From Twitter 09-20-2010

• 13:26:17: A8. Big Apple.
  Cracked in record time by @rahultimate, @diogeneb and @5hivani.
  
• 13:27:11: Q9.
  This is the name of a legendary bird in Persian mythology. Its name literally means "Lord of the (cont) http://tl.gd/64k14a
  
• 13:28:42: Rook is not the answer I am looking for. I want the name of the bird.
  
• 13:31:01: A9. Shah Rokh or Shah Rukh. No points for rook, sorry.
  First to answer were @abhility, @ShwetaKapur and @sunilification.
  
• 13:31:49: Here is the source, for those disputing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrokh_(disambiguation)
  
• 13:32:25: Q10.
  In medieval jousting contests, knights would be given a ribbon or a cloth from the women they loved as a (cont) http://tl.gd/64k2m4
  
• 13:34:02: My apologies, missed an answer for the Shah Rokh one. Points to @abhility, @shriniwask and @ShwetaKapur.
  
• 13:35:40: A10. Wearing your heart on your sleeve.
  Cracked by @krtgrphr, @siddev18 and @iPrash. Good stuff!
  
• 13:37:06: Q11. As you know, there are four classical elements - earth, air, water and fire. A particular word was used to (cont) http://tl.gd/64k42n
  
• 13:38:37: Not ether. Clue is in the question. Fifth element.
  
• 13:40:55: A11. Quintessence
  Well cracked by @imsabbah, @kartikbose and @sumeetkhanna.
  
• 13:42:35: There are some issues with the Shah Rokh question, so I am scrapping it. Apologies to those who got points. (Thanks @kartikbose).
  
• 13:44:28: The Aether theories proposed the existence of a fifth element. The element was called "Quintessence". That was the question. Moving on...
  
• 13:44:52: Q12. This three word phrase has nautical origins and is used to convey shock or astonishment. A forgotten (cont) http://tl.gd/64k69i
  
• 13:47:14: A12. Shiver me timbers. Shiver originally meant "to shatter or break".
  Points to @ShwetaKapur, @nayakgirin and @tintin1107.
  
• 13:48:34: Q13.
  This was first used by a famous American novelist in a book that he wrote while living in Central America. (cont) http://tl.gd/64k7aa
  
• 13:50:25: Loving the response to this quiz. I look away for a minute and get 27 mentions :)
  
• 13:51:19: A13. Banana Republic. Sitter, it seems.
  Cracked by @tintin1107, @diogeneb and @uglybutbearable.
  5 questions to go, stick around people.
  
• 13:52:15: Q14. Easy. In the Middle Ages, this was the French word for something cooked twice. It described the process by which it was prepared. What?
  
• 13:54:00: A14. Biscuit.
  Promptly cracked by @uglybutbearable, @sumeetkhanna and @tintin1107. And everyone else.
  
• 13:54:52: Q15. One of the possible origins for this expression comes from an old children’s game played with small (cont) http://tl.gd/64k93h
  
• 13:58:58: A15. Dibs, from a game called dibstones.
  Cracked superbly by @lavanyam, @ShwetaKapur and @roshnimo.
  
• 13:59:34: Q16. It was one of the first places in the UK to provide treatment to the mentally challenged. A word originated (cont) http://tl.gd/64kac9
  
• 14:01:59: A16. Bedlam, from Bethlem Royal Hospital.
  Cracked by @roshnimo, @tintin1107 and @shatadal.
  Last two questions coming up.
  
• 14:02:41: Q17. Longer than usual.
  It is rumored that this term originated from the profession of carpentry. Two men would (cont) http://tl.gd/64kb8q
  
• 14:04:21: Not undertaker, subordinate or underling. All good tries.
  
• 14:06:04: A17. The metal brackets were called "dogs", so the guy was called an underdog.
  
• 14:06:29: Points for A17. to @binnyva, @maheshmurthy and @ShwetaKapur. Well done!
  Last question coming up...
  
• 14:07:49: Q18. In a book by Pliny the Elder, a remedy for toxins in your blood was said to be a mixture of dried walnuts, (cont) http://tl.gd/64kci9
  
• 14:10:45: A18. With a grain of salt. (Pinch of salt also accepted)
  Points to @tintin1107, @rahultimate and @apoorvasripathi.
  Scores coming up.
  
• 14:12:59: In clear 1st place with 14 points, @ShwetaKapur.
  
  In 2nd place, @tintin1107 with 10 points.
  
  @siddev18 and @diogeneb are joint 3rd with 8.
  
• 14:14:07: Overall scores in a minute, please send feedback to @PranavBakliwal. Be kind :)
  
• 14:15:28: Final scores: http://twitpic.com/2qdiq9
  
• 14:16:29: Thanks all for participating. Contact @sidvee for hosting a quiz. Check calendar here: http://bit.ly/9OX6uT.
  
• 14:17:06: Also visit our Facebook page, designed by @lavanyam: http://www.facebook.com/kweezzz.
  
• 14:25:50: Championship: @unnamedentity STILL leads w/ 60 pts followed by @pranavbakliwal (45), @adityamorarka (35). Top 10: http://twitpic.com/2qdliz
  
• 14:26:36: RT @lavsmohan: And people, I'll be conducting a madras @kweezzz at around 10 pm IST on Sept 23rd. It's gonna be a lot of fun, so show up ...
  
• 14:46:42: Hi folks. @gauravsabnis here, conducting an admittedly easy impromptu mega-connect quiz.
  
• 14:47:11: 10 questions. 3,2,1 for the 1st 3 correct answers.
  
• 14:47:56: All 10 answers connect to a common theme. If you get it after 1st 2 qns, 5 points. next 2, 4 points...etc... last 2 - 1 point.
  
• 14:48:31: I will not be revealing the correct answer to the theme until the end, to make sure the remaining questions aren't sitters, so keep guessing
  
• 14:48:44: But only the 1st 3 correct responses to the theme will get the points.
  
• 14:49:30: Also, I have an appointment after an hour, so I'll be rushing through the quiz. Question closes after 1st 3 correct responses.
  
• 14:49:45: And caveat - this is truly impromptu, so expect easy questions.
  
• 14:50:36: When guessing the theme, add "Theme" before your answer.
  
• 14:50:42: Q1. From the poster of which movie? http://twitpic.com/2qds0b
  
• 14:54:04: A1. Love Story it is. Points to @mcaroax @shwetakapur @sidvee18
  
• 14:55:04: Q2. The official ________ at a famous event are of the Elsanta variety and are grown in Kent. Fill in the blank.
  
• 14:55:26: Sorry, points to @siddev18 in the last one
  
• 14:57:56: A2. Strawberries (at Wimbledon) Points to @uglybutbearable @sidvee @cerebralxercise
  
• 14:58:55: Any guesses on the theme? 5 points each for the first 3 correct responses right now.
  
• 15:00:29: No correct answers on the theme yet. Moving on to Q3.
  
• 15:01:57: Q3. Cover of which book? http://twitpic.com/2qduvh
  
• 15:02:38: Still no correct answers on the theme.
  
• 15:03:09: Something about the theme. I was planning to go in a relevant sequence, but that made it easily googleable after 4 answers....
  
• 15:03:29: So I have scrambled the questions. Sequence not helpful. Small clue,. but helpful I think.
  
• 15:04:35: A3. Sex by Madonna. Points to @goatbouy @adityamorarka @atlasdanced
  
• 15:05:42: Still no correct answers on theme. Until I ask the 5th question, you get 4 points for the theme.
  
• 15:08:56: Q4. In the movie Baseketball, they make fun of the fact that New Orleans ___ team moved to a location where "They hate blacks and music"
  
• 15:10:42: A4. Jazz it is (moved to Uta). Points to @sidvee @pranavbakliwal @mihirfadnavis
  
• 15:11:59: So answers to far - love story, strawberry, sex and jazz. Theme still uncracked. 4 points until I ask Q5.
  
• 15:14:29: Theme still uncracked. Moving on to Q5. Theme points drop to 3.
  
• 15:15:59: Q5. The cult porno from the 70s was about a girl called Debbie and her friends trying out for which NFL team's cheerleading squad?
  
• 15:16:38: Re-explaining the theme funda - ALL 10 answers connect to a theme. But not sequentially.
  
• 15:18:03: A5. Dallas Cowboys. Points to @anantha @pranavbakliwal @bongopondit
  
• 15:19:36: Theme still not cracked.
  
• 15:20:33: Q6. Which republic was founded in 1836, was recognized by USA, France, Belgium, Netherlands, but not Britain. Ceased to exist in 1846.
  
• 15:22:43: A6. Texas. Points to @pranavbakliwal @boinkmeister @mihirfadnavis
  
• 15:24:22: Theme still uncracked.
  
• 15:24:55: Slight change in rules. From here on, the points for theme guess remain 3 (not dimishing to 1). First 3 correct responses get 3 each.
  
• 15:26:49: Q7. Significance of this Marilyn Monroe pic? http://twitpic.com/2qe16t
  
• 15:27:35: BTW, theme is still uncracked. I did not think it would stay unsolved this long. :)
  
• 15:28:33: Clue to Q7 - I have blanked out a lot of text and images around her to make it non-sitterish.
  
• 15:31:03: A7. Playboy. Cover of first ever issue. Points to @pranavbakliwal @uglybutbearable @atlasdanced
  
• 15:31:40: Theme still uncracked!
  
• 15:32:48: Q8. According to Oxford dictionary, this term first meant "appealing to a mass audience", but now has a general meaning - non-classical.
  
• 15:33:27: BTW, with A7, the google search for theme has now become NSFW. Mwahahahaha!
  
• 15:34:08: Q8 addendum - That's the Oxford Dictionary of Music, BTW.
  
• 15:35:23: A8. I was looking for "pop music", but will accept pop/pop culture. Points to @satanbhagat @uglybutbearable @siddev18
  
• 15:36:19: Some folks are now getting close to the theme. But I want more precise answers than what I have received so far.
  
• 15:38:27: Q9. Simple. Identify the painter. http://twitpic.com/2qe45m
  
• 15:39:05: Theme still uncracked BTW, although one person is tantalizingly close.
  
• 15:39:58: A9. Picasso (painting is Guernica). Points to @sidvee @sumitpurohit @boinkmeister
  
• 15:40:59: Ah ha! Theme cracked by 1 person who gets 3. Two more 3's up for grabs for the theme, which I won't reveal till the end.
  
• 15:42:03: Three folks have now guessed the theme. Who they are, I won't identify until; the end.
  
• 15:42:58: Q10. What was the most famous project of the InGen corporation?
  
• 15:44:22: A10. Jurassic Park it is. Points to @pranavbakliwal @mihirfadnavis and @anantha
  
• 15:45:14: Theme is being guessed left-right-and centre. :) If you still haven't got it...
  
• 15:45:43: ..final clue. In my previous quiz, I had a corny visual connect. This is very much in line with it.
  
• 15:46:47: Correct points (3) for identifying theme went to, in the order of guessing @shwetakapur @siddev18 and @atlasdanced
  
• 15:47:18: And the theme is - the song Muqabla from Kadhalan :P :P :P Mwahahahahaha
  
• 15:48:15: Remember the lyrics - Jurassic Park mein sundar se jodey, jazz music gaaye mil ke, Picasso ki painting mera.... etc
  
• 15:49:20: Winning this quiz with 13 points is @pranavbakliwal (without getting points for the theme!)
  
• 15:49:45: 2nd place - @sidvee 3rd place - @uglybutbearable
  
• 15:50:26: Full score sheet http://twitpic.com/2qe74u
  
• 15:50:56: Obviously, had this theme in mind after I asked the "telephone dhun mein" question in the last quiz. :)
  
• 15:51:42: Thus concludes the quickfire quiz. Sorry if the questions weren't too great. Made them up as I went along. :P
  
• 15:52:45: Send compliments to @gauravsabnis and for brickbats, hold a seance andsummon PK Mishra, the late lyricist for Muqabla.
  
• 15:53:46: With that, I sign out. Off for a meeting. Contact @mihirfadnavis or @lavanyam or @sidvee to conduct quizzes from this account.
  
• 15:54:51: Extra sarcastic applause for @siddev18 who got the telephone dhun answer, and also guessed this theme. :P
  

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