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#1601 2011-06-10 16:54:08
- 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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#1602 2011-06-11 00:44:39
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2162 is correct. Good work!
#2164. Which is the chemical compound having the formula C[sub]12[/sub]H[sub]22[/sub]O[sub]11[/sub]?
#2165. What is 'Xenophobia'?
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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#1603 2011-06-11 00:50:32
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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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#1604 2011-06-11 01:09:59
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2164 and 2165 are correct. Superlative performance!
#2166. What is the SI Unit of Angular Velocity?
#2167. What is a gyroscope?
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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#1605 2011-06-11 01:16:31
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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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#1606 2011-06-11 17:37:34
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Hi bobbym,
The solution 2166 is correct. Well done!
#2168. From which country did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist & scientist hail from?
#2169. What is Goldbach's conjecture?
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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#1607 2011-06-11 17:57:48
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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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#1608 2011-06-11 18:25:21
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2168 and 2169 are both correct. Excellent!
#2170. The sportsman's birth-name is Eldrick Tont Woods. By what name is he popularly known as?
#2171. With which sport was Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus associated?
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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#1609 2011-06-11 18:36:48
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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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#1610 2011-06-11 18:52:40
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Hi bobbym,
#2172. Who invented the Safety Lamp?
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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#1611 2011-06-11 19:03:03
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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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#1612 2011-06-11 23:32:03
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2172 is perfect. Well done!
#2173. Name the acid which is a colorless, crystalline compound, COOH·CH[sub]2[/sub]·CHOH·COOH, that occurs naturally in a wide variety of unripe fruit, including apples, cherries, and tomatoes, and is used as a flavoring and in the aging of wine.
#2174. Name the acid which is a colourless crystalline fatty acid, (CH[sub]2[/sub])[sub]2[/sub](COOH)[sub]2[/sub], weak carboxylic acid, and which is produced by fermentation of sugar or ammonium tartrate and used as a sequestrant and in making dyes.
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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#1613 2011-06-12 00:13:13
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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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#1614 2011-06-12 01:03:37
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers 2173
and 2174
#2175. Name the dibasic acid, chemically dihydroxysuccinic acid with the chemical formula HO[sub]2[/sub]CCHOHCHOHCO[sub]2[/sub]H which occurs in fruits, the chief source being grapes; used in preparing lemonade, added to jams when the fruit is not sufficiently acidic (citric acid also used) and in baking powder.
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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#1615 2011-06-12 01:17:45
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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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#1616 2011-06-12 01:30:23
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2175 is correct. Brilliant performance!
#2176. With what invention is Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton associated?
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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#1617 2011-06-12 01:33:27
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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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#1618 2011-06-12 16:56:33
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Hi bobbym,
The answer
#2177. Where do the rivers Tigris and Euphrates flow?
#2178. Name the award which is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
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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#1619 2011-06-12 17:47:05
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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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#1620 2011-06-12 18:33:26
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2178 is correct. Excellent!
#2180. Name the Italian international airline with headquarters in Rome.
#2181. What does the acronym QANTAS signify?
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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#1621 2011-06-12 18:45:14
- 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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#1622 2011-06-12 19:09:58
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2180 is correct. Brilliant!
#2182. Name the German Olympic swimming champion who is is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games and becoming the most successful athlete there.
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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#1623 2011-06-12 20:19:45
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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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#1624 2011-06-12 22:00:17
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer 2182 is correct. Good work! The complete answer :
#2183. In which year was Aristotle, Greek philosopher and scientist, born and which year did he die?
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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#1625 2011-06-12 22:03:57
- 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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