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#3726 2014-02-07 21:45:32
- bobbym
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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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#3727 2014-02-08 01:15:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #3735 is correct. Excellent!
#3737. What does the law of biogenesis state?
#3738. What important discovery did a British naval surgeon James Lind make?
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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#3728 2014-02-08 01:26:49
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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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#3729 2014-02-08 03:06:07
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
Good work, bobbym!
#3739. What did Charles Darwin call 'an abominable mystery'?
#3740. Saturn is not the only planet with rings. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings but they are invisible from Earth. Why are Saturn's rings visible?
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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#3730 2014-02-08 08:51:57
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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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#3731 2014-02-08 17:12:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#3741. Who, in 1808, isolated calcium and sodium?
#3742. What is the full form of the abbreviation 'SETI'?
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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#3732 2014-02-09 01:43:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#3743. There are two ways of disposing low level radioactive waste - C&C and D&D. What are they?
#3744. Who first used the term 'biocide'?
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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#3733 2014-02-09 04:19:27
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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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#3734 2014-02-09 17:39:19
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answers #3741 and #3742 are correct. Excellent!
#3745. One of the most important papers of a famous Russian/Soviet scientist was titled 'Reversal of the Arrow of Time'. Name the author.
#3746. What is the circadian rhythm?
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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#3735 2014-02-09 20:24:08
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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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#3736 2014-02-10 01:06:45
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #3746 is correct. Excellent!
#3747. Where were dodos found?
#3748. Who invented the aqualung?
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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#3737 2014-02-10 01:54:31
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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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#3738 2014-02-10 04:18:23
#3739 2014-02-10 17:22:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym and Nehushtan,
The Answer #3748 is correct, Nehushtan! Good work!
#3749. What is the full form of the abbreviation 'LASER'?
#3750. What is an fungus infection between the toes called?
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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#3740 2014-02-10 17:38:31
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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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#3741 2014-02-11 01:17:27
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answers #3749 and #3750 are both correct. Excellent!
#3751. What is a 'cloud chamber'?
#3752. What organ is called 'the laboratory of the human body'?
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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#3742 2014-02-11 01:23:07
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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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#3743 2014-02-11 17:37:59
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answers #3751 and #3752 are correct. Stupendous!
#3753. Who famously defined intelligence thus : "intelligence is what intelligence tests measure"?
#3754. What is the common name of what zoologists call 'Rana temporaria'?
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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#3744 2014-02-11 17:41:00
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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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#3745 2014-02-12 01:03:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
The Answer #3754 is correct. Good work!
#3755. For what is Igor Sikorsky famous?
#3756. How many hours does it take for a housefly's egg to hatch?
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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#3746 2014-02-12 01:10:22
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Re: General Quiz
Hi;
3756) No answer.
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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#3747 2014-02-12 05:51:31
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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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#3748 2014-02-12 17:00:57
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The Answer #3755 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
#3757. Who put forward the idea of communications satellite?
#3758. What is a protogalaxy?
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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#3749 2014-02-12 17:07:12
- bobbym
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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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#3750 2014-02-13 01:09:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
#3759. The French engineer Jean-Albert Gregorie held 52 patents. Only one of them gained wide acceptance. Which one?
#3760. "The Italian Navigator Has Landed In The New World". What piece of information did this coded message convey?
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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