScorpiusMaximus, ur QM logging off.
  • 11:49:45: Want to host a quiz? It's easy and it's a lot of fun. http://bit.ly/b5ssVY. Contact @UnnamedEntity, @mihirfadnavis and @sidvee


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Friday, April 29, 2011

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

From Twitter 04-26-2011



  • 09:48:29: General kweeezzz starting in ten minutes at 7:30... get ready people
  • 10:01:14: Ok hi guys @electricfoo here with a general quiz, first question coming up
  • 10:02:42: Q1: Arrange in chronological order - Aids Virus discovered, Thriller released, Chernobyll disaster, Smallpox eradicated
  • 10:08:21: A1: 1980 - Smallpox eradicated, 1982 - Thriller, 1984 - Aids Virus discovered, 1986 - Chernobyll disaster cracked only by @nepaleeidiot
  • 10:09:08: Q2: Which empress of India never touched Indian soil?
  • 10:11:48: The correct answer is Queen Victoria cracked first by @MusicAloud - 6pts, @meetaw - 4pts, @centreofright - 2 pts
  • 10:13:09: Ack sorry soemthing wrong with the timeline that was cracked by @alokpi - 6 pts, @zauq - 4 pts, @chaits89 - 2 pts
  • 10:14:07: Q3: 67 staircases, 700 rooms, 1250 fireplaces, 2153 windows. What is this place? protip : its a huuge palace
  • 10:17:22: A3: The Palace of Versailles, the first three were @vamsi_c - 6pts, @unnamed Entity - 4 pts, and @atonava - 2 pts
  • 10:18:13: Q4: Match the following - New York, New Jersey, Delaware, South Carolina -- First State, Garden State, Empire State, Palmetto State
  • 10:22:18: A4: New York - Empire State, New Jersey - Garden State, Delaware - First State, South Carolina - Palmetto State
  • 10:22:54: @alokpi - 6pts, @RahulxC - 4 pts and @UnnamedEntity - 2 pts
  • 10:24:01: Q5: The Russians thought Lenin was awesome, so they nicknamed him ______ ?
  • 10:26:48: Theres a very good hint in the question itself, no correct answers yet, improve your Google-Fu "street named after Lenin" or something
  • 10:29:21: Ok The Russians literally referred to Lenin as "awesome", in Russian, this is "Grozny". Nobody got that :(
  • 10:30:25: Q6: Match these Ottoman Sultans with their titles - Bayezid I, Mehmed II, Selim I, Suleyman I - - Conqueror, Magnificent, Grim, Thunderbolt
  • 10:36:05: A6: Bayezid I - The Thunderbolt, Mehmed II - The Conqueror, Selim I - The Grim, Suleyman I - The Magnificent @alokpi - 6pts @vamc_c - 4pts
  • 10:37:02: Q7: Which plant of the lily family is most commonly consumed as food?
  • 10:42:39: A7: Onions are the right answer @vamc_c - 6 pts, @brijwhiz - 4 pts @AmrutaPatil9988 - 2 pts although Garlic and asparagus is from the family
  • 10:43:15: Q8: A famous french Emperor proclaimed he used four different languages to talk with God, Horses, Women and Men. What were these languages?
  • 10:46:14: A7: Charles V spoke to God in spanish, Women in Italian, Men in French, and Horses in German @vamc_c, @MusicAloud & @AmrutaPatil are right
  • 10:48:04: Q9: What were the Greek and Roman secret cults collectively known as?
  • 10:54:45: A9: The Mysteries cracked by @AmrutaPatil9988 - 6pts, @brijwasi - 4 pts, final question coming up
  • 10:55:23: Q10 Match the Empires with their colonies - France, Germany, Italy, Spain -- Libya, Morocco, Cuba, Fiji
  • 11:00:18: France - Fiji, Germany - Morocco, Italy - Libya, Spain - Cuba is the only possible correct configuration from the given options.
  • 11:02:41: The only person to get Q10 right was @amrutaPatil9988, brb tallying scores
  • 11:03:25: Match the following - Strider, Gandalf, Denethor, Legolas, Eowyn, Frodo and Strider, Roheryn, Arod, Shadowfax, Snowmane and Windfola
  • 11:11:56: Ok, the top scorers were @vamc_c - 22, @alokpi - 18, @AmrutaPatil9988 - 14 will answer questions from my id. @electricfoo out
  • 11:12:47: Strider - Roheryn, Gandalf - Shadowfax, Denethor - Snowmane, Legolas - Arod, Eowyn - Windfola, Frodo - Strider. No one got this one either.


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Friday, April 22, 2011

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