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#2951 2012-04-22 20:53:10

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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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#2952 2012-04-23 00:26:56

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Re: General Quiz

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answers #3140 and #3141 are correct. Brilliant!

#3142. Name the 1993 film based on the novel by Michael Crichton. (It is regarded as a landmark in the use of computer-generated imagery, and received highly positive reviews from most critics.)

#3143. Name the 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards.


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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#2953 2012-04-23 00:28:52

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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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#2954 2012-04-23 02:02:33

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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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#2955 2012-04-23 23:36:08

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Re: General Quiz

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answers #3142 and #3143 are correct. Excellent!

#3144. Who is the author of 'The Analects'?

#3145. Who is the author of 'The Republic'?


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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#2956 2012-04-24 02:18:58

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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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#2957 2012-04-24 19:45:50

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. Excellent!

#3146. What is the area in percentage of total area of the continent 'Asia'?

#3147. What is the area in percentage of total area of the continent 'Africa'?


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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#2958 2012-04-24 20:36:05

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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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#2959 2012-04-25 00:58:11

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#3148. How was Alexei Maximovich Peshkov better known as?

#3149. Who is the author of 'The Power and the Glory'? (It is a novel by a British author)


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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#2960 2012-04-25 01:31:03

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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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#2961 2012-04-25 21:30:27

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #3148 is correct. Superlative!

#3150. Which is the Coldest place in the world?

#3151. Which is the the wettest place on Earth as far as average rainfall, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in)?


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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#2962 2012-04-25 21:32:27

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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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#2963 2012-04-25 21:38:18

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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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#2964 2012-04-26 00:18:07

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,


Excellent, bobbym and anonimnystefy!


Good work, anonimnystefy!

#3152. What does the Hawaiian word for 'quick'?


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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#2965 2012-04-26 04:06:32

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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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#2966 2012-04-26 04:56:41

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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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#2967 2012-04-26 21:53:11

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Re: General Quiz

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answer #3152 is

Marvelous, anonimnystefy!

#3153. Name the Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leader in the software industry. According to Forbes, he is currently the third wealthiest Indian, and 41th richest in the world, with a personal wealth of US$15.9 billion in 2012.

#3154. Name the English engineer, principal inventor of the locomotive. In 1815 he devised a powerful steam blast system that made the locomotive practical. In 1825 he built a steam locomotive for the first passenger railway, from Stockton to Darlington, which could carry 450 people at 15 mph (24 km/hr)


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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#2968 2012-04-26 21:58:54

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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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#2969 2012-04-26 22:41:16

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answers

and

#3155. What was George Macaulay Trevelyan 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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#2970 2012-04-26 22:42:32

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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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#2971 2012-04-26 22:45:54

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganssh


“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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#2972 2012-04-26 23:08:04

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The answers to #3155 are correct. Brilliant!

#3156. Name the British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer; he is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related words


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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#2973 2012-04-26 23:10:06

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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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#2974 2012-04-26 23:18:41

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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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#2975 2012-04-27 00:05:37

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The

Excellent, anonimnystefy!

#3157. Name the French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. The purpose of the catalogue was to help astronomical observers, in particular comet hunters such as himself, distinguish between permanent and transient visually diffuse objects in the sky.


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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