- 07:57:41: The SRT quiz scheduled for 7PM IST has been cancelled. Apologies. Hopefully we'll have it soon
- 13:24:37: This is your QM @scorpius69, starting the Ramayan Quiz in another 5 minutes. Quiz will be generally on the Ramayan, and related topics.
- 13:27:15: Starting the Quiz, just mark your attendance with Jai Shree Ram!!!
- 13:30:59: Q 1) Starting with a simple one, just connect the images. http://bit.ly/dgTAso
- 13:33:46: Yaar its a simple connect, don't go into too many Da Vinci Codisms.
- 13:34:25: One of the answers has got one part of the connect right.
- 13:35:43: Hint: The river in the picture is located in Goa, and connects to one of the characters.
- 13:37:07: Hint: One of the clues is Sita, now work out the others.
- 13:39:11: Hmm some answers r close. One of the pics also is the name of a movie, that was the actress first movie as a heroine.
- 13:40:31: Ok the scoring is 6,5,4 in order of replying.
- 13:41:56: Ok will have to close this Question, only correct answer i got so far is from @adityamorarka, Connect is the wives of the 4 Brothers.
- 13:43:51: SITA(daughter of the EARTH), Mandovi River in Goa( Wife of Bharat), URMILA(wife of laxman)'s first Hindi movie as heroine was NARSIMHA
- 13:45:04: And yes the actress was SHRUTAKEERTI(wife of SHATRUGHAN). Also points here to @2vreddy
- 13:48:20: Q2) Name the author who won the Jnanpith Award for his version of the Ramayan in 1967.http://bit.ly/cqIEEV
- 13:51:57: Right closing the Question, quite an easy, K.V.Putappa or Kuvempu, points here going to @techrsr-6,@nitinsunny-5 and @spangmik-4
- 13:55:01: Q 3) Another connect Question. http://bit.ly/b50COI
- 13:59:42: Closing the Question, the connect was Jambavan, he is believed to be present in the Vamana avatar,and then that Symantaka Gem story.
- 14:01:59: As per records, the Symantaka Gem is supposed to be Ruby(Pic), points here going to @nayakgirin-6,@shwetagk-5 and @maxdavinci-4.
- 14:03:55: The next Question http://bit.ly/c03NKo
- 14:04:57: @p1j, The story of Syamantak Mani was introduced to me by Amar Chitra Katha.. +1
- 14:09:30: Closing the Question, the answer is Rishyasringa, which translates to Deer Horn in Sanskrit.
- 14:09:50: Points here to @techrsr-6,@naresha-5 and @balaji_ramani-4.
- 14:12:32: Next Question http://bit.ly/dA9gxl
- 14:17:16: Closing the Question, it is Trijata and points here going @shashkrish-6, @shwetagk-5 and @bhaw_jha-4
- 14:18:13: @techrsr @AdityaMorarka @kweezzz She was one of the Rakshasis guarding her in the Ashoka Vana.
- 14:19:41: Comming up Question 6, http://bit.ly/9omz97
- 14:24:04: Closing the Question, it is Kabandha,the one eyed Rakshas, points here going to @mihirfadnavis-6,@sumeetkhanna-5 and @sunilification-4.
- 14:25:54: Q 7) Back with another Connect Question, should be easy. http://bit.ly/ajNZak
- 14:28:32: One of the pics is Quite famous, if you get that the connect should be easy, the person in the pic I mean.
- 14:29:54: Hint: The photo in the pic is of the person in his younger days as a student.
- 14:31:35: Just got one correct answer
- 14:33:19: Hint: The person in the pic, wrote a series of books about a detective.
- 14:36:15: Ok closing the Question, got 3 correct, Connect was Jatayu, character in Satyajit Ray's Feluda series.Pic was of Ray as a student.
- 14:37:02: Jatayu Airlines is a defunct airlines in Indonesia(Flag Pic),and he was the sun of Aruna( the charioteer of Surya).
- 14:40:01: @saffrontrail @kweezzz Ray's Feluda series has a character named Jatayu.
- 14:41:45: Next Question 8 http://bit.ly/diCbWj
- 14:43:34: Oops sorry points for Q 7 going to @solitalks-6,@pij-5 and @numbsku11-4
- 14:47:04: Closing the Question, it is the Ashram of Matanga Rishi, Points to @balaji_ramani-6, @sidvee-5 and @raytida-4
- 14:50:45: Q9 - Another image connect http://bit.ly/bFI41X
- 14:53:51: Got one correct answer so far.
- 14:56:34: Ok closing it, the connect is the Panchamukha Hanuman- Faces of Garuda, Hayagriva(horse), Varaha, Narsimha and Hanuman himself.
- 14:57:33: Main Deity of Sri Raghavendra Swamy, and points here going to @varunsridhar-6,@numbsku11-5 and @raghuiyer-4
- 15:01:55: Question No 10 http://bit.ly/chrOxD
- 15:05:51: Right it was Garuda, the enemy of the Snakes, points here going to @balaji_ramani-4, @sumeetkhanna-5 and @ameyc-4.
- 15:08:52: Next Question http://bit.ly/9Gckws
- 15:13:30: Mayasura, construction of Maya Sabha/Indraprastha, is the answer, points here going to @shaz393-6,@shwetagk-5 and @sriharsha87-4
- 15:14:51: Ok this is the last Question , http://bit.ly/b40Nnh
- 15:16:18: @shwetagk @mihirfadnavis @kweezzz I was primarily looking for Maya Sabha in context of Mahabharat.
- 15:19:31: Ok got 1 right answer, Hint: One of the 8 Guardians of Directions, he also comes in the Ramayan at a critical stage.
- 15:21:40: Last Hint: His mount is a Crocodile.
- 15:25:31: Closing the last Q, it is Varuna, he also appears later on when he pacifies Ram, after he is furious about his refusal to part aside.
- 15:26:28: Points going to @sriniprodigy-6,@dooofus-5 and @sumeetkhanna-4.Hold on while i just tally the scores. That brings the Quiz to an end.
- 15:28:14: The Winner of the Quiz is @balaji_ramani-16, closely followed by @shweta_gk-15 and @sumeetkhanna-14.
- 15:29:38: To all asking about Ramanand Sagar, i was the guy who wrote Ramayan, yep Valmiki's original name is my name, so that settles the dispute.
- 15:31:08: Anyway this is your QM, @scorpius69 aka Ratnakar, logging off for the Night. Any comments, boquets, brickbats, welcome.
- 15:47:00: Fine fine quiz by @scorpius69, one of our most enthusiastic QMs with quizzes on Grindhouse movies, WW2, Westerns, Kolkata etc. #FF
- 15:48:11: Some exciting quizzes over the weekend. Check our calendar for the quiz schedule. http://bit.ly/9ol7wX. Contact @sidvee or @lavanyam to host
- 16:12:22: Kweezzz Championship: @mihirfadnavis & @krtgrphr lead w/ 40 pts each - check out the top 10 on the leaderboard here! http://bit.ly/acfUn1
- 17:09:26: #QSQ-07 Tomorrow is legendary Actor Director Guru Dutt's death anniversary.. Today and Tomorrow's QSQ's are dedicated to his cinema
- 17:12:31: #QSQ-07 The Question is in the form of the pic... All you have to identify is the film and all actors/character artists in the pic
- 17:15:14: #QSQ-07 Here is the pic. http://twitpic.com/2vsbnl Leave your response by tomorrow evening India time (or before its answered)..
- 17:15:40: Remember to Hash Tag #QSQ-07 in your response....
- 17:22:33: #QSQ-07 is by QM @p1j .
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