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#2226 2011-09-03 22:12:04
- bobbym
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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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#2227 2011-09-03 23:17:34
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2593 and #2594 are correct. Brilliant!
#2595. What are 'Chilblains'?
#2596. Who is a 'Charge d'affairs'?
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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#2228 2011-09-03 23:21:20
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Re: General Quiz
Hello 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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#2229 2011-09-03 23:49:02
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#2597. What is 'Quo warranto'?
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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#2230 2011-09-03 23:59:02
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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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#2231 2011-09-04 00:56:07
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#2598. Name the Austrian botanist and plant experimenter who laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics.
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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#2232 2011-09-04 01:01:59
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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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#2233 2011-09-04 01:21:31
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2598 is correct. Well done!
#2599. Name the German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry who is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapor densities; who is also known for Synthesis of aromatic carboxylic acids from sulfonic acid and formiates.
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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#2234 2011-09-04 01:26:05
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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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#2235 2011-09-04 16:06:06
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2599 is correct. Well done!
#2600. What is 'superheterodyne'?
#2601. What are Transuranium Elements'?
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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#2236 2011-09-04 16:12:43
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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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#2237 2011-09-05 00:54:26
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2601 is correct. Well done!
#2602. Name the colorless organic liquid, CH[sub]3[/sub]COCOOH, formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and fermentation and as an end product in glycolysis.
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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#2238 2011-09-05 00:55:20
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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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#2239 2011-09-05 01:07:17
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Hi bobbym,
#2603. Name the athlete remembered for one stunning week in 1936, when he won four track and field gold medals at a single Olympics.
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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#2240 2011-09-05 01:09:48
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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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#2241 2011-09-05 17:08:16
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2603 is correct. Well done!
#2604. Name the gas obtained in the destructive distillation of soft coal, as a byproduct in the preparation of coke.
#2605. Name the mixture of decaying organic matter, as from leaves and manure, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
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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#2242 2011-09-05 19:15:57
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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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#2243 2011-09-06 00:56:08
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2605 is correct. Well done!
#2606. Name the very sweet sugar, C[sub]6[/sub]H[sub]12[/sub]O[sub]6[/sub], occurring in many fruits and honey and used as a preservative for foodstuffs and as an intravenous nutrient.
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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#2244 2011-09-06 00:58:25
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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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#2245 2011-09-06 01:19:10
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2606 is correct. The answer I thought was Fructose.
#2607. How is reaction between an alkyl or aryl halide and magnesium metal in a suitable solvent, usually absolute ether, to form an organometallic halide 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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#2246 2011-09-06 01:23:51
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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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#2247 2011-09-06 17:49:33
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Hi bobbym,
#2608. What is 'Censure Motion'?
#2609. What is 'certiorari'?
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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#2248 2011-09-06 17:59:33
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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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#2249 2011-09-06 22:11:36
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Hi bobbym,
#2610. What study is 'Phthisiology'?
#2611. What study is 'Phycology' (Also called algology)?
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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#2250 2011-09-06 23:36:34
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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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