From Twitter 09-12-2010

• 11:45:17: A4. "He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't". @anirudhshastry, @azaxacavabanama & @amrith10. Well done chaps..
  
• 11:45:59: @ShwetaKapur you didnt get the first half of that answer..sorry :)
  
• 11:47:04: Q5. In "Pothunters", one of the school lads, Charteris, along with a few friends, compiles a (cont) http://tl.gd/60n4au
  
• 11:51:51: A5. Jellygraph indeed! @anirudhshastry & @shwetakapur get the correct answer first. @nayakgirin gets 8pts too.
  
• 11:53:31: Ans to Bonus q. The only prevalent current day use for that is in the process of temporary tattoos. @anirudhshastry gets it.
  
• 11:54:39: Q6. Another sitter. What is the raconteur of the golf stories called?
  
• 11:56:43: A6. Most of you have got that. The Oldest Member. @azaxacavabanama @anirudhshastry & @uglybutbearable get the answer first. Next q coming up
  
• 11:58:32: Q7 One of the 3 reasons PGW gives for "The Small Bachelor" being close to his heart was that it was (cont) http://tl.gd/60nao8
  
• 12:00:26: @imsabbah nope..sorry, slightly delayed..
  
• 12:01:25: Only one correct answer so far..closing this in a minute.
  
• 12:02:55: Not many takers for that question. Answer was "Oh! Lady". Points to @anirudhshastry who seems to be from the PGW fan club :)
  
• 12:04:33: Q8. Ok..a relatively easy one. Who does Jeeves call as his most favourite philosopher and his least favourite philosopher? No part pts.
  
• 12:06:25: There are two parts to that question. Need both the answers.
  
• 12:07:38: Quite a few answers for this one. The response levels have started to increase now. Closing this in another minute.
  
• 12:09:34: A8. Spinoza (whom he quotes regularly) & Nietzsche (whose views he thinks are based on unsound foundations) are his most & least favourite.
  
• 12:10:36: . @sahebsays, @shwetakapur & @anirudhshastry get the answer first :) next question coming up. Twitpic based.
  
• 12:12:22: Q9 Connect and put funda for each pic. http://twitpic.com/2nsqrm
  
• 12:14:59: Few right answers have already come in. Though not a single answer yet on the entire connect. Will give a clue in a min.
  
• 12:16:04: Ok..this is what happens with the quiz pwNz0r starts to answer. Gets the complete answer. Closing this now.
  
• 12:17:34: A9. Connect is Jeeves. First was Percy Jeeves, the Warwickshire cricketer after whom Jeeves was named,Stephen Fry played Jeeves in TV series
  
• 12:18:54: And the 3rd pic was the logo of Askjeeves.com website. Points to @sidvee (for all correct answers), @azaxacavabanama & @suketutalekar
  
• 12:20:01: No wonder the man got the answer right. He's even written an entire article about Percy Jeeves. RT @sidvee @kweezzz http://bit.ly/9WjNzh :)
  
• 12:22:00: Q10. a) Jeeves is a member of a club for valets & butlers). What is it called?
  
  b) The club has a book where (cont) http://tl.gd/60nn8k
  
• 12:22:43: There are two parts in that question. Need answers for both.
  
• 12:23:43: Lot of correct answers for 10.a). Not a single one yet for 10.b). Will wait for 2 more minutes before i close this.
  
• 12:24:37: Capital. We have one right answer for 10.b) But for some strange reason the person has chosen not to answer 10.a).
  
• 12:26:59: Ok..here it goes. Junior Ganymede club indeed. While most of you are in a way right when you say 11, it went upto 18.
  
• 12:27:58: Before it was finally torn by Jeeves. Much Obliged! with your answers..& in case you didn't know already that was the book where it happens.
  
• 12:29:35: Points to @sidvee for getting both answers first..@anirudhshastry gets 14pts and 8pts to @ar_j_un & @ramaaramesh (for getting 10.b right)
  
• 12:31:46: Q11. My favouritest q of this quiz. Connect / put funda :) http://twitpic.com/2nsxda
  
• 12:34:05: @ramaaramesh oops..but can't change it now..sorry :)
  
• 12:35:25: @ShwetaKapur they got the answer to 10.a) & 10.b) right first before you..sorry..
  
• 12:36:21: Ok..Lot of answers on the connect which is obviously Donaldson's dog-biscuit..but I want the funda connecting with the pictures on top.
  
• 12:38:00: Ok..One correct (almost) answer so far. Closing this in 2 mins.
  
• 12:38:47: RT @thecomicproject: heehee .. Connect no.. please .. http://twitpic.com/2nsvvg @kweezzz
  
• 12:40:44: Ok..Here it goes. 1st pic is the signing of "New Deal" (post-Depression) by the man on the right FDR & connect to dog biscuits is that.(ctd)
  
• 12:41:38: Mr.Donaldson (of Donaldson's Dog-biscuits) says he likes the New Deal because he believes American dogs are eating more biscuits under it!.
  
• 12:44:29: . @anirudhshastry 20pts for mentioning both New Deal & Dog biscuit connect, @amrith10 & @ramaarameshget 14 & 8 points resp. for Donaldson.
  
• 12:45:32: Ok..Last q for today..coming up in Twit pic again...Another favourite but easily workout-able :) You have been splendid chaps so far :)
  
• 12:47:53: Q12. Connect to short story/book and put funda for all pics. http://twitpic.com/2nt2ub
  
• 12:48:38: @ramaaramesh exactly :)
  
• 12:50:17: Am I not able to see any responses or is it because none of you have responded yet ? O_o
  
• 12:54:10: Ok..Clue: First pic is the legend himself and the third pic is an old chappie who usually sports a weird moustache
  
• 12:56:07: Ok..only one perfect answer so far. Closing this now & that was the last question for today.
  
• 12:57:16: William Tell (PGW wrote William Tell Told again, the second pic is the statue of William Tell & Dali painted "The old age of William Tell".
  
• 12:58:15: And the only person to get this is @anirudhshastry who seems to have owned this quiz in every sense of it! Capital old chap :)
  
• 13:00:01: . @anirudhshastry - 200 pts @azaxacabanama - 96 pts & @sidvee 40 pts are the top 3 winners of this first edition of PGW kweezzz..
  
• 13:01:41: Splendid response also from @shwetakapur 28 pts @nayakgirin 24 @amrith10 22 @sahebsays 20 @ramaaramesh 16
  
• 13:02:28: And @degree_kaapi @uglybutbearable @suketutalekar @ar_j_un get 8pts each. That's all for today folks. Your QM @atlasdanced signing off.
  
• 13:03:29: Stay on for the next quiz on "Film Noir" by @vemana in a few minutes. For scheduling a quiz please write to @sidvee or @UnnamedEntity.
  
• 13:04:22: Comments/Feedback/Trolls about this quiz may please be addressed to @atlasdanced. Adios.
  
• 13:04:44: RT @anirudhshastry: @kweezzz Many thanks. Great job btw. I think finally have incentive to do a pgw kweezzz of my own.
  
• 13:12:09: Its 10:40.. the hour is dark, the time is right. lets get started with some murder.. erm i mean noir. Here is @vemana ur QM
  
• 13:14:06: Simple Film Noir Quiz if u know noir. Tried to keep it accessible for those who love classics. Dont know classics? may lord have mercy on u!
  
• 13:15:53: Simple Rules: Each question has different point system. First 3 people to get points (not equal. Let me take care of the messy calculations)
  
• 13:19:59: 10 questions in all. There is a connect across questions. Observe Q & A of 2,4,6,8 for clues. Starting now. Good Luck
  
• 13:21:07: q1) I start this kweezzz with a simple homage. Simple question: Nino Frank. Why?
  
• 13:23:56: Nino Frank coined the world film noir. The rest wont be so googleable cos they are pictures. :P
  
• 13:24:51: Points to @kittigadu (blazing quick reply) @lalpra and @riteshsinha
  
• 13:26:42: Another simple one to get you guys warmed up. Name these two definitive film noir films! http://twitpic.com/2ntfnk
  
• 13:31:22: The Answer for Q2: Out of the Past and Sunset Boulevard. This is ur first clue for the connect.
  
• 13:32:45: Right again by @kittigadu. @arvindsinghy cracks it too. Part points to @lalpra and @goatbouy
  
• 13:33:56: Identify the man on right! Yes in BOTH the pictures http://twitpic.com/2nthyc
  
• 13:37:05: Dont see so much buzz in the Film Noir kweezzz. Is it too late for you? Or is too dark for you?
  
• 13:38:04: Humphrey Bogart it is. The movies are "In a lonely place" and "Dark Passage"
  
• 13:39:19: Points to @goatbouy, @riteshsinha and @lalpra.
  
• 13:42:22: Now that you know who he is, identify these two iconic roles. http://twitpic.com/2ntkbe
  
• 13:44:18: That was question 4 looking for character names. This is the second clue for connect. Hit me with guesses whenever u feel like
  
• 13:48:06: That was Humphrey Bogart playing Philip Marlowe in Big Sleep and Sam Spade in the Maltese Falcon
  
• 13:49:16: Points to @kittigadu, @arvindsinghy and @mcaroax . Part points to @avgs
  
• 13:51:05: Here is a story in six frames. Name the film, the actor and what bell does it ring this year? http://twitpic.com/2ntnoc
  
• 13:57:20: The movie is Ace in the Hole (named Big Carnival later) The actor Kirk Douglas and Peepli Live was the metaphoric bell i was referring to
  
• 13:58:26: Full points to @siddev18 Part points to @kittigadu and @lalpra
  
• 14:00:54: You haven’t seen anything if you don’t know her. Name the actress and the Movie http://twitpic.com/2ntqof (clue#3 of the mega connect)
  
• 14:04:00: Yes it is the ultimate Femme Fatale Rita Hayworth in Gilda.
  
• 14:05:24: Cracked first by @lalpra followed by @Kittigadu and @siddev18.
  
• 14:06:52: Q7) Name the movies and the connection. http://twitpic.com/2ntsnt
  
• 14:12:21: First movie: Touch of Evil. Second Movie: The Third Man. Connect: Orson Welles. In the shadows on left, is the shadow on the right.
  
• 14:14:14: No one got it completely. Part points to @goatbouy @kittigadu and @lalpra
  
• 14:16:25: Name the films. What is the connect? http://twitpic.com/2ntvmj If you think straight, you are a goner!
  
• 14:20:29: Yes I hear ye! You got 2 movies. Where is the (Film Noir) connect? Why did i pick these 3 movies ? :)
  
• 14:22:51: Vertigo, Leave her to Heaven and Chinatown! Film noir are usually black and white. These ones are colour!
  
• 14:24:26: Only @lalpra got all 3 right! @redstupid @kittigadu and @siddev18 get part points. This was Ans 8. Do you have guesses for the connect yet?
  
• 14:29:00: #refresh connect (2):sunset boulevard/out of past (4 ): Philip Marlowe/Sam Spade (6):RitaHayworth/Femme Fatale (8) :colour not b/w! Hit me!
  
• 14:29:47: Everybody is sitting down. But let me assure you they are upto no good. Name the films. What is the connect? http://twitpic.com/2nu070
  
• 14:33:39: Yes. I have the answers from you. Any connect? Simple noir connect
  
• 14:35:02: @Redstupid crack the movies followed by @arvindsinghy and @lalpra. @goatbouy should have given this connect a chance.
  
• 14:36:17: The movies are In Bruges, Layer Cake, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and LA Confidential. What some call "Neo Noir":
  
• 14:38:34: Many know the first film(top 2 pics). Wish everyone knew the other one too (bottom 2 pics). Identify the 2 movies http://twitpic.com/2nu2jw
  
• 14:42:28: The clues simplified. #2 was voiceover narration #4 was detectives #6 was femme fatale #8 was black & white. Now can you guess the connect?
  
• 14:43:54: Double indemnity and Laura are the two movies i am looking for. I think these two are textbook filmnoir. Am a big fan of the latter!
  
• 14:45:18: Points to @kittigadu who cracked it almost immediately. Next is @redstupid and part points to @arvindsinghy and @avgs
  
• 14:47:24: I finally get answers for my connect! The connect is "Elements of Film Noir"
  
• 14:48:38: I thought the connect was pretty simple.. however points to @kapataru45 @avgs and @riteshsinha. Will announce final results in a minute!
  
• 14:55:15: I have the winners but would like to first thank the kweezzzers here for being up so late for my quiz.
  
• 14:56:22: Also mighty thanks to John Huston, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger & so many other w/o who this quiz wouldnt have been possible. I miss you!
  
• 14:57:38: The WInners are @kittigadu with 79 points followed by @lalpra on 39 points and @redstupid with 32 points.
  
• 14:58:45: Thank you @arvindsinghy @goatbouy @riteshsinha @avgs and @siddev for the many answers!
  
• 14:59:47: All those who took part are welcome to noir night(s) at my place. Contact @vemana for messages of love and hate regarding this quiz.
  
• 15:00:49: And the usual sign off with asking you to contact @sidvee for doing a future #kweezzz! Au Revoir
  

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