General Quiz

bobbym · 2011-12-29 00:57:40

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Jai Ganesh · 2011-12-29 01:34:49

Hi bobbym,

The answers #2949 and #2950 are correct. Stupendous!

#2951. How much is 'D' in Roman Numerals?

bobbym · 2011-12-29 01:37:50

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Jai Ganesh · 2011-12-30 01:01:14

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The answer #2951 is correct. Well done!

#2952. Name the British mathematician, philosopher, and social reformer (1872-1970), who made original and decisive contributions to logic and mathematics and wrote with distinction in all fields of philosophy.

#2953. Name the Egypt's president from 1970 until his assassination; he launched a surprise attack on Israel in 1973, then became the first Arab leader to sign a peace treaty with Israel. He shifted from Soviet to American patronage and relaxed Egypt's internal economic and political system.

anonimnystefy · 2011-12-30 01:04:35

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bobbym · 2011-12-30 01:04:46

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Jai Ganesh · 2011-12-30 01:33:44

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answers #2952 and #2953 are correct. Superlative!

#2954. Name the two stars that has been the target of many SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) programs.

bobbym · 2011-12-30 01:38:33

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Jai Ganesh · 2011-12-31 00:23:15

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#2955. Name the artist who perhaps the greatest influence on western art in the last five centuries, who was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and poet in the period known as the High Renaissance. His great works were almost entirely in the service of the Catholic Church, and include a huge statue of the biblical hero David (over 14 feet tall) in Florence, sculpted between 1501 and 1504, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (commissioned by Pope Julius II), painted between 1508 and 1512.

#2956. Name the American experimental physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his measurement of the charge on the electron and for his work on the photoelectric effect. He served as president of Caltech from 1921 to 1945. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1921-1953.

bobbym · 2011-12-31 06:02:10

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Jai Ganesh · 2011-12-31 17:05:02

Hi bobbym,

The answers #2955 and #2956 are correct. Excellent!

#2957. What is 'Isostasy (Geology)'?

#2958. What is an 'isthmus'?

bobbym · 2011-12-31 17:20:05

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-01 01:28:11

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2958 is correct. Brilliant!

#2959. Name the Italian patriot who (1805-1872) devoted his life to achieving liberty and unity for Italy. He placed the skill of his pen at the service of a vigorous republicanism.

bobbym · 2012-01-01 01:31:26

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-01 21:59:23

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#2960. Name the the great scientist of antiquity, he is known for his mathematical work, his theories of mechanics and his clever use of machines in the defense of Syracuse against the Romans. It is believed he studied under followers of Euclid in Alexandria, Egypt before returning to his native Syracuse, then an independent Greek city-state.

#2961. Name the Italian physicist who put forth the hypothesis that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of pressure and temperature contain the same number of particles.

bobbym · 2012-01-01 22:03:48

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-01 23:08:59

Hi bobbym,

The answers #2960 and #2961 are correct. Excellent!

#2962. Who is a Whip (politics)?

bobbym · 2012-01-01 23:20:41

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-03 00:37:30

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#2963. What is Atomic Number of Silver?

#2964. What is Atomic Number of Gold?

bobbym · 2012-01-03 03:47:30

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-03 22:48:49

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2963 (Atomic Number of Silver : 47) is correct. Excellent!

#2965. On the banks of which river is Montreal situated?

#2966. Name the city located along the Elbe River in northern Germany, developed into one of the largest cities of the Holy Roman Empire.

bobbym · 2012-01-03 22:53:48

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-03 23:11:20

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The answer #2966 (Hamburg) is correct. Brilliant!

#2967. Name the Italian revolutionary and irregular general (1807-82), who began his long and varied career as a revolutionary striving for the liberation and unification of Italy by joining in Giuseppe Mazzini's unsuccessful insurrection at Genoa in 1834.

bobbym · 2012-01-03 23:16:17

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-01-04 01:28:51

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#2968. Name the French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire.

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