- 09:26:21: A #kweezzz based on the book #GeekNation written by @AngelaDSaini will begin at 9 p.m. IST here; QM for the Kweezzz : @Nambitious.
- 09:44:38: @123aswin123 yes i will. btw have you read the book ?
- 09:52:44: @mxyzptlk1 yup. really.
- 10:12:51: @unfairandlovely why ? whats wrong with this ?
- 10:13:43: @raunakjhawar now wait for an hour, the questions will start appearing from 9 pm. Answer them and have fun.
- 10:25:05: Edited warm up question : Identify the device. http://ow.ly/i/bw2V
- 10:29:10: @pranavkuber @salvachin @mxyzptik1 @yesjaypee yes it's Simputer.
- 10:33:44: @yesjaypee it's me dude @Nambitious
- 10:39:16: Warm up Question 2 : Identify this world's first genetically modified crop licensed for human consumption. http://ow.ly/i/bw5k
- 10:43:50: @yesjaypee no tineye please.
- 10:44:53: @gkhamba @satanbhagat @ pranavkuber nope. it's Flavr Savr.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavr_Savr
- 10:48:26: @yesjaypee ogay. @salvachn @nikily @bsh8 @pradyt yes you are right.
- 10:53:08: Warm up question 3: What is HSTP and who invented it ? try guessing without google.
- 10:56:42: RT @hollowmaniac: @kweezzz hyper speech transfer protocol, Arun Kumar at IBM.
- 10:59:25: HSTP is a protocol for building the "Spoken Web" developed by IBM India Research Laboratory. http://bit.ly/PKPBF
- 11:03:54: @thequark yes it is. please answer fast during the main quiz. Remember only the first two right answers gets the donuts.
- 11:05:54: Speaking of scoring system, suggest a geeky points system for the quiz please. how about a pi (3.14) for each right answer ?
- 11:08:55: Okay enough of warm up. The main #Geek Nation quiz will begin at 9 p.m. Tune in then.
- 11:10:16: @ganzooga it's a quiz based on the book "Geek Nation"; Basically a sci/tech quiz.
- 11:30:19: Welcome to the "Geek Nation" quiz. This is your Quiz Master @Nambitious
- 11:31:47: All the questions in this quiz are based on the book "Geek Nation" written by @AngelaDSaini. http://ow.ly/i/bwff
- 11:32:35: Rules of the quiz : Fifteen questions in all. The first two correct answers will get 10 points each. and as they say, QM's decision is...
- 11:33:27: I might also give a few other points provided your answer is informative, geeky or witty. So here we go. Question Number 1 coming up.
- 11:34:34: Q1) http://ow.ly/i/bwfD Identify.
- 11:35:16: Q1 contd.. Identify this ancient birch barks which were discovered in the year 1881 and what's their significance with respect to Science.
- 11:37:39: Clue: These are one of the earliest surviving scientific texts in Asia.
- 11:39:43: Only one correct answer so far.
- 11:41:45: Closing Q1. Only @adityamorarka gets 10 points. It's Bakhshali manuscript said to have the first usage of decimals, square roots and...
- 11:42:47: Q2) "In 1962 church authorities and the parishioners decided in a gracious and exemplary manner to dedicate.. (contd.)
- 11:43:06: .. this place of worship on the altar of science." What am i talking about here ?
- 11:44:27: @123aswin123 so near, yet so far.
- 11:44:58: @yamsivam think. think.
- 11:45:52: No correct answer so far :(
- 11:48:13: Closing Q2. It's the St Mary Maagdalene Church in the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which was converted into a space memorial....
- 11:49:31: One of the few instances when religion and science went hand in hand.
- 11:50:07: No points to anyone on Q2. Q3 coming up.
- 11:50:45: q3) Chandrayaan-1 stayed on the moon for about ten months. How much long was it originally planned to stay in the moon before a few...
- 11:51:54: @123aswin123 nopes.
- 11:53:52: It's 2 years. ten points each for @msaik and @kodycute
- 11:54:35: Surprise.Surprise. Did i mention that the top two scorers of this kweezzz will get a copy of the #GeekNation book ? If i haven't now i do.
- 11:55:37: Yes. Top 2 scorers of this quiz will get a copy of the Geek Nation Book. So play hard, play well. Q4 coming up.
- 11:56:12: Q4) How long after the first ever moon landing by humans was ISRO formed ?
- 11:56:59: @m_saik ya. got that. noted.
- 11:57:39: @pifactor sorry, you weren't among the first 2.
- 12:03:52: @kodycute gets 10 points. it's 25 days. 10 points to @batusaix911 too. Man on moon 21 july 69 isro aug 15 1969
- 12:05:49: Q5) What's special about this stamp ? http://ow.ly/i/bwlO
- 12:07:46: Almost all the answers are half right. Russian stamp yes but..
- 12:08:57: Does that look like moon landing ? will Russia commemorate an American moon landing during cold war ?
- 12:10:17: .@pifactor pwns it. "@kweezzz Soveit stamp which commemorates Aryabhatta satelllite from India"
- 12:11:05: 10 each for @pifactor @batusaix911 for Q5.
- 12:11:46: Q6) In the book Angela uses many words for geek. One of them is a colloquial term used in Britain during WW2 for the technical experts...
- 12:14:12: Boffin it is. @yesjaypee and @vinayvasan this time.
- 12:15:56: Seven more questions more. Time for some badassery now. Unless i get five more followers this Kweezzz is not going to proceed smoothly.
- 12:16:44: That's from your quizmaster @Nambitious
- 12:17:08: @123aswin123 great. four more.
- 12:18:36: @aanteladda thank you :) more interesting questions lined up. stay tuned.
- 12:25:26: Q7) The Indian software industry is one of the many industries analyzed in #Geek Nation. Why did TCS appear in the Limca Book of Records?
- 12:25:51: @kodycute it's up now.
- 12:26:37: A7: Highest recruitment by a single company in a single batch.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/25/stories/2009022559850500.htm - 12:27:54: 10 each to @adityamorarka and @yesjaypee.
- 12:29:42: Identify this building. http://ow.ly/i/bwq0 Q8.
- 12:32:11: @observer68 what is it called ?
- 12:32:55: RT @amitkumar79: @kweezzz washing machine aka building 44 Infosys Bangalore
- 12:34:04: That's the Washing Machine building at Infosys Bangalore. 10 for @amitkumar79 and @kodycute
- 12:36:34: Q9) It's a known fact that BT - Cotton was the first genetically modified crop to be introduced in India. But WHY was it chosen as the...
- 12:36:57: RT @abhility: @kweezzz Why you are posting my office photos ? :P
- 12:39:13: Closing Q9. No correct answer. A: To make cotton resistant to American Bollworm which was wrecking havoc in India's cotton crops.
- 12:40:22: Q10) There are two references in the book of Indian Geek stereotype in American Popular culture. One of them is Apu from Simpsons....
- 12:44:35: It's not Asok. He is this guy : http://ow.ly/i/bwta Now identify.
- 12:46:12: Howzzzzzat ?
- 12:47:24: Which film ? pliss to be more specific. @yesjaypee @adityamorarka
- 12:48:56: RT @AngelaDSaini: Good luck to everyone taking part in the #geeknation contest on @kweezzz
- 12:49:44: A10 The nerdy Indian scientist "Ben Jabituya" played by Fisher Stevens from the 1986 cult classic "Short Circuit".
- 12:50:09: 10 points each to @yesjaypee and @adityamorarka
- 12:50:24: Q11) In 1897 where was the first fingerprint forensic bureau created, even before Scotland Yard ?
- 12:52:08: Again @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka gets 10 points. Answer : Kolkata.
- 12:52:45: Q12) This term refers to a perfect drug which can cure a disease with no side effects..The term was first used in this sense by the...
- 12:54:49: RT @yesjaypee: @kweezzz magic bullet
- 12:56:03: Magic bullet. correctly fired by @yesjaypee and @AdityaMorarka again. 10 points again for the duo for the third time.
- 12:56:46: Q13) X is an annual affair one of the most important in the Indian Scientific Calendar. The first X was held between January 15 and 17,...
- 12:57:49: Two more questions.
- 12:59:10: A: Indian Science Congress. 10 points to @yesjaypee and @pkarni. finally..
- 12:59:24: Q14) What is OSDD ?
- 13:01:11: A14 : Open Source Drug Discovery - arguably World's first attempt to open source the process of drug discovery. And it's an Indian...
- 13:02:17: The duo are at it again. @adityamorarka and @yesjaypee
- 13:02:35: Final question coming soon.
- 13:03:31: Thanks to @AngelaDSaini the author of #GeekNation without whom the Kweezzz wouldn't have been possible. http://ow.ly/i/bwwM
- 13:04:31: Thanks to @AngelaDSaini for helping me with editing the questions too :) The final question was suggested by her.
- 13:04:54: Q15) We began with the book cover. We shall end with it. what is the machine on the Indian book cover ?
- 13:06:35: @yesjaypee Get Idea :P
- 13:28:46: The answer to the last question. It's a phoropter, used by an optometrist.
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