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Re: General Quiz

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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,

Both the Answers, #5450 (Edwin Arnold) and #5451 (Arthur C. Clarke), are correct! Fantastic!

#5452. What does the abbreviation FIFA signify?  (The international governing body of association football (soccer), futsal and beach soccer.)

#5453. What does the abbreviation GMAT signify? (A computer adaptive test (CAT) intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA.)

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

the Answer #5453 (Graduate Management Admission Test) is correct. Good work!

#5454.  Name the English cement manufacturer who obtained the patent for Portland cement on 21 October 1824 (1778 – 1855).

#5455. Name the  English inventor (1862–1940) who produced an early three-wheeled petrol automobile called the Butler Petrol Cycle, which is accepted by many as the first British car. He showed plans for his three-wheeled petrol vehicle at the Stanley Cycle Show in London in 1884, two years earlier than Karl Benz, who is generally recognized as the inventor of the modern automobile. His vehicle was also the first design to be shown at the 1885 Inventions Exhibition, also in London.

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

The Answer #5455 is correct. Marvelous!

#5456.  Name the English engineer and inventor who designed motorcycle and aero-engines (1887–1969).

#5457.  Name the Scottish born Australian newspaper printer, journalist, politician, and pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration (17 April 1816 – 3 September 1893).

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

The Answer #5457 is correct.  Marvelous!

#5458. Name the meteor which was a superbolide caused by a near-Earth asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia on 15 February 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC), with a speed of 19.16 ± 0.15 kilometres per second (60,000–69,000 km/h or 40,000–42,900 mph). It quickly became a brilliant superbolide meteor over the southern Ural region. The light from the meteor was brighter than the Sun, even at 100 km distance. It was observed over a wide area of the region and in neighbouring republics. Some eyewitnesses also felt intense heat from the fireball.

#5459. Name the  former United States Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located 3 miles west of Angeles City, about 40 miles northwest of Metro Manila. It was an American military facility from 1903 to 1991. The base covered 14.3 square miles (37 km²) with a military reservation extending north that covered another 230 square miles (596 km²).

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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

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

The Answer #5459 is correct. Excellent!

#5460. Name the author of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, a work concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. It first appeared in 1689 (although dated 1690) with the printed title An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

#5461. Who wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher? (First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth and is today a fundamental work in classical economics.)

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

H bobbym,

The Answers #5460 (John Locke) and #5461 (Adam Smith) are both correct. Magnificent!

#5462. What does the abbreviation UNCSTD / CSTD signfy? (a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations).

#5463. What does he abbreviation UNIDO signify? (a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria.)

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers :

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#5464. Name the the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A substance is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.

#5465. Name the term / phrase referred to the special characteristic of having two different kinds of nuclei in a cell. This feature is observed in protozoa ciliates and some foraminifera. Ciliates contain two nucleus types: a macronucleus that is primarily used to control metabolism, and a micronucleus which performs reproductive functions and generates the macronucleus. It is subject to complex epigenetic controls.

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5464 (Desiccation) is correct. Excellent!

#5466.  Name the merchant and alchemist in Hamburg, Germany. He discovered phosphorus around 1669. (c. 1630 – c.1692 or c. 1710).

#5467. Name the metal was first isolated in 1807 in England by Sir Humphry Davy, by the use of electrolysis of the molten salt with the newly discovered voltaic pile.

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

Both the Answers, #5466 and #5467, are acceptable. Remarkable!

#5468. Name the Swedish chemist. He is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry 20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848). He is credited with identifying the chemical elements silicon, selenium, thorium, and cerium. Students working in his laboratory also discovered lithium and vanadium.

#5469.  Name the chemist and physician, was a pioneer in the development of calorimetric methods for measuring the specific heat capacity of substances and the heat of chemical reactions (1748 – 1795),. In his influential 1779 book "Experiments and Observations on Animal Heat", He presented new experiments proving that respiratory gas exchange in animals is a combustion (two years after Antoine Lavoisier's influential "On combustion in general"). He also was involved in the discovery of the element strontium.

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5468 (Jacob Berzelius) is correct. Excellent!

#5470. Name the British clergyman and mineralogist (25 December 1761 – 11 June 1817) who discovered the elemental metal titanium.

#5471.  Name the German chemist (1 December 1743 – 1 January 1817) who discovered uranium (1789), zirconium (1789), and cerium (1803).

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5470 (William Gregor) is perfect! Excellent!

#5472. Name the Swedish mineralogist and chemist who discovered nickel in 1751 as a mining expert with the Bureau of Mines (December 23, 1722 – August 19, 1765). He described it as kupfernickel. This name arises because the ore has a similar appearance to copper (kupfer) and a mischievous sprite (nickel) was supposed by miners to be the cause of their failure to extract copper from it.

#5473. Name the Swedish chemist who discovered the chemical element lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt (12 January 1792 – 28 October 1841).

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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: 48,422

Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

and

The Answer #5472 is correct. Stupendous!

#5474. Name the English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Staines was patented in 1860 (13 March 1834 – 16 May 1928). He also invented Lincrusta in 1877.

#5475. Name the inventor of the moving coil loudspeaker in 1925 along with Chester W. Rice at General Electric, and independently by Edward Wente at Bell Labs (1882–1960).  He also patented an electrostatic loudspeaker in 1934.

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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.