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#6026 2016-09-15 18:20:40

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Both the Answers, #6275 and #6276, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6277. Name the  United States federal military reservation established by Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It comprises about 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) including the campus of the United States Military Academy.

#6278. It is  is one of six numbered fleets in the United States Navy. Its area of responsibility includes approximately fifty million square miles of the eastern and northern Pacific ocean areas including the Bering Sea, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and a sector of the Arctic. Major oil and trade sea lines of communication within this area are critically important to the economic health of the United States and friendly nations throughout the Pacific Rim region. Name it.


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#6027 2016-09-16 01:33:24

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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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#6028 2016-09-18 23:40:13

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The Answer #6277 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6279. Name the term/phrase in Physics - In physics and materials science, it is the temperature at which certain materials lose their permanent magnetic properties, to be replaced by induced magnetism. The point in temperature is named after a scientist, who showed that magnetism was lost at a critical temperature.

#6280. Name the law in Physics - In a paramagnetic material the magnetization of the material is (approximately) directly proportional to an applied magnetic field. However, if the material is heated, this proportionality is reduced: for a fixed value of the field, the magnetization is (approximately) inversely proportional to temperature.


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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#6029 2016-09-19 00:09:20

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#6030 2016-09-20 00:03:04

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Re: General Quiz

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Both the Answers, #6279 and #6280, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6281. Name the  city of republic significance in Kazakhstan on the right bank of the Syr Darya river, rented and administered by the Russian Federation. It was constructed to service the ____________ Cosmodrome and was officially renamed ______________ by Russian president Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995.

#6282. Where are 'Campbell Bay' (two places)?


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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#6031 2016-09-20 00:09:15

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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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#6032 2016-09-20 17:08:37

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#6283. What is 'Kayaking'?

#6284. What is the difference between billiards and snooker?


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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#6033 2016-09-20 17:37:23

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#6034 2016-09-22 01:05:29

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Re: General Quiz

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Both the Answers, #6283 and #6284, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6285. What is 'Terracotta Army'?

#6286. 'The Cormorant Scarecrow' is a Croatian documentary film directed by Branko Ištvančić. The film has received a number of awards and is seen by many as the best Croatian documentary. In which year was the film released?


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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#6035 2016-09-22 01:31:32

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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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#6036 2016-09-23 00:25:35

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6285 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6287. Manihiki is an island in the northern group of the Cook Islands. By what name is it informally known? ( It is approximately 1,299 kilometres (807 mi) north of the capital island of Rarotonga, making it one of the most remote inhabitations in the Pacific Ocean.)

#6288. What does "Land of a Thousand Dances" (or "Land of 1000 Dances") refer to?


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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#6037 2016-09-23 00:30:58

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hide=#6288]That is a song.[/hide]


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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#6038 2016-09-24 18:55:54

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6288 is correct. Well done, bobbym!

#6289. Who is 'Yuichiro Miura'?

#6290. Name the person  (born June 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island) who circumnavigated the globe aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter the distance of 36,000 miles in 97 days in 2000, earning her the current Guinness World Record for the first helicopter circumnavigation by a woman. She is the daughter of Sir William Mather, the British industrialist who was chairman of Mather & Platt.


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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#6039 2016-09-24 23:14:54

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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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#6040 2016-09-25 18:04:19

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The Answer #6290 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6291. What does PET signify (a medical imaging technique)?

#6292. What is 'Sonic boom'?


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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#6041 2016-09-25 20:08:37

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#6042 2016-09-26 17:55:51

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Re: General Quiz

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Both the Answers, #6291 and #6292, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6293. What is Linz-Donawitz- steelmaking?

#6294. What is a 'Lissajous curve'?


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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#6043 2016-09-26 20:50:26

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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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#6044 2016-09-27 17:31:30

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6294 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6295. The city's economy revolves largely around its harbor, which occupies a part of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River in one of the world's largest natural deep water harbors. Name the city.

#6296. What is the 'First Amendment to the United States Constitution'?


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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#6045 2016-09-27 19:25:15

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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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#6046 2016-09-28 18:17:14

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6296 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6297. What does the term / phrase 'high seas' signify?

#6298. Name the largest islands in (i) Africa (ii) Asia and (iii) Europe?


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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#6047 2016-09-28 20:03:55

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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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#6048 2016-09-29 17:56:31

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Re: General Quiz

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Excellent, bobbym! Both the solutions are almost correct.

#6299. What does the expression/phrase 'dernier cri' mean?

#6300. What does the expression/phrase 'éminence grise' mean?


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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#6049 2016-09-29 18:04:01

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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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#6050 2016-09-30 18:35:32

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6300 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6301. Name the term - public advocate who usually appointed by the government or by parliament, but with a significant degree of independence, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.

#6302. Name the term -  As a noun, it refers to a person who has "full powers." In particular, the term commonly refers to a diplomat fully authorized to represent a government as a prerogative (e.g., ambassador). As an adjective, it refers to something - an edict, assignment, etc. - that confers "full powers."


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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