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#2651 2011-12-12 22:10:55

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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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#2652 2011-12-12 22:31:18

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2911 is correct. Good work!

The

#2913. Which nation did Svante August Arrhenius, whose theories on dissociation of substances in solution into electrolytes or ions, first published in 1884 as his Ph.D. thesis, were initially met with skepticism, but increasing recognition abroad gradually won over the opposition, hail from?


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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#2653 2011-12-12 22:40:09

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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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#2654 2011-12-14 22:12:37

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2913 is correct. Marvelous!

#2914. What percent of area does Pacific Ocean occupy?

#2915. What percent of area does Atlantic Ocean occupy?


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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#2655 2011-12-14 22:45:02

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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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#2656 2011-12-14 23:06:36

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Hi bobbym,

The

Brilliant answer #2914, bobbym!

#2916. What is 'Albedo'?


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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#2657 2011-12-14 23:19:27

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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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#2658 2011-12-15 21:16:44

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2916 is correct. Good work!

#2917. Name the city known as "the Granite City" because stone from local quarries is used in many of its buildings. (A city of northeast Scotland on the North Sea at the mouth of the Dee River.)

#2918. Name the the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region.


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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#2659 2011-12-16 02:54:32

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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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#2660 2011-12-16 17:17:50

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Hi bobbym,

The

The answer #2918 is correct. Good work!

#2919. What is the land area of the island 'Greenland', the largest island in the world, in square kilometers?

#2920. After Greenland, which is the next largest island 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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#2661 2011-12-16 19:01:15

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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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#2662 2011-12-17 00:57:38

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Hi bobbym,

#2921. With which sport was Arthur Ashe associated?


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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#2663 2011-12-17 04:05:44

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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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#2664 2011-12-17 21:34:56

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Hi bobbym,

The answer #2921 is correct. Well done!

#2922. Who said "No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."?

#2923. Who is known as "The father of Greek tragedy"?


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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#2665 2011-12-17 21:42:31

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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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#2666 2011-12-18 01:30:17

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Hi bobbym,

#2924. In which year was the Greek philosopher and logician Socrates, who  had an important formative influence on Plato and had a profound effect on ancient philosophy, born?


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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#2667 2011-12-18 01:38:46

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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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#2668 2011-12-18 21:40:41

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Hi bobbym,

Good attempt, bobbym!

#2925. Which year according to the UNO is the 'World Population Year'?

#2926. Which year is declared by the UNO as the 'International Year of Children'?


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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#2669 2011-12-18 21:47:37

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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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#2670 2011-12-18 22:19:29

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

#2927. Which planet revolves around the sun in approximately 29.5 years?


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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#2671 2011-12-18 22:24:28

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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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#2672 2011-12-18 22:42:06

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2927 (Planet Saturn) is correct. Excellent!

#2928. Where is 'the Key of Mediterranean'?


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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#2673 2011-12-18 23:04:24

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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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#2674 2011-12-19 21:44:50

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2928 is correct. Excellent!

#2929. What is term 'used since the 1870s to describe a political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country, often following a war or social movement'?

#2930. What is a 'Snap election' or 'Snap Poll'?


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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#2675 2011-12-20 00:07:03

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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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