From Twitter 12-20-2010

• 13:12:39: KHKN's Don story song (tune and picturisation) was based on Johny Wakelin's very famous song "In Zaire" dedicated to Mohd Ali
  
• 13:15:01: ok next one is very simple
  
  Munni : Malaika :: Launda : ???
  
• 13:18:01: We are closing in with next official quiz so closing this q...
  
• 13:19:00: Javed Jaffery it was! the film is rock dancer @srinath_soman got it right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srRQPr51x60
  
• 13:19:38: Last question coming up!
  
• 13:20:14: Last question in this unofficial quiz!
  
• 13:20:38: Identify this very popular Kishore Song! http://p1j.posterous.com/private/FwahBIeuDt
  
• 13:22:55: This featured Most numbers of Ham-Gems.. Gems by Kishore and Ham by Kaka! this song is a great example!
  
• 13:24:18: Closing in next one min, as cant hold the question for long.. no one got it correct it so far!
  
• 13:25:05: no one got it as yet!
  
• 13:26:33: The correct answer is "Deewana leke aaya hai dil ka taraana" from Mere Jeevan Saathi.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Ywsj6nUsg
  
• 13:27:35: The violin piece should have made it easier to guess.. it was a trap and you all have fallen into it!
  
• 13:28:23: On that "fallen" musica note this is your qm @p1j signing off.. I hope you liked the questions! and enjoyed the quiz!
  
• 13:30:25: Hello everyone!... Welcome to the quiz on "Indian Architecture". Q1 in 2 minutes
  
• 13:30:26: get ready for "The not-so-architect" quiz in few minutes at 11PM hosted by @maithilikabre .. Happy Kweezzzing!
  
• 13:31:32: Hello Everyone! Welcome to the 'Indian Architecture' quiz!
  
• 13:32:26: Which famous Institute in India is designed by the architect of this landmark building in Dhaka? http://img210.imageshack.us/i/51208392.jpg/
  
• 13:36:11: Correct answer is IIM- Ahmedabad . Winners @ankanmandal @aanteladda & @mrudula_aaduru
  
• 13:37:15: Q2. Identify this gentleman. http://img696.imageshack.us/i/26829891.jpg/
  
• 13:39:55: Another 2 minutes to name this Briton!
  
• 13:42:07: Since we know it as Luyten's Delhi, giving it to just the last name as well
  
• 13:42:54: Winners @vivekratnam @siddev18 and @hariharansunder
  
• 13:43:36: Name this complex on the tentative list of the UNESCO for a World heritage site http://img232.imageshack.us/i/29991126.jpg/
  
• 13:46:02: Yes, it does have a Buddhist Connection!
  
• 13:47:03: Quite a few right answers here!
  
• 13:47:53: @karrie9006 haha! it won't ever be on that list for sure!
  
• 13:48:09: Closing in now....
  
• 13:48:59: Nalanda University it is! Congrats @kshira_sagar and also @sandeip , @ hariharansunder
  
• 13:50:03: This used to be in 1911, what we know today as ________ http://img822.imageshack.us/i/13681480.jpg/
  
• 13:52:31: @aanteladda only Indian Architecture. So think think...
  
• 13:54:37: 1911 and King George V
  
• 13:55:29: Gateway of India ! the temporary structure till it was built in 1926 winners: @kshira_sagar @degree_kaapi @hariharansunder
  
• 13:55:58: The architect derives his name from the picture, designed which Urban Developement?
  http://img191.imageshack.us/i/31442582.jpg/
  
• 14:01:16: Chandigarh is the right answer. Designed by the French Le Corbusier @anandhsub @mrudula_aaduru and @kshira_sagar win!
  
• 14:01:56: 6. The father of which famous Indian-born author, supervised carving on this famous building?
  http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture1wko.png/
  
• 14:04:50: Not many answers on this one!
  
• 14:07:01: The building is VT indeed. But, need author's name.
  
• 14:08:24: Sir Lockwood Kipling was the dean of JJ School of Art. Kipling is correct! @uglybutbearable @ankanmandal @kshirasagar win!
  
• 14:09:06: This symbol is the basis of which famous building in Delhi?
  http://img63.imageshack.us/i/39672958.png/
  
• 14:10:22: Interesting answers!
  
• 14:11:02: Just for fun, also reveal the symbol here!
  
• 14:13:04: Anyone want to reveal the symbol?
  
• 14:14:04: The symbol of the BAHAI faith
  
• 14:15:04: Lotus Temple of the Bahais. Cracked first by @degree_kaapi and then by @hariharansunder and @pifactor
  
• 14:15:37: @aanteladda you should. It's wonderful
  
• 14:15:59: By virtue of it’s amazing architecture, this city is known as the ________ of India.
  http://img249.imageshack.us/i/picture7ir.png/
  
• 14:21:30: Rumi Gate in the background. Land of the Nawabs: Lucknow. @gauravsabnis @kshira_sagar @hariharansunder answered Constantinople !
  
• 14:22:21: Gandhian by Nature,the trademark color of this British-born Padmashri architect is Terracotta. http://img812.imageshack.us/i/picture6bv.png/
  
• 14:22:34: The picture is a clue
  
• 14:23:52: @roflindian good luck with the connection! Do play when it favours you
  
• 14:25:04: Laurie Baker is right! @nayakgirin @kshira_sagar and @mrudula_aaduru win
  
• 14:25:36: Hoping a flood of answers here. EASY. What stands massively atop the Trikuta Hill ?
  
• 14:26:40: keyword : Massive
  
• 14:28:03: MASSIVE ! not religious
  
• 14:30:01: @kshira_sagar @mrudula_aaduru and @aanteladda win! Shonar kella: The Living Fort:: Jaisalmer Fort it is!
  
• 14:30:14: 11. A BUILDING in memory of someone who died from falling over steps in his library. The Obamas stood there too!
  
• 14:34:45: Humayun's Tomb is right! @kshira_saagar @cheese_charmer and @anandhsub answer first!
  
• 14:35:17: Situated in Maharashtra, this houses the memorial to WHICH famous political wife?
  http://img255.imageshack.us/i/45990616.jpg/
  
• 14:37:41: Hope the Pune-ites are winning this one!
  
• 14:39:11: Closing in 2 PEACEFUL minutes
  
• 14:41:06: @nayakgirin wins by knowing his facts right! followed by @ameyc and @hariharansunder Ans. Kasturba Gandhi (Pic: aga khan palace, pune)
  
• 14:41:29: Visited by Edward VIII and czar Nicholas II, which palace was added by a giant hotel group to it’s collection and opened recently?
  
• 14:45:22: @ankanmandal sure! thanks!
  
• 14:45:37: @degree_kaapi ok !
  
• 14:46:42: Falaknuma Palace by Taj is right! @ankanmandal @hariharansunder and @degree_kaapi win!
  
• 14:46:57: Name the famous Railway Station in India designed by the father of the architect of this Cinema.
  http://img156.imageshack.us/i/61362237.jpg/
  
• 14:52:40: FW Steven designed CST/ VT Winners @admisra @degree_kaapi @mrudula_aaduru
  
• 14:53:22: Flanked by statues of Edward VII on the south and Lord Curzon on the East and THIS engraving on the North, name this monument . Pic comin up
  
• 14:53:28: http://img211.imageshack.us/i/56210733.jpg/
  
• 14:55:47: Any Calcuttans here?
  
• 14:56:38: A few more questions to go... architects stay alert for the next!
  
• 14:59:03: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata @admisra @kshira_saagar and @degree_kaapi win!
  
• 14:59:30: 16. This is an obvious part of which Spiritual Structure?
  http://img683.imageshack.us/i/picture16km.png/
  
• 15:03:23: Golden it sure is! But not in Punjab or Pondicherry!
  
• 15:04:51: Matri Mandir, Auroville, TN Inspite of error, @poeticgooner wins 1st @rushikeshgk next and then @kshira_saagar
  
• 15:05:13: This typical architectural feature is called as __________
  http://img822.imageshack.us/i/22819313.jpg/
  
• 15:07:41: @nayakgirin hey..The right answer is Matri Mandir . Needed the structure
  
• 15:08:31: Any Gate of this kind is called something specific. Need that name
  
• 15:09:55: Torana : A feature of Buddhist Architecture Wiiner @aanteladda @admisra and @rima_b Congrats!
  
• 15:10:42: 18. Easy! What type of an architectural construction is called a ‘Vaav’ ?
  3 more to go...
  
• 15:11:44: Pride of Gujarat!
  
• 15:13:04: @amradhika Hello ! Love Adalaj !
  
• 15:13:50: Stepped Well it is ! kshira_saagar @mrudula_aaduru @hariharansunder win
  
• 15:14:13: Stepped Well it is ! @kshira_saagar @mrudula_aaduru @hariharansunder win
  
• 15:14:45: Designed by Perkins & Wills. Name the OWNER of this recent Electricity Gobbler in South Mumbai
  http://img580.imageshack.us/i/picture19a.png/
  
• 15:15:17: @amradhika oops sorry!...u were late!
  
• 15:16:29: Last two Super-easy ones coming up... Keep the eyelids open!
  
• 15:17:22: Mukesh Ambani is right! Antilla is the Gobbler @degree_kaapi @admisra and @hariharansunder win!
  
• 15:18:28: What Connects:: Rock-cut + Arjuna + Sarees + Pallavas : Fastest Google!
  
• 15:19:08: @degree_kaapi lol !
  
• 15:22:02: Mahabalipuram is right! Arjuna rath + kanchipuram saree+ pallava dynasty @kshira_saagar @poeticgooner @hariharansunder win!
  
• 15:22:36: Supereasy! Khurram + Marble + Onion = The ___ _____
  
• 15:25:00: Hope you all enjoyed the quiz - @maithilikabre for @kweezzz
  
• 15:26:01: Taj Mahal it is @degree_kaapi @anteladda @hariharansunder win!
  
• 15:27:02: Winner of the entire quiz is @kshira_saagar with maximum first right answers!
  
• 15:28:47: @maithilikabre Signing off... Good Night! Congrats to @kshira_saagar , followed by @degree_kaapi
  
• 15:29:46: @ameyc haha..well, yes! that is definitely the talk of the day!
  
• 16:40:31: Meherbaan, katardaan, insomniacs, surprise surprise!!! There is a 'Isspecial Surprise Quiz' on Wednesday 10PM :) http://bit.ly/hAl4zD ..
  
• 16:41:22: Surprise? Special quiz? What eet izz? Only @sidvee knows. Pester him for details :)
  
• 23:51:11: Be afraid, be very afraid RT @mihirfadnavis: Today i am in the mood to do a Telugu/Tamil movie Kweezzz. Yaes, it shall happen.
  

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