- 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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