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#5550. Name the American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953). His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The drama Long Day's Journey Into Night is often numbered on the short list of being among the finest American plays in the 20th century alongside A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman.

#5551. Name the leading English art critic of the Victorian era (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900), also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political economy. Notable works : Modern Painters 5 vols. (1843–60), The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849), The Stones of Venice 3 vols. (1851–53), Unto This Last (1860, 1862), Fors Clavigera (1871–84), Praeterita 3 vols. (1885–89).

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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.

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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.
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5550 (Eugene O'Neill) is correct! Neat work!

#5552. Name the English novelist and dramatist (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Aside from his literary achievements, he has a significant place in the history of law-enforcement, having founded (with his half-brother John) what some have called London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners, using his authority as a magistrate.

#5553.  Name the American journalist and author (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) whose success came primarily through a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books (1936–1972), including the best-selling Inside U.S.A. in 1947. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, from a brain tumor. (He is also known for Alexander the Great, biography - (1953)).

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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.

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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

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5553 (John Gunther) is correct! Good work!

#5554. Name the 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George. A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals. It was made at Nettlefold Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by RKO Pictures. It is also known by the alternative title Bow Bells.

#5555. Name the term / phrase in Political Science : A vote which may be exercised (usually in addition to his or her normal vote as a member of the body, if he or she has one) by the presiding officer of a council or legislative body, or of any committee, to resolve a deadlock and which can be exercised only when such a deadlock exists. Examples of officers who hold these are the Speaker of the British House of Commons and the President of the United States Senate (an ex-officio role of the Vice President of the United States).

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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.

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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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Re: General Quiz

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The Answers :

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#5556. What is Hypercapnia? (also known as hypercapnea, or hypercarbia)

#5557. Name the chemial process : A chemical reaction between molecular hydrogen (H2) and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum. The process is commonly employed to reduce or saturate organic compounds. It typically constitutes the addition of pairs of hydrogen atoms to a molecule, generally an alkene. Catalysts are required for the reaction to be usable; non-catalytic takes place only at very high temperatures. It reduces double and triple bonds in hydrocarbons

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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.

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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

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Both the Answers, #5556 and #5557, are correct! Excellent!

#5558. Name the Irish playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816). He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807) and Ilchester (1807–1812). He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

#5559. Name the American abolitionist and author (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896). She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.

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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.

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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.

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#5560. The stethoscope was invented in France by a French doctor named Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec at the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris. In which year was it invented?

#5561. Name the American engineer (March 22, 1840 - July 19, 1926) who published one of the earliest works dealing with magnetic recording in 1888. On September 8th, 1888, he published a short note entitled "Some Possible Forms of the Phonograph" in the British journal Electrical World, where he suggested (probably for the first time) the use of permanent magnetic impressions for the recording of sound. He suggested using cotton or silk thread, into which steel dust or short clippings of fine wire could be suspended. These particles were to be magnetized in accordance with the alternating current from a microphone source. He also discussed the possibility of using a hard steel wire, but thought it scarcely possible. A working unit was never built. Many of his ideas were used by Valdemar Poulsen when he developed the first true magnetic recorder.

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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.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5561 (Oberlin Smith) is correct! Excellent!

#5562. Name the English astronomer, mathematician and maker of scientific instruments from Middleton, Leeds who invented the micrometer (1612 – 2 July 1644) (A micrometer, sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge, is a device incorporating a calibrated screw widely used for precise measurement of components). He was one of "nos Keplari" a group of astronomers in the north of England who followed the astronomy of Johannes Kepler which included, Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree.

#5563. Name the astronomer who gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography" and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still recognized by astronomers (28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687)  He councillor and mayor of Danzig (Gdańsk), then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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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.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5562 (William Gascoigne) is correct! Marvelous!

#5564. Name the term / phrase in Government / Public Administration :  (also known simply as a coup, or an overthrow) :  The sudden and forced seizure of a state, usually instigated by a small group of the existing government establishment to depose the established regime and replace it with a new ruling body. It is considered successful when the usurpers establish their dominance. If a coup fails, a civil war may ensue.

#5565. Name the term in Law : A judicial remedy in the form of an order from a superior court, to any government subordinate court, corporation, or public authority - to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from doing) - and which is in the nature of public duty, and in certain cases one of a statutory duty. It cannot be issued to compel an authority to do something against statutory provision.

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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.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer 'rebellion' is acceptable! Good work!

#5566. Name chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is inert to most other chemicals. The Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element in 1844,

#5567. Name the Swedish chemist (27 May 1840 – 14 May 1899) who discovered scandium in 1879 . In 1874, he became associate professor of chemistry, and from then on he could devote more time to research. While working on rare earths, in 1879 he discovered scandium. During this time he also studied the gas density of metals which made it possible to determine the valence of various metals. In 1882 he became director of the chemistry research department of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. His research partially took a new direction from then on. He conducted studies on cow milk and various fodder plant.

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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.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5566 (Ruthenium) is correct! Marvelous!

#5568.  Name the English Royal Air Force (RAF) engineer air officer (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention; however, this was technically unfeasible at the time.  The English Royal Air Force (RAF) engineer's  jet engines were developed some years earlier than those of Germany's Dr. Hans von Ohain who was the designer of the first jet engine to be used to actually power an aircraft.

#5569. Name the English inventor (24 April 1743 – 30 October 1823) who graduated from Oxford University very early and went on to invent the power loom. He designed his first power loom in 1784 and patented it in 1785, but it proved to be valueless. In 1789, he patented another loom which served as the model for later inventors to work upon. For a mechanically driven loom to become a commercial success, either one person would have to attend one machine, or each machine must have a greater productive capacity than one manually controlled. An old man named Zach Dijkhoff assisted him in his work with creating this contraption. He also patented a wool combing machine in 1789 and a cordelier (machine for making rope) in 1792. He also designed a steam engine that used alcohol instead of water.

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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.

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#5570. Name the term in political science : A meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The term originated in the United States, but has spread to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and Nepal. As the use of the term has been expanded, the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures. The origin of the word is debated, but it is generally agreed that it first came into use in the English colonies of North America.

#5571. Name the economic / political term : The moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the significance of groups - their identities, goals, rights, outcomes, etc. - and tends to analyze issues in those terms. This is a basic cultural element that exists as the reverse of individualism in human nature (in the same way high context culture exists as the reverse of low context culture), and in some cases stresses the priority of group goals over individual goals and the importance of cohesion within social groups (such as an "in-group", in what specific context it is defined).

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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.

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bumpkin

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5570 (Caucus) is correct! Excellent!

#5572.  Name the term in physiology : The conversion of a sensory stimulus from one form to another. In the nervous system, it typically refers to stimulus alerting events wherein a physical stimulus is converted into an action potential, which is transmitted along axons towards the central nervous system where it is integrated. A receptor cell converts the energy in a stimulus into a change in the electrical potential across its membrane.

#5573. Name the botanical term : The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a different plant. This is the only type of pollination which during pollination brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma.  The term (along with geitonogamy and autogamy) was first suggested by Kerner in 1876. Cross-pollination involves the transfer of pollen grains from the flower of one plant to the stigma of the flower of another plant.

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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.

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bumpkin

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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.

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Excellent, bobbym! The Answer #5573 is correct!

#5574. Name the biological term : The pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation, and possible chromosomal crossover between them. takes place during prophase I of meiosis.

#5575. Name the medical term :  (also known as fainting, passing out and swooning) It is defined as a short loss of consciousness and muscle strength, characterized by a fast onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery. It is due to a decrease in blood flow to the entire brain usually from low blood pressure. Some causes have prodromal symptoms before the loss of consciousness occurs. These symptoms may include light headedness, sweating, pale skin, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, and feeling warm, among others.

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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.