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#1701 2011-06-20 22:20:26
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2236 is correct. Good work!
#2237. Who is the author of 'The Daughter of the East'?
#2238. Who was known as ''Uncle Ho"?
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#1702 2011-06-20 22:31:10
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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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#1703 2011-06-20 23:52:03
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#2239. Name the the Nobel Prize-winning peace activist who was detained by the military dictatorship of Myanmar from 1989 to 2010, with only brief periods of freedom.
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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#1704 2011-06-20 23:56:02
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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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#1705 2011-06-21 00:26:51
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2239 is correct. Excellent!
(Her full name : Aung San Suu Kyi)
#2240. In which country is Antwerp, one of Europe's busiest ports, situated?
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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#1706 2011-06-21 00:43:15
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Hi;
The answer 2239 is correct. Excellent!
Not so good! I thought that was a man. I had never seen picture of her, so I did not know what she was like.
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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#1707 2011-06-21 02:33:10
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Hi bobbym,
The photograph of Aung San Suu Kyi
The answer 2240 is correct. Good work!
#2241. What is 'Water Table'?
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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#1708 2011-06-21 02:53:04
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Hi ganesh;
Thanks for the picture!
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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#1709 2011-06-21 03:16:50
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#2242. What is 'Commutator'?
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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#1710 2011-06-21 03:21:31
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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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#1711 2011-06-22 01:41:48
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2242 is correct. Smart work!
#2243. Name the chemical which is a yellow to red crystalline powder, V[sub]2[/sub]O[sub]5[/sub], used as a catalyst in various organic reactions.
#2244. Name the chemical which is a colorless, flammable, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]6[/sub], derived from petroleum and used in or to manufacture a wide variety of chemical products, including DDT, detergents, insecticides, and motor fuels.
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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#1712 2011-06-22 01:47:08
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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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#1713 2011-06-22 02:30:03
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2243 and 2244 are correct. Excellent!
#2245. Name the chemical which is a white volatile solid, C[sub]10[/sub]H[sub]8[/sub] which is an aromatic hydrocarbon with an odour of mothballs and is obtained from crude oil.
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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#1714 2011-06-22 02:36:42
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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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#1715 2011-06-22 16:49:22
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2245 is correct. Good work!
#2246. What does the acronym UNIVAC signify?
#2247. Who gets the credit for development of a computer for home use who founded Apple Computer in 1976?
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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#1716 2011-06-22 16:52:33
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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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#1717 2011-06-22 17:15:50
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2246 and 2247 are correct. Excellent!
#2248. Name the chemical which is a crystalline hydrocarbon, C[sub]14[/sub]H[sub]10[/sub], extracted from coal tar and used in the manufacture of dyes and organic chemicals.
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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#1718 2011-06-22 19:15:17
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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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#1719 2011-06-22 19:51:46
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#2249. What is the chemical formula of 'Iodoform'?
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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#1720 2011-06-22 20:05:23
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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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#1721 2011-06-22 20:47:26
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Hi bobbym,
#2250. What is the use of Van de Graaff generator?
#2251. What is 'Kundt's tube'?
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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#1722 2011-06-22 21:44:02
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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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#1723 2011-06-22 23:19:09
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2250 is correct. Good work!
#2252. What is the unit of Young's Modulus?
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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#1724 2011-06-22 23:35:01
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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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#1725 2011-06-23 00:59:58
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The
#2253. What is the definition of Specific Heat?
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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