From Twitter 10-30-2010

• 11:51:53: Right, I believe everyone loves Lamborghini here - a flood of right answers coming in all at the same time. Phew!
  
• 11:53:32: A2. Countach, the Lamborghini is the right answer. @i_r_squared gets it 1st again, @sriharsha87 2nd and @vinodh_v completes the podium here.
  
• 11:54:48: Right, Q3 coming up.
  
• 11:56:44: Q3. http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/52
  
• 11:59:44: I have one right answer already, the man is off to a flier as though he were on Nitrous! :P
  
• 12:02:32: Closing Q3 now, scientists and mathematicians across Europe are being covered in the answers...
  
• 12:03:10: A3. Daniel Bernoulli. The faster air flows, the lower it's pressure. The smaller the gap, faster the air has to flow to squeeze through it.
  
• 12:05:02: .@i_r_squared takes chequered flag once again- 5pts, @oldmonkmgm - 3pts; @techrsr - 1pt for Q3.
  
• 12:07:33: Q4. Identify - http://yfrog.com/4o9ffpj
  
• 12:09:34: Super, I have one right answer already.
  
• 12:12:43: Two correct answers, will close Q4 the moment I have one more.
  
• 12:13:36: Right, closing Q4. Answer - Porsche 597 or the Jagdwagen
  
• 12:14:30: so, @sriharsha87 gets 5pts; @vinodh_v gets 3 and @techrsr gets 1.
  
• 12:16:02: Q5. Connect - http://yfrog.com/5msfuwj
  
• 12:17:27: @techrsr @i_r_squared - right, thanks guys
  
• 12:20:05: A good number of answers have come in, a few comical ones, but none right. Will wait for another 3 mins before closing Q5.
  
• 12:22:39: Right, no correct answers so far, I don't think it's gonna come. Closing Q5.
  
• 12:22:54: A5. Daniel Gurney - former Formula1 & Le Mans driver invented that flap on the spoiler to increase downforce minus a big increase in drag..
  
• 12:23:28: A5. It was also Daniel Gurney who first sprayed Champagne after winning a race, rather than drink it.
  
• 12:24:30: Q6.Compared to Formula1, what is unique to the refuelling pit stop at the Le Man24 hours?
  
• 12:27:37: Closing Q6. I have 3 answers. @techrsr - 5pts; @sriharsha87 - 3pts; @vamc_c - 1pt. A6. The engines have to be turned off while refuelling.
  
• 12:28:54: Q7. http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/53
  
• 12:30:40: Great going, I have one correct answer already!
  
• 12:34:47: Closing Q7. @i_r_Squared -5pts; @shre_s - 3pts; @vamc_c - 1 pt. A7. To raise the height so the driving parent can see/reach the kid.
  
• 12:36:09: Right, it's the last 3 questions. So a quick look at the scores now. @i_r_squared racing away at 20pts; @sriharsha87 at 11 & @techrsr at 10
  
• 12:36:47: Q8. Connect - "the loudest noise at 60mph is that of the clock ticking" & a price tag of 50,000 Euros apprx.
  
• 12:39:29: Many answers, all identical. Please look at that price tag again.
  
• 12:41:48: No correct answers so far, though nearly all the answers get one part of it right but haven't made the connect. Closing Q8 in 90secs.
  
• 12:43:32: Ok, closing Q8. Answer - Mitsuoka Galue - styled to be a cheaper Rolls; resembles one surely but can't go like one for 50,000 Euros!
  
• 12:43:56: Nobody gets Q8.
  
• 12:44:49: Identify - http://yfrog.com/5ld8qdj
  
• 12:45:08: Sorry, the last tweet was Q9.
  
• 12:46:35: One correct answer so far. Auto-manufacturer name insufficient, will need the model name as well.
  
• 12:47:45: Closing Q9. Answer - Mazda Furai. @sriharsha87 - 5pts; @i_r_squared - 3pts; @techrsr - 1pt
  
• 12:48:33: Right, the last question coming up.
  
• 12:49:12: Q10. If, in India, you are being driven around on wheels powered by a 7.0litre 213bhp Straight-6 engine, what would you be sitting inside?
  
• 12:51:41: One correct answer. Fancy answer there guessing Nano which has a tenth of the engine in the question.
  
• 12:52:02: One more correct answer and I will close Q10.
  
• 12:54:23: Closing Q10. Answer - the Volvo bus that operates in major Indian cities. The Volvo 8400, to be precise.
  
• 12:55:42: Q10. @unnamedentity - 5 pts, @techrsr - 3; @yogeshgk - 1 pt.
  
• 12:57:05: I believe there was a mistake in points for Q6, @sriharsha87 had got it before @techrsr, Seesmic here hadn't updated..apologies, willcorrect
  
• 12:59:40: Right, I have the final podium finishers - @i_r_squared wins with 23pts; @sriharsha87 second with 18pts & @techrsr third with 12pts.
  
• 13:01:23: So, that was my first kweezzz, many thanks @sidvee. Thanks y'all. This is @varunshridhar signing off, will be back with more Automotive qs
  
• 13:06:49: 2300 hours IST be asking questions @anannyadeb shall. With you may the Force be.
  
• 13:25:05: 7 mins by the computer clock on my laptop. Loosener question: http://bit.ly/ctnP6M
  
• 13:33:19: 6 replies to the loosener question off which 3 were correct. The answer is not Carl Hooper or Maharaja Ranji
  
• 13:34:08: Ok, time to start the quiz. So let's do a quick introduction
  
• 13:35:01: 15 questions on general stuff (mostly what we bongs call kaalchaar). a slight skew to history and literature and music maybe
  
• 13:36:00: Points system - 2 points for everyone who answers correctly WITHIN 2 MINUTES of the question being posted. +3 bonus for the first 3
  
• 13:37:16: And the golden rule of all quizzing - The quiz master's decision is final
  
• 13:38:13: Qn 1 will online in 90 seconds. Answer to the loosener qn BTW is Duleepsinhji
  
• 13:41:39: Question 1: Read the question here http://bit.ly/cR5Buk Answer is a specific event involving specific persons doing specific things.
  
• 13:42:34: @shatadal Shall adjust the cutoff as we get along with the quiz
  
• 13:45:23: 5 replies so far, only 2 have it. Since it is the opener question, another couple of minutes available
  
• 13:49:24: Qn 1 closed. 7 ppl got it right with @sunilification and @ sportsnoir and @bijli the first three. Flags raised on Everest by HIllary-Norgay
  
• 13:51:03: Next question read here: http://bit.ly/bKC0oI I want the name of the Beatles song. Only 2 minutes available here.
  
• 13:54:08: 4 correct answers have whizzed up immediately.
  
• 13:56:03: Question closed. Answer is Norwegian Wood with @thedilettante almost instantaneously tweeting the reply.
  
• 13:57:50: Qn 3: During Live Aid, Phil Collins after performing in Wembley took a Concorde to Philadelphia to play drums for which reunited band?
  
• 14:01:12: To track scores, here's the spreadsheet http://bit.ly/96nYqt
  
• 14:03:43: four correct answers with @thedilettante first on the block again. Phil played drums for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page i.e. Led Zeppelin
  
• 14:05:12: Started during WW2, what was the primary purpose of painting white lines (lane markers) on roads in England? (Don't want PHD thesis here)
  
• 14:08:49: general advice to all those answering q4 - why would you make it easy for enemy bombers to land on your roads?
  
• 14:09:31: remember Germany was virtually invading England in WW2
  
• 14:14:14: Okay question closed. 6 people out of a million got the right keywords I was looking for. Black out. dark roads, easy to see / navigate
  
• 14:15:09: Back in 90 seconds.
  
• 14:21:12: Kipling's poem "The Explorer" with the words "behind the ranges" inspired which famous 20th century exploration? http://yfrog.com/n6jxdp
  
• 14:22:12: That was question 5 in case you are wondering
  
• 14:30:43: Whoever answered Incas, Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham gets points. Actually 6 answered correctly within the timeline of 2 minutes
  
• 14:32:42: Question 6: Fill in the blanks http://bit.ly/cu7SwZ
  
• 14:36:02: After 5 questions, @pradyutroy on 17, @rahulk18 on 14 and @thedilettante on 12 are in the leading positions
  
• 14:39:09: Right, that easy one was to see how many still awake
  
• 14:40:13: @nikhilsoneja yes you have.
  
• 14:42:10: Q 7: What made the Archaean Closepet Granite, a geologically significant stretch of rock, a tourist attraction for the Indian film watcher
  
• 14:42:26: another easy one
  
• 14:46:50: only 4 could get it within 2 minutes!!
  
• 14:48:03: Closepet is a town named after Sir Barry Close. It is now called Ramanagram, It is between Bangalore and Mysore. Rest we all know
  
• 14:49:04: for the record @thedilettante, @vivekratnam, @adityadesai @Rahulk18 were the fab four for question 7
  
• 14:52:20: Q8: If Allan Border & Sunil Gavaskar : Ind v Aus, then this cricketer http://yfrog.com/5l2umhij : ?
  
• 14:56:25: @shatadal true. it's all an illusion
  
• 14:59:54: No points for answering Basil D'Oliviera. See the question, I wanted the two countries involved which is England and South Africa
  
• 15:00:13: 6 have given full correct answers
  
• 15:03:20: Next question from Hindi-English literature. I want Hindi writer and the title http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/58
  
• 15:06:07: No part points
  
• 15:08:09: To repeat keywords from the question - Hindi writer and English translation of his autobiography
  
• 15:09:44: Well nobody got it within 2 minutes. So that's a pass for all. Harivanshrai Bachchan and In the Afternoon of Time
  
• 15:10:31: Q10. History - What came to an end with the defeat of Takamori Saigo and his 40 warriors at the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877?
  
• 15:11:09: Re Q9 people, Madhushala is a poem by Bachchan, not his autobiography
  
• 15:17:35: Ok ok so we all have seen The Last Samurai. Though those who wrote Satsuma Rebellion are either erudite or Googletards
  
• 15:18:22: Ok 10 questions up, I had planned 15 but NED strikes. So last two questions coming up
  
• 15:20:35: Which composition, premiered at Frankfurt Opera in 1937, is based on this manuscript of 12th-13th century lyrics? http://yfrog.com/bcdwzj
  
• 15:24:29: @nikhilsoneja on 32 @thedilettante on 21 and @rahulk18 + @sriharsha87 on 20 are in pole position after 10 questions and 2 to go
  
• 15:27:03: Carmina Burana. The Wheel Of Fortune on the cover is a give away.
  
• 15:27:15: Last question coming up
  
• 15:28:55: In Tennyson's Lady of Shalot, what is the next line after : Out flew the web and floated wide, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (7 words) clue: Raakhee
  
• 15:33:36: hold on while I update the scores
  
• 15:38:06: So we have @nikhilsoneja on 36, @sriharsha87 on 30, @thedilettante on 28, @Rahulk18 + @Pradyutroy on 27. Great show
  
• 15:39:40: Here's the link for the scores http://bit.ly/96nYqt Good night, shabbakhair, etc etc
  
• 15:47:37: Easy quiz first time up by @anannyadeb Next time will go into fundas et al
  
• 15:52:11: Doing some shameless self-promotion. If you are interested in some of my past quizzes, check out http://www.slideshare.net/anannya.deb
  

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From Twitter 10-29-2010

• 15:54:07: Q12 (last question) What is Dilbert's Swiss connect?
  
• 15:58:16: Hint: it's a real world connect
  
• 16:02:30: Closing the last q. Ans is Logitech - the Swiss company where Scott Adams went posing as a fake management consultant
  
• 16:04:15: Final scoreboard: @solitalks tops it with 15, followed by @AdityaMorarka at 8 and @tezeshwar at 5
  
• 16:05:27: Don't forget to check out www.kweezzz.com and also the Facebook fan page. and if you want to
  
• 16:06:29: And check here if you want to host your own kweezzz http://bit.ly/9ol7wX. This is @TheHumerus signing out. Hope you all had fun. Peace
  
• 16:07:36: And a special note of thanks to @sidvee for the support. Will try to come up with better questions in my next kweezzz people. Shalom
  
• 16:53:47: OK...for those who want a #kweezzz for fun and not points, here i am, @sandeip for a 5-6-7 Q quiz mostly about books...any takers?
  
• 16:55:15: @the_garuda books and authors...and some random things :)
  
• 16:57:04: i have got a total of one and half responses :) which while good enough to allow me to conduct a Not-For-Points Quiz-aint enuf to encourage
  
• 16:57:59: that makes Two and a half...so we are good to go :D starting in a min...keep google handy..
  
• 16:59:07: Rules: No rules...only first three Qs (by my timeline-and seesmic) will be recognized...thats all...easy Qs..have fun :)
  
• 16:59:50: Q1. Whose initials acronimized (is that even a word?) to Pinhead?
  
• 17:01:31: not a hint...bit plz...its a books and authors quiz :P
  
• 17:02:36: @krtgrphr i wish now, that there had been :)
  
• 17:03:25: OK...3 mins to asking of Q. will wait one more minute.
  
• 17:04:42: right...closing this Qs...only two correct ans... @sidvee followed by @_poohi
  
• 17:05:46: OZ. Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs was the wizard of OZ whose name was too much for a young'un to bear
  
• 17:06:42: Q2: this novel had as its working subtitle “a contemporary satire”. Regarded as one of the most scathing attacks on a system of government.
  
• 17:07:16: remember, i said subtitle.
  
• 17:10:25: i have the answers now...easy, wasn't it :) @imsabbah gets it first followed by @brahminboy and @bongopondit
  
• 17:10:56: answer was Animal Farm: A contemporary satire., by you-know-who
  
• 17:11:29: 4. This famous novel was made into a famous movie. Could etymologically have a relation to Satan or the lead character of Moby-Dick.
  
• 17:11:35: Which novel?
  
• 17:13:30: someone just mentioned #ibuhatela in the quiz...shouldn't he win a mention just for the mention? #meta
  
• 17:15:35: Hint: think seas and ships
  
• 17:17:05: this is not that difficult a Q..too few people i think...think...fishes #hintagain
  
• 17:18:41: ok..closing this Q. only one correct answer from @lav4579 (whooo!!soo many digits!)
  
• 17:20:01: answer is jaws by Peter Benchley. connect with devil is...leviathan was one of the seven princes of hell, and also gatekeeper of hell
  
• 17:20:29: and, of course, as you all know, the working title of the novel was leviathan rising.
  
• 17:21:32: A 1938 issue of a comic book changed the whole world of comic books for ever. This is more hint than anything. Explain.
  
• 17:21:46: this should be too easy.
  
• 17:24:29: OK...i am accepting both action comics and superman... @Gunmaster_G_9 followed by @lav4579 and @siddev18
  
• 17:25:09: and yes, batman was born in 1939, in detectibe comics#27 #fyi :)
  
• 17:26:15: I was initially a surgeon and then a captain of several books? and then the hero of numerous children's books,
  
• 17:26:22: though i was once the central character of a biting satire?
  
• 17:26:48: @siddev18 :) i did take both as answers :)
  
• 17:27:16: pardon...typo...captain of several ships*
  
• 17:29:51: right..i have enough answers...so closing Q now...the answer is indeed lamuel gulliver. am also recognizing gulliver's travels.
  
• 17:31:17: so the mensch are @imsabbah ( #smuggrin@mensch #PJ ) @siddev18 and @Gunmaster_G_9 (GOD!)
  
• 17:31:53: right...i do have a couple more Qs...hang on.
  
• 17:33:50: One of the working titles of this famous book’s title was pretty similar to what’s jocularly called a national holiday of ...
  
• 17:33:56: West Bengal and Kerala. Name the book.
  
• 17:35:12: @sunilification sir, not really..he didnt give a shit about WB and Kerala :)
  
• 17:36:40: guys... #Hint: Think hammer and sickle and politics in india
  
• 17:36:56: @siddev18 sir, did i do something wrong? :(
  
• 17:38:59: OK...since i have two correct answers, i can't give out hints. the Q is closed. :)
  
• 17:39:51: cracked brilliantly by @lakshashok and @imsabbah
  
• 17:40:24: of COURSE, one of the working titles of Atlas Shrugged was The Strike!!
  
• 17:41:31: i have one more Q...but not book related strictly, though the guy who answers wrote a few books..should i ask?
  
• 17:41:54: more general quiz...and i expect everyone to answer
  
• 17:42:04: @siddev18 me too :D
  
• 17:42:58: ok...just for the heck of it...my last Q of the evening
  
• 17:43:44: I was a chemist by graduation.Made some important discoveries in microbiology and medicine.
  
• 17:43:52: And yet, am remembered for my contribution to dairies. name me
  
• 17:45:19: ok...i have three answers...but peepul...only three!!!
  
• 17:48:17: okay okay...this Q is closed now...was very simple i thought.. Louis Pasteur
  
• 17:50:03: . @krtgrphr gets it first, followed by @shatadal and @Gunmaster_G_9
  
• 17:50:41: sorry about the delay in update for this last Q...seesmic froze :|
  
• 17:52:04: all brickbats to @sandeip pliss and bouquets and bequests to @sidvee :) or @siddev18 or @lavanyam for hosting any further #kweezzz -es :)
  
• 17:52:52: so, signing out...do any of you want to conduct a @kweezzz , plz contact @sidvee right now :D
  
• 18:03:47: This is @sunilification Since Harry Brown can only be watched once, who is up for a quick six degrees quiz? Say tera naaam kya hain basanti?
  
• 18:11:02: slightly complicated but go on answering the questions aand we can work it out.
  
• 18:11:52: Q1. Famous writer, became blind, loved absinthe.
  
• 18:14:56: clue 2 - wrote a famous book in three countries.
  
• 18:17:12: clue 3 was published by a female publisher when most of the world rejected the work
  
• 18:19:08: three words define the writer silence cunning exile.
  
• 18:22:35: http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/48
  
• 18:23:54: finally @sidvee gets it. James Joyce , hold the Answer that's A
  
• 18:24:31: Q2, One of his Birthdays in 23 august.
  
• 18:27:04: clue 2 - seevral aliases - marie german gf, one of his nemesis arakdin
  
• 18:29:07: ok clue 3. not scratch that cracked by 2bongopondit - Jason Bourne. Let bourne be G.
  
• 18:30:30: Between Joyce and bourne there are 5 answers n each are licked to the previous one.
  
• 18:31:19: Oops Linked ! So we start with B, explain the relationships as we go along? And it was @bongopondit before.
  
• 18:31:57: @Gunmaster_G_9 Arakdin was one another asset, Conklin was the boss.
  
• 18:32:50: B. is a story. Often argued as the best ever in the English language.
  
• 18:35:34: You have A so you can work on B. B is the last short story written in the book by A. Deals with religion and lost love.
  
• 18:36:35: Want the name of the short story. Has a great snow allegory.
  
• 18:38:11: OK @siddev18 gets it. The Dead is the short story. If you haven't read it do, must be available online it's shorter than Cbhagat's books.
  
• 18:39:31: Ok, C- movie director - a family of oscars, has beautiful daughter who also won Oscar.
  
• 18:40:54: One winner I'm afraid - start point is Joyce, end is bourne, connect with 5 connects in between. one you know now.
  
• 18:42:16: back to C. greatest American director, distinction of fighting a war as well as directing during the war. WW2 of course
  
• 18:44:35: clue 3 was the voiceover for Gandalf for radio adapatations of LOTR in the 70s . Never mind - @siddev18 gets it . C is John Huston.
  
• 18:47:08: Anyone going for separations - D, E, F. If not start connecting A, B, C at least. A->B is obvious
  
• 18:50:43: 2. Based on an elusive character. Philosophical, religious subtexts.
  
• 18:50:55: aside, BTW all the answers are sequential. Dont say it aloud , work it out and crack all together (diff from stage 2)
  
• 18:52:43: character not human, ...Cracked wowsie ! @shatadal D Moby Dick
  
• 18:55:09: E. shares his surname with an obscure french film script writer.
  
• 18:56:25: Some people are trying to complete, go for the obvious association with D
  
• 18:57:52: Hails from a reputed family in Albany. Associated with Arrowhead.
  
• 18:59:18: Ok easy peasy lemon - @siddev18 Herman Melville. E, anyone going for F and giving the whole six degrees of separation from Joyce to Bourne?
  
• 19:02:47: F Vegetarian, suffers Panic disoder, didnt have sex for many years saying it was disgusting. Versatile musician.
  
• 19:03:32: Ah! Looks like @shatadal had cracked it laready, before the Q. F is Moby.
  
• 19:04:45: Connect A- G via the b, c, d, e, f !
  
• 19:08:45: Okay, will give it to @sidvee. Not the best six degrees but still. Answer in next tweet.
  
• 19:09:44: http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/49 Here. I'm amazed at the response. You guys are bit naughty but wonderful. signing off @sunilification bye.
  
• 19:32:30: Plenty of quizzes over the weekend. Check http://bit.ly/9ol7wX. Contact @krtgrphr, @pranavbakliwal and @sidvee to host a quiz. Stay sane
  

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From Twitter 10-28-2010

• 14:49:28: Hint: It is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT Sir Garry Sobers.
  
• 14:50:29: Oh. Thank you @UnnamedEntity...@_iarun got the Pubudu Dassanayake answer first and correct. Wonder how I missed it. Kudos, Sire.
  
• 14:51:24: On a sidenote: Whoever wins this quiz will get a signed copy of the book I am working on SL cricket, whenever it releases. Promise.
  
• 14:53:12: I'll give you time to get through this one. Google it, cricinfo it if you like. Any answer would be an #epic one.
  
• 14:58:49: Answer is: Sir Learie Constantine, who visited Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in 1952 to help coach the team in between his breaks as a Barristor in Ldn
  
• 14:59:12: @nikhilsoneja Correct. I said Singapore? Stand to be corrected.
  
• 15:00:11: Q8: He finished his Test career with an avg of 99.00 (almost Bradmanesque, you'd say) in the only Test he played & now is involved w/ SL A.
  
• 15:00:27: Question is: Who is he. Test debut vs Bangladesh (if that can be a hint)
  
• 15:01:21: @gauravsabnis Super answer, though wrong. Walcott was among the earliest supporters of SL's entry into Test cricket, along with AH Kardar &
  
• 15:01:31: @gauravsabnis ... Raj Singh Dungarpur of India. :)
  
• 15:03:45: I have one correct answer, and the lad is on fire, I must say.
  
• 15:04:41: Two correct answers. Seems like one of those easy bunnies, I think.
  
• 15:05:31: Okay. Will give the answer out. Naveed Nawaz. @pushkarr got it first, @gauravsabnis next @chandusama and last @mad_nad. Wise crack!
  
• 15:06:10: Q9: Who were the only two members in the Sri Lanka's World Cup winning squad of 1996 who did not play a single game during their campaign?
  
• 15:09:40: Pramodaya Wickramasinghe and Ravindra Pushpakumara played for SL through the campaign.
  
• 15:10:34: Marvan Atapattu (most of you got it correct) is one of those. The second squad member is Upul Chandana.
  
• 15:11:01: Q10: Which Sri Lankan young bowler, who made his ODI debut in 2005 boasts of Virender Sehwag as his only wicket in international cricket?
  
• 15:12:15: Okay dearies, quick answers please. There's a quiz by @gauravsabnis waiting to be played. I'll wrap up answers quickly.
  
• 15:13:03: I have one correct answer so far.
  
• 15:15:08: I have good correct answers flowing. One more minute, please.
  
• 15:16:27: The correct answer is: Pradeep Srijayaprakashdharan. First cracked by @ashwat, then @rohitnarvekar, @sidvee, @adityabhat @sangeetpremi.
  
• 15:16:47: Special mentions: @thecricketcouch and @chandusama - who got it correct too. :)
  
• 15:17:03: Last 2 questions coming up...
  
• 15:17:56: Q11: http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/?dl=23. Read the question carefully. Hint will follow.
  
• 15:19:27: Hint: He picked up 3 top-order wickets - those of Michael Slater, Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh at the MCG.
  
• 15:20:29: Two correct answers so far.
  
• 15:20:58: One minute more, fellas.
  
• 15:22:57: Right. Manjula Munasinghe is the answer. @ashwat got it first, followed by @Vinodh_V, @sidvee, @mad_nad, @thecricketcouch & @PranavBakliwal
  
• 15:25:43: Final Q: http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/?dl=24. All yours, gentlemen!
  
• 15:28:46: @numbminded http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65535.html
  
• 15:29:03: @chandusama Sorry, framed the question wrongly. Yes, if I am not mistaken, vs Australia.
  
• 15:29:39: Hint: The Sri Lankan has gone into obscurity as usual, and the Indian lad still plays the IPL.
  
• 15:30:20: I have one correct answer thus far and heck, I have lads copying initials from Cricinfo too :|
  
• 15:31:26: Closing the question. Answer is Hemantha Boteju and Laxmi Shukla. Cracked by @ashwat @chandusama (with cricinfo help) @numbminded - order.
  
• 15:32:29: Who wins the quiz? In true Ravi Shastri style, I must admit..."Sri Lanka cricket is the real winner". Thanks for participating, ya'all.
  
• 15:33:54: Before I log-out, here's an un-kweezzz. Which football club do you think does Harbhajan Singh Plaha support?
  
• 15:34:30: Best answers will be published. Two-minute question, this is. And no JCT, Phagwara. That's so obvious, yaar.
  
• 15:36:28: As a Man United fan that I am, I'll toss up between Liverpool and Man City. Or maybe Blackburn. On that note, here's the sign-off, people.
  
• 15:36:51: RT @ggmarquez: @kweezzz FC Basra, Iraq
  
• 15:41:46: Greetings. @gauravsabnis here to do a "TRUE" kweezzz. Why true? True to the motto - quizzing in 140 characters.
  
• 15:42:21: No images, no plixi/yfrog, no pastebin, no twitlonger. Every question will be <= 140 characters. Topics - general.
  
• 15:43:16: Naturally, with the self-imposed 140 char restriction, some questions may be too easy, others too obtuse. If so, do exkooj.
  
• 15:43:58: Starting in 10 minutes. Be there or.....well, don't be there. It's up to you, really. Pretty late in India anyway.
  
• 15:51:45: 12 questions. Aiming for about 5-7 minutes per question, so hoping to wrap it up in an hour. Starting in 4 minutes.
  
• 15:57:01: Q1. The most famous character X created, written and played since 2006 by Y has the same first name as her. Give both X and Y.
  
• 15:58:55: Not Susan/Sue Vertue from Coupling. The show ended well before 2006.
  
• 16:00:05: Some people seem confused by the framing. This woman Y created the character X in 2006. Both have the same first name.
  
• 16:02:43: Either people are asleep, not around, or then really stumped. Handful of attempts, and no correct answers!
  
• 16:03:53: Fine. Hint. The creator/writer/director/actress lady is NOT usually known by her first name, but by a shortened form of her middle name.
  
• 16:06:25: A1. Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon from 30Rock created and played by Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey. Pts to @ameyc @krtgrphr @bongopondit
  
• 16:07:50: Q2. What is this a COMPLETE list of- first, keystone, garden, peach, constitution, bay, free, palmetto, granite, old, empire, tarheel, ocean
  
• 16:09:06: Q1 was inspired by an @AaruC tweet earlier today. If she were online, she'd have cracked it in nanoseconds.
  
• 16:10:51: A2. Nicknames of the original 13 colonies/states of the US. No points for just state nicknames. Points to @cgawker @shriniwask @raytida
  
• 16:12:13: Q3. In 2003, which much-maligned company changed its name to a latin word that shares its root with a word from the Olympic motto?
  
• 16:16:01: Not Fortis. The company/companies have borne that name since well before 2003.
  
• 16:17:39: A3. Philip Morris Companies Inc changed to Altria meaning high (altius means higher in the Olympic motto).
  
• 16:18:25: A3 points (3,2,1 as usual) to @maheshmurthy @pranavbakliwal @shatadal
  
• 16:19:35: Q4. The autobiography of which actor-author-comedian is a line from the bible likening an enemy of Israel to something feet were washed in?
  
• 16:24:55: A4. Stephen Fry's Moab is my Washpot. Title is never explained in the book, but is from Psalm 60. @abhi_sn @pushkarr @pranavbakliwal score
  
• 16:25:32: Q5. What word or name connects a European-Central Asian ethnic group, a sauce, and an undesirable accumulation on teeth?
  
• 16:28:21: A5. Sitter only that was. Tartar. Points to @krtgrphr @pranavbakliwal @sandhyakrishnan
  
• 16:29:50: Q6. Some former cricketers got together on August 6 2008 to commemorate something. Commemmorate what AND why was that date chosen?
  
• 16:33:06: No right answers. Aug 6 2008 was a smaller and a clever, witty, thoughtful tribute. The BIG commemoration occurred 21 days later.
  
• 16:33:56: I need both answers for points. Commemorate what AND why Aug 6 2008 was chosen.
  
• 16:34:39: If @sidvee and @venkatananth are around, but haven't cracked it, they should prepare to #facepalm
  
• 16:38:53: A6. Part of celebrating Bardman's birth centenary, which was on Aug 27 2008. Aug 6 is when he'd have been 99.94 years old.
  
• 16:39:33: Bradman's surviving teammates had a dinner event on that day to commemorate his famous 99.94 achievement.
  
• 16:39:58: Points to @rossoneri @pranavbakliwal @crownish
  
• 16:41:28: At the halfway stage, the intrepid @pranavbakliwal leads with 7 points. The indomitable @krtgrphr next with 5. And a bunch of 3's.
  
• 16:43:12: Q7. Simple one. Connect A Few Good Men to the resignation of US Atty General Alberto Gonzales. A name will do.
  
• 16:45:14: I knew there'd be at least one answer like this :P RT @LordFuqua @kweezzz I do not recall :)
  
• 16:47:44: A7. David Iglesias. Part of the original legal team that inspired Sorkin to write the play/movie. Fired as US Atty by Gonzales....
  
• 16:48:12: ...for political reasons with several others, a scandal that forced Gonzales to resign.
  
• 16:49:11: Q8. 100s of mountains in US, Ireland, & elsewhere share the name X which arose from the 19th c common conical form of a grocery product. X=?
  
• 16:49:48: Oops, points for Q7 to @equianiminity @burpingoutloud @maheshmurthy
  
• 16:52:22: Clue - The form X of this verrry common grocery item is hardly used these days. The name of the item forms part of X though.
  
• 16:54:22: A8. Sugarloaf. The name is to mountains what Springfield is to towns. :) Points to @pranavbakliwal @shriniwask @burpingoutloud
  
• 16:55:13: Q9. What name connects all these big names - Lewis Ranieri, John Gutfreund, James Clark, Billy Beane, Michael Oher
  
• 16:59:12: Damn. I knew I should have separated Ranieri and Gutfreund. Bunch of you are getting the answer, but few getting the whole connect.
  
• 17:00:36: A9. Michael Lewis. Since I only asked for the name, points to @maheshmurthy (who later gave the full connect too) @anandhsub @pranavbakliwal
  
• 17:01:24: Liar's Poker is only part of the answer. Lewis wrote books about them all. Moneyball (Beane), The Blind Side (Oher) etc.
  
• 17:02:33: Q10. The wife of which fictional character got a bonus of $10K every time she had sex with him? Not from him. From someone he'd never met.
  
• 17:05:44: Stumped I see. Clue - The husband shared his last name with an LA suburb where he spent every single moment of his life.
  
• 17:06:34: Haha. How to google-proof a question? Make it NSFW :P RT @pranavbakliwal @kweezzz No idea. And I'm afraid to Google this :P
  
• 17:10:19: A10. Truman Burbank from The Truman Show. Points to @gentlemankay @chandusama @burpingoutloud
  
• 17:11:06: Q11. Members of which fictitious on-screen unit, identified by a 4-digit number, often replaced the last two digits with "double natural"?
  
• 17:14:14: Clue - The substitution of the numbers with "double natural" originates from the vocabulary of a gambling game.
  
• 17:17:57: A11. The M*A*S*H 4077. 7 (as well as 11) are called "natural in Craps. Characters often called the unit four-oh-double-natural.
  
• 17:18:11: Points only to @bongopondit and @nikhilsoneja
  
• 17:19:45: Last question. Gird your loins. @pranavbakliwal is uncatchable with 11 points. But 2 and 3 still up for grabs.
  
• 17:20:21: Q12. Which holiday is marked in Lieden, Netherlands with a service to celebrate the successful journey of some townfolk 4 centuries ago?
  
• 17:22:02: Clue - In Netherlands, it is celebrated only in Lieden. The holiday is celebrated nationwide is some other country.
  
• 17:24:17: A12. Thanksgiving it is. Lots of Lieden folks among the original pilgrims. Points to @shriniwask @maheshmurthy @equianiminity
  
• 17:24:57: The other country where it is a massive nationwide holiday is of course, duhhh... USA (and Canada too, but a different day)
  
• 17:26:07: Winner with 11 is @pranavbakliwal Runner up with 9 @maheshmurthy Third place with 7 is @shriniwask
  
• 17:28:33: Which means the monthly CHAMPIONSHIP is now even closer! @pranavbakliwal jumps to 110, with @mihirfadnavis and me (@gauravsabnis) on 115
  
• 17:32:09: This is @gauravsabnis signing out. To conduct a quiz, contact @sidvee or @krtgrphr
  
• 17:35:13: Folks, we have an exciting Friday lined up for you tomorrow, with four quizzes all set to take you through to Saturday! See you then.
  
• 17:35:40: Check out the Kweezzz calendar http://bit.ly/9ol7wX for complete details, and contact @sidvee, @PranavBakliwal or @krtgrphr to schedule one.
  
• 17:56:07: Four quizzes on Friday, including a much awaited one from @UTVWorldMovies. iBall mp3 players to be won. So BE THERE.
  

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• 13:26:33: Final result: 1st place @kcgadiyar . @tezeshwar and @UnnamedEntity tied at 2nd place. Scores here:
  
• 13:27:24: Congrats guys! And thanks.. I had loads of fun putting together this quiz in a short duration! comments/brickbats/suggestions to @amaravind
  
• 13:28:14: To host a @kweezzz get in touch with @sidvee or @lavanyam. Check out the schedule and more at kweezzz.com
  
• 13:29:17: oops.. scores missed out. here: http://plixi.com/p/53219977
  
• 13:33:22: This is ur QM @amaravind singing off. Thanks!
  
• 13:34:05: @gauravsabnis Thanks!!
  
• 13:35:03: @Shrihari Thanks and Congrats dude!
  
• 13:40:13: Hi guys, @PranavBakliwal here. Etymology quiz Pt. 4 coming up in approximately 15 minutes. Do hang around!
  
• 13:55:29: Etymology quiz coming up in a couple of minutes. Y'all are here right? Right? *looks around*
  
• 13:56:27: 16 questions, mainly because I don't like round numbers. They are very workout-able. You'll see.
  
• 13:58:05: I'm changing the points scheme this time - 5 points for first correct answer, 2 and 1 for next two. No #Outrage please.
  
• 13:59:33: Here we go. Nice and easy warm up question: Q0: http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2595/slide01a.jpg
  
• 14:02:12: A0. Kick the bucket. Hit outta the park by @vishal_c, @techrsr and @gauravsabnis. First question coming up...
  
• 14:03:27: Q1. http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3617/53058743.jpg
  
• 14:06:51: A1. Goody Two Shoes. They even put two shoes on the cover as a giveaway :)
  
• 14:07:50: Points to @UnnamedEntity, @poeticgooner and @vishal_c. Remember, 5 points for first correct answer, so speed is of the essence.
  
• 14:08:48: Q2. Not strictly etymology, but still: http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6261/slide02.jpg
  
• 14:12:38: A2. Martha's Vineyard. Cracked by most, but fastest were @krtgrphr, @uglybutbearable and @gauravsabnis. Q3 coming up...
  
• 14:13:53: Q3. http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7813/29862562.jpg
  
• 14:17:22: A3. Ricochet. I guess the stone on water clue was a giveaway. Cracked first by @UnnamedEntity, @gauravsabnis and @techrsr.
  
• 14:18:34: Q4. Fairly workout-able: http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1387/71712653.jpg
  
• 14:19:54: I need both words, no half points.
  
• 14:22:39: A4. X = Tanka, Y = Taka (Bangladesh). The word that means salary is tankwah.
  
• 14:23:03: First to give me both words were @textualoffender, @ranthemellow and @atlasdanced. Q5 coming up...
  
• 14:24:23: Q5. http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/599/53211149.jpg
  
• 14:27:49: Not arm's length, as many said. But I have enough correct answers... closing this question now.
  
• 14:28:32: A5. Rule of thumb. Cracked first by @uglybutbearable, @nayakgirin and @sultanofsimile. Q6 is up next...
  
• 14:29:48: Q6. A bit confusing, please adjust: http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5420/slide03.jpg
  
• 14:32:15: Not fatwa, not namaaz, not anything you guys have said yet...
  
• 14:33:37: Whatay! Cracked, this question has been. #TweetLikeYoda
  
• 14:35:11: A6. X = Qawwali. A = Qaul and B = Qawwal. Superbly cracked by @akshaysingan, @parthajha and @SchizoidPrime.
  
• 14:36:37: Q7. http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1848/40639006.jpg
  
• 14:37:40: Thank you all for the Q6-related praise :)
  
• 14:40:02: Not call the shots, not play by heart, not face the music. But many have got this, closing now...
  
• 14:41:13: A7. Play by ear. Pwned by @BrainBlubber, @SchizoidPrime and @naresha. Good answer to all those who got it!
  
• 14:42:36: Q8. http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9237/77890985.jpg
  
• 14:44:31: Yeah, I just need his surname, relax. And no, it's not caricature or graffiti or cartoon.
  
• 14:46:09: A8. His name was Etienne de Silhouette. The art form, of course, was an black outline of a person, instead of a painting.
  
• 14:47:04: Cracked first by @uglybutbearable, @gauravsabnis and @ggmarquez.
  
• 14:47:44: Q9. My favorite question: http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6166/32109540.jpg
  
• 14:50:08: Ok, a clue: It is not known as a dance any more... the clue is in the Q - easy and can be learnt by anyone.
  
• 14:52:11: I've just about got three answers, closing this now.
  
• 14:52:55: A9. Cakewalk. That's why it means something quite easy. Cracked by @sumants, @nkhadiya and @nikhilsoneja.
  
• 14:53:35: I love how all the Googled answers turned out to be wrong :)
  
• 14:54:55: Q10. This one should be a cakewalk: http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3963/62581003.jpg
  
• 14:58:53: A10. I'll be a monkey's uncle! Points to @uglybutbearable, @binnyva and @nikhilsoneja. Good stuff. Q11 coming up...
  
• 15:00:00: Q11. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/627/49770753.jpg
  
• 15:00:34: RT @techrsr: @kweezzz Do you have a question on, "well dip me in shite and call me stinky" ? @uglybutbearable @binnyva @nikhilsoneja
  
• 15:03:35: A11. They were called "loopholes". Well done @ShriniWask, @textualoffender and @UnnamedEntity.
  
• 15:04:42: Q12. http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1370/59900463.jpg
  
• 15:07:12: Not scam, hoax or jape. Closing in 30 sec.
  
• 15:08:22: A12. Shenanigans. Cracked first by @SchizoidPrime, @ShriniWask and @UnnamedEntity. Q13 coming up...
  
• 15:08:58: RT @sumitsharan: @kweezzz Kalmadi?
  
• 15:09:30: Q13. http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5038/58287172.jpg
  
• 15:12:35: A13. Hat trick. Players were awarded a hat / they were allowed to pass their hat around to collect chanda.
  
• 15:13:24: Cracked first by who else but @uglybutbearable, followed closely by @nayakgirin and @binnyva. Last 3 questions coming up...
  
• 15:14:29: Q14. http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2794/25606969.jpg
  
• 15:16:33: RT @atlasdanced: @kweezzz Bali ka bakra :| ?
  
• 15:17:20: A14. Yup, scapegoat. Cracked by pretty much everyone. Fastest were @UnnamedEntity, @nayakgirin and @uglybutbearable.
  
• 15:18:03: Q15. http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2191/88097724.jpg
  
• 15:19:46: Ship shape is a good guess, but incorrect. Not tip-top, not tit for tat...
  
• 15:21:50: Not hit nail on head, not fit to a T. Closing this in 30 seconds.
  
• 15:23:00: A15. Spick and span. Only @abhi_bol and @nkhadiya got this, kudos!
  
• 15:23:33: Okay, @sandeip answered just before I closed the questions, so points to him too.
  
• 15:24:33: Last question, please pwn this y'all. Q16: http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2924/34853874.jpg
  
• 15:28:43: A16. They painted the town red. Awesome prank no? Requires talent to do that when you're drunk, I bet.
  
• 15:29:09: Cracked by @uglybutbearable, @nkhadiya and @siddev18.
  
• 15:30:15: That's the end of the quiz. Thanks to all of you for participating! Please send honest feedback to @PranavBakliwal. Scores in a minute.
  
• 15:32:06: In third place, with 8 points and some good answers is @SchizoidPrime.
  
• 15:32:34: Second place to @UnnamedEntity with 17 points, super stuff!
  
• 15:33:16: But whatay pwnformance by @uglybutbearable. He wins the quiz with 28 points! #Respect
  
• 15:33:45: Full scorecard is here: http://yfrog.com/m914997269j
  
• 15:34:35: Please contact @sidvee, @lavanyam or @krtgrphr to conduct a quiz. Calendar is here: http://bit.ly/9ol7wX
  
• 15:35:19: And do visit our website - www.kweezzz.com. It has lots of previous quizzes in playalong format. What more do you need at work?
  
• 15:36:12: This is @PranavBakliwal signing out, and hoping @gauravsabnis does one of his impromptu quizzes right about now...
  
• 15:41:07: Folks, stay tuned for an impromptu kweezzz by @gauravsabnis in about 20 minutes. Don't nod off just yet!
  
• 16:04:11: Hello people. @gauravsabnis here to do an impromptu general quiz. Making up questions as I go along, so plijj exkooj tardiness.
  
• 16:05:05: 3,2,1 for the first 3 responses. Will keep scores. Aiming to have at least 10 questions. Hope I don't run out of juice before that. :)
  
• 16:07:56: Q1. Connect http://yfrog.com/28ng4ej
  
• 16:12:06: Clue - The answer could be 2 words. Or 13 words.
  
• 16:15:59: A1. Dr. Strangelove. Characters named after Jack the Ripper, King Kong, Bat Guano, and Marquis De Sade.
  
• 16:16:25: Points to @pranavbakliwal @schizoidprime @shriniwask
  
• 16:17:29: Q2. Easy one so I need all 3 for points - who those 2 statues are of, and the current name of the venue. http://yfrog.com/c83v1j
  
• 16:21:06: Wow, not too many basketball fans taking part in this quiz!
  
• 16:24:24: A2. John Stockton and Karl Malone at the EnergySolutions Arena. Points only to @shriniwask and @being-harry
  
• 16:26:17: Q3. Cover of which book? http://yfrog.com/0kssrfj
  
• 16:28:49: A3. Seems like a repeat based on how easily it was cracked. Jungle book - first edition.
  
• 16:29:24: Points to @siddev18 @being_harry @pradyutroy
  
• 16:29:50: Q4. Identify the guy on the left http://yfrog.com/hqmy6j
  
• 16:34:19: A4. George Steinbrenner. The real one. Points to @krtgrphr @siddev18 @shatadal
  
• 16:38:04: Q5. http://yfrog.com/0g8myxj
  
• 16:41:57: No right answers. Clue - the book was a graphic novel.
  
• 16:44:58: Another clue - the character that the lead is obsessed with was played by Steve Buscemi.
  
• 16:49:13: A5. Ghost World it is. Points to @binnyva @being_harry @nikhilsoneja
  
• 16:50:00: Alright, sorry to cut this short, but something's come up. So an abrupt end to the impromptu quiz.
  
• 16:50:54: In this short quiz, @being_harry was ahead with 6, followed closely by @siddev18 on 5 and @shriniwask on 4.
  
• 16:51:28: This is your part time QM @gauravsabnis exiting left hurriedly, pursued by a bear.
  
• 17:00:31: Noticed some discontent over the Steinbrenner answer claiming he never made a cameo on Seinfeld. It was never aired, but he did.
  
• 17:01:44: The scene was slashed in editing. You can see one of the clips of the real Steinbrenner's cameo here http://is.gd/gn25W
  
• 17:03:17: Just logged in for that clarification, Toodle oo.
  

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• 13:30:48: This is @sifar signing out. Hope you all had a great time. @gauravsabnis, take a call on the prize. Atlas? or a round of beer? :-)
  
• 13:35:13: Mad Kweezzzers ahoy! @livetimefe here. I will start the 100% general Kweezzz shortly.
  
• 13:36:58: Points: 20, 10, 5 for the Top three, and #WeirdWinner or #WW for the awesomest-strangest answer.
  
• 13:39:14: Just as I set things up, warm up question coming up. No points for this one.
  
• 13:40:50: Q0. This phamous personality, gave rise to a very popular #tag on Twitter. What #tag am I talking about? http://yfrog.com/mvnc5lj
  
• 13:43:35: Of course. #pontingface it is :) @anilyst, @sifar and @mamatha_M got it first. No points though. Hold on guys. Q1 should be in view shortly
  
• 13:47:18: Okay! Q1. Identify and tell me what links the career paths of all these men. http://plixi.com/p/53039014
  
• 13:48:45: Fast work. One right answer so far.
  
• 13:50:40: 2 Right answers so far. Identify ALL four for a bonus 10 points
  
• 13:51:34: #ww RT @Gunmaster_G_9: @kweezzz They have all had Bata sandals thrown at them at some point in their career
  
• 13:52:59: #WW RT @azaxacavabanama: @kweezzz Each of them had atleast one song lifted by Deva
  
• 13:54:01: Ok. Q.closed A.1 Sting, Mark Knopfler, Bryan Ferry and Ian Dury; All were teachers before they became rock stars.
  
• 13:54:50: Nobody got all four names so @siddev18 , @parthjha @rohit_ajitkumar get points
  
• 13:56:25: Q2. A little obscure. Give me one word that connects the images. http://yfrog.com/ng8rjpj
  
• 13:59:16: For those who couldn't see image of Q2. in yfrog here is the same in plixi http://yfrog.com/7c5m7j
  
• 14:02:35: No right answers for q2 , no #WW answers either :|
  
• 14:04:41: I've got ONE answer that is accidentally right. So if I don't get any more answers in 30 secs, im closing q2
  
• 14:06:43: Ok. Q closed A2. is Red. (Red dwarf, red shift, Red Leicester). I'm giving 20 to @shreyasgopinath who said "red shift"
  
• 14:10:06: Q3. Connect. http://plixi.com/p/53042068
  
• 14:13:59: No right answers yet. Keep em coming.
  
• 14:15:07: #WW RT@ atlasdanced: @kweezzz the guy in the middle is Lennon before Md. Ali punched him? no? ok..
  
• 14:16:13: Ok. Closing Q3. No right answers.A3 Muhammed Ali, John Lennon, Boris Pasternak. They all turned down awards.Olympic Medal, OBE, Nobel Prize
  
• 14:19:43: I read an RD article where it said he refused, and then took it. Later threw it in the river. @gauravsabnis @siddev18
  
• 14:20:41: Anyways, no points given for q3. Moving on. Q4. Connect. http://plixi.com/p/53043528
  
• 14:23:59: 2 right answers. waiting for 1 more. q closes in 1 minute
  
• 14:25:30: Closed. A4. Champagne. Nebuchadnezzar-20 size bottle, Tom Selleck played “Magnum” -2 size bottle, Balthazar, 1of wise men- 16 size bottle.
  
• 14:26:38: Points to @bcl400 and @bloggolb .#WW is @St_hill
  
• 14:29:11: http://pastebin.ca/1973862
  
• 14:31:13: I think there is a random delay in my posts reaching you. I'm getting 1st replies after 4 minutes :| Please bear.
  
• 14:32:32: Closed. A. Canada . LoE is New Mexico, BSC is Montana, Bismark is in N.Dakota .points to @shatadal @probals @schizoidprime
  
• 14:34:03: Q6. One word that connects. http://plixi.com/p/53045224
  
• 14:36:21: Music would be too obvious an answer. But music, is a clue for Q6.
  
• 14:38:17: No. right answers. Q closing in 30 secs. @Gunmaster_G_9 gets the #WW for tombola winners
  
• 14:39:30: Ok. ONE right answer. from @bcl400. A:Moon.Debussy-Clair de Lune. Beethoven- Moonlight Sonata.Creedance Clearwater revival- Bad moon rising.
  
• 14:40:06: Q7. Sitter. Test of speed. Etymologically, which breed of dog, unearths its quarry?
  
• 14:42:48: Ok. @uglybutbearable @imsabbah and @SchizoidPrime get it first. Terrier is the answer
  
• 14:44:40: Q8. Nature Quest: Split the foll into three groups of two each. What you see is NOT what you get. http://plixi.com/p/53046491
  
• 14:47:24: The clue is "Nature Quest" . It has something to do with animals, birds etc.
  
• 14:49:21: Ei, whaaaaat da! No answers only! I'm worried it may be too obscure :| Closing in 1 minute
  
• 14:50:10: #WW RT @diogeneb: @kweezzz Bobilli Vijaya Kumar (Boob-belly Vij-Eye ko Maar)
  
• 14:50:37: Again one semi correct answer from @ lenny_ray 10 points
  
• 14:51:14: Q closed. Blue: Blood, tit. Yellow: Hammer, Belly Red: Breast, eye.
  
• 14:53:05: Identify these animals, and give me a connect. http://plixi.com/p/53047610
  
• 14:55:30: EPIC #WW RT @St_Hill: @kweezzz Baby Shalini has acted with all of them
  
• 14:56:57: Question closed. I'm giving @gauravsabnis 10 points because he was the closest
  
• 14:57:28: A9. http://pastebin.ca/1973891
  
• 14:59:04: VERY Obscure Sitter: In Old Afrikaans this animal is ______. Identify the animal http://plixi.com/p/53048478
  
• 15:01:30: closed. Aardvark. @bcl400 @gauravsabnis and @rohanshanbag
  
• 15:02:01: Another easy one: Give me an eight-letter word that contains the first six letters of the alphabet?
  
• 15:04:47: Closed. Answer is Feedback. @siddev18 @schizoidprime @thenoblemaster get points
  
• 15:06:09: Last Koschin. Q12. Connect. http://plixi.com/p/53049328
  
• 15:09:22: Nothing to do with maps. or GPS.
  
• 15:11:53: Question closed. 10 points to @bcl400 for getting the closest answer
  
• 15:12:43: Sorry, @gauravsabnis AND @chamatkaribaba also get points.
  
• 15:12:56: A.12. Engraving tool , octant, pair of compasses, air pump.All constellations in the southern hemisphere
  
• 15:17:09: Winners!@bcl400 , @siddev18 and @gauravsabnis https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=t_j5Hr_ibG-sNytWMgPusdQ&hl=en&authkey=CLj8geUL#gid=0
  
• 15:18:06: and TWO #WWs @gunmaster_g_9 and @st_hill
  
• 15:19:00: Kangaroolations to Winners and Kandravilations to #WW. This is @livetimefe doing an Exit.Stage left. Hope you had fun.
  
• 15:22:11: Access to link changed. Try now? https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=t_j5Hr_ibG-sNytWMgPusdQ&hl=en&authkey=CLj8geUL#gid=0
  
• 15:23:03: Hi sexy quizzers, wasn't that a brilliant one by @livetimefe? Anyway, contact me (@lavanyam) or @krtgrphr or @sidvee to host off a quiz! :)
  
• 15:24:27: Also check out these 3 sites: www.kweezzz.com (NEW and WONDERFUL), www.fb.me/kweezzz (my baby, please become a fan and make me v happy) :D
  
• 15:25:52: That's all folks! Have a great night & see you all tomorrow for another wonderful night of quizzing! chennai quiz followed by etymology!
  
• 15:27:10: ACTUALLY wait - I spoke too soon! Our ever-enthu rebus king @gauravsabnis wants to conduct an impromptu quiz now.. and who are we to deny?
  
• 15:29:02: Yo folks. @gauravsabnis here to do a short rebus. Not full-flaedged, just 6-7 questions cos I have to be elsewhere soon.
  
• 15:29:05: and so until then I leave you with this! donde esta la biblioteca? :) http://youtu.be/EcD_Y838DXA (lots of love, @lavanyam)
  
• 15:29:41: Will acknowledge fastest response, but no score-keeping. This one is just for fun. Also, most if not all questions are very easy.
  
• 15:32:13: Q1. Here we go http://yfrog.com/15sh8wej
  
• 15:35:07: A1. That's Hu Jintao. Answer of course is Who (Hu0 Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men. :) Kudos to @agadwal @probals @siddev18
  
• 15:35:39: Q2. From the world of music http://yfrog.com/08z3cmj
  
• 15:38:08: A2. An environmentally conscious Shhobbhaa Dde (or however she spells it now) = Green De = Green Day the band.
  
• 15:38:56: A2. Fastest were @anilyst @pranavbakliwal @agadwal
  
• 15:39:45: Q3. Simple http://yfrog.com/ea305pj
  
• 15:41:05: Alright, kudos to you too RT @st_hill @kweezzz Saves the Day is a band by Chris Conley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saves_the_Day
  
• 15:43:00: A3. East India (in the map) + Company (in which they all starred) = East India Company. Good job @pranavbkaliwal @iprash @anilyst
  
• 15:43:11: I mean @pranavbakliwal
  
• 15:43:53: @siddev18 @unnamedentity I am the all-seeing all-loving QM. I kudos-ed @anilyst
  
• 15:44:14: Sorry if these are too easy. Meant as a filler time killer. Moving on.
  
• 15:45:27: Q4. From the world of sport....or history http://yfrog.com/5riedj
  
• 15:48:15: A4. Feroze Gandhi, Naseeruddin Shah, a coat, and Los Angeles = Feroze Shah KotLA. Yay! to @daddy_san @anilyst @equianiminity
  
• 15:49:02: Since rebus is essentially PJs masquerading as quiz questions and @daddy_san has suffered my PJs for 12 years, so wonder he got it instantly
  
• 15:49:46: Q5. Slightly, kinda tougher, by the standards of previous questions http://yfrog.com/5t6i6zj
  
• 15:53:54: A5. Dawn (from The Office) + Corrs + Sierra Leone - (Tata) Sierra = Don Corleone. Huzzah to @imsabbah @ameyc @anandhsub
  
• 15:54:41: Last 2 questions coming up.
  
• 15:55:29: Q6. Used to be http://plixi.com/p/53055461 then went to "does it look like I care?"
  
• 15:56:05: RT @imsabbah: @kweezzz Yay yay yay.. It was a 'Dawn'. Which is also the meaning of my name BTW. #Trivia
  
• 15:59:01: A6. Shake + Knots + Turd = Shaken not stirred. How James Bond used to like his vodka martini pre-Daniel-Craig.
  
• 15:59:38: In Casino Royale, when Bond(Craig) orders a martini, the bartender asks "shaken or stirred?" and Bond says "does it look like I care?"
  
• 16:00:11: astest were @pranavbakliwal @brahminboy @rahulk18
  
• 16:00:29: *Fastest (sorry, am in a hurry :) )
  
• 16:01:11: Q7. last one. fairly easy. read the question above the images http://plixi.com/p/53056170
  
• 16:03:45: A7. Sorry to rush with the answer. Gots ta run. @pranavbakliwal and @iprash got it - Christopher Columbus.
  
• 16:04:39: A7 Nina Gupta, Freida Pinto, Santa Claus, Maria Goretti. Columbus' ships - Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. Pliss adjust for pinto/pinta.
  
• 16:05:40: End of the teensy weensy rebussy. Didn't keep scores like I said, but pretty sure @pranavbakliwal pwned it.
  
• 16:06:46: That's it folks. If you want to conduct a quiz, please contact the ravishingly beautiful @sidvee or the dashingly handsome @lavanyam :P
  
• 16:07:03: And please visit www.kweezzz.com
  
• 16:07:33: This is @gauravsabnis signing out. Direct your wrath for these questions towards @daddy_san :P
  

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• 11:43:06: Abbeyar . Westminster Abbey + AR Rehman . @lalpra & @purnimarao got there first. Repeat this word thruout the quiz now .real quiz starts now
  
• 11:43:45: Not as complicated as it may seem Q1. http://yfrog.com/3127019699j
  
• 11:46:16: Nothing to do with Shakespearean soliloquies , for those who wandered into that track
  
• 11:48:00: Hint. TV Show .. since no one seems to be getting it ( it is a #facepalm qst , i see )
  
• 11:49:57: Ok.. further hint.. think- as par announcement , who is going on Radio?
  
• 11:51:31: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire . Who wants two bee + Emily(Dickinson) on air . No one got it. I promise, qsts become simpler after this one
  
• 11:52:35: Q2. http://bit.ly/cOyjUf
  
• 11:54:42: Bunty aur Babli . Bun+Tea OR Bubbly . Gauravsabnis-3/vishal_c -2/sandeip-1 . See, told ya it gets simpler.
  
• 11:55:14: another simple one. Q3. http://yfrog.com/n036978219j
  
• 11:57:19: A. Humphrey Appleby ( Hum +pH+ Ray Charles Apple+Bee (Mr Weatherbee) . pranavbakliwal , bongopondit & daddy_san got it, in that order
  
• 11:58:07: This is a one-off non-rebus general quiz Q- 4. http://bit.ly/bXjztY
  
• 12:02:35: Ans here - http://bit.ly/aywT72 . points to lalpra-3/diogeneb-2 / ameyc - 1
  
• 12:03:34: Back to meh-some rebus qsts- 5 . http://yfrog.com/6280738332j
  
• 12:07:16: Harry Potter & Philosepher’s Stone ( Hairy+ Pot+ER & Socratese + Sharon Stone . nayakgirin-3 pranavbakliwal-2 solitalks -1
  
• 12:08:07: easiest of the lot , may be 6. http://yfrog.com/2d90273232j
  
• 12:11:47: A. Time & Tide wait for none(nun) . fatstest fingers in the west- diogeneb , padmakark , pranavbakliwal in order .
  
• 12:13:10: small correction- the 1 pt for Harry potter ans goes to samyasen . aplogies to solitalks .
  
• 12:13:29: Q7. http://yfrog.com/7775139736j
  
• 12:17:00: Told ya therell be sum gen. quiz funda. many gor 1st half rite 2nd pic is caricature of famous character from a show.get it a&u've the ans
  
• 12:20:58: Baba O’Riley , by The Who. Baba Ramdev + Radar O’Rielly from M*A*S*H textualoffender-3 , gururajsrao-2 ssdatar - 1 .and before clue too!
  
• 12:22:43: . Cryptic+Rebus clue. 8. http://yfrog.com/4w82135459j
  
• 12:28:14: Flog A Dead Horse . Golf reversed is Flog & Bucephalus (Alexander’s stead) is a dead horse azacavabanama - 3 , diogeneb -2 ShriniwasK - 1
  
• 12:29:08: 9. http://yfrog.com/j187803954j
  
• 12:31:48: A. Daya Darwaza Tor Do . myndfcukd - 3 UnnamedEntity - 2 daddy_san - 1 . #Getit ?
  
• 12:33:18: Another easy peasy clue 10. http://yfrog.com/cb36944473j
  
• 12:36:46: A. Cleanliness is next to Godliness . For explanations ask @pranavbakliwal - 3 , UnnamedEntity - 2 nayakgirin - 1 .
  
• 12:37:38: Lets get a little naughty , eh ? ita past 10PM anyway..kids, retire. Q11. http://yfrog.com/3167364800j
  
• 12:40:48: KLPD..which this quiz is fast turning out to be, no ? ;) @Gunmaster_G_9 , Daddy_san & GauravSabnis score pts in order
  
• 12:41:48: Lets see if you get this one. Simple enough- http://yfrog.com/4921487177j
  
• 12:45:31: Ajit Bhalachandra Agarkar (Ajit BaalaChandra Ogrekar). Who the f*** is Ajit Balachandrashekhar ?!? 2 people mentioned him.
  
• 12:47:21: Points to gauravsabnis (president of Ajit Agarkar fan club) , sandeip & rahultimate .
  
• 12:48:31: Pls crack this wide open . 13- http://yfrog.com/1f69375069j
  
• 12:51:17: No one's getting it :( Hint-a?
  
• 12:52:35: What fun! Someone got it!! No hints then and last of the frivolous tweets , I promise.
  
• 12:53:46: I am closing it and warding 5 pts ot @St_Hill . Mahipal . Yuvraj is a huge (literally) Mahi-pal. On to next qst
  
• 12:55:23: 2 pts to UnnamedEntity & 1 to gauravsabnis for Q13. now to Q14 - http://yfrog.com/jb48334215j
  
• 12:56:53: A gazillion points for You RT @diogeneb @kweezzz Masti (MSD)- youvan (yuvi) ke liye chiknai yukt c0nd0m
  
• 13:00:35: A. My Name Is Red . Purnimarao - 3 PranavBakliwal - 2 Arima_raj - 1 . Its the novel by Orhan Pamuk, for those who are wondering
  
• 13:07:27: Sorry.connectivity issues just 3 more Qs. Q15. http://yfrog.com/7b95296906j
  
• 13:10:47: I am giving it to Gururajsrao -3 spangmik -2 namit93 - Teen Sensetion ( 3 sens + TN Seshan)
  
• 13:11:46: 16. http://yfrog.com/7g11426554j - one qst to go after this..
  
• 13:16:37: Cereal Kisser Emraan Hashmi. Smacked by Whinophile-3 , firingpistonz - 2 & vikas_m - 1 .
  
• 13:17:13: Lets wrap up with a cryptic clue that should sum up ur feeling at this point—
  Q17. “ Top-notch chum in Radio channel”
  
• 13:21:07: #FacePalm indeed F-ACE PAL-M . Pranavbakliwal , saffrontrail & UnnamedEntity get pts , in that order. That must be what you r doing now,no?
  
• 13:23:21: Thanks all for your indulging me. Direct abuses to @siddev18 . Final scores coming up. Meanwhile check kweezzz.com , if you havent
  
• 13:27:36: This quiz was pwned by PranavBakliwal-14 pts,GauravSabnis-8 .ameyc & UnnamedEntity tied with 7pts. Full scores- http://yfrog.com/elscoreszj
  
• 13:30:13: Please visit & leave comments feedback on kweezzz.com & FB page http://on.fb.me/bkhDgZ . Check calendar here http://www.kweezzz.com/url/u
  
• 13:31:08: To conduct a @kweezzz pls contact @sidvee @lavanyam & @krtgrphr . And stay tuned for Chennai quiz that starts in a few min.
  
• 13:33:27: vanakam yavaree wan!
  
• 13:35:24: mama, mami, akka, anna, thanga, thambi, thathas, paatees...this is your QM @poeticgooner with the chennai kweezzz..will start in 5 mins
  
• 13:37:14: right all those here and ready to participate...OOOOOO podu! (well at least a vesillu?)
  
• 13:41:10: deeshclamar - me too farst time quizmaster wonly. any thithu/ peechankais to @poeticgooner
  
• 13:43:19: Right. First question. http://yfrog.com/4xsdfwj - id and connect.
  
• 13:46:54: no right answers yet. oh wait one...@anandhsub has got the connect. who's that guy in that b&w ?
  
• 13:48:53: No, no it is not thoreauparupu!
  
• 13:51:31: closing. 3 ppl got the connect. ans:- Ice house/ vivekanandar illam. the guy in b&w -fredreic tudor.more here - http://www.kweezzz.com/url/v
  
• 13:55:13: - sry for the hold up. http://bit.ly/b1Ip8a next q. these things form a seal of which society with HQ in chennai?
  
• 13:56:45: 3 points to @anandhsub 2 to @ashwat and 1 to @atlasdanced for Q1. that metrorail isn't a Q, sry. wrong image
  
• 13:58:59: @ajith_sethu found the pic. through google wonly.
  
• 14:00:14: right. correct. Theosophical society :) points to @ashwat @c_aashish and @brahminboy
  
• 14:01:47: http://yfrog.com/n0u3dnj - these buildings were built by....
  
• 14:02:59: pls. send complains abt questions to @poeticgooner ..it gets lost btw the answers :)
  
• 14:05:40: only one correct so far..but would love to give it to @yesjaypee
  
• 14:07:33: grr..sorry abt the confusion over the points. not to worry. will recheck before results.
  
• 14:09:29: @raviix- 3 @godproposes 2 and @naresha 1 ...ans:- Henry Irwin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Irwin
  
• 14:11:01: http://yfrog.com/eh78cij - next q...id. the bridge and who built it(not the kothanar pls. like who paid for it?)
  
• 14:17:08: @c_aashish-3 @mad_nad -2 and @charudut -1 Ans Peter Uscan, Marmalong bridge.
  
• 14:19:17: Right a non-image q. In 1939, during WW2, which school did the Madras highcourt function from?
  
• 14:20:59: And whoever gets this is way above #god level. found this info. by accident.
  
• 14:21:34: hahahahaa..no no not patani sundal bonda bhajji and all wokay?
  
• 14:23:41: wow! @adityatbhat cracks it! amazing dude!
  
• 14:25:03: 2- @raviix and 1-@jimanish ..ans:- Holy Angels, Ponday Bazaar.
  
• 14:26:53: next q. http://yfrog.com/n09mybj - id. and connect to thirupati.
  
• 14:31:03: ... @brahminboy got it :)
  
• 14:34:51: oh! @amaravind got it b4 @brahminboy ..third by @mad_nad ..ans:- thomas munro. had a stomach ache and gv a vessel to thirupati n got cured.
  
• 14:36:16: http://yfrog.com/2dv1wjj - boom! boom! what's burning?
  
• 14:36:47: .. @jimanish got it from someone else. will mention who after the next q(coz that also is borrowed)
  
• 14:39:17: the next q. will be fastest tweet first(it's that easy)
  
• 14:42:51: yes Emden bombing @atlasdanced no mate the boat didn't blast. 3 to @nayakgirin 1 to @brahminboy and 2 to @raviix
  
• 14:43:22: right...fingers on your keyboard..?
  
• 14:43:29: IPL: Superkings ICL: superstars PHL: ????
  
• 14:46:26: ..@anandhsub @nayakgirin @mskumar22 first to get it....yup veerans...
  
• 14:47:52: http://yfrog.com/6xemoffj - id. and connect to a place(another lame q. too easy :P )
  
• 14:48:54: After this one more.
  
• 14:52:22: @mad_nad no,no looking for a simple ans.
  
• 14:53:45: .. @atlasdanced chennai quiz pa!
  
• 14:54:52: mylapore...valluvar supposedly was born there..and ofcourse st. thomas was killed(at least ordered by the ruler of mylapore)
  
• 14:55:37: 3 to @nayakgirin , 2 to @amaravind and 1 to @mad_nad
  
• 14:56:47: right last question...another easy one...complete...Frankfurt, Denver, san Antonio and ________.
  
• 14:58:02: .. @atlasdanced didn't knw abt that..guess at times there might be 2 ans. but it is in this context I guess :)
  
• 14:58:35: stop saying chennai! another city, somewhere else!!
  
• 15:02:08: ..@jimanish 3 @nayakgirin 2 and @brahminboy 1..sister cities...cairo, volgograd...
  
• 15:02:36: Right thank you all for participating...now let me look at that firstu, lastu confusion...
  
• 15:04:00: And to host a kweezzz contact @lavanyam or @sidvee ..visit the website http://www.kweezzz.com/ ..coolaaa? semmaa illa?
  
• 15:10:54: guys sry. ade a mistake with that vivekananda q. wrong pic. it is Thoreau..so points for that q. me bad..send all gandu to @poeticgooner
  
• 15:16:10: right almost resolved.
  
• 15:20:18: And the winners are....3rd place to @jimanish
  
• 15:20:37: 2nd place to @amaravind
  
• 15:21:16: And the WINNNNNEERRR is @nayakgirin :D
  
• 15:21:51: so again thank you all...hope to be back soon with lot more questions..like lots...signing off @poeticgooner
  

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