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#2751 2012-01-12 01:22:33

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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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#2752 2012-01-13 03:30:14

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2988. Who is the author of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?

#2989. Who is the author of 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'?


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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#2753 2012-01-13 03:39:09

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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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#2754 2012-01-13 23:22:17

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2988 is correct. Excellent!

#2990. Name the person who was one of the most influential western philosophers of the 19th century. While a professor in Heidelberg and Berlin, he wrote his most famous works, The Phenomenology of the Mind (1806), The Science of Logic (1812) and The Philosophy of Right (1821).

#2991. Name the German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory of light that had been put forth by Maxwell. He was the first to satisfactorily demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves by building an apparatus to produce and detect radio waves.


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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#2755 2012-01-13 23:46:06

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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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#2756 2012-01-14 01:33:04

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2991 is correct. Brilliant!

#2992. Name the English essayist, historian, and politician (1800-1859), who was the most popular and dazzling English historian of the 19th century. He was an eloquent spokesman for the liberal English middle classes.


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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#2757 2012-01-14 01:46:58

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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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#2758 2012-01-15 00:59:53

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2993. Name the Portuguese navigator and explorer who was born to the nobility. From 1505 he served in expeditions to the East Indies and Africa.

#2994. What was the nationality of Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim?


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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#2759 2012-01-15 01:04:28

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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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#2760 2012-01-15 07:45:14

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Re: General Quiz

hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2761 2012-01-15 20:15:09

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Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

Correct answer #2994. Excellent, bobbym!

#2995. Name the German priest who sparked the Reformation. He studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. He was ordained two years later and continued his theological studies at the University of Wittenberg, where he became a professor of biblical studies.

#2996. Name the Scottish engineer and road-builder who invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.


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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#2762 2012-01-15 20:16:54

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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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#2763 2012-01-15 20:29:16

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2995 is correct. Good work!

#2997.  British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses. He has been referred to as "the greatest British architect" and is known best for having an instrumental role in designing and building a section of the metropolis of Delhi (New Delhi).


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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#2764 2012-01-15 20:33:49

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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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#2765 2012-01-16 01:19:37

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2998. What is Power politics in 'International Relations'?


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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#2766 2012-01-16 02:05:21

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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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#2767 2012-01-17 01:16:55

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#2999. Name the English inventor of phonographic shorthand. In Stenographic Soundhand (1837) he set forth a shorthand system based on phonetic rather than orthographic principles; adapted to more than a dozen languages, it became one of the most-used systems in the world.

#3000. Name the German physicist who provided the watershed between classical and modern physics. Around 1900, he came up with a mathematical solution to explain the nature of black-body radiation.


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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#2768 2012-01-17 01:19:20

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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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#2769 2012-01-17 01:58:19

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3000 is correct. Neat work!

#3001. What invention was Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann (16 August 1845 – 13 July 1921),  a Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, and Nobel laureate in physics, 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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#2770 2012-01-17 02:12:40

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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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#2771 2012-01-18 01:11:53

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Excellent, bobbym!

#3002. What does the term 'veto' signify?

#3003. What does the term 'Visa' 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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#2772 2012-01-18 01:14:30

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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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#2773 2012-01-19 01:28:16

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Excellent, bobbym!

#3004. What is the National Anthem of Canada?

#3005. What is the National Anthem of India?


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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#2774 2012-01-19 02:46:30

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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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#2775 2012-01-20 01:46:11

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and
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Excellent answer #3004, bobbym!

#3006. Name the hormone produced by the pituitary gland that causes contractions of the uterus during labor and also stimulates milk production in nursing mothers.

#3007. Name the hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that constricts blood vessels, raises blood pressure, and reduces excretion of urine. Also called antidiuretic hormone.


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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