From Twitter 09-05-2010

• 11:08:25: and the absurdity 100 points goes to @krtgrphr
  
• 11:10:11: Identify theTV series, and name the actor in the center and what character he played in the series http://twitpic.com/2ljnqe
  
• 11:13:14: @sabari_3000 First person .Not in those 4 decades.
  
• 11:15:14: Dear all, My bad on Q4. Michael Caine, LAurence oliver and Jack nicholson are all valid answers. Question cancelled. Will replace.
  
• 11:16:12: right, Q5, absurd answers are great. Still waiting for a complete right answer
  
• 11:17:51: Ok. Q5 closed. The show is Battlestar Galactica, Actor: Lorne greene, playing Commander Adama @sabari_3000 @tibugeorge and @narendodi
  
• 11:18:45: The absurdity 100, goes to @purnimarao:
  
  @kweezzz We Are Family, Arjun Rampal, Douche.
  
• 11:20:29: Q6. Identify the movie, and also state the impact this movie created on a certain kind of business. http://twitpic.com/2ljr3z
  
• 11:22:53: Also, this is to remind you the #kweezzzmaster/#kweezzmistress are also human. We can make mistakes too. Please be sensitive, to our gender.
  
• 11:23:52: I've got the right answer for the movie, but still no word for the impact it had on a certain kind of business.
  
• 11:26:05: Stock up the absurdity. I'm closing the Q in 30 seconds
  
• 11:27:21: Yes. @Siddev18 has cracked it. Vest sales dropped drastically after Clark Gable was not wearing a vest in "It happened one night"
  
• 11:29:44: Identify this actor. Also state which character he played in 66 films http://twitpic.com/2lju5i
  
• 11:34:35: The correct answer is Will Boyd, played Hopalong Cassidy @nehaagg7 @mihirfadnavis. 50 pts to @azaxacavabanama for absurdity
  
• 11:36:01: Q8.Identify the Cats here with their character name and the movie they starred in. http://twitpic.com/2ljw4h
  
• 11:40:14: The correct answers :Mr Bigglesworth, Austin Powers. Snowbell, Stuart Little. Mittens, Bolt. @UnnamedEntity cracks it. @purnimarao 50pts
  
• 11:41:43: Q9: Identify the TV series, and the 4 primary actors who starred in it (2 women, 2 men) http://twitpic.com/2ljxyx
  
• 11:43:46: on q8. @mihirfadnavis gets points as well. #plissexcusetechnology
  
• 11:45:58: Q9, the answer is I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. @sabari_3000 @tibugeorge @siddev18
  
• 11:46:39: Scoring 50 pts for absurdity on q9 .RT @st_hill @kweezzz Oliyum Oliyum
  
• 11:47:48: Easy one. Identify the actors. http://twitpic.com/2ljzxi
  
• 11:51:18: I'm really sorry.Some jinx happening with @mihirfadnavis today. correction on q9. @Siddev18 did NOT give the full answer.Pts @mihirfadnavis
  
• 11:54:29: Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, Drew barrymore. @sudhir_asb and @St_Hill are the only one who gave all 3 . so points to them.
  
• 11:54:57: Absurdity kings @pranavbakliwal @delusionalgod @lavanyam .Take 50 points each
  
• 11:56:53: Making up for Q4. Once again. Identify and give their real names http://twitpic.com/2lk2uq
  
• 12:00:31: FYI. That is NOT elvis :D
  
• 12:05:40: harry webb Maurice MickelwhiteThomas Mapother IV@tibugeorge for Giving me all three answers @mihirfadnavis , the first to give me two.
  
• 12:07:19: And for EPIC absurdity, I award 200 points to @vishal_c and @unnamedentity. Results in 5 minutes
  
• 12:10:44: And in first place, with 55 points each @tibugeorge and @mihirfadnavis
  
• 12:11:39: The Absurdity award goes without doubt to @unnamedentity, with an #epic follow by @vishal_c. 250 and 200 points.
  
• 12:12:24: Congratulations winners. Sorry for all the technological/factual confusions. Evidently, Film & TV is not my forte. I had fun .Good night!
  
• 12:13:11: Also, stay tuned for @Pranavbakliwal's etymology quiz at 10 PM!!!
  
• 12:15:00: Once again Thanks for all the support,and hope to see you soon with an another quiz.This is @livetimefe signing off, over to @pranavbakliwal
  
• 12:17:35: Good people, stick around for an etymology quiz in 15 minutes. For those unfamiliar, etymology studies the origin of words or phrases.
  
• 12:20:22: Etymology quiz will have 16 questions, highly workout-able, so it will NOT be a test of your memory. Pls RT.
  
• 12:27:48: Quiz starts in 5 minutes. 16 questions. 3, 2, 1 points. Googlers will be awarded cursed points by @lavanyam. You have been warned.
  
• 12:29:30: Also, in interest of tweet limits, pointless tweets (like this one) will be minimized. Warm up question coming up...
  
• 12:30:26: Warm up question:
  What is the word for the extraordinary flash of candoluminescence produced by directing an (cont) http://tl.gd/3g9thj
  
• 12:32:40: A. Limelight.
  Cracked by most. Real quiz starts now...
  
• 12:33:11: Q1. It is not clear who coined this expression, used to express regret or apology. What is certain is that it (cont) http://tl.gd/3g9uqk
  
• 12:35:44: A1. My bad.
  Points to @i_r_squared, @vishal_c and @uglybutbearable.
  Major absurdity points to @lavanyam for "I'm sorry Taylor".
  
• 12:36:16: Q2. One person would place these at regular intervals of approximately 14.5 metres and count as each one passed (cont) http://tl.gd/3ga0af
  
• 12:39:15: A2. Knots - the nautical unit of speed.
  Cracked first by @siddev18, @felinetendency and @UnnamedEntity. Well done.
  
• 12:40:18: Q3. Another easy one.
  There are too many possible origins for this phrase. One of them comes from the practice (cont) http://tl.gd/3ga252
  
• 12:42:03: It's not "Best foot forward"...
  
• 12:43:33: Only one correct answer. Closing this in 30 seconds...
  
• 12:45:08: A3. Break a leg. When you bent your knee, you "broke the line of your leg".
  Points to @uglybutbearable, @a_traveller and @i_r_squared.
  
• 12:46:03: Q4. One day in the 1950s, an Eastern Airlines aircraft with a particular number somehow entered the same (cont) http://tl.gd/3ga4p4
  
• 12:47:32: Not Mayday, not SOS...
  
• 12:49:36: Okay, hint for this question: It is a distinctive Air Traffic Control call sign.
  
• 12:50:49: Not "Roger That"... got one correct answer. Closing this in 30 seconds...
  
• 12:52:09: A4. Air Force One.
  One of the flights was President Eisenhower's aircraft, so they created a distinctive call sign for it.
  
• 12:52:33: A4. 5 points for @anilyst, the only one to answer this.
  
• 12:54:09: Q5. Many theories suggest this phrase originated from the regulations in medieval England that allowed people to (cont) http://tl.gd/3ga8b2
  
• 12:59:04: A5. By hook or by crook.
  Well cracked by @tooringtest, @ar_J_un and @abhility.
  
• 13:00:22: Q6. Should be easy. Ironically, in Greek, the name of this island literally means “Nowhere” or “No place”. What?
  
• 13:03:06: A6. Utopia. Cracked by one and all.
  Points to @lavanyam, @uglybutbearable and @cheese_charmer.
  
• 13:04:09: Q7. The first known appearance of this word is in a series of writings by Michael Denham, primary about folklore (cont) http://tl.gd/3gacnq
  
• 13:07:34: A7. Hobbit. http://bit.ly/b9Mx8P
  Great answer by @UnnamedEntity, @alteregotist and @ar_J_un.
  
• 13:08:43: Q8. This word, used in real estate, is often pronounced incorrectly (esp. in India), suggesting it may have (cont) http://tl.gd/3gaen2
  
• 13:10:59: A8. Duplex. And not due-play. *cringe*
  Cracked almost instantly by @uglybutbearable, @UnnamedEntity and @LordFuqua.
  
• 13:12:44: Q9. Originating from Greek for “to begin the mysteries”, this is known as the _________ of Charlemagne.
  http://twitpic.com/2lkr3a
  
• 13:16:07: Its not an amulet, but you're very close to the answer.
  
• 13:17:26: A9. Talisman.
  Nicely cracked by @tooringtest, @IAmBhargava and @Shilparathnam.
  
• 13:18:43: Q10. My fav question.
  This word was originally used to describe someone of fine taste, especially in clothing, (cont) http://tl.gd/3gaim6
  
• 13:20:40: Good try, but it's not dandy.
  
• 13:22:01: Not debonair or suave... closing this now.
  
• 13:22:58: A10. Dude. http://bit.ly/d2A4d8
  Brilliant answer by @uglybutbearable and @felinetendency - 3 points each for that.
  
• 13:24:58: Thank you for the feedback on the "dude" question. I have no idea how those who cracked it, did so... #Respect
  
• 13:25:22: Q11. This gets its name because the original design was in a way, similar to a type of cape with a distinctive (cont) http://tl.gd/3galb3
  
• 13:27:11: Okay just to clarify, it is not an item of clothing. Hint: mode of transportation.
  
• 13:29:18: A11. Limousine.
  Cracked by @c_aashish, @lavanyam and @anilyst. Well done!
  
• 13:30:47: Q12. This word is a combination of two Gaelic words, and was a name given to war cries used by soldiers in Scotland in the 15th century.
  
• 13:34:05: A12. Slogan.
  Points to @lavanyam, @UnnamedEntity and @ravi_vatsa. Good stuff.
  
• 13:34:57: I will permit myself one pointless tweet here. 12 questions up, 4 more to go...
  
• 13:35:52: Q13. Might be a bit tough.
  This phrase originates from the Bible, as a warning by Christ to his disciples that (cont) http://tl.gd/3gap9u
  
• 13:37:11: You are permitted to Google this one. I know I would have. #confessions
  
• 13:39:21: A13. Pearls before swine.
  Points to @uglybutbearable (who's been making a mockery of my "tough" questions), @binnyva and @felinetendency.
  
• 13:41:00: Q14. Sorry, another long one.
  Some theories suggest that this was a term for a captured slave, held in a tiny (cont) http://tl.gd/3gar3v
  
• 13:43:57: A14. Jack in the box. That was easier no?
  Cracked by @siddev18, @uglybutbearable and @UnnamedEntity.
  
• 13:44:45: Q15. Another slave question.
  When Roman generals returned victorious from battle, they were given slaves as a (cont) http://tl.gd/3gaset
  
• 13:48:24: A15. Addict.
  Answered first by @LordFuqua, @alteregotist and @azaxacavabanama.
  Last question coming up.
  
• 13:50:15: Q16. Long but easy.
  This phrase, which indicates that something is at full capacity or over capacity, gets its (cont) http://tl.gd/3gaubg
  
• 13:54:03: A16. Chock-a-block.
  Cracked first by @UnnamedEntity, @siddev18 and @Shilparathnam (without twitlonger, wow!).
  
• 13:54:53: That concludes the quiz. Results in 2 minutes. Thank you all for the awesome response. You can flame the quizmaster at @PranavBakliwal.
  
• 13:56:37: In joint 3rd place with 8 points, @siddev18 and @lavanyam. I'll leave it to them to sort out who's 3rd. Good luck to @siddev18, basically.
  
• 13:57:14: In second place with 12 points and some great answers, its acting-kweezzz-CEO @UnnamedEntity. Good stuff!
  
• 13:58:04: And the clear winner is @uglybutbearable, with 17 points. Some insane answers, well played! #Respect
  
• 13:58:50: Thanks all for participating. Feedback and facebook fraaaaaand requests to @PranavBakliwal please. Good night.
  
• 13:59:46: Also, if you want to host a kweez, contact @sidvee or @UnnamedEntity. Calendar is here: http://bit.ly/cu47yn.
  
• 21:36:46: All roads lead to Great Roadrunner Contest, 9am IST (less than 2 hours away)! Details http://bit.ly/aKohPe Pvs qns/stories http://u.nu/7ubne
  
• 21:38:38: Roadrunner Contest: where Diamond, Rommel, Boobs and Cayce all make appearances. How can you think of missing it?
  
• 21:41:02: And of course the Roadrunner Contest is hosted by Shri Yours Truly: @DeathEndsFun
  
• 23:14:21: Roadrunner contest: next question comes up in 14 minutes and 129 seconds, if I'm looking at my watch right ...
  
• 23:24:05: OK, I'm not looking at my watch right. Only 6 minutes and 88 seconds to Roadrunner contest. I'm @DeathEndsFun.
  
• 23:31:25: Great Roadrunner contest! See Question 6 here: http://u.nu/7ubne Good luck and have fun! I still am: @DeathEndsFun
  
• 23:33:08: And with that, I'm outta here for the time being. Handwave to all kweezzzers! @DeathEndsFun
  

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