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#1 2007-12-04 00:17:31

Jai Ganesh
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A to Z Questionnaire

1. Which is the largest seabird? A...................
2. The only liquid halogen B..................
3. Santiago is the capital of this South American country. C..........
4. The Greek letter which means a triangle D..........
5. The antonym of ephemeral E............
6. Saint F............. Xavier is entombed here in Goa, India.
7. G......... means one followed by 100 zeros.
8. Budapest is the capital of this European nation. H............
9. I is one of the provinces of the United States.  I............
10. J........... Napier invented the natural logarithms.
11. K is the symbol of this metal popularly called potassium. K.......
12. L......... Euler is the full name of this one eyed cyclops of Mathematics.
13. M.......... wither a .........., non-metal or metalloid.
14. The Nobel prizes are awarded after his name.
15. O......... is the heaviest metal.
16. P........... is the mythological winged horse.
17. A name for shallow sand that disappears. Q...........
18. R......... is the capital of this country whose capital is Bucharest.
19. S......... means many in English language.
20. T.......... is the name of Vijayanta Tanks and T72 tanks manufactured by India.
21. U........... ensures equality in all students at school.
22. V........... means different in English language.
23. W.......... is the name of Tungsten in its original langauge.
24. X............ is a musical instrument.
25. Y........... your e-mail id???????? Not necessarily.
26. Z........... stands for Z....... Improvement Plan in US.


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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#2 2007-12-04 00:38:31

Zach
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Registered: 2005-03-23
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

Then I couldn't be bothered.


Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.

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#3 2007-12-04 00:41:04

Jai Ganesh
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

Very well done, Zach! You got the easy ones right!!!!
Who takes the lesser easy ones??????


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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#4 2007-12-04 00:45:59

Identity
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

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#5 2007-12-04 00:51:45

JaneFairfax
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Registered: 2007-02-23
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

I know (or can confidently guess) the answers to all of them except 20. In particular,

Last edited by JaneFairfax (2007-12-04 01:23:40)

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#6 2007-12-04 02:02:07

Jai Ganesh
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

Identity and JaneFairfax, all correct!
Iowa and Osmium were my answers, thanks for enlightening me that there are other options too!!!
Well done, Indeed!!!!


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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#7 2007-12-13 19:52:41

Jai Ganesh
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire

Answers


Question given below for quick reference:-

1. Which is the largest seabird? A...................
2. The only liquid halogen B..................
3. Santiago is the capital of this South American country. C..........
4. The Greek letter which means a triangle D..........
5. The antonym of ephemeral E............
6. Saint F............. Xavier is entombed here in Goa, India.
7. G......... means one followed by 100 zeros.
8. Budapest is the capital of this European nation. H............
9. I is one of the provinces of the United States.  I............
10. J........... Napier invented the natural logarithms.
11. K is the symbol of this metal popularly called potassium. K.......
12. L......... Euler is the full name of this one eyed cyclops of Mathematics.
13. M.......... wither a .........., non-metal or metalloid.
14. The Nobel prizes are awarded after his name.
15. O......... is the heaviest metal.
16. P........... is the mythological winged horse.
17. A name for shallow sand that disappears. Q...........
18. R......... is the capital of this country whose capital is Bucharest.
19. S......... means many in English language.
20. T.......... is the name of Vijayanta Tanks and T72 tanks manufactured by India.
21. U........... ensures equality in all students at school.
22. V........... means different in English language.
23. W.......... is the name of Tungsten in its original langauge.
24. X............ is a musical instrument.
25. Y........... your e-mail id???????? Not necessarily.
26. Z........... stands for Z....... Improvement Plan in US.


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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