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#1851 2011-07-11 17:37:51
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2328 is correct. Good work
#2329. On the banks of which river is Rome situated?
#2330. On the banks of which river is Berlin situated?
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#1852 2011-07-11 17:48:30
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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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#1853 2011-07-11 23:43:03
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2329 is correct. Well done!
#2331. What is 'magnetosphere'?
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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#1854 2011-07-11 23:55:59
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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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#1855 2011-07-12 16:33:33
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2331 is partially correct. Well done!
#2332. In which country is the city Kiev situated?
#2333. In which country is the city Baku situated?
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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#1856 2011-07-12 16:43:38
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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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#1857 2011-07-13 01:00:33
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 2333 is correct. Good work!
#2334. With which sport is Sergey Bubka 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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#1858 2011-07-13 01:11:48
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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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#1859 2011-07-13 01:33:48
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Hi bobbym,
#2335. In which country is Dunedin situated?
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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#1860 2011-07-13 01:35:51
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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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#1861 2011-07-13 01:55:57
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Hi bobbym,
I am sorry, bobbym, I forgot the city is known well because it is a Cricket test center.
#2336. What is the velocity of sound in air in meters per second?
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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#1862 2011-07-13 02:16:23
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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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#1863 2011-07-13 17:10:35
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Hi bobbym,
The answer is correct. Well done!
#2337. What is the monetory unit of Brazil?
#2338. What is the monetory unit of People's Republic of China?
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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#1864 2011-07-13 18:09:40
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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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#1865 2011-07-13 19:59:26
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Hi,
Velocity of sound depends on temperature also.
"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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#1866 2011-07-13 21:52:10
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Hi gAr;
Yes it does, and also the medium that is carrying the sound.
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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#1867 2011-07-13 23:36:57
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Hi bobbym and gAr,
Excellent work!
#2339. What is 'insolation'?
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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#1868 2011-07-13 23:39:49
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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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#1869 2011-07-13 23:49:57
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Hi bobbym,
#2340. What is the approximate land area of Russia, the largest country in the world (in square kilometers)?
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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#1870 2011-07-13 23:55:31
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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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#1871 2011-07-14 01:47:10
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Hi bobbym,
#2341. By what name is Mount Godwin-Austen 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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#1872 2011-07-14 05:00:11
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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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#1873 2011-07-14 16:24:21
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2341 is correct. Well done!
#2342. By what name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, a driving force behind the Russian Revolution of 1917 and who became the first great dictator of the Soviet Union, better known as?
#2343. Name the 16th president of the United States (1861-65), who was born in Hardin County, Kentucky and in Illinois, where he later settled, pursued law and politics (as a Whig), serving in the state legislature (1834-41) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1847-49).
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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#1874 2011-07-14 17:00:38
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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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#1875 2011-07-15 00:47:47
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Hi bobbym,
The answers 2342 and 2343 are correct. Brilliant!
#2344. Who is known as the 'Father of Geometry'?
#2345. What invention is Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde known?
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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