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#2076 2011-08-12 17:27:05

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2482. What does ' isohel' signify?

#2483. In oceanography, what does 'isothermobath' signify?


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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#2077 2011-08-12 18:21:35

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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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#2078 2011-08-12 21:10:03

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2482 is correct. Good work!

#2484. In genetics, what is 'mutation'?

#2485. By what name is 'mongolism' 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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#2079 2011-08-12 22:41:40

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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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#2080 2011-08-13 00:49:46

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answers #2484 and #2485 are correct. Good work!

#2486. Where is the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)?


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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#2081 2011-08-13 01:02:22

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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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#2082 2011-08-13 02:17:04

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2487. Name the city in Philippines, adjoining Manila; chiefly residential with a textile industry, it was the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976.


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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#2083 2011-08-13 02:28:55

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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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#2084 2011-08-13 17:00:58

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2487 is correct. Good work!

#2488. Who is the author of 'The Deserted Village'?

#2489. Who is the author of 'Desperate Remedies'?


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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#2085 2011-08-13 19:34:40

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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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#2086 2011-08-13 21:03:05

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2489 (Desperate Remedies by a novel by Thomas Hardy) is correct. Well done!

#2490. Name the American astronomer who proved the exsitence of galaxies (beyond the milky way).


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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#2087 2011-08-13 21:09:41

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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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#2088 2011-08-13 21:34:22

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

That's correct. Brilliant!

#2491. Name the chemical known as 'Glauber's salt'.


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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#2089 2011-08-13 21:41:17

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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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#2090 2011-08-13 23:26:03

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2491 is correct. Fantastic performance!

#2492. Who is a plenipotentiary?


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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#2091 2011-08-13 23:32:41

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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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#2092 2011-08-14 00:03:15

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2493. Name the German physicist who in 1895, discovered rays that did not exhibit properties such as reflection or refraction and mistakenly thought they were unrelated to light; because of their mysterious nature, he called them X-rays

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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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#2093 2011-08-14 00:05:26

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Re: General Quiz

hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2094 2011-08-14 00:06:26

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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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#2095 2011-08-14 01:48:56

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Re: General Quiz

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answer #2493 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen is correct. Excellent!

#2494. What is ' clinometer' or 'inclinometer' used for?


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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#2096 2011-08-14 01:57:06

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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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#2097 2011-08-14 16:24:24

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2494 is correct. Well done!

#2495. What is the national anthem of France?

#2496. What is the national anthem of United Kingdom?


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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#2098 2011-08-14 17:57:49

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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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#2099 2011-08-14 21:27:04

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2496 is correct. Good work!

#2497. Which flowering plant is Australia's national emblem?


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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#2100 2011-08-14 23:22:48

bobbym
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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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