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Jai Ganesh

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Answer to #820 :
No, not English, JohnnyReinB!

Answer to #817 :
Absolutely right, JaneFairfax! Well done!

Answers to #819, #821, and #823:
#819 and #823 correct; regarding #821, the question is amply clear. It talks of the tallest, not the deepest. Well done, TheDude!

#824. Name the religion founded by the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

#825. Hinayana and Mahayana are two sects of which faith?

#826. What is phrenology?

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Answer to #825:
Well done, JaneFairfax! On the dot!

#827. Whose record did athlete Carl Lewis of the US emulate by winning four gold medals in Olympic games?

#828. Which organisation was the precursor to the United Nations?

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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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Answers to #815, #816, #827, and #828:

Very well done, TheDude and JaneFairfax! All the answers are correct!

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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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#829. The botanical name of this tree is Mangifera indica. How is the tree better known as?

#830. In which year was the Magna Carta signed by King John?

#831. What is 'eugenics'?

#832. Where is the 'Tiananmen square'?

#833. What is the dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong?

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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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Answers to #830, #831, #832, and #833:
Outstanding, JaneFairfax! All correct!

#834. Who is the author of 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?

#835. What is the currency of Israel?

#836. When was the 'Commonwealth of Independent States' formed?

#837. Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice?

#838. In which continent is the Kalahari desert?

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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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Answers to #834 and #838 :
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Very good!

#839. In which state of the US is Cape Canaveral situated?

#840. Where is the headquarters of the World Health Organisation?

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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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Answer to #839:
Very good, JaneFairfax

#840. According to Hindu religion, which is the oldest veda?

#841. In which language did Dante write?

#842. When was the 'Booker prize' first awarded?

#843. What is the chemical name of 'Carborundum'?

#844. What is the acid present in apple?

#845. Name the acid present in grapes.

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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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#846. Musa sapientum, Musa acuminata, Musa paradisiaca are the botnaical names of which fruit plant/tree belonging to the family musaceae?

#847. Which plant has the botnical name Ocimum tenuifolium?

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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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Answer to #828, #839, #841, and #844:
All the answers are correct, JaneFairfax!
You put #839 in the hide tag instead of #841!

Excellent! Keep it up!

#848. What does BSE (mad cow disease) stand for?

#849. What does the nervous system disorder ALS stand for?

#850. Who coined the term 'myllion' for a hundred million?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Hopefully I have the numbering in the hide tag correct this time.

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Answer to #848:
Almost correct, JaneFairfax! Good!

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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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Jai Ganesh

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Answer to #850:
On the dot, JohnnyReinB! Very well done!

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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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#851. After Greenland, which is the biggest island in the world (in area)?

#852. Which plant has the botanical name 'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis'?

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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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#853. Where is the Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

#854. What does GPRS stand for?

#855. Who was the first lady to top the Forbes magazine  list of entertainment millionaires?

#856. Who was the first leader of Russia to be chosen ty popular vote?

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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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#857. What is the name of the instrument that converts Direct Current to Alternating Current?

#858. Titan is a satellite of which planet?

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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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