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#1276 2011-04-12 00:05:14
- 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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#1277 2011-04-12 22:48:56
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 1898 and 1899 are correct. Excellent!
#1900. What is semiology?
#1901. What is Silicon Valley?
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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#1278 2011-04-12 22:51:29
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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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#1279 2011-04-13 22:50:46
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 1901 is perfect. Excellent!
#1902. What is soft-loan?
#1903. Who is the first woman in space?
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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#1280 2011-04-14 04:26:23
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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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#1281 2011-04-14 06:22:28
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
I am sorry about #1900. I thought you mispelled seismology. I should have known better.
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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#1282 2011-04-14 22:25:51
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Hi Howardroark and bobbym,
Brilliant answer to 1903 Howardroark!!
#1904. What is acromegaly?
#1905. What is 'anthropomorphism'?
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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#1283 2011-04-15 05:21:17
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
I think I know 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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#1284 2011-04-15 17:39:37
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Hi ganesh,
No idea about these..
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#1285 2011-04-15 22:38:27
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Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
Excellent, bobbym!
#1906. What is Autism?
#1907. What is Xanadu?
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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#1286 2011-04-15 22:52:21
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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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#1287 2011-04-16 18:29:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1906 is correct. Well done!
#1908. Who is the first man to reach the South Pole?
#1909. Who is the first person to conquer the Everest twice?
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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#1288 2011-04-16 18:51:08
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Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#1289 2011-04-17 17:23:44
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Hi Howardroark,
The answers 1908 and 1909 are correct. Excellent!
#1910. What is the hardest substance of the human body?
#1911. What is the name of the lighter halfmoon shape at the base of fingernails?
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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#1290 2011-04-17 17:35:06
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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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#1291 2011-04-18 17:09:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
1908 and 1909 are Amundsen and Nawang Gombu.
1910 and 1911 are correct. Brilliant!
#1912. Who is Paul Julius Reuter?
#1913. Who is the only American President ever elected to four terms?
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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#1292 2011-04-18 17:14:42
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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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#1293 2011-04-19 16:53:44
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1913 is correct. Brilliant!
#1914. After Nitrogen and Oxygen, which is the next abundant gas in the atmosphere?
#1915. What is 'El Nino'?
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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#1294 2011-04-19 17:02:13
- 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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#1295 2011-04-20 21:11:35
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 1914 and 1915 are correct. Good work! However, I give an elaborate answer to 1915.
#1916. Which is 'the land of midnight sun'?
#1917. What is a Tornado?
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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#1296 2011-04-20 21:30:08
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
That is a better explanation of el nino. I saw it on a documentary a while back and now I am remembering a little more.
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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#1297 2011-04-21 16:17:22
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 1916 and 1917 are correct. Neat job!
I had the answer to 1916 as Norway.
#1918. Which is the country home to over a quarter of the world's very wealthy people?
#1919. Who was the US President when the UN was formed?
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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#1298 2011-04-21 16:27:17
- 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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#1299 2011-04-22 16:52:18
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1918 is the United States. The answer to 1919 is correct. Brilliant!
#1920. Which is the largest (in area) Commonwealth country?
#1921. Who created Phantom?
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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#1300 2011-04-22 17:27:25
- 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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