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#2251 2011-09-07 00:05:41
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2611 is correct. Well done!
#2612. Name the Irish-Italian inventor and entrepreneur who popularized wireless telegraphy early in the 20th century.
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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#2252 2011-09-07 00:06:56
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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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#2253 2011-09-07 00:47:40
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2612 (Guglielmo Marconi) is correct. Neat job!
#2613. Name the energy of a particle or system of particles derived from position, or condition, rather than motion (e.g. raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery).
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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#2254 2011-09-07 00:57:05
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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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#2255 2011-09-07 02:03:46
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Hi bobbym,
The
#2614. What is 'basophobia' (psychology)?
#2615. What is 'batophobia'?
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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#2256 2011-09-07 08:17:21
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Hi ganesh;
For 2613 that is what I meant to write. I do not know how I made that mistake.
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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#2257 2011-09-07 13:22:37
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"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? "
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#2258 2011-09-07 16:53:56
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Hi bobbym and Stormtangent,
Good attempt, bobbym! Excellent, Stormtangent!
#2616. Name the drug that, on indigestion, neutralizes the hydrochloric acid peresnt in the stomach fluids.
#2617. What is 'Anticline'?
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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#2259 2011-09-07 16:58:36
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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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#2260 2011-09-08 00:34:28
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2616 is correct; Excellent! The answer I had in my mind is 'Antacid'.
#2618. What is ' brain trust'?
#2619. What is a 'camcorder'?
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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#2261 2011-09-08 00:36:06
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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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#2262 2011-09-08 01:03:39
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2619 is correct. Well done!
#2620. What is a 'legation'?
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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#2263 2011-09-08 01:07:03
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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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#2264 2011-09-08 01:27:54
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Hi bobbym,
#2621. What is a 'manifesto' (Political Science)?
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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#2265 2011-09-08 01:36:08
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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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#2266 2011-09-08 02:17:55
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2621 is partially correct. Well done!
#2622. What is the term for treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues?
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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#2267 2011-09-08 02:18:50
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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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#2268 2011-09-08 02:25:08
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2622 is correct. Good work!
#2623. In terms of the number of books, which is the largest library in the world?
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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#2269 2011-09-08 02:27:48
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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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#2270 2011-09-08 16:58:10
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2623 is correct. Brilliant!
#2624. In astronomy, what is 'dirty ice'?
#2625. Name the therapeutic generation of local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents.
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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#2271 2011-09-08 20:22:02
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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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#2272 2011-09-08 22:26:40
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Hi bobbym,
#2626. Name the West German foreign policy begun in the late 1960s; initiated by math Brandt as foreign minister and then chancellor, the policy was one of détente with Soviet-bloc countries, recognizing the East German government and expanding commercial relations with other Soviet-bloc countries.
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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#2273 2011-09-08 22:31:48
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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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#2274 2011-09-08 23:03:11
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Hi bobbym,
#2627. Who is a persona non grata?
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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#2275 2011-09-08 23:06:47
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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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