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#1501 2011-05-28 16:43:31
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1502 2011-05-28 17:16:38
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 2092 and 2093 are correct. Neat job!
#2094. What is 'carpology'?
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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#1503 2011-05-28 23:54:11
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1504 2011-05-29 01:06:06
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2094 is correct. Good work!
#2095. In which year did women first compete in Olympic Games?
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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#1505 2011-05-29 01:13:57
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1506 2011-05-29 16:37:59
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#2096. What is 'Culture Shock'?
#2097. What is 'Dactylography'?
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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#1507 2011-05-29 17:04:27
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1508 2011-05-29 18:55:44
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2096 is correct. Marvelous!
The answer
#2098. Who is the South African Anglican cleric who became an Anglican priest in 1961, who was awarded Nobel Peace Prize of 1984.
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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#1509 2011-05-29 19:20:56
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1510 2011-05-29 21:33:58
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2098 is correct. Excellent!
#2099. What is the Dewey Decimal System, created by Melvil Dewey?
#2100. What does the abbreviation IPO (in Business jargon) stand for?
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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#1511 2011-05-29 23:36:17
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1512 2011-05-30 00:11:04
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
Both 2099 and 2100 are correct. Excellent performance!
#2101. Name the first woman Prime Minister in the world.
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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#1513 2011-05-30 00:17:18
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1514 2011-05-30 00:39:57
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 2100 is .
The answer to
#2102. Who was Fa hien?
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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#1515 2011-05-30 00:59:19
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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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#1516 2011-05-30 16:17:04
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#2103. What is or who is 'kamikaze'?
#2104. What is 'myrmecology'?
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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#1517 2011-05-30 16:32:59
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1518 2011-05-30 16:58:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2103 is correct. Outstanding!
The answer
#2105. What does 'Taxonomy' refers to?
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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#1519 2011-05-30 17:40:10
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Yes, I forgot that.
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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#1520 2011-05-31 00:25:56
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2105 is correct. Well done!
#2106. Where is the Gatwick Airport?
#2107. Name the ancient Roman god of fire.
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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#1521 2011-05-31 05:01:21
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Re: General Quiz
hi ganesh
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#1522 2011-05-31 09:31:54
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
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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#1523 2011-05-31 16:27:11
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The answer 2107 is correct. Well done, anonimnystefy!
The answers 2106 and 2107 are both correct, bobbym. Brilliant!
#2108. Name the is the world's most famous chess-playing computer which in 1997, made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov 3.5 games to 2.5.
#2109. Who invented the LASER?
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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#1524 2011-05-31 16:43:12
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
For a change I know both of these.
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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#1525 2011-05-31 17:36:00
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 2108 and 2109 are perfect. Excellent!
Regarding 2109,
#2110. Name the inventors of the manned hot air balloon, (the brothers who went aloft from the centre of Paris and flew for a period of 20 minutes.)
#2111. In which year was the trophy for Davis Cup donated by American Dwight F. Davis for a competition between teams from the United States and Great Britain?
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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