Saturday, January 29, 2011

From Twitter 01-28-2011



  • 07:42:02: Last but one question! Where is AC/DC lane?
  • 07:47:47: AC/DC lane is in Melbourne. @anupam121 @crownish @NTSHAMZ2010 gave us the answers first!
  • 07:48:45: Final Question. What year were AC/ DC inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and who did they perform with on stage?
  • 07:56:18: @ayonava @karan__jain @crownish you are right! It was in 2003 with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
  • 07:57:03: Bonus Question - Who is the older brother, Malcolm or Angus?
  • 08:00:52: The answer is Malcolm. They also have another older brother, George, who had a popular band in the sixties.
  • 08:01:45: @rahultheinvader @NTSHAMZ2010 and @Karan__Jain got it right!
  • 08:02:21: Calculating the scores now. Will put out the winners list in a bit. You are invited to SYN tonight for an evening of an AC/DC
  • 08:04:08: RT @firingpistonz: @kweezzz So it is "Malcom in the Middle" ? Sounds very familiar.
  • 08:04:56: That was a close contest. The winners are @ayonava, @desolatecranium & @rahultheinvader with 10, 9 & 8 points respectively. Congratulations!
  • 08:05:30: Thanks all for taking part. See you at the next Friday Legends quiz, this is @synicious signing off. Have a great weekend.
  • 10:16:26: RT @TEDxSSN: Wanna win free passes to TEDxSSN? Participate in @kweezzz at 7pm on 29th(Sat). 3 passes up for grabs!
  • 10:16:35: RT @Macha_Power: Tonight at 10 , I will be doing a Tennis quiz @kweezzz . Pliss RT :)
  • 12:43:15: The tennis quiz was supposed to start at 10PM but the quizmaster (@macha_power) seems to have some internet hassles. Hope he can start soon
  • 12:44:34: If you want to host a quiz, you just have to go here: http://bit.ly/djN3pA. Or contact @sidvee, @UnnamedEntity and @mihirfadnavis
  • 13:02:11: Ok . @Macha_Power . It seems even with that handle , my city does get power cuts
  • 13:02:37: So who all set for the tennis quiz . Extremely sorry for the delay .
  • 13:03:42: Some rules before we get started . Rule 1: Points 1st:10 , 2nd:5 . 3rd: 3
  • 13:04:26: This quiz also deals with boys and girls tennis . So don't limit yourself to only men's and women's tennis .
  • 13:05:05: So time for some warm up questions .
    Which grand slam was the first to introduce the electronic review system ?
  • 13:06:14: Ah . Us open is the answer .
  • 13:07:20: last warm up question .
    Who is the only Indian that has beaten Pete Sampras ?
  • 13:09:22: Lot of people got it right . Leander Paes it is . So lets get started . note :I need full names . Lee , paes wont do . 1st ques coming up
  • 13:10:08: Q1: How far did John McEnroe reach in his first ever wimbeldon ?
  • 13:12:50: Ans : Semi Finals . Lost to Jimmy Cornors in a close 4 setter .
  • 13:13:21: The people who got it right : @raagwasgood 10
    @akshayshishoo 5
    @cornerd 3
  • 13:15:12: Q2: How much extra in breadth does a doubles team get when compared to a singles match in feet ?
  • 13:17:39: Ans: It is 9 feet . People who got it right . @asvin_1989 10
    @atulmathew 5
    @akshayshishoo 3
  • 13:19:04: Q2:Who was the last British player to win the (wim/chim)beldon championship?
  • 13:21:13: Note the word : "chim"
  • 13:22:34: Just gone one right answer yet .
  • 13:24:19: Question closing in 1 minute . only 2 correct answers till now
  • 13:25:24: Question closed . Answer is Laura Robson
  • 13:25:59: Brilliant answers by these people who got it right . @shre_s 10
    @anandhsub 5
    @deepraexp 3
  • 13:27:00: Tough one . Q3: The stats “81-3” . How is it significant in Tennis . Who stopped it from becoming “82-3” ?
  • 13:29:12: only 2 have got it right yet .
  • 13:30:35: question close . Ans: 82-3 is the record of Mcenroe . 81-3 by Federer . Stopped by David Nalbandian in year end masters
  • 13:31:22: Note: The last question was a win-loss percentage of a year and not on a certain surface .
  • 13:31:51: These people got it right : @asvin_1989 10
    @asvin_1989 5
    @shre_s 3
  • 13:32:35: I would also like to give a special mention of @shre_s here. He is not only getting the answers right but giving excellent trivias about it
  • 13:34:21: She broke two records (or droughts) . Describe both ? http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5400/36831785.jpg
  • 13:35:14: I want both the records . No partial answers please .
  • 13:36:29: Only one person till now has given both the answers right .
  • 13:39:26: Question closed . Ans: First russian to win a grand slam and get into top 3 in rankings(Rank 1 ).. Anastasia Myskina
  • 13:40:23: These people got it right @avishnu89 10
    @kcgadiyar 5
    @shre_s 3
  • 13:42:49: Apart from sharing the name “Wood” , both of them also shared a similar statistics . Which stat is that ? (Not related to doubles)
  • 13:46:42: Only one person has got it right . I am talking about a certain statistics .
  • 13:50:17: OK question closed . Ans : Both have the same highest rank in singles. 19
  • 13:50:43: The people who got it right . @lenny_ray 10
    @asvin_1989 5
    @shre_s 3
  • 13:51:07: Next question . Who is this guy ? http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9761/17414934.jpg
  • 13:54:04: Lot of people have got it right . This indeed is Patrick McEnroe
  • 13:54:36: The people who pwned it are: @atulmathew 10
    @lenny_ray 5
    @extendulkar 3
  • 13:56:22: Next question .
    “I can cry like Roger, but its a shame I can't play like him “ . Who said this in which match. Do give me a year
  • 13:57:49: Lot of partial answers .
  • 13:59:44: Question closed . Ans : Andy Murray . Aus Open 2010 . Lost to Federer .
  • 14:00:19: The people who got it are . @atulmathew 10
    @lenny_ray 5
    @navarajan_a 3
  • 14:01:01: Absolute pwnage from @atulmathew going on now . He used to get the right answers but used to miss out by a very small time margin
  • 14:01:56: Next question would be a bit tough . Lets see who gets it .
  • 14:02:58: @raagwasgood Rod laver I think .
  • 14:03:59: Q: Which player suffered from a weird disease called "Service yipps" and had to quit tennis for it ?
  • 14:08:16: It is indeed Guillermo Coria . A brilliant player and an even more hotter wife . #plissexcuse
  • 14:08:52: The people who got it right : @atulmathew 10
    @akshayshishoo 5
    @asvin_1989 3
  • 14:10:18: Fernando gonzalez's olympic doubles partner has a olympic record . What is it ?
  • 14:13:33: Lot of people got it right . It is Nicolas Massu . Won both singles and doubles gold in one day
  • 14:14:06: The people who got this one : @atulmathew 10
    @lenny_ray 5
    @akshayshishoo 3
  • 14:14:44: Note: Few people are giving both the answers in two different tweets . Thus they are not able to score .
  • 14:15:48: Note : I have 4 more questions to go . Next one coming up .
  • 14:16:38: Which country does she hail from ? http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3659/79900085.jpg
  • 14:19:08: Very few people have got it right. Very few .
  • 14:20:19: Question closed . Ans : Patty Schnyder from Switzerland
  • 14:21:10: The people who got it right : @shre_s 10
    @cornerd 5
    @varunshridhar 3
  • 14:22:00: Now @Shre_S is stepping up his game , with @atulmathew not getting this right . At least not in the first attempt :)
  • 14:22:51: Three more questions to go . Get ready for the next one .
  • 14:23:56: Q: Player "A" nicknamed Player " B" as " The magician " . Name "A" and "B" .
  • 14:27:00: Question closed . A: Pete Sampras . B: Fabrice Santoro
  • 14:27:40: The people who got it right : @cornerd 10
    @anandhsub 5
    @shre_s 3
  • 14:28:34: We are having a bit of a late resurgence from @cornerd . @Shre_S is still hanging in there . Two more questions to go .
  • 14:28:56: Next question coming up .
  • 14:29:54: Q: Novak djokovic mocked a few tennis stars in a video . Name any 5 of them .
  • 14:35:12: Question closed . Lot of people have got it right .
    Ans:nadal ,sharapova, federer, hewitt, roddick , mcenroe , Volandri
  • 14:36:19: The points are : @anandhsub 10
    @cornerd 5
    @raagwasgood 3
  • 14:37:06: Last question coming up . Been an extremely close fight . Lets see who wins this . .
  • 14:38:04: In the next question there would be three players involved . Player A , B , C .
  • 14:39:48: A has a record of at least 1 grandslam a year for 13 years in a row . A shares another record with player B and C .Name them .And the record
  • 14:43:13: Very few are getting it right .
  • 14:47:04: There are 2 to 3 correct answers for this question . When it comes to singles only 2 answers. And both are being considered here .
  • 14:47:57: A : Chris Ever . B : Bjorg / Graff . C:Nadal / Davenport .
  • 14:50:41: Scores coming up . You can try answering this till then . Safin won a Grand slam semifinal on his birthday . Which match is this ?
  • 14:51:16: Quiz is over . The last question doesn't carry any points . I am just calculating the scores now
  • 14:53:12: Ah . How many match points did Fed lose ?
  • 14:56:59: Time for the scores .
  • 14:59:22: The person who came third is @asvin with 31 points .
  • 15:00:24: This has been a close fight between @Shre_S and @atulmathew . And the guy who wins this is ........... #indianIdolMusic
  • 15:01:36: He is none other than our @atulmathew with 40 points with @Shre_S finishing a very close 2nd with 37 points . *applause*
  • 15:02:16: Repeat Tweet : It is @asvin_1989 who came third with 31 points .
  • 15:02:37: Was a bit tough scoring and quizzing alone here . But was fun
  • 15:03:44: There were a bit controversial questions and ambiguous ones . Apologies for that . Hope to make the next quiz error-free
  • 15:05:05: Any more queries/abuses can be hurled at @macha_power . :) . Thank you all for playing .
  • 15:08:22: @atulmathew The first question's points were given to @raagwasgood 10
    @akshayshishoo 5
    @cornerd 3
  • 15:09:41: @atulmathew Second question points were given to @asvin_1989 10
    @atulmathew 5
    @akshayshishoo 3


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