From Twitter 12-23-2010

• 13:39:32: A9. I never thot this film was THIS popular. KISS KISS BANG BANG. 'Bang' as in 'gunshot' :-P
  
• 13:40:22: Points to @vishal_c @tiringpistonz and @complicateur
  
• 13:41:33: Q10. Eeesee beesee: http://ow.ly/3tNju
  
• 13:43:04: A10. Ok that was too easy. INCEPTION. @kshira_saagar @PranavBakliwal & @rjk1784 hav the fastest broadbands.
  
• 13:44:12: RT @Jiggy_Bwoi: @kweezzz First there was kissing seen between two men now you are showing some Ass of man , I doubt you
  
• 13:45:02: Q11. Identify: http://ow.ly/3tNq7
  
• 13:47:40: A11. 'Still loading' is a perfectly valid answer for all questions. But, for this Q, the ANS is 'The Lives of Others'
  
• 13:49:01: Points to @MrNarci @doppelhanger @hariharansunder
  
• 13:49:52: I'm getting 'Gran Torino' as an answer now. That was Q7. Are the images loading THIS slow ?!
  
• 13:51:40: Final question coming up. Its my most favorite film of all time. Any right guesses now will get 50 points :-P
  
• 13:53:36: No points now. But lets see if someone gets it. Its not an English film :-P
  
• 13:55:39: Q12. OK :-D Here's the image: http://ow.ly/3tNJW
  
• 13:57:24: Apologies to everybody whose timeline was filled with movie names :-D It was fun reading them from my side.
  
• 13:58:18: A12. Life Is Beautiful. If you've not seen the film now, go and watch it NOW.
  
• 13:59:07: Points to @UnnamedEntity @achals & @sidmahesh
  
• 14:00:29: Final points comin up in a minute. If you wanna curse me, now is the time !
  
• 14:03:58: The first two are: @kshiri_saagar, @UnnamedEntity. @mohsinkazi and @vishal_c share the third place.
  
• 14:05:24: Since there is no other quiz tonight, i'll upload a tiebreaker Q. @mohsinkazi & @vishal_c around ?
  
• 14:08:03: Tiebraker Q for @vishal_c & @mohsinkazi. Others don't answer please. http://ow.ly/i/6DKC
  
• 14:09:01: Seems like both of them are not around. Let the dudes share the 3rd place. Others may answer now :-D
  
• 14:09:52: Yes it is AMERICAN GANGSTER. You can chk the final scores here: http://ow.ly/3tObn
  
• 14:11:07: If you wanna host a kweezzz, contact @sidvee, @UnnamedEntity or @mihirfadnavis
  
• 14:11:20: This is @Shrihari signing off. Merry Christmas. And Good night guys.
  
• 14:25:17: This is your Q.M @ScorpiusMaximus with the Treasure Hunt Quiz kicking off soon.
  
• 14:27:14: Basically the Quiz is an online version of the Treasure Hunt game, often played out at college festivals, more an experiment.
  
• 14:28:17: Here you get the Q's in the form of a cryptic clue, that points to a particular place, and once you are able to crack it.
  
• 14:29:06: So its more a series of 14 cryptic Question clues, each pointing to a particular place.
  
• 14:30:08: As of now the Q's are in the form of text ones, but if it works out, we could have more visual connects kind too.
  
• 14:31:26: I am just giving a sample Q, unless stated otherwise, all the clues point to a particular city or place.
  
• 14:32:24: Sample Q, just to check the response "The spirit of the Aviator, lies along the banks of the big muddy river".
  
• 14:35:32: Only @shatadal has got it right, the answer here is St.Louis, Spirit of St.Louis in which Lindbergh made the flight.
  
• 14:36:16: Missouri is nicknamed the Big Muddy, and St.Louis lies at the place where Missouri and Missisippi meet.
  
• 14:37:29: So i hope the format is a bit clear now.
  
• 14:38:05: Also please remember one thing, I am just looking for the name of the place, not accepting Multiple answers.
  
• 14:38:59: Points are 6,5 and 4 in the order of answering, and the places here are all in the US of Amreeka, so that shud narrow the scope.
  
• 14:39:52: So is every one all set .
  
• 14:41:20: Q 1) The tyre makers had their summit at Lake Erie, to celebrate what was a really good year for them.
  
• 14:46:16: Closing it, the answer is Akron, located in Summit County of Ohio,HQ of Good Year, and many other tyre companies.
  
• 14:47:07: Points to @kshira_saagar-6, @shatadal-5 and @ABHIandNOW-4.
  
• 14:48:03: Clue #2 "On the banks of the crooked river in the Western reserve, we sure had a rocking and rollicking time".
  
• 14:53:32: Closing it, the answer is CLEVELAND, home to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, located on banks of Cuyahoga, whose name trans to Crooked river
  
• 14:54:25: Also Cleveland was originally the Western Reserve, got it's name later, pts to @kshira_saagar-6,@ztruc-5 and @shatadal-4.
  
• 14:55:34: next- "We thought it was a beautiful river close to the falls, but turned out to be more like a creek, with bisons grazing in large number"
  
• 14:59:51: No correct answers so far, Bisons should be a clue.
  
• 15:02:40: Sorry will have to close this, its the city of BUFFALO, located close to the NIAGARA FALLS, on the Buffalo Creek.
  
• 15:03:43: One of the theories of Buffalo name is that of a French word meaning Beautiful river, and BUFFALO is what Yanks refer to Bisons as.
  
• 15:05:17: next clue "The Sicilian is sure worth his salt,and the people of the hills swear that his history goes back to Spartan times".
  
• 15:07:07: @sidvee Is it a rule ? :D
  
• 15:09:02: Well one hint , the city here is located in New York State, so work it out.
  
• 15:13:25: Well closing it here, got a lot of LONG BEACH replies, but the answer i was looking for is SYRACUSE, named after the city in SICILY.
  
• 15:14:32: The city in SICILY traces its origin back to the Spartans, and the city lies in the Onandoga County whose name trans to Hill People.
  
• 15:15:01: Only @shatadal-6 gets this right.
  
• 15:16:11: Clue #4-"Harris settled by the muddy river, along with the heir apparent to the French throne, striking a deal with the natives".
  
• 15:21:56: Couple of replies r close, I am looking for the city name.,
  
• 15:23:31: Ok closing it, this is HARRISBURG, the capital of Pennsylvania, located in DAUPHIN county, on the banks of Susquenha river.
  
• 15:24:13: Susquenha's name loosely translates to Muddy River.
  
• 15:24:43: Pts here to @PranavBakliwal-6, @shatadal-5 and @kshira_saagar-4.
  
• 15:25:32: Next clue-"The War of the Roses, still goes on in the land of the Quakers, though I always prefer the White roses to the Red ones".
  
• 15:29:37: @shatadal He,he.
  
• 15:30:26: Anyway this is YORK in Pennsylvania, referred to as the QUAKER STATE, not sure if Quakers r still there now.
  
• 15:31:08: And YORK was named after the British city, HOUSE OF THE WHITE ROSE, its symbol, War of Roses between Lancaster and YORK.
  
• 15:31:27: @pranavbakliwal Thats why i gave Quaker as one of the clues, :D
  
• 15:32:13: Points here to @kshira_saagar-6, @shatadal-5 and @admisra-4.
  
• 15:32:52: BTW New York was originally called New Amsterdam if I am not wrong.
  
• 15:34:04: Next clue -"Four score and seven years ago, the importance of the Govt, by the people, of the people and for the people was made clear".
  
• 15:36:40: @shatadal No dude, i am in good ole India, just have an interest in Americana stuff. :D
  
• 15:37:49: Yeah this was easy, this is GETTYSBURG, Penn, pts to @kshira_saagar-6,@shatadal-5 and @KingofBombagarh-4.
  
• 15:38:59: Next clue-"The key to the success of the Star Spangled banner is right here in the town of the big house".
  
• 15:43:24: Closing it, this is BALTIMORE, Francis Scott Key wrote the STAR SPANGLED BANNER on a ship near its harbor.
  
• 15:44:18: And the name of the city is derived from an Irish word meaning "Town of the Big House", pts to @kshira_saagar-6,@shatadal-5 and @admisra-4.
  
• 15:46:00: Next clue -"Anne for sure would love to lord over the land Mary owns, and the naval guys were willing to help ".
  
• 15:49:44: Closing it, this is ANNAPOLIS, capital of MARYLAND, named after Queen ANNE,US NAVAL ACADEMY is located there.
  
• 15:50:36: Pts here to @nayakgirin-6 @thecricketcouch-5 and@kshira_saagar-4.
  
• 15:51:28: Next clue-"The Confederates had their own capital and White House for some time, but were not really rich enough to rule over the nation".
  
• 15:54:52: Slight correction in last Q, pts to @nayakgirin-6 @thecricketcouch-5 and@shatadal-4.
  
• 15:55:54: Anyway the city was RICHMOND capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War, now capital of VA.
  
• 15:57:07: Pts here to @krtrgphr-6, @tshatadal-5 and @thecricketcouch-4.
  
• 15:58:01: next clue-"Walter was snuffing the tobacco under the Oak trees, and dreaming of the fabled El Dorado."
  
• 16:03:08: Just have one correct reply, here so far.
  
• 16:04:24: Closing it this is RALEIGH,the capital city of NC, named after Sir WALTER RALEIGH, who introduced tobacco. Also called City of OAKS.
  
• 16:05:15: SIR WALTER RALEIGH also dreamed up that entire EL DORADO fable. Pts here to @krtrgrphr-6 and @shatadal-5.
  
• 16:06:13: Sorry i goe some replies a bit late, @kshira_saagar also gets 4 here
  
• 16:07:09: next clue-"The bulls for sure are great at baseball, but the Duke prefers to focus more on the research here".
  
• 16:09:58: @shatadal Well that is what the treasure hunt funda is of, concentrating on a specific region or city. :D
  
• 16:10:55: Closing it this is DURHAM in NC, famous for the BULL DURHAM baseball team, and the DUKE UNIVERSITY, part of the Research Triangle.
  
• 16:11:40: Points here to @shatadal-6,@kshira_saagar-5 and @ameyc-4.
  
• 16:12:19: Next clue-"Not exactly Athens, but you sure have the Parthenon here, and of course the Music here is great".
  
• 16:14:11: @ameyc U a Duke Graduate?
  
• 16:15:51: Right on this is NASHVILLE in TN, nicknamed the MUSIC CAPITAL, also on the famous MUSIC HIGHWAY.
  
• 16:16:54: And has a replica of the PARTHENON here, pts to @nayakgirin-6,@kshira_saagar-5 and @shatadal-4.
  
• 16:17:40: And the last clue here -"Going Choo, Choo all the way for a pretty big catch in the river flowing by."- Shud be easy.
  
• 16:23:50: Closing the Q, this is CHATTANOGA,TN of the CHATTANOGA, CHOO,CHOO song fame, located on the TN river.
  
• 16:24:22: And named after the creek where the settlement started, famous for its fishing.
  
• 16:25:05: Pts here to @lockslocks-6 and @shatadal-5.
  
• 16:26:15: So that brings to an end the Quiz, basically this was an experimental format, just testing out.
  
• 16:27:31: Please send your feed back to @ScorpiusMaximus. Seeking to do more of these, maybe in different countries and regions.
  
• 16:29:20: The winner here of this Treasure Hunt Quiz is @shatadal-64, followed by @kshira_saagar-48
  
• 16:29:38: And in joint 3rd position @nayakgirin,@thecricketcouch with 12 pts each.
  
• 16:30:23: Once again logging out from here, send any feedback to @ScorpiusMaximus.
  
• 22:16:51: Woah! RT @zacuto_sue: I just liked "KWEEZZZ Commercial" on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/elIN0A
  

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