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#1576 2011-06-06 01:24:01
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2143 and 2144 are correct. Excellent!
#2145. Name the first person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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#1577 2011-06-06 01:56:57
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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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#1578 2011-06-06 17:11:28
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Hi bobbym,
The answer to
#2146. Who was the first to measure earth's radius?
#2147. What is the difference in time between two places 1[sup]o[/sup] longitude apart?
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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#1579 2011-06-06 17:23:55
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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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#1580 2011-06-06 17:50:45
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2146 and 2147 are both correct. Excellent!
#2148. Who invented the microscope?
#2149. Who invented the microphone?
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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#1581 2011-06-06 18:12:11
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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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#1582 2011-06-06 22:02:31
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Hi bobbym,
#2150. What is 'Tocopherol'?
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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#1583 2011-06-06 22:04:10
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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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#1584 2011-06-06 23:57:16
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2150 is correct. Excellent!
#2151. Which part of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
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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#1585 2011-06-07 00:08:56
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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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#1586 2011-06-07 15:56:59
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2151 is correct. Excellent!
#2152. What are the three types of Expansion of solids,
?#2153. What is 'Anomalous expansion of water'?
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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#1587 2011-06-07 16:58:32
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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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#1588 2011-06-08 18:23:10
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2152 and 2153
#2154. Which language did Homer write in?
#2155. What is the 38[sup]th[/sup] parallel?
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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#1589 2011-06-08 19:47:49
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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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#1590 2011-06-08 22:11:15
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2154 being Greek is perfectly correct. The answer 2155 regarding the 38[sup]th[/sup] parallel is also correct. Excellent performance!
#2156. Where is the 'Mekong Delta'?
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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#1591 2011-06-08 22:20:18
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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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#1592 2011-06-08 22:32:25
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2156 is correct. Neat job!
#2157. Who is known as 'The Little Corporal'?
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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#1593 2011-06-08 22:44:50
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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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#1594 2011-06-08 23:32:47
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#2158. Who played the role of Cal Hockley in the film 'Titanic'?
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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#1595 2011-06-08 23:42:40
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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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#1596 2011-06-09 17:54:02
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2158 is correct. Neat job!
#2159. What is South Africa's Administrative Capital?
#2160. Name the birthplace of Henry Ford and the headquarters of Ford Motor Co.?
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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#1597 2011-06-09 19:19:22
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
Sorry for the delay, first I had to recharge, then I had to refuel.
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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#1598 2011-06-09 22:59:25
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Hi bobbym,
Answers and .
#2161. Name the city of northwest Russia on the northern Kola Peninsula on an inlet of the Barents Sea which is a major ice-free port, and the terminus of an important supply line to the USSR in World Wars I and II
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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#1599 2011-06-09 23:20:27
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Hi ganesh;
This one I remember, I think.
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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#1600 2011-06-10 16:50:47
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2161 is perfect. Neat job!
#2162. What is 'Hansen's disease?
#2163. Name the international association founded by Peter Benenson, a British lawyer in 1961.
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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