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ShivamS

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Re: General Quiz

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym and ShivamS,

The Answers #3877 and #3878 are both correct. Splendid, bobbym and ShivamS!

#3879. What do these have in common - tobacco, potatoes, pineapples, tomatoes, papaya and cashew nuts?

#3880. The British started four universities in India in 1857. Where were they established?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Hi bobbym,

50% correct answer (#3880), bobbym! Very well done!

#3881. Name the two landlocked countries of South America.

#3882. What is a government of thieves called?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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.

ShivamS

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Registered: 2011-02-07

Posts: 3,648

Re: General Quiz

#3879 was a question I had no chance of knowing. I searched it up now and found that some of them come from the Americas, but nothing about India/Portuguese.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym and ShivamS,

Both of you, bobbym and ShivamS, gave 50% correct Answer! Good work!

Neat work, ShivamS!

#3883. What is the English translation of the Dutch Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij?

#3884. What does the word 'orang-utan' mean in Malay?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Good guess!

#3885. Much of central Argentina is a vast plain. Native Indians use a word meaning "flat surface" to refer to it. This word has been borrowed by the English language. What is it?

#3886. Who wrote the screenplay of the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3885 is correct. Neat work!

#3887. Who was the first scholar to adopt the Christian calendar?

#3888. The international spoken signal for distress is 'Mayday'. What does it come from?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3888 is correct. Good work!

#3889. As a citizen of which country did Einstein win the Nobel prize?

#3890. What words did the Nazis have over the gate to the concentration camp at Auschwitz?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3889 and #3890 are correct. Remarkable!

#3891. Who was responsible for transporting the Polynesian word 'taboo' to England?

#3892. Djugashvili was Stalin's real name. What does the word Stalin mean?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

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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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3892 is correct. Excellent!

#3893. What is the more popular name of a mountain locally called  'Chogori'?

#3894. Which city was known as 'Edo'?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3893 and #3894 are correct. Awesome!

#3895. Which country is called the 'Friendly Islands'?

#3896. What is topiary?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#3897. In Japanese mythology one of the seven Gods of Luck is called Hotei. What is Hotei better known as?

#3898. Who is known as 'Jimmu'?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3898 is correct. Excellent!

#3899. In which park in London is there a famous Speakers Corner?

#3900. Lizard Point is the southern point of a country. Which country?

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,396

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3900 is correct. Good work!

#3901. Indonesia was predominantly Buddhist/Hindu till the 16[sup]th[/sup] century. The whole converted to Islam. Name the one pocket that stayed Hindu.

#3902. Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?

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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.