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#2476 2011-10-25 18:07:21
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2774 is correct. Excellent!
#2775. In India, where is the 'Charminar'?
#2776. In India, which is the 'Pink City'?
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#2477 2011-10-25 19:14:57
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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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#2478 2011-10-25 23:40:32
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Hi bobbym,
The answers and .
#2777. Name the English-born businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa who was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today markets 40% of the world's rough diamonds and at one time marketed 90%.
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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#2479 2011-10-25 23:51:49
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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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#2480 2011-10-26 23:37:35
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2777 is correct. Excellent!
#2778. Name the engineer who designed numerous bridges, the first in 1858 in Bordeaux, viaducts, and exhibition buildings; the ultimate in exhibition architecture came in 1889, when he built his famous tower in Paris.
#2779. Name the the most famous U.S. Army general of World War II and the 34th president of the United States; a career Army man, "Ike" rose to the level of five-star general and oversaw the Allied forces in Europe, including the famous D-Day invasion of France in 1944.
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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#2481 2011-10-26 23:58:44
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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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#2482 2011-10-27 00:17:45
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2778 and #2779 are correct. Brilliant!
#2780. Name the Australian-American publishing magnate. Combining sensationalist journalism (often reflective of his generally hawkish, strongly conservative political views) with aggressive promotion, he established a worldwide communications empire, the News Corporation, that, among other assets, includes powerful holdings in Australia and New Zealand; the prestigious Times of London and other British papers; and, in the United States, HarperCollins book publishers, the New York Post, TV Guide, and the Wall Street Journal.
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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#2483 2011-10-27 00:32:42
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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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#2484 2011-10-27 01:16:21
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2780 is correct. Excellent!
#2781. Name the organic compound with the molecular formula C[sub]2[/sub]H[sub]3[/sub]NO, arranged as H[sub]3[/sub]C-N=C=O. Synonyms are isocyanatomethane, methyl carbylamine, and MIC.
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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#2485 2011-10-27 01:20:17
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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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#2486 2011-10-27 23:12:49
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Hi bobbym,
The
#2782. What is ' Katabatic wind'?
#2783. What is 'Anabatic wind'?
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#2487 2011-10-27 23:16:40
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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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#2488 2011-10-28 22:58:38
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Hi bobbym,
Good attempt, #2782 and #2783, bobbym!
#2784. Name the most abundant element in the universe.
#2885. What are the three isotopes of Hydrogen?
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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#2489 2011-10-28 23:02:21
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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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#2490 2011-10-28 23:25:09
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2784 and #2785 are correct. Brilliant!
#2786. What is an 'atomic pile'?
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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#2491 2011-10-28 23:30:50
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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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#2492 2011-10-29 16:06:09
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2786 is correct. Good work!
#2787. Name the English biochemist and a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, the only person to have been so. (In 1958 he was awarded a Nobel prize in chemistry "for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin". In 1980, he shared half of the chemistry prize "for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids".)
#2788. Name the Scottish doctor and an important figure in the history of medicine; he discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use.
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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#2493 2011-10-29 16:23:13
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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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#2494 2011-10-30 01:20:43
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2788 is correct. Excellent!
#2789. What does the abbreviation M.B.A. signify? (Business:Accounting, Academic & Science:Academic Degrees;
Business:General)
#2790. What does the abbreviation M.C.A. signify? (Academic & Science:Academic Degrees)
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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#2495 2011-10-30 01:27:11
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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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#2496 2011-10-30 02:24:36
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Last edited by Arthur Bon Zavi (2011-10-30 02:25:20)
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#2497 2011-10-31 02:10:15
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Hi,
bobbym : Partially correct.
Arthur Bon Zavi : Excellent!
and
#2791. What former name was 'Volgograd' in use?
#2792. What former name was 'Democratic Republic of the Congo' in use?
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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#2498 2011-10-31 06:47:06
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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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#2499 2011-10-31 18:57:31
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2791 is correct. Good work!
#2793. In Indian numbers, how much is a 'Lakh' or 'Lac'?
#2794. In Indian numbers, how much is a 'Crore'?
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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#2500 2011-10-31 20:03:28
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2791 is correct. Good work!
#2793. In Indian numbers, how much is a 'Lakh' or 'Lac'?
#2794. In Indian numbers, how much is a 'Crore'?
In the heart of the night, when it's dark in the lights; I heard the loudest voice - a gun shot on the floor.
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