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#2451 2011-10-16 22:43:08
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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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#2452 2011-10-17 22:00:53
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2752 is correct. Excellent!
The
#2755. What is 'Fields Medal'?
#2756. What is 'Abel Prize'?
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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#2453 2011-10-17 22:53:01
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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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#2454 2011-10-17 23:16:51
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2755 is correct, Excellent!
#2757. What does 'Perigee' 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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#2455 2011-10-17 23:23:13
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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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#2456 2011-10-19 00:08:06
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2757 is correct. Good work!
#2758. Name the the greatest hero in British naval history, an honor he earned by defeating Napoleon's fleet in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
#2759. Name the Roman emperor, stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians.
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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#2457 2011-10-19 00:58:09
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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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#2458 2011-10-19 01:06:52
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2758 and #2759 are both correct. Excellent!
#2760. Name the U.S. foreign-policy statement first enunciated on Dec. 2, 1823, declaring the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European colonization.
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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#2459 2011-10-19 01:22:38
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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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#2460 2011-10-20 00:37:44
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2760 is correct. Brilliant!
#2761. Name the Hollywood actress who has received multiple awards and nominations; she was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader (2008).
#2762. Name the Hollywood actress known as 'Spanish Enchantress'.
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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#2461 2011-10-20 04:03:23
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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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#2462 2011-10-20 22:46:40
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Hi bobbym,
The answer is correct. Good work!
The answer .
#2763. Who discovered the 'South Pole'?
#2764. Who discovered the 'North Pole'?
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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#2463 2011-10-20 22:56:54
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Hi ganesh;
I know these.
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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#2464 2011-10-20 23:03:14
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2763 and #2764 are correct. Good work!
#2765. In Electronics, what does the abbreviation LDR 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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#2465 2011-10-20 23:11:10
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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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#2466 2011-10-21 01:05:29
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Hi bobbym,
#2766. In securities and commodities trading, what are 'Bear' and 'Bull'?
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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#2467 2011-10-21 06:48:03
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Hi ganesh;
#2765 I remember that now. I once replaced one on a gadget I was trying to fix.
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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#2468 2011-10-22 01:09:27
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Hi bobbym,
#2767. What does Quod Erat Faciendum mean?
#2768. What does opere citato 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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#2469 2011-10-22 01:21:22
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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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#2470 2011-10-23 00:17:06
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Hi bobbym,
Well done! Both the answers are correct!
#2769. What does the Latin phrase Exampli Gratia mean?
#2770. What does the Latin word ibidem 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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#2471 2011-10-23 00:22:32
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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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#2472 2011-10-24 00:03:44
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The
The answer #2770 is correct. Excellent!
#2771. Who is the author of ' Sense and Sensibility'?
#2772. Who is the author of 'Sons of Fortune'?
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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#2473 2011-10-24 00:12:37
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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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#2474 2011-10-24 23:14:11
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Hi bobbym,
#2773. What is 'Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome'?
#2774. What is 'cardiomegaly'?
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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#2475 2011-10-24 23:17:16
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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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