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#2626 2011-12-02 23:53:50

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The

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Good work, bobbym!

#2890. What is the modern name of 'Dutch East Indies'?

#2891. What is the modern name of 'Nyasaland'?


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#2627 2011-12-03 05:11:44

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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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#2628 2011-12-03 23:25:05

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Hi bobbym,

#2892. Name the film actor, director, and writer who was one of the most original creators in the history of the cinema. His remarkable portrayal of "the tramp" - a sympathetic comic character in ill-fitting clothes and a trademark mustache - won admiration from international audiences.

#2893. Name the U.S. inventor who worked in his father's textile factory before going to sea in 1830. On a voyage to India he conceived the idea for his first revolver, which he later patented (1835 – 36).


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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#2629 2011-12-04 04:47:14

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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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#2630 2011-12-05 01:21:05

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Hi bobbym,

The answers #2892 and #2893 are correct. Good work!

#2894. What does 'golden handshake' signify?

#2895. What does the legal phrase 'Habeas Corpus' 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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#2631 2011-12-05 06:40:38

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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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#2632 2011-12-05 22:06:07

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2896. Where is 'Okinawa'?

#2897. Where is the 'Pearl Harbour'?


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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#2633 2011-12-05 22:26:43

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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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#2634 2011-12-05 23:08:15

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answers #2896 and #2897 are both correct. Superlative!

#2898. Name the city of southwest Scotland on the Clyde River;  Founded in the late sixth century, it is a major port, an industrial center, and the largest city in Scotland.


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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#2635 2011-12-05 23:20:18

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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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#2636 2011-12-06 01:06:21

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2899. How much is a 'googolplex'?


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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#2637 2011-12-06 07:41:47

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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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#2638 2011-12-07 21:04:47

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2899 is correct. Keep it up!

#2900. Who is the author 'From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la Terre à la Lune, 1865)', a humorous science fantasy novel?

#2901. What invention was 'Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta', the Italian physicist known 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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#2639 2011-12-07 21:19:33

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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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#2640 2011-12-09 01:29:42

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Hi bobbym,

The answers #2900 and #2901 are correct. Neat job!

#2902. What is the term 'amorphous, ordinarily dark-colored, colloidal matter in soil, representing a complex of the fractions of organic matter of plant, animal, and microbial origin that are most resistant to decomposition'?

#2903. What is 'Hoar frost'?


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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#2641 2011-12-09 04:28:39

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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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#2642 2011-12-09 23:11:17

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2902 is correct. Excellent!

#2904. What are the members of G 7? (seven industrialized nations of the world)

#2905. Which nation was included in G 8 (apart from G 7)?


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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#2643 2011-12-10 06:18:13

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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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#2644 2011-12-11 00:25:10

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

I think I should have framed the question 'Which are the members of G 7? (seven industrialized nations of the world).

The answers :

and

#2906. Name the toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51.

#2907. Name the chemical element with the symbol Sr and the atomic number 38.


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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#2645 2011-12-11 07:58:15

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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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#2646 2011-12-11 20:43:34

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Hi bobbym,

The answers #2906 and #2907 are correct. Excellent!

#2908. What is 'Octroi'?

#2909. What is 'Open door policy' (as related to the business and corporate 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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#2647 2011-12-11 20:52:29

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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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#2648 2011-12-12 00:54:33

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2909 is correct. Smart work!

#2910. What is the term 'Of or relating to a commercial treaty in which the signatories agree to accord each other the same favorable terms that are offered in agreements with any other nation'?


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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#2649 2011-12-12 08:01:47

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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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#2650 2011-12-12 21:55:09

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer

#2911. Name the 17th-century British philosopher who argued that human life in its natural state is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short," made an appearance in a New York Times column by David Brooks on the grisly beginning of the 21st century, including but not limited to the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.

#2912. Who is/was 'Ichiro Kato'?


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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