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#695. By what name is the Flight Data Recorder of an aeroplane better known as?

#696. Which is the first layer of atmosphere immediately above planet earth?

#697. Which is the world's highest lake navigable to large vessels?

#698. In computer parlance, what does RDBMS stand for?

#699. Who is nicknamed 'The Little Corporal'?

#700. What do the Russian words Perestroika and Glasnost 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.

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Jai Ganesh

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#701. What is the chemical formula of Bleaching powder?

#702. Who created the fictional character 'Don Quixote'?

#703. When is the United Nations Day celebratefd throughout the world?

#704. Who is the serpent headed monster of Greek mythology whose hideous appearance turned men into stone?

#705. What is the name of the boundary between India and Pakistan?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Jai Ganesh

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Answer to #693:
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Very good!

#706. Bauxite is an ore of which metal?

#707. What is the study of fossils called?

#708. Who invented the television?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #706 and #707:-
Both correct. Very well done, JaneFairfax!

#709. Whcih part of an automobile mixes vaporized fuel and air?

#710. Name the istopes of Hydrogen.

#711. If a solid object is neither transparent nor opaque, what is it?

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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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Jai Ganesh

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Anwers to #695, #696 and #704:
All correct, JohnnyReinB! Excellent!

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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.

JaneFairfax

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JohnnyReinB

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JaneFairfax

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JohnnyReinB

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Sorry, just 13 here:/... hehe:D

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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #709, 710, and 711:
#709, #710 : Well done, JaneFairfax! Both correct!
#711 : Well done, JohnnyReinB! Your answer is correct!

#712. What is Haber's process used to produce?

#713. By what name is Nitrous Oxide popularly known as?

#714. Which star is known as 'The Dog Star'?

#715. What is 'Acrophobia'?

#716. What is 'Anorexia nervosa'?

#717. Who assasinated Abraham Lincoln?

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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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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #713, #714, #715, and #716:-
All correct! Excellent, JohnnyReinB! Keep it up!

#718. What are marsupials?

#719. What is the capital of Ecuador?

#720. With which game is Tiger Woods associated?

#721. With which game or sport is Michael Schumacher associated?

#722. Which place holds the records of the hottest recorded temperature ever on the surface of the earth? (57.7° C or 135.9° F)

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#723. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take
place?

#724. Which one of the following is not present in cement?
(a) Clay
(b) Alumina
(c) Alum
(d) Gypsum

#725. Which one of the following is not an allotrope of
carbon?
(a) Soot
(b) Graphite
(c) Diamond
(d) Carborundum

#726. In the human body, which organ
stores extra blood for release when shortages occur?

#727. The Victoria Falls in Africa is located on which river?

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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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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"

Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam

Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #718 and #720:
Both correct, Good work, JohnnyReinB!

#728. What does OPEC stand for?

#729. When is the World AIDS day observed?

#730. What was Alfred Binet associated with?

#731. What was Paul Julius Reuter associated with?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Jai Ganesh

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Answer to #728:-
Correct, JaneFairfax! Good!

#732. Who invented the barometer?

#733. What is an odometer?

#734. Who is the author of 'The ODESSA File '?

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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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Answer to #732:
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Very good!

#735. Which land-locked country is entirely surrounded by Republic of South Africa?

#736. What is the name of the Iranian Parliament?

#737. What is the approximate refractive index of Diamond?

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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.

JaneFairfax

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Jai Ganesh

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Answer to #735 :
You are absolutely right, JaneFairfax! Very good!

#738. Who was known as the 'Maid of Orleans'?

#739. Who founded the 'Scout Movement'?

#740. What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

#741. In which country are the Bendigo Gold mines?

#742. 'The storming of the Bastille' is associated with which major revolution in world history?

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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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