Friday, October 15, 2010

From Twitter 10-14-2010



  • 13:03:20: Q 14) The Penultimate Question: Connect http://plixi.com/p/50604059
  • 13:04:01: RT @raytida: @siddev18 The expletive was Nixed. @kweezzz
  • 13:05:56: Okk I want u guys to focus not on Travolta but on the hairstyle. And similarly , look at the brand and not the soda
  • 13:07:12: Closing q in 1 min. are the leaders aka @gauravsabnis and @UnnamedEntity still here?
  • 13:07:44: RT @krtgrphr: @kweezzz Vivek Oberoi? :P
  • 13:08:48: Ans is These are all ethnic slurs used against communities. Frogs for French, Greaser (the travolta hairstyle) for Italians and so on
  • 13:08:56: Cracked by no 1 again
  • 13:10:08: Final Question :Which swear word, now considered normal speak came as a result of this : http://plixi.com/p/50605049
  • 13:12:45: Sigh. Its not a smurf or Lady Gaga. Closing q in 1 min
  • 13:12:48: RT @zincoshine: @kweezzz Son of Devegowda??
  • 13:13:34: @gauravsabnis Read the q boss. Then could it be grinch?
  • 13:13:59: Ans is nerd, which comes from the book of Dr Suess If I ran the Zoo.
  • 13:14:13: And with that, we come to the end of the Swear Words Quiz
  • 13:15:19: Winners are : 1) @gauravsabnis (18 points) 2) @unnamedentity (16) and 3) @avishnu89 with 9 points. Excellent quizzing folks
  • 13:16:26: Prizes for this quiz have been sponsored by @Diesel_In who are soon starting a campaign titled "Kick Ass"
  • 13:17:05: With that, your QM @Gunmaster_G_9 takes leave of you folks. I hope u enjoyed the quiz as much as I had fun making the questions.
  • 13:18:28: Apologies to those who got bored. If you wanna host a quiz, kindly contact @sidvee or @lavanyam or check out http://bit.ly/9ol7wX . Adios
  • 13:19:24: Prizes are as follows: 1st prize gets a goodie bag, 2nd prize is tshirt n trouser arouser, 3rd is trouser arouser
  • 13:22:42: A big thanks to @Diesel_In who are all set to unveal a brand new avatar tomorrow. May the force be with them
  • 13:27:05: Hang around for the next quiz by @PranavBakliwal. Also check out our FB page (facebook.com/kweezzz) and the under-construction kweezzz.com
  • 13:35:33: Hi guys, this is @PranavBakliwal. Will be starting a general quiz in approximately 10 minutes. Please stick around and please RT.
  • 13:38:36: Quiz will be heavy on connects. 15 questions in all. Mostly un-googleable.
  • 13:45:47: Five minutes more guys, image upload happening. Please stick around, thanks.
  • 13:49:55: Right. Usual rules - 3,2,1 for the first three answers. Warm up question coming up...
  • 13:50:34: Q0. Etymology. Which word originates from a French word that in turn originates from Latin for "a person with whom you share your bread"?
  • 13:52:31: A0. Companion. Good stuff, cracked by many.
  • 13:54:12: Okay, ready to go? Q1. Give me one word that connects all these: http://yfrog.com/b769344723j
  • 13:57:38: A1. Bantam.
  • 13:58:08: That's a bantam fowl, city of Bantam in Indonesia and Montiel, current bantamweight champion.
  • 13:58:41: Points to @i_r_squared, @thedilettante and @rohanshanbag.
  • 13:59:26: Q2. http://yfrog.com/mz41165395j
  • 14:02:56: A2. The guillotine. That was Antoine Louis, Jean ignace de Guillotin and famous victims were Louis XVI, Antoinette and Lavoisier.
  • 14:03:21: Well cracked by @thedilettante, @rohanshanbag and @siddev18. Moving on to Q3...
  • 14:04:05: Q3. http://img151.imageshack.us/i/32314072.jpg/
  • 14:06:41: RT @livetimefe: @kweezzz Michael Jackson ?
  • 14:07:47: A3. Timur/Tamerlane. Good answers once again from @i_r_squared, @thedilettante and @krtgrphr.
  • 14:08:42: Q4. http://yfrog.com/mj19196747j
  • 14:13:19: A4. Aerosmith. That was Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis & Aerial Ballet by Harry Nilsson (both may be sources of the name). And that's Boston.
  • 14:13:51: Cracked (again) by @thedilettante, followed by @brahminboy and @sabari_3000.
  • 14:15:11: Yes, spine-fail happened in the previous question, apologies. Anyway, here's Q5. http://yfrog.com/4551379126p
  • 14:18:16: A5. Jim Corbett killed man-eaters in these places. Answered first by @sabari_3000, @i_r_squared and @rohanshanbag. Moving on...
  • 14:18:51: Q6. Connect: http://img412.imageshack.us/i/33688177.jpg/
  • 14:23:24: A6. Rorschach. On the left was Jackie Haley, who played him in Watchmen. And that was Dr. Rorschach and one of the inkblots from the test.
  • 14:24:09: Points go to @i_r_squared, @azaxacavabanama and @sabari_3000. Q7 coming up...
  • 14:24:48: Q7. Should be easy: http://img408.imageshack.us/i/43735781.jpg/
  • 14:25:55: I want the exact term for X, in Q7. No points for partially correct answers, sorry.
  • 14:28:47: A7. Latte Art. I'm going to be an asshole QM and give it only to those who got the exact term. Don't throw stuff at me.
  • 14:29:18: Points for that go to @sriniprodigy, @iPrash and @sneha_ramteke. Q8 coming up...
  • 14:30:19: Q8. http://img229.imageshack.us/i/79253726.jpg/
  • 14:33:57: RT @pradster13: @kweezzz All of them slept with rekha!
  • 14:35:03: A8. The term "Angry Young Men". Originally applied to Harold Pinter, Kingsley Amis and John Osborne. Then Bachchan Sr.
  • 14:35:41: Points for A8 to @thedilettante, @tenalirama and @siddev18 (whose question I stole, apparently :P).
  • 14:37:17: Q9. Connect: http://img219.imageshack.us/i/57912757.jpg/
  • 14:41:43: A9. John Dillinger. Played by Depp in Public Enemies, that's the band Dillinger Escape Plan and that's Hoover who got him killed.
  • 14:42:05: Super answer by @sabari_3000, @i_r_squared and @sriniprodigy. Q10 coming up...
  • 14:42:52: Q10. Should be easy: http://yfrog.com/77q14ej
  • 14:46:36: A10. Occam's razor, named after William of Ockham. Points to @thedilettante, @rahultimate and @i_r_squared.
  • 14:47:24: Q11. Slightly random, but please connect: http://yfrog.com/0vq10xmj
  • 14:50:07: Stop staring. #Indecent fellows. Clue: The connect is the name of a place. There. Crack it.
  • 14:50:52: RT @Aaditya15: @kweezzz an old men with loads of money always finds a b'ful hot girl :P
  • 14:52:40: No one getting this. Ok, let me tell you what the pics are. That's the Rupee symbol, that's Diana Hayden and that's an old French minister.
  • 14:53:32: Closing this in 30 seconds. No right answers! #Fail
  • 14:54:55: A11. Seychelles. That's Jean Moreau de Sechelle (named after him), Hayden won Ms. World there and the currency is Rupee.
  • 14:55:34: Points to @KaanjiPinji and @siddev18, who got it just in time. Well done!
  • 14:56:53: Q12. http://bit.ly/dDiswA - you get one, you'll get both.
  • 15:00:14: A12. Macguffin, the plot device used often by Hitchcock. Answered first by @akhil_basha, @thedilettante and @i_r_squared. 3 questions to go.
  • 15:01:05: Q13. Connect: http://yfrog.com/42q12wj
  • 15:04:49: Hmm. No one getting this. Connect is a person who has nothing to do with Twilight.
  • 15:06:41: Okay. This has been cracked. No more clues, closing question now.
  • 15:07:22: A13. Salvador Dali. That's an Andalusian hound (dog), Pattinson played Dali in Little Ashes, and that's Mae West Lips Sofa, by Dali.
  • 15:07:59: Only @thedilettante got this. 5 points for being the sole answer-er!
  • 15:09:02: Q14. Easy: http://yfrog.com/bdq13aj
  • 15:11:24: Okay. This is not easy, nor is it difficult, nor is it anywhere in between. It is just a question. Happy?
  • 15:13:10: One pwnz0r has cracked this. I need both the person and the reason. No half points.
  • 15:15:28: A14. Laurent Blanc. Because some smart-ass realized the first letters of those clubs spell B.L.A.N.C.
  • 15:15:58: Brilliantly cracked by @akhil_basha, @nitinsunny and @aamodbaijal. Last question coming up...
  • 15:17:10: Q15. http://yfrog.com/74q15aj
  • 15:22:30: A15. Creedence Clearwater Revival. From Fogerty's friend Credence Newball, an ad for Olympia beer and the word revival.
  • 15:23:00: Cracked by @akhil_basha, @anannyadeb and @siddev18. Good stuff guys!
  • 15:23:40: Final scores coming up in a minute. Thanks for playing! Brutally honest feedback to @PranavBakliwal please...
  • 15:24:47: In third place with some fine answers is @Akhil_basha - 9 points.
  • 15:25:20: Second place goes to @i_r_squared (15 points), who pretty much pwned every question.
  • 15:25:56: And no surprises, @thedilettante wins with a massive 23 points! Well played.
  • 15:26:57: Final scores are here:
  • 15:27:34: Oops. I mean, final scores are here: http://yfrog.com/5tj30uj
  • 15:28:56: If you want to host a quiz, contact @sidvee or @lavanyam. Calendar is here: http://bit.ly/9ol7wX
  • 15:31:19: Also, do come back tomorrow. A Hyderabad quiz by @scorpius69 and a Maths quiz by @krish_santosh are lined up.
  • 15:31:55: Followed by a Kishore Kumar tribute quiz by the legendary @p1j. Be there.
  • 15:50:31: QOTD for today http://yfrog.com/66wv0j Pliss to answer by 4PM IST tomorrow.
  • 15:50:50: and, also, there is a Books and Authors #kweezzz on Sunday@9PM, which the louly people @flipkart have agreed to sponsor the same
  • 15:51:20: Oh,and prizes:Vouchers for the top 3. 1k, 750, 500. If people outside India win, they can order online and it will ship to an India address.
  • 15:51:49: so, be there and try to Pwn the @kweezzz Sunday@9PM
  • 21:00:30: Championship: @mihirfadnavis still leads w/ 85 pts. @adityamorarka @akhil_basha (35) close in on @krtgrphr(40). Top 10: http://bit.ly/b570FK
  • 23:39:15: QOTD # 11 for today
    http://yfrog.c...
    Pliss to answer by 4PM IST today.
  • 23:39:45: and, also, there is a Books and Authors
    #kweezzz by @sandeip
    on Sunday@9PM, which the louly people
    @flipkart
    have agreed to sponsor.
  • 23:40:18: prizes:Vouchers 4 the top 3. 1k, 750, 500. If people outside India win, they can order online and it will ship to an India address.be there.
  • 23:41:35: sorry, reloading QOTD #11 link
  • 23:42:15: @yamsivam some problem with yfrog. reuploading pic
  • 23:42:42: QOTD #11 http://yfrog.com/mi89xtj
  • 23:43:10: yes, that works now. Pliss to answer QOTD #11 by 4PM today.


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