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#1226 2011-03-03 00:36:06
- Howardroark
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Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#1227 2011-03-03 01:12:11
- bobbym
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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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#1228 2011-03-14 00:20:32
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi Howardroark and bobbym,
The answers to 1858-Howardroark and 1858 & 1859-bobbym are correct. Brilliant!
#1860. Which is the chemical - C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]5[/sub]OH?
#1861. Which is the chemical - C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]6[/sub]?
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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#1229 2011-03-14 00:26:26
- 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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#1230 2011-03-14 00:30:46
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Hi ganesh,
Last edited by gAr (2011-03-14 00:31:08)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1231 2011-03-16 22:10:57
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Hi bobbym and gAr,
The answers are phenol and benzene. Excellent, gAr! Better luck, bobbym!
#1862. Who is the author of Ramayana?
#1863. What is ' No. 10, Downing Street'?
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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#1232 2011-03-16 23:11:39
- 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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#1233 2011-03-21 00:49:36
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1862 is Saint Valmiki. The answer to 1863 is correct. Excellent!
#1864. What does the word 'Tsunami' mean?
#1865. What does the noun 'Samurai' mean?
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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#1234 2011-03-21 00:59:56
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Re: General Quiz
Hi h=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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#1235 2011-03-23 00:48:53
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
50% correct! Well done, bobbym!
#1866. Who said 'Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.'?
#1867. Who said 'To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom'?
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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#1236 2011-03-23 04:44:16
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
Misheeru is trying to teach me more Japanese. But I am slow at it.
Looks like I might be 50% again.
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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#1237 2011-03-25 00:32:41
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Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1866 is Marie Curie. The answer to 1867 is correct. Excellent!
#1868. What does PDF stand for?
#1869. What is a mnemonic?
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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#1238 2011-03-25 00:37:17
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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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#1239 2011-03-25 01:03:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers to 1868 and 1869 are perfect. Outstanding!
#1870. In which year did man landed on the moon for the first time?
#1871. Which nation did the eminent Mathematician Abel hailed from?
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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#1240 2011-03-25 01:06:45
- bobbym
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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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#1241 2011-03-26 00:28:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 1870 and 1871 are perfect. Outstanding!
#1872. In which year did Steffi Graf win the Grand Slam (winning the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year) and the Olympic Gold Medal?
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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#1242 2011-03-26 02:22:02
- 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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#1243 2011-03-27 00:13:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
It was 1988 AD. Good guess!
#1873. What is Periplaneta americana? (Zoological name)
#1874. What is Hoplobatrachus tigerinus? (Zoological name)
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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#1244 2011-03-27 00:42:31
- 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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#1245 2011-03-29 02:25:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
#1875. Who is Carl Linnaeus?
#1876. What is cytology?
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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#1246 2011-03-29 02:27:35
- bobbym
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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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#1247 2011-03-29 21:16:28
- Howardroark
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Re: General Quiz
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#1248 2011-03-30 00:29:38
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The answers to 1875 (Howardroark) and 1875 and 1876 (bobbym) are correct. Brilliant!
#1877. In which year did the United Nations (UN) emerge from the devastation of global conflict, and aims to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war?
#1878. Who is the first United Nations Secretary General?
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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#1249 2011-03-30 01:19:48
- 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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#1250 2011-03-30 04:24:36
- Howardroark
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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