- 13:27:18: ID the 2nd pic also , folks. And the specific connect
- 13:30:04: Closing the Q.
- 13:30:57: Ans 15. The person is Shiva Keshavan who was the first Indian to go to the Salt Lake Winter Olympics 2002 (2nd pic is the flame) .
- 13:31:43: I am giving part points to @gururajsrao, @p1j and @anandhsub for identifying SHiva Kesavan
- 13:34:09: While I am collating the scores, ID the famous player who was killed in his prime http://yfrog.com/e6za8j
- 13:35:47: Third Place in thie quiz goes to @gururajsrao, @probals ,@vivekratnam and @p1j who are at 8 points.
- 13:36:07: The ans indeed is Syed Modi who was tragically murdered when he was still in the best of form
- 13:36:45: At 2nd place is @tintin1107 with 9 points but at 1st spot is @kaanjipinji with 10 points . A very closely fought quiz indeed
- 13:37:58: Thanks a lot for your participation and enthusiasm. Brickbats and bouquets to the QM @Gunmaster_G_9 . A quiz by @ameyc follows shortly
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- 13:41:01: This is the QM @Gunmaster_G_9 signing out. Thanx
- 13:41:17: Hello guys, this is @ameyc with the Military Aviation quiz. Want to take a break for some 10 minutes, or should I start?
- 13:45:38: Since consensus seems to be for a break, let's wait for a bit before going on. Meanwhile, I have 15 questions, 5-3-2 points scheme.
- 13:53:42: The first few questions are drones, let's see who the fastest trigger fingers are. First 3 correct answers get 5, 3 and 2 points resp.
- 13:54:43: Gentle reminder - our *new* FB page is now up - pliss to (re)join :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kweezzz/170794189599129
- 13:55:16: The quiz is a bit fighter-heavy. All you bomber crews will have to wait for next one. A quick show of hands before first question?
- 13:57:06: Alrighty, Q.1 - Though not really used for aerial warfare, which was the first “air force”?
- 13:59:24: Clarification/hint - Not counting chinese kites/rockets, since people didn't really use them to fly.
- 14:01:46: No correct answers yet. It's not British air force, though you are geographically very close. Closing in a minute.
- 14:03:46: Oops, that drone was unharmed. A - French Aerostatic Corps or Company of Aeronauts, used in French revolutionary wars. No points for anyone.
- 14:06:08: Sorry, @aparanjape sneaked in a shot just as I was posting the answer.
- 14:06:51: Q2. Which was the first air force squadron ever to fly heavier than air machines?
- 14:08:01: @ShriniWasK @KaanjiPinji French used balloons before the Prussian war.
- 14:09:43: Give me the squadron number. If no one gets that, I will consider people answering with correct name for air force/county.
- 14:12:04: Hurrying along a bit, closing in one minute. I have 2 half-correct answers.
- 14:15:23: A bit of trick q. Both Royal Flying Corps Sqns no. 2 and 3 were created on 13th May 1912. @Pushkarr gets 5 for mentioning Sqn 3.
- 14:15:44: @mayureshgaikwad @aparanjape get 3 and 2 resp for getting RAF correct.
- 14:16:23: Q.3 What is the claim to notoriety of the short-lived F-11 Tiger? (I want a very specific answer.)
- 14:20:19: As I thought, that was easy. The first jet aircraft to shoot itself down, using own guns. @probals @sriharsha87 @Gunmaster_G_9 score.
- 14:21:38: Q 5. Claim to fame of this aircraft (and don’t say it had enough room for pilot to sleep on it) http://yfrog.com/htpotcxj
- 14:26:18: Hint - Think WW II. See the propeller. (Closing in a minute, already have one correct answer) (Sorry, that was Q4, not Q5)
- 14:28:39: Closing. A4 - Me-163 Komet, first and only operational rocket-propelled fighter. @aparanjape and @probals get the points for this.
- 14:29:38: Q5. Id and Connect - http://plixi.com/p/54574535
- 14:33:22: Q5 - Should I wait for the name? For Q4, @KaanjiPinji gets points for sneaking in a shot seconds before I posted the answer.
- 14:34:56: I seriously don't. RT @Pushkarr @kweezzz some aircraft hiding... avoiding it from making sound. i mean ... u know what i mean? ;-)
- 14:36:36: That's Sukhoi test pilot Viktor Pugachev, after whom the maneuver Pugachev’s Cobra is named. @nayakgirin @mayureshgaikwad @probals get it.
- 14:37:55: Q6. Identify this famous German fighter ace. - http://plixi.com/p/54575704
- 14:38:25: @Pushkarr We RT the funny ones too. Now that easy Qs are done, I have time for that ;)
- 14:46:05: Be back in 5 guys. Take a break.
- 14:53:32: Sorry, emergency timeout had to be taken.
- 14:54:38: A6 - German fighting ace of WW I , Oswald Boelcke. His rules called “Dicta Boelcke”, were followed extensively by his disciple, Red Baron.
- 14:55:15: Points go to @Pushkarr, @mayureshgaikwad and @solitalks. (Will hurry up for next Qs)
- 14:56:33: Q7. What do we know this area better as? http://yfrog.com/0rtxkdj
- 14:59:39: It's not DMZ guys, DMZ is between North and South Korea, not North Korea and China. Hint - Think DMZ.
- 15:01:50: @OldmonkMGM Will also look on seesmic.
- 15:02:41: Closing Q7. Answer - MiG Alley, birthplace of jet fighter combat. Only @OldmonkMGM gets it.
- 15:03:45: Q8. Which air force this Spitfire belongs to? (very specific answer, please) http://yfrog.com/5u44456925j
- 15:06:54: Easy. The Ashok chakra roundel was adopted in 1948 for the new Royal Indian Air Force. Changed in 1950, when the word Royal was dropped.
- 15:07:39: Points go to @sriharsha87, @Flyfiddlesticks and @nayakgirin.
- 15:08:30: Q9. http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/79
- 15:09:09: @probals Sorry, it's after I posted the answers :(
- 15:11:34: Hint- I want the latest (current) aircraft in the series. Think demonstrations.
- 15:14:03: Sorry, no correct answers. Here's the funda- http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/80
- 15:15:46: Q10. Both these aircraft (and only these two) belong to a very exclusive club. What am I talking about? http://yfrog.com/56gxnp
- 15:16:23: @nayakgirin You didn't get the "latest" which was the question.
- 15:17:25: @Pushkarr @nayakgirin Will give you 2 points each, no full points for not getting the funda.
- 15:20:45: Hint - Identifying the aircrafts - think well-known, and no so well-known. (Remember "Just" these 2 aircraft.)
- 15:21:33: Care to move ahead and get the correct answer? RT @OldmonkMGM @kweezzz Blue Angels?
- 15:23:54: Closing in a minute. Blue Angels is right track. (the block or variant of F/A-18 not so important here)
- 15:25:48: OK, Closing it. http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/81 @OldmonkMGM and @abhabhakoo get 2 points for mentioning Blue Angels.
- 15:26:54: Q 11. Series “A” has 8 and 11 as missing numbers. Series “B”, unless it drops a number, will have 3 as its next. Give me A and B. (easy)
- 15:28:01: I was expecting Top Gun, Aero India, but... RT @probals @kweezzz Featured in Van Halen's 1986 release "Dreams"
- 15:31:02: People are getting one answer correct, the other one wrong. It's a series, not a model.
- 15:32:49: A11. A and B are literally, A (Ground Attack) and B (Bomber) - Aircraft/Mission designations used by US Tri-Service post 1962.
- 15:33:33: Points go to @Pushkarr - 5, @sriharsha87 -3 and @kushanmitra - 2.
- 15:34:07: Q12. Connect – A US president’s son filming another US president’s elder brother, “high pressure pump” and Love.
- 15:35:12: @Gongala Sorry, I can't see you on twitter timeline for some reason. But can get you on seesmic once in a while :(
- 15:36:33: @probals Yes, but the series was "restarted" post 1962, when they unified the system for all 3 services.
- 15:37:28: OK, hint for Q12 - think WW II. Think air operations.
- 15:37:53: @nayakgirin Complete answer?
- 15:40:28: Closing the question. http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/82 @kushanmitra gets 5, @nayakgirin gets 3 for not getting Aphrodite.
- 15:42:18: This should be fun. Q13. Rebus - name the 2 aircraft mentioned in this picture. http://yfrog.com/mz6xyij
- 15:43:07: Please tell me people got #NSFW search results for Q12. :)
- 15:44:12: @sidvee I still can't see @Gongala on twitter timeline. Do see on seesmic, though.
- 15:45:04: Making it easier fpr Q13 - both aircrafts are related to IAF. Id the guy and you get it.
- 15:46:48: @mayureshgaikwad And how's that related to the guy?
- 15:48:55: Closing this. A 13 - http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/83 Where are Maratha history quiz winners when you need them?
- 15:50:06: Points - @sriharsha87 gets 5, @nayakgirin and @mayureshgaikwad get 2 for identifying only one aircraft.
- 15:51:05: Q14. Kinda Rebus question - What (or which fighters) am I talking about here? http://yfrog.com/b5r84p
- 15:53:02: Correction - @OldmonkMGM gets 2 for last question, instead of @mayureshgaikwad based on timeline.
- 15:54:29: How? RT @sriharsha87 @kweezzz F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Attack Aircraft ??
- 15:54:47: Hint - There are 2 aircraft identified there.
- 15:56:17: That was easy - British fighter, Folland Gnat (was improved and developed under license by HAL as HAL Ajeet.
- 15:57:47: Points - @Pushkarr -5, @nayakgirin - 3 and @kushanmitra - 2 (they got all 3 words correct)
- 15:58:41: @mayureshgaikwad Middle photo was the famous HAL's eye from 2001: Space Odessy ;)
- 15:59:48: Last Q coming up @Pushkarr and @nayakgirin can still tie for top spot, @sriharsha87 may come 2nd. Ready for it?
- 16:00:39: Q 15. One name connects all. http://yfrog.com/3mdkcap
- 16:02:12: No points for just Gnat and Ajeet for last one. HAL was the connect joining those 2 together.
- 16:03:51: And how's that? RT @probals @kweezzz 'Smiling' from Smiling Buddha
- 16:05:21: Got 2(?) correct answers. As I said, it's a name. (Fw 190 name is not left in the image as a mistake)
- 16:06:50: There are 3 images in the picture, and each one relates to a single name. Some of you have identified that aircraft by mistake before.
- 16:08:28: And.... the answer is http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/84. @kushanmitra, @nayakgirin and @Gunmaster_G_9 score.
- 16:11:15: @sriharsha87 No, but you didn't connect him to Marut, till all 3 answers came in.
- 16:11:37: @OldmonkMGM Yup, and you got points too.
- 16:13:41: And the final tally is - @Pushkarr, @nayakgirin and @sriharsha87 score top three spots with 22, 20 and 16 points each. http://bit.ly/bsrGhi
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- 16:16:20: Here's your QM @ameyc signing off. All compliments are welcome, no mentions of "danger zone" allowed.
- 16:18:03: Once again, full scorecard here: http://bit.ly/d8GB4J (Hope this works now). Till next time, bye from @ameyc.
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