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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

Good work,  bobbym (#5624)!

#5625.  The London Gazette claims to be the oldest surviving English newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United Kingdom having been first published on 7 November (as the Oxford Gazette).  Which year was it?

#5626.  Who administers the Pulitzer Prizes today?

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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 #5625 - 1665.

The Answer # 5626 (Columbia  University,  New York City) is correct!  Good work!

#5627.  Name the newspaper which is recognized by the World Association of Newspapers as well as many authors as the World's first Newspape.  The German language Newspaper was published in Strasbourg.

#5628.  Name the American media mogul and philanthropis.  As a business man,  he is known as founder of Cable News Network,   the first 24 hour  cable news channel.

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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 #5628 is correct!  Excellent!

#5629.  What does the term in computer technology  'A four-bit aggregation,   or half an octet" signify?

#5630.  What does  the abbreviation SSL signif?
(It provides a secure connection between internet browsers and websites allowing you to transmit private data online)

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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 #5629 (Nibble) and #5630 (Secured Sockets Layer) are correct! Magnificent!

#5631.  Name the term in computer technology : A ring on hard disk where data can be written.  A typical floppy disk has 80 (double-density) or 160 (high-density) of these.

#5632.  Who created PHP? (Pretty Good Privacy), a computer program for the encryption and decryptio?

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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 #5631 is correct!  Good work!

#5633.  Who is the author of 'A China Passage'?

#5634.  Who is the author of 'In Search  of History -  A Personal Adventure '?

Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2015-08-23 23:43:18)

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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,

#5635.  What is Geodesy?

#5636.  What is Limnology?

Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2015-08-24 16:07:24)

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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 #5635 is correct!  Good work!

#5637. What is Nosology?

#5638.  What is Phythisiology?

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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,

#5639. What is Odontology?

#5640. What is Phycology?

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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 #5639 is somewhat relevant. Good attempt!

#5641.  Name that animal - (Cervus canadensis) - One one the largest species within the cervidae or deer family in the world and one of the largest land mammals North America and Eastern Asia.

#5642.  What is an ibex? (Animal)

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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 #5641 (moose or elk) and #5642 (ibex) are correct!  Splendid!

#5643. Name the mammal native of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Central Africa.  Although is bears stripped marking reminiscent of the zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe.

#5644.  Name the large rattles (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) native to South America,  related to the ostrich and emu.

Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2015-08-26 22:56:36)

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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

#5645.  Who wrote 'Under Western Eyes'?

#5646.  Who wrote 'View from the UN"?

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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

and

The Answer #5646 is correct!  Good work!

#5647.  'Akai' is a consumer electronics brand, now headquartered is Singapore.  What does the name Akai mean?

#5648.  Name the Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen,  Guangdong. It is the largest telecomnunications equipment maker in the world, having  overtaken Ericsson in 2012.  It was founded in 1987.

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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.