General Quiz

bobbym · 2012-02-15 01:26:49

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-16 00:59:52

Hi bobbym,

#3071. What is 'Widal test' used?

#3072. What is 'Mantoux test' used for?

bobbym · 2012-02-16 07:10:00

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-17 01:23:13

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3072 ('Mantoux test') is correct! Good work!

#3073. Name the British physicist, who was awarded the 1915 Nobel Prize for physics for their pioneering work on X-ray crystallography. He also constructed an X-ray spectrometer for measuring the wavelengths of X-rays. In the 1920s, while director of the Royal Institution in London, he initiated X-ray diffraction studies of organic molecules.

#3074. Name the mathematical physicist particularly eminent for his work on electromagnetism, and on the theory of gases. After holding chairs in Aberdeen and in London, he was in 1871 appointed to the professorship at Cambridge founded in memory of Henry Cavendish.

bobbym · 2012-02-17 01:28:10

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-17 02:18:26

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3074 (James Clerk Maxwell) is correct. Good work!

#3075. Name the Swedish chemist who worked out the modern technique of chemical formula notation, and is together with John Dalton, Antoine Lavoisier, and Robert Boyle considered a father of modern chemistry.

bobbym · 2012-02-17 02:23:15

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-18 01:36:36

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3075 is correct. Excellent!

#3076. Name the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice in the same discipline; the first award was made for his part in the discovery of the transistor, and the second for his part in developing the theory of superconductivity.

#3077. Name the French physicist who was the discoverer of natural radioactivity.

bobbym · 2012-02-18 01:39:03

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anonimnystefy · 2012-02-18 02:44:03

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-19 01:50:01

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The answers #3076 and #3077 are correct. Superlative!

#3078. When is the 'World Blood Donor Day' dedicated?

#3079. When is the 'World Health Day' celebrated every year?

bobbym · 2012-02-19 01:53:18

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-19 02:28:34

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3078 is partially correct. Well done!

#3080. Name the musician who was one of the most celebrated violinists of the twentieth century. From his debut at the age of 8 until his death at 82, he was renowned for his talent as a violinist and conductor.

bobbym · 2012-02-19 02:35:52

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-20 01:26:29

Hi bobbym,

The

is correct. Excellent!

#3081. What does the acronym 'NASA' signify (Space)?

#3082. What does the acronym 'NAFTA' signify? (Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's largest free-trade area.)

bobbym · 2012-02-20 05:12:53

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-21 01:19:05

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3081 is correct. Well done!

#3083. Name the French chemist and bacteriologist, who was a pioneer in the fields of bacteriology and preventive medicine. He had already established an international reputation as a chemist and won the Rumford Medal of the British Royal Society for his work on the structure of crystals when he made his first foray into bacteriology in 1854.

#3084. Name the American chemist, who was twice the recipient of a Nobel Prize. He clarified much that was obscure in the determination of the exact tri-dimensional shapes of molecules, revealed the nature of the chemical bond, helped to create the field of molecular biology, proposed the concept and coined the term "molecular disease;" founded the science of ortho-molecular medicine, and was an activist for peace.

bobbym · 2012-02-21 01:25:08

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-22 01:24:12

Hi bobbym,

The answers #3083 and #3084 are correct! Superlative performance!

#3085. In which part of the body is 'maxillary' situated?

#3086. In which part of the body is 'latissimus dorsi' situated?

bobbym · 2012-02-22 01:29:17

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-22 02:15:11

Hi bobbym,

Well done, bobbym!

Good work!

#3087. In which part of the body is 'metatarsus' situated?

bobbym · 2012-02-22 02:20:22

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-23 02:03:47

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3087 is correct. Neat job!

#3088. What does the abbreviation ANZUS (or ANZUS Treaty) signify?

#3089. What does the abbreviation ATP (biochemistry) signify?

bobbym · 2012-02-23 03:33:01

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Jai Ganesh · 2012-02-24 02:08:33

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3089 is correct. Brilliant!

#3090. What does IISS signify? (British research institute (or think tank) in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the worlds leading authority on political-military conflict". Since 1997 its headquarters have been Arundel House, in London.)

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