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#3376 2012-06-25 23:31:10
- anonimnystefy
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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#3377 2012-06-26 01:50:29
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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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#3378 2012-06-26 02:43:04
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
Your answer is on the diametrically opposite side, anonimnystefy! Good try!
Good work, bobbym!
#3423. What is a Vigintillion?
#3424. What is a Centillion?
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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#3379 2012-06-26 02:46:32
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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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#3380 2012-06-26 03:50:08
- anonimnystefy
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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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#3381 2012-06-26 05:04:34
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
#3425. What is the approximate value of log[sub]e[/sub]10?
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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#3382 2012-06-26 05:09:39
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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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#3383 2012-06-26 10:39:38
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym!
#3426. Who wrote 'Arithmetica integra' (1544) in Nuremberg?
#3427. What is a primitive Pythagorean triple (PPT)?
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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#3384 2012-06-26 10:49:22
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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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#3385 2012-06-26 16:44:38
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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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#3386 2012-06-26 21:15:40
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Re: General Quiz
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
Excellent, anonimnystefy!
The answer #3427 is correct. Brilliant, anonimnystefy and bobbym!
#3428. In which country is the Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft)?
#3429. Name the the largest city in South Africa, by population. It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. The city is one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the world, and is also the world's largest city not situated on a river, lake, or coastline
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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#3387 2012-06-27 01:08:29
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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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#3388 2012-06-28 00:07:18
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3428 is correct. Well done!
#3430. What is the area of Caspian Sea (in Square kilometers)?
#3431. What is the area of Lake Superior (in Square kilometers)?
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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#3389 2012-06-28 01:10:33
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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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#3390 2012-06-28 16:50:50
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3431 is close to the actual value. Well done!
#3432. What is an Isotone?
#3433. What does Karaoke mean in Japanese?
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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#3391 2012-06-28 20:21:49
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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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#3392 2012-06-28 23:43:06
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3432 is correct. Excellent!
#3434. Which is the strongest bone in human body?
#3435. What is The Phi Beta Kappa Society?
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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#3393 2012-06-29 01:05:19
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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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#3394 2012-06-29 17:41:14
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3434 is correct. Neat job!
#3436. What is 'Character assassination'?
#3437. What is 'Peristalsis'?
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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#3395 2012-06-30 00:46:19
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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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#3396 2012-06-30 22:52:08
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answers #3436 and #3437 are correct. Good work!
#3438. Who had the nickname 'Supermac'; known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability?
#3439. What is Paul Percy Harris (April 19, 1868January 27, 1947), a Chicago, Illinois, attorney best 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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#3397 2012-07-01 00:40:04
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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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#3398 2012-07-01 23:28:28
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#3440. What is the Capital and largest city of Republic of Azerbaijan?
#3441. What is the Capital and largest city of Turkmenistan?
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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#3399 2012-07-01 23:39:15
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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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#3400 2012-07-02 02:40:53
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The answer #3440 is correct. Brilliant!
#3442. What is the Nationality of Carl Nilsson Linnæus, botanist, physician, and zoologist?
#3443. What is the Nationality of Gregor Johann Mendel, founder of the new science of genetics?
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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