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#2826 2012-02-05 01:55:46
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #3045 is correct. Well done!
#3047. What does the abbreviation 'USSR' signify?
#3048. What does the abbreviation 'KGB' signify?
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#2827 2012-02-05 03:42:01
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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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#2828 2012-02-05 21:29:53
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Hi bobbym,
The answer USSR is correct. Well done!
#3049. What is the capital of 'Bolivia'?
#3050. What is the capital of ' Ecuador'?
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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#2829 2012-02-05 21:37:25
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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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#2830 2012-02-07 00:40:55
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3049 is correct. Excellent!
The answer #3050 .
#3051. Name the Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire.
#3052. Name the person who ruled from 485 - 465 B.C., presiding over ancient Persia's decline from mighty power to fading empire. His father Darius was defeated by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon (490 B.C.), and 10 years later, he assembled a vast army to invade Greece and avenge his father's defeat. (The best-known reports on the invasion come from the historian Herodotus.)
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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#2831 2012-02-07 01:08:10
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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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#2832 2012-02-08 01:07:21
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The
The answer #3052 is correct. Splendid!
#3053. Name the British reformer, a London coal merchant, he served in Parliament (1868 80). With his book Our Seamen (1873), he helped overcome resistance to the Merchant Shipping Act, which instituted such reforms as the loading limit for cargo ships.
#3054. Name the Venetian merchant and traveler who journeyed from Europe to Asia (1271 95). Born into a Venetian merchant family, he joined his father and uncle on a journey to China, traveling along the Silk Road and reaching the court of Kublai Khan c. 1274.
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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#2833 2012-02-08 01:10:41
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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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#2834 2012-02-08 01:37:29
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The
The answer #3054 is correct. Good work!
#3055. What is Citrus canker?
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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#2835 2012-02-08 01:40:03
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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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#2836 2012-02-09 01:11:18
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #3055 is correct. Excellent!
#3056. What does 'Bill of Rights' in British History signify?
#3057. What does 'borstal system' 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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#2837 2012-02-09 02:37:21
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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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#2838 2012-02-10 00:57:07
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Hi bobbym,
#3058. What does 'Human capital flight', more commonly referred to as "brain drain" signify?
#3059. What does the phrase 'blood bank' 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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#2839 2012-02-10 01:02:48
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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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#2840 2012-02-10 01:39:08
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #3058 and #3059 are correct. Good work!
#3060. What is the nationality of Asterix the cartoon character, invented by Goscinny and Uderzo?
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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#2841 2012-02-10 01:40:57
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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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#2842 2012-02-11 01:47:14
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Hi bobbym,
#3061. What is 'phenylketonuria'?
#3062. The 'triple vaccine' is administered to a new born child to immunize against which ailments?
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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#2843 2012-02-11 06:11:13
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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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#2844 2012-02-12 01:16:24
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Hi bobbym,
The
The answer #3062 is correct. Excellent!
#3063. Name the disease caused by Salmonella typhi.
#3064. Name the causing agent of the bacterium 'whooping cough'.
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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#2845 2012-02-12 03:07:16
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
Good morning!
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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#2846 2012-02-13 01:20:37
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Hi bobbym,
Good morning to you too!
The answers #3063 and #3064 are correct. Brilliant!
(Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillus capsulate of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough.)
#3065. With which sport is Mark Andrew Spitz associated?
#3066. What is the Nationality of Michel François Platini, former football player and manager, and the president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2007?
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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#2847 2012-02-13 04:43:02
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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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#2848 2012-02-14 02:11:38
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #3065 is correct. Excellent!
The .
#3067. What does term 'reserpine' signify?
#3068. What does the arconym 'SARS' signify? (Medical Science)
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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#2849 2012-02-14 02:17:00
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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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#2850 2012-02-15 01:18:59
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Hi bobbym,
Excellent, bobbym!
#3069. What does the acronym 'ELISA' signify?
#3070. What name is the 'immunologic technique for the detection of proteins using a radioactive probe. Called also Western transfer'?
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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