@Kweezzz: From Twitter 11-25-2010

11:40:04: The last king of scotland is a brilliant guess as well.
11:41:26: Points to @UnnamedEntity @AdityaMorarka and @cowherd. Final scores coming up. But you know it already
11:42:58: @mskumar22 Sher as in poetry. or Shair.
11:49:55: sorry guys. Was cut off. Weird internet connection I have.
11:51:29: Won by @unnamedentity with 75 points followed by @AdityaMorarka with 37 and there's a tie between @Gunmaster_G_9 and @muddnair. Both get 10
11:52:49: Is everone watching LalitModi now?
11:56:52: So do @Gunmaster_G_9 and @muddnair want to play a tiebreaker? @mskumar got 6 with 3 right answers.
11:57:17: Sorry @mskumar22 got 6 with 3 right answers
11:59:24: Will wait for another 2 minutes for @muddnair to respond.
12:01:28: Alright we will have a tiebreaker for @Gunmaster_G_9 and @muddnair. Similar koschin to the last one. Ready?
12:02:32: Tiebreaker Q coming up........
12:03:31: http://yfrog.com/mo7ni0j Not necessarily related to films.
12:05:57: Alright @Gunmaster_G_9 has it. It is Azerbaijan. Azhar, the bai and the film Jaan.
12:08:53: Also, well played @muddnair. There is just one tiebreaker Q sorry. So @UnnamedEntity @AdityaMorarka and @Gunmaster_G_9 are the 3 winners
13:24:59: This is your Q.M. @ScorpiusMaximus kicking off the 90's Quizzes in about 5 min from now.
13:25:38: It will be a series of Quizzes covering the 90's decade, in all aspects possibe-movies,trivia,sports,politics.
13:27:09: The 90's to me was special in a way, because it was the decade when i took Quizzing seriously, been a 20 year Quizzing journey.
13:28:24: Apart from Nostalgia, to me signficant decade, as the map of the world changed completely in that decade, and then the Global village.
13:30:53: Starting off the 90's Quiz, so are all ready, just need a show of hands.
13:32:53: Just starting the Quiz with a loosener, no points, which sportsperson of the 90's was nicknamed the Great White Shark.
13:35:22: Yeah it is Greg Norman, the Aussie Golfer, who dominated the game in the 90's. Good to see the show of hands.
13:35:59: And now the Quiz begins, points are 6,5,4 in order of replying.
13:37:36: Q 1) Starting off with a rather easy one http://pastebin.com/2nhM2ji4
13:40:57: Got a lot of Qutub Minar, Charminar answers, but this was The Leaning Tower of Pisa, closed in 1990 to public, reopened in 2001.
13:41:39: And declared safe for another 300 years. Points here going to @anandhsub-6, @qwiky-5 and @sumitpurohit-4.
13:42:55: Q 2) Identify this German defender, and what was his claim to fame, need both for points. http://yfrog.com/3vcgo0j
13:47:33: Right on this is Andreas Brehme who scored that lone goal in the 1990 WC final vs Argentina, one of the worst matches i saw.
13:48:10: The best answer i got was about Stefan Effenberg having an illicit affair with his team mate's wife. :D
13:49:04: Points here going to @siddev18-6, @akkiman-5 and @pradyutroy-4.
13:50:59: Q 3) This superhero movie of the 90's was based on a character created by the director.Name the movie. http://yfrog.com/47aziaj
13:54:21: This is from the movie Darkman, the character was conceived by Sam Raimi, who also directed the movie, and Liam Neeson in the lead.
13:55:07: Points here going to @sumitpurohit-6, @jacob_tharian-5 and @akkiman-4.
13:56:13: Q 4) http://pastebin.com/9nXswjYm
13:59:44: Closing the Q, this is B.P.Mandal whose Mandal Comission report rocked the nation in 1990.
14:00:14: Points here going to @mskumar22-6, @absolutdiamond-5 and @kaliom-4.
14:02:07: Q 5) Just connect to a 90's movie http://yfrog.com/2q7y60j
14:07:10: Closing the Q, the connect is GOODFELLAS, it was based on the book Wise Guys by Nicholas Pillegi(in the pic).
14:07:45: However as there already was a De Palma movie with same name,had to be changed, That is the real life Henry Hill.
14:09:00: And the Air France Robbery is one of the critical moments in the movie. Points here going to @Wolverin3-6,@sumitpurohit-5 ,@pradyutroy-4
14:12:13: Sorry change in points here @wolverin3-6,@nitinsunny-5 and @sumitpurohit-4.
14:12:40: @nitinsunny, the movie had both Air France and Lufthansa robberies covered.
14:14:03: Q 6) Just name the movie and the actor. Need both http://yfrog.com/0fxmj0j
14:18:08: Many are getting one part of it right. but none has come with the correct one.
14:20:39: Closing the Q, this is Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune, for which he got the Best Actor Oscar.
14:21:24: Points here going to @akkiman-6, @firingpistonz-5 and @kurisad-4
14:23:05: Q 7) Just connect the images to a player. http://yfrog.com/n0a3r0j
14:28:52: Closing the Q, this is James Buster Douglas who Knocked Out Mike Tyson in one of the biggest upsets ever in Boxing History.
14:29:30: He lost the title to Evander Holyfield the same year, Mirage Casino was the only one to actually bet on the fight
14:31:10: The Final Blow was a video game renamed to James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing Game after the fight.
14:31:57: Points here going to @akkiman-6, @Wolverin3-5 and @kurisad-4.
14:34:10: Q 8) Identify this leader, who became the first President of his nation, that was formed in the 90's. http://yfrog.com/3v508zj
14:40:48: Closing the Q, this is Sam Nujoma, the first President of Namibia, which earier was SWAPO under the apartheid era regime.
14:41:19: Points here going to @the_filmguy-6, @mskumar22-5 and @papita86-4
14:42:17: Q 9) Fill in the missing link, and whats the connect. http://yfrog.com/f5mp10j
14:46:43: The missing link was Mark Taylor Kapil's 400th victim, while Sanjay Manjrekar was Hadlee's 400th victim.
14:47:28: Points here going to @tintin1107-6, @sultanofsimile-5 and @kurisad-4.
14:50:20: Q 10) What connects the images? http://yfrog.com/em996uj
14:52:08: I am looking for one specific term.
14:53:28: Hint : The connect is related to space exploration in the 90's work it out.
14:55:27: Some of the answers are close, but not what i am really looking for.
14:58:45: Closing the Q, the connect is the NASA great Observatories, 3 of which were launched in 1990,1991 and 1999.
15:00:01: Named after Edwin Hubble, Chandrashekar and Arthur Compton, points going to @Kenneth-6,@kurisad-5 and @jesAbjoe-4.
15:01:41: Last 4 Q's are all text ones. Q 11) http://pastebin.com/jG90nC9x
15:03:48: Again looking here for a very specific term.
15:05:07: Many are getting X right, but i am seeking the specific term, used by the opponents.
15:05:44: Some replies are just about close.
15:09:59: Basically it was dubbed the "Second Battle of Trafalgar" after the riots at Trafalgar Square, i will go with Battle of Trafalgar here.
15:11:21: Points here going to @sultanofsimile-6, @kurisad-5 and @RaisonD-4.
15:13:05: Q 12) http://pastebin.com/CsfiMisL
15:17:59: Closing the Q, this is Yemen, the other nation which voted against this resolution was Cuba, God knows why though.
15:18:49: Points going here to @sultanofsimile-6, @the_filmguy-5 and @numbminded-4.
15:19:43: Q 13) http://pastebin.com/0a2Am1yt
15:21:32: Err Guy Fawkes Day in Germany??
15:24:57: Closing the Q, it was the anniversary of the Kristalnacht, which kick started the anti Jewish pogroms by the Nazis.
15:27:14: Points here going to @numbminded-6, @Kenneth-5 and @RaisonD-4.
15:29:54: Last Q here http://pastebin.com/UttXaiMy
15:33:58: Hint: The match was notorious for a very unpleasant incident which saw the 2 players from the teams being sent off.
15:38:34: This is the Germany-Holland match, in the Pre QF, which was billed as a Mini Final, and notorious for that Spitting incident.
15:39:33: Points here going to @the_filmguy-6, @numbminded-5 and @Din35H-4.
15:41:00: Fine so that brings an end to the Quiz, we have a tie in 3rd place for @the_filmguy and @sultanofsimilie both with 17 pts.
15:42:13: So will have to go for a tie break here, for @the_filmguy and @sultanofsimile, can you guys just acknowledge it.
15:44:48: Right its 2 pts to however cracks the Q first. this is only for @the_filmguy and @sultanofsimilie, others pls do not reply.
15:49:38: Ok the tie breaker Q here, fastest finger first gets the points,just identify the player http://yfrog.com/mzaui0j
15:52:35: Sorry but this Q is open only to @sultanofsimile and @the_filmguy
15:54:45: Hint: One of the players who made news in the 1990 world Cup, for an upset win.
15:57:57: Hmm ok no replies, have to close it, this was Claudio Cannigio who scored the lone goal against Brazil in the Pre QF match, which KOed em.
15:59:01: Ok next Q, during the 1990 Asian Games, the HQ of the Olympic Council of Asia was shifted to UK temporarily, what was the reason.
16:00:53: I have specifically mentioned this is a tie break Q, yet i see people answering on the TL. Sorry but no sense in putting up a tie break.
16:02:31: Well @sultanofsimile gets it, due to invasion of Kuwait, and he makes it to 3rd position with 19 pts.
16:03:59: The final Scores, @sultanofsimile comes 3rd with 19 pts, @akkiman with 21, and winner is @kurisad-22.
16:04:50: Congrats to @kurisad, and tough luck to @the_filmguy who put in a real good performance but just missed at last stage.
16:05:31: This is your QM @ScorpiusMaximus logging off for the Day, and send ur feedback, brickbats to my ID.
16:06:58: Yes just to inform this will be a series of Quizzes on the 90's, so be prepared for more.
20:42:12: Abeyaar like our FB page. We're 3 short of 400: http://on.fb.me/bfy0yW
23:01:58: Yay! RT @vemana: In yesterday's Hyderabad Metroplus @kweezzz was featured http://twitpic.com/3a7rbw @sidvee @mihirfadnavis #hindu
23:06:27: @ya_sree Nope. Please do
23:30:42: Our FB page has crossed the 400 mark! Thank you folks! We had 600 before the page went down, pls to rejoin :) http://on.fb.me/gP26zJ
23:33:17: Also, Happy Thanksgiving! .. We're grateful for all the super enthusiastic Kweezzzers with Cold Turkey :)
23:49:14: And finally... FINALLY someone knocks down one of the Amigos off the third spot on the Leaderboard! Well done @Kurisad http://bit.ly/eCc6Ph
23:51:10: Also, we now have FOUR centurions on the Championship Leaderboard. Led by The Dark Lord. http://www.kweezzz.com/leaderboard/

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