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#4576 2014-11-09 01:06:31

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers #5245 and #5246 are correct. Fabulous!

#5247. Name the term Physical Geography : open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa.

#5248. What is/Where is 'Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility)'?


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#4577 2014-11-09 01:14:43

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4578 2014-11-10 00:29:55

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Hi bobbym,

Both the Answers, #5247 and #5248, are correct. Splendid!

#5249. Name the Geogriphical term :-  Fog that has become mixed and polluted with smoke; a form of air pollution produced by the photochemical reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that have been released into the atmosphere, especially by automotive emissions.

#5250. Name the Geographical term :-  The lower altitudinal boundary of a snow-covered area, especially of one that is perennially covered, such as the snowcap of a mountain.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#4579 2014-11-10 02:10:51

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4580 2014-11-11 00:21:08

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers 5249 and #5250 are correct. Marvelous!

#5251. Name the Geographical term :-  Either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about Dec. 22, when it reaches its southernmost point.

#5252. Name the Geographical term : An ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4581 2014-11-11 03:56:24

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4582 2014-11-12 00:07:06

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5251 is correct. Excellent!

#5253. Name the Geographical term/region :- (in India) a belt of marshy land at the foot of mountains, esp at the foot of the Himalayas in N India.

#5254. Name the Geographical term/region :- A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4583 2014-11-12 04:05:28

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4584 2014-11-13 00:38:03

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Hi bobbym,

#5255. Name the term in Physical Geography :- The atmospheric layer lying between the troposphere and the mesosphere, in which temperature generally increases with height.

#5256. Name the Geographical term :- Any of numerous generally small, rounded, dark brown to green glassy objects that are composed of silicate glass and are thought to have been formed by the impact of a meteorite with the earth's surface.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4585 2014-11-13 00:39:32

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4586 2014-11-13 22:39:27

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5255 is correct. Excellent!

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#5257. Name the Geographical term/phrase :- The prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics, within the lower portion of the Earth's atmosphere, in the lower section of the troposphere near the Earth's equator. They blow predominantly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere, strengthening during the winter and when the Arctic oscillation is in its warm phase.

#5258. Name the Geographical term/phrase :- Stream or river that flows into a main stem (or parent) river or a lake. It does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. They alongwith  the main stem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or sea.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4587 2014-11-13 23:24:41

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4588 2014-11-14 18:25:49

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #5257 and #5258 are correct. Phenomenal!

#5259. What does the abbreviation MCSE (education) singnify?

#5260. What does the abbreviation MCSD (education) signify?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4589 2014-11-14 18:34:11

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4590 2014-11-14 19:00:02

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#5261. What does the abbreviation CERN signify? (An intergovernmental organization whose activities are sponsored by 20 European countries. CERN is the principal European center for research in particle physics. Its large electron-positron storage ring (the LEP collider) was inaugurated in 1989, upgraded in 1996, and closed in 2000. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) became operational in 2009, and in 2010 accelerated protons to nearly 3.5 trillion electron-volts (TeV), producing collisions at 7 TeV, a record.)

#5262. What does the abbreviation INMA signify? (Press)


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4591 2014-11-14 19:45:10

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4592 2014-11-15 00:00:07

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#5263. Name the Geographical term :-  A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems. Also called water parting;the region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.

#5264. Name the Geographical term :-  Geological Science - the surface of the water-saturated part of the ground, usually following approximately the contours of the overlying land surface.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4593 2014-11-15 00:07:57

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4594 2014-11-15 17:32:11

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5264 is correct. Excellent!

#5265. Name the country which was ruled by Portugal from 1500 to 1822, when it became a separate empire ruled by Pedro I, son of King John VI of Portugal.

#5266. In which yead did  Argentina achieve its independence from Spain?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4595 2014-11-15 18:46:46

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4596 2014-11-16 14:09:22

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5265 is acceptable. The Answer #5266 is Excellent. Keep  it up!

#5267. Name the 13th and current President of India, in office since July 2012.

#5268. Name the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since May 2014.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4597 2014-11-16 17:04:02

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4598 2014-11-16 22:56:38

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5268 is correct. Excellent!

#5269. Name the Nation :- At 505,992 square kilometers (195,365 sq mi), it is the world's 52nd-largest country. It is some 47,000 square kilometers (18,000 sq mi) smaller than France and 81,000 square kilometers (31,000 sq mi) larger than the US state of California. Mount Teide (Tenerife) is the highest mountain peak in this nation and is the third largest volcano in the world from its base.

#5270.  Name the former Portuguese currency (the euro (€) which replaced it).


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#4599 2014-11-17 00:15:49

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#4600 2014-11-17 16:13:55

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5269 is correct. Splendid!

#5271. Name the island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba comprising some 700 islands and islets and numerous cays. The country gained its independence from Great Britain in 1973. Nassau, on New Providence Island, is the capital and the largest city.

#5272. Name the self-governing British colony comprising about 300 coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Hatteras. The first settlement was made in 1609 by British colonists shipwrecked on their way to Virginia. Tourism is crucial to its economy.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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