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#2126 2011-08-17 00:15:56
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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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#2127 2011-08-17 00:41:20
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2512 and #2513 are correct. Good work!
#2514. Dmitry I. Mendeleyev's periodic table is the fore-runner of modern periodic table. The elements show a periodic recurrence of certain properties, a characteristic that was first discovered in which year?
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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#2128 2011-08-17 00:44:26
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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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#2129 2011-08-17 01:34:04
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Hi bobbym,
The answer .
#2515. Name the British bacteriologist who discovered the plasmodium parasite (cause of malaria) in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito in 1897.
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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#2130 2011-08-17 02:41:52
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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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#2131 2011-08-17 17:45:59
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Hi bobbym,
#2516. On the banks of which river is the city 'Montreal' situated?
#2517. On the banks of which river is the city 'Rotterdam' situated?
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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#2132 2011-08-17 22:15:04
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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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#2133 2011-08-17 22:59:04
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2516 is perfect. Well done!
#2518. Who was Thomas John Barnardo?
#2519. Name the German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered car.
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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#2134 2011-08-17 23:02:03
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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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#2135 2011-08-17 23:56:48
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2519 is correct. Well done!
#2520. What is 'cwt'?
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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#2136 2011-08-17 23:59:06
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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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#2137 2011-08-18 00:17:50
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Hi bobbym,
#2521. What does the abbreviation 'INRI' 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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#2138 2011-08-18 00:26:14
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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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#2139 2011-08-19 00:00:29
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Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym!
#2522. What is 'holography'?
#2523. What is a ' hydrophyte'?
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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#2140 2011-08-19 00:15:35
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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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#2141 2011-08-19 01:01:52
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2522 is correct. Well done!
#2524. Name the biographer of Samuel Johnson.
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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#2142 2011-08-19 01:07:30
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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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#2143 2011-08-19 18:30:01
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Hi bobbym,
#2525. Which tree plant is 'Malus domestica'?
#2526. Which tree plant is 'Musa sapientum'?
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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#2144 2011-08-19 21:29:48
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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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#2145 2011-08-20 00:12:13
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Hi bobbym,
The and
#2527. What does the acronym 'WADA' (In sports) denote?
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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#2146 2011-08-20 00:24:31
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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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#2147 2011-08-20 00:52:11
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2527 is perfect. Excellent!
#2528. What does it means when the flag is flown upside down?
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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#2148 2011-08-20 01:11:18
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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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#2149 2011-08-20 16:53:14
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2528 is perfect. Well done!
#2529. Where in the human body is 'Caecum' situated?
#2530. What does the gullet do for the body?
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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#2150 2011-08-20 17:12:52
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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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