- 10:12:49: All of you who couldn't find free slots for quizzes earlier, now is the time. Check the calendar and book a free slot. http://bit.ly/djN3pA
- 10:17:54: Hi, this is your QM @gururajsrao with the Monty Python quiz . We should be underway in another 15 mins or so
- 10:27:12: How many MP fans out there - reply back with your favourite skit / movie
- 10:32:17: Lets get started then, we seem to have some fans - around 12 qs , 10, 5 and 3. for the ans Hopefully workoutable. Q1 coming up
- 10:33:23: Q1 - http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3079/86716295.jpg
- 10:35:35: Mildly NSFW btw:)
- 10:38:10: I have one correct answer - looking for a common plot line which links sketches
- 10:41:31: A1 "And now for something completely different" . Points to @uday_shankar_r, @mdeii
- 10:43:51: Q2 - hopefully easier to crack and more attempts - Connect a work of art by Agnolo Bronzino, Slashdot and Monty Python
- 10:48:38: Hint - the work is called Allegory of Venus and Cupid and is an icon of Python imagery - closing in 2 mins
- 10:51:09: A2 - Python foot , which is taken from the work of art, Slashdot uses it to flag silly or humorous articles points to @sidvee and @mdeii
- 10:52:58: Q3 - Identify the "act" being performed and for 5 bonus points, what is the occasion ? http://img412.imageshack.us/i/84878991.jpg
- 10:58:17: Correct entries for the skit,occasion - this a memorial service for one of their greatest fans and backers, clues in the pic itself
- 11:02:19: A3 It is the Lumberjack song and this is a memorial service for George Harrison (note the guitar), points to @delusionalgod, @mdeii,@binnyva
- 11:04:26: Q4 - Which phrase for inneundo comes from a Monty Python sketch which has 2 strangers meeting in a pub with one of them very inquizitive
- 11:09:57: A4 - Say no more, answer is Nudge Nudge - points to @mdeii (who is pwning the quiz), @spinoza9642, @binnyva
- 11:11:18: or more correctly nudge nudge wink wink
- 11:12:57: Q5 - In the football match between philosophers, who is the only true footballer listed
- 11:15:26: Hint - he is a German great , go ahead and guess
- 11:16:53: @mdeii needed the name buddy - but yeah, he is the German :)
- 11:19:32: A5- Beckenbauer it is - if you havent seen the sketch go ahead and see it - its brilliant @vishal_c, @rahultheinvader, @spinoza6242
- 11:21:36: Q6 - Identify God :) http://img233.imageshack.us/i/26320252.jpg/
- 11:22:17: @spinoza9642 sorry - multitasking problems
- 11:24:11: @sidin commie as god - heresy :)
- 11:25:18: RT @spinoza9642: @kweezzz Today they'd've used a Sachin Tendulkar pic :)
- 11:26:31: WG Grace it is - from the Holy Grail ,points to @mdeii,@rahultheinvader and @sidvee
- 11:29:10: Q7) - http://www.kweezzz.com/txt/348
- 11:34:17: A7 - Douglas Adams it is - Sketch - A doctor whose patients are stabbed by his nurse.Points to @kcgadiyar, @mdeii , @spinoza9642
- 11:35:32: Q8 - Whats the name of the Japanese pilot from the cheap airline sketch
- 11:39:44: A8 - Kamikaze the suicidal pilot it is - well worked out. Points to @vishal_c, @kcgadiyar, @anilyst
- 11:41:05: Q9 - what is being described here - Be good to others, avoid eating oily food, read good literature, walk, be in peace with everyone
- 11:43:36: RT @mdeii: RT @vishal_c: @mdeii At the end of the day, Monty Python is the ultimate winner. @kweezzz #arunlal
- 11:45:00: I have a couple of correct entries. Hint - its the philosophy behind (and also the title) of one of their works
- 11:47:18: A9 - Meaning of life points to @vishal_c, @kcgadiyar
- 11:48:29: Q10 - Not directly MP but still - Identify the movie - http://img412.imageshack.us/i/18092301.jpg/
- 11:50:59: I will be a pedant and ask for the full name
- 11:53:43: A10 - Shrek the third it is where Eric Idle plays Merlin - points to @rahultheinvader,@kcgadiyar and vishal_c - @mdeii just misses out
- 11:56:26: Why did Cleese play the leading part in most of the sketches. What was the logic to find the leading man ?
- 11:57:24: @vishal_c @mdeii happy to change - but Shrek would have been incomplete. Just trying to ensure there are no reasons to complain
- 12:01:23: Hint - it is also the reason why Michael Palin played Its always
- 12:03:41: A11 - Whoever wrote the sketch / suggested an idea, they played the major part. Maybe a little vague :)
- 12:05:06: Q12 - Whats the type of bird in the dead parrot sketch which is deceased, gone to meet its master :)
- 12:08:32: @vishal_c @mdeii remarkable bird it is
- 12:09:38: A-12 Norwegian Blue it is. Points to @vishal_c, @oldmonkMGM and @mdeii. @vishal_c and @mdeii tied at 43 with 2 questions to go
- 12:10:25: Q13 - Which name for a John Cleese character is a dedication to one of his childhood heroes. Name of the character please
- 12:13:49: Q13 - Clarification, this is not a MP charcter . It is a movie chary bad - should have specified earlier
- 12:16:31: A13 - It is Archie Leach from A fish called Wanda.dedication to Cary Grant whose real name was Archibald Leach points to @mdeii @kcgadiyar
- 12:17:20: Q14 - Last Question . Connect from a characterization perspective - these sketches - Crunchy frog, Fish licence, Dead Parrot
- 12:21:16: Hint - All 3 sketches have a repeating character
- 12:23:18: A14 - Its the character Praline who repeats . @kcgadiyar is the only one cracking it
- 12:24:12: Final scores - @mdeii 53, @vishal_c - 43 , @kcgadiyar late surge for 40 - great quizzing guys
- 12:25:10: This is your QM @gururajsrao signing off - "Always look on the bright side of life" -
- 12:26:33: @kcgadiyar wanted to add that - didnt see anything other than catchline interesting :) - tried to keep it as generic as possible
- 14:44:27: Conducting a quiz: http://t.co/xOZWtDl | Quiz Calendar: http://t.co/uX5pWTd | Contact @UnnamedEntity, @siddev18 or @sidvee for more info.
- 23:40:54: A very happy birthday to Rahul Dravid. Anyone up for hosting a quiz on the Wall? Contact @sidvee, @UnnamedEntity and @mihirfadnavis
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