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#1376 2011-05-08 17:43:38
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
Sorry, I could not respond today, I am ill.
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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#1377 2011-05-08 18:36:07
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
Wish you a speedy recovery!
Your answer 1991 is correct. Good work!
However, the answer I had in my mind is Uninterruptible Power Supply.
#1993. Which are permanent members of the Security Council of the UN?
#1994. Where is the Headquarters of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)?
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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#1378 2011-05-08 18:52:56
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
Thanks, a speedy recovery would be nice.
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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#1379 2011-05-08 19:05:57
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 1993 is correct. Well done!
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#1995. What is Red Cross society 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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#1380 2011-05-08 21:56:28
- 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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#1381 2011-05-09 00:13:35
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1995 is correct. Good work!
#1996. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
#1997. By what name is Mark Twain better known as?
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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#1382 2011-05-09 06:56:12
- 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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#1383 2011-05-09 15:00:39
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 1996 and 1997 are both correct. Incredible!
#1998. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Israel?
#1999. Who is the first woman to serve as US national security adviser?
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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#1384 2011-05-09 15:17:03
- 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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#1385 2011-05-09 15:38:01
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 1998 is perfect. Excellent!
#2000. Who discovered the malaria parasite?
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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#1386 2011-05-09 18:51:07
- 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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#1387 2011-05-10 17:01:13
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2000 is correct. Well done!
#2001. What is the capital of Fiji?
#2002. What is the capital of Ethiopia?
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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#1388 2011-05-10 17:05:06
- 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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#1389 2011-05-10 20:31:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer to 2001 is Suva.
The answer to 2002 is correct. Well done!
#2003. Name the Mexican big-screen Oscar nominated actress who is ranked by Fortune magazine as the second richest Latin American in Hollywood.
#2004. Who is the author of 'Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays'?
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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#1390 2011-05-10 21:08:27
- 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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#1391 2011-05-11 00:11:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 2003 and 2004 are correct. Excellent!
#2005. What is Avant Garde?
#2006. What is 'Blitzkreig'?
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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#1392 2011-05-11 00:23:22
- 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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#1393 2011-05-11 16:01:30
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2005 and 2006 are correct. Excellent!
#2007. Name the Portuguese navigator and commander of the first expedition (1519) to circumnavigate the globe.
#2008. Name the British economist who contended that population increases faster than the means of substinence and that its growth could only be checked by moral restraint or by disease and war.
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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#1394 2011-05-11 16:17:42
- 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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#1395 2011-05-11 16:47:06
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2007 and 2008 are both correct. Brilliant performance!
#2009. Name the smallest country, both in area and population.
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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#1396 2011-05-11 19:09:46
- 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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#1397 2011-05-12 17:10:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2009 is correct. Well done!
#2010. Name the Greek Godess of Victory.
#2011. State the former name of Ho Chi Minh city.
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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#1398 2011-05-12 19:04:07
- bobbym
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
I know these two.
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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#1399 2011-05-13 01:04:07
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2010 and 2011 are correct. Extraordinary performance!
#2012. In which country was Pablo Ruiz Picasso, the painter, sculptor and artist born?
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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#1400 2011-05-13 01:22:51
- 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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