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Answer to #1143:-
Correct, JaneFairfax! Well done!!!

#1146. With which game is Judith Polgar associated?

#1147. What checmical is known as 'Nessler's Reagent'?

#1148. What is 'Bordeaux mixture'?

#1149. What is 'Tollen's reagent'?

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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.

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Answer to #1146:
That should've been a very easy one for you, Janefairfax!
Good!

#1150. Which country's currency was 'Escudo'?

#1151. Which country's currency was 'Drachma'?

#1152. What is the name of the acide found in grapes?

#1153. Which is the smallest bird in the world?

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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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Answer to #1151 :
Well done, Janefairfax!

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Answer to #1153:-
Correct, Janefairfax! Well done!

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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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#1154. What is Kyoto protocol?

#1155. Approximately what percentage of earth's total land area does Asia occupy?

#1156. Where is Cape Canaveral?

#1157. Which chemical is the Sun chiefly composed of?

#1158. Who discovered pencillin?

#1159. What is OCR, in computer parlance?

#1160. Who invented the adding machine?

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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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Answer to #1158:-

Good, JaneFairfax!

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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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Answer to #1159:-
Correct, JaneFairfax!

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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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#1161. Which part of the animal or plant cell is called the 'powerhouse' of the cell?

#1162. What is 'Graphology'?

#1163. What is the audible range for human beings?

#1164. What is 'glottochronology'

#1165. How many miles or kilometers is one Astronomical Unit (AU) approximately?

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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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Answer to #1161:
Are you sure, JaneFairfax?
Isn't it  this?
This is what I had learnt about 25 years ago

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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.

JaneFairfax

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I think you’re right.

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#1166. By what names were the following cities formerly known?
Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru

#1167. What is Pauli's exclusion principle?

#1168. What are 'Alkali Metals'?

#1169. What is the maximum number of electrons that the outermost orbit of an atom can contain?

#1170. What is the name of the chemical

? What are its chief uses?

#1171. What is

? What is its chief use?

#1172. What is the 'Templeton Prize'?

#1173. Who was the only President of US to serve four terms in Office?

#1174. What is Yehudi Menuhin known for?

#1175. What is the 'Emmy Award' granted for?

#1176. In which country are the 'Goya Awards' given?

#1177. Which country presents the 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award' and what is it awarded for?

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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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JaneFairfax

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Answers to #1171 and #1173 :
Both correct, JaneFairfax!!!

That was well said by the then First Lady of the US! Thanks for the information, Jane!

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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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That was well said by the then First Lady of the US! Thanks for the information, Jane!

Eleanor Roosevelt had been a widow for many years when she said that.

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#1178. What is 'Strabismus'?

#1179. What does 'phishing' mean?

#1180. Which is the smallest country in area is Asia?

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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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Answer to #1174:-
Correct, JaneFairfax!

#1181. What does DST stand for?

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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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