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#1926 2011-07-23 00:52:54
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi anonimnystefy,
The answers #2377 and #2378 are perfect. Brilliant work!
#2379. Name the city at the junction of the rivers Avon and Frome.
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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#1927 2011-07-23 00:59:28
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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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#1928 2011-07-23 01:07:00
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Hi anonimnystefy,
The answer #2379 is perfect. Outstanding!
#2380. Who invented the revolver?
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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#1929 2011-07-23 01:08:27
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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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#1930 2011-07-23 01:29:23
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2380 is correct. Well done!
#2381. Madeira is the biggest tributary of which major river?
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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#1931 2011-07-23 01:32:50
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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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#1932 2011-07-23 01:44:55
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Hi bobbym,
#2381. What is Fiber Optics?
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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#1933 2011-07-23 01:48:49
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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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#1934 2011-07-23 17:25:18
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2381 is correct. Good work!
#2382. Who is the author of Robinson Crusoe?
#2383. Who is the author of Don Quixote, the early 17th century novel?
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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#1935 2011-07-23 17:31:45
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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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#1936 2011-07-23 19:12:50
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2382 and #2383 are both correct. Well done!
#2384. What is agronomy?
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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#1937 2011-07-23 19:20:48
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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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#1938 2011-07-24 17:06:59
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Hi bobbym,
Well done!
#2385. In France there is a National Festival (Fête Nationale) called in English Bastille Day. When is it?
#2386. When is 'Columbus Day' observed?
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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#1939 2011-07-24 18:06:18
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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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#1940 2011-07-25 00:11:06
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2386 is correct. Good work!
#2387. In which nation is MIT (famous for its scientific and technological training and research) 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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#1941 2011-07-25 00:15:00
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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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#1942 2011-07-25 00:15:17
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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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#1943 2011-07-25 00:44:10
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2387 is correct. Well done!
#2388. What was Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin known 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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#1944 2011-07-25 00:47:02
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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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#1945 2011-07-25 00:48:42
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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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#1946 2011-07-25 01:16:03
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Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The answer #2388 is correct. Neat job!
#2389. What does p.s.i signify?(measurement describing the amount of pneumatic or hydraulic pressure in tanks)
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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#1947 2011-07-25 01:20:38
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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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#1948 2011-07-25 17:15:09
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Hi bobbym,
#2390. Who is the author of Who Moved My Cheese, An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life?
#2391. Who is the author of Wuthering Heights?
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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#1949 2011-07-25 17:53:54
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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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#1950 2011-07-25 23:23:37
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2391 is correct. Well done!
#2392. Which Japanese art is 'ikebana'?
#2393. What are Bundestag, and Bundesrat?
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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