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Answers to #740 and #742 :
Well done, TheDude! Both correct!

#743. What is the name of the boundary between India and China?

#744. In which country if the 'Cape of Good Hope' situated?

#745. What is the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit?

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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #738 and #745:-
Both of you are correct!
Well done, JaneFairfax and JohnnyReinB!

#746. What is 'Gerontology'?

#747. Who invented the hot air balloon?

#748. What is a fathometer?

#749. What is somniloquy?

#750. What is NASDAQ? What is the acronym expanded?

#751. In computer parlance, what is OCR?

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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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#752. What does GATT stand for?

#753. Whor or what is an 'ombudsman'?

#754. What is the 'Armistice 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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#755. With which game/sport is America's Cup associated?

#756. What does IOC stand for (related to games)?

#757. In which state of the US is 'The Grand Canyon' situated?

#758. What is the currency of People's Republic of China?

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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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Answer to #749:
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Well done!

#759. Who or what is the 'General Sherman'?

#760. Which is the smallest bird in the world?

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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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Answer to #760:
Correct, JaneFairfax! Well done!

#761. What alloy is the heating element of an electric heater made up of?

#762. Which country has the largest deposits of mica in the world?

#763. Which checmical is commonly used in black and white photography?

#764. What checmical is used in fire extenguishers?

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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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#765. Wich period in the devlopment of human race is called the Paleolithic era?

#766. Which is the only species of the animal kingdom in which the males become pregnant?

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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 #765:
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Good!

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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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#767. Through which country does river Irrawady flow?

#768. Through whih country does river Darling flow?

#769. In which year did man first land on the moon?

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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 #765, #768, and #769:
#765 :

#768 : Correct, JaneFairfax! Well done!
#769 :

Answers to #755, #756, #757, and #766.
All the answers other than the one to question #757 are correct! Excellent, TheDude!!!

#770. Who is a psephologist?

#771. Who is the author of 'The Three Musketeers'?

#772. What is a periscope?

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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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Your answers are correct, JaneFairfax!

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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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#773. In Astronomy, what is 'Absolute Magnitude'?

#774. Every year the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives away prizes to Asian individuals and organizations for achieving excellence in their respective fields. Of which country was Ramon Magsaysay the President?

#775. Which physical quantity is measured in 'Angstroms'?

#776. 'fermi' is a unit named in honor of the Italian physicist. What is the value of one fermi?

#777. Which country did soccer superstar Michel Platini belong to?

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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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#778. Who is regarded as the 'Father of modern Taxanomy'?

#779. What does the explosive TNT stand for?

#780. Where is the 'Sea of Tranquility'?

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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"

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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #773, #774, #778 and #780:
All correct, JonnyReinB! Answer to #773 is actually

#781. Who is the author of 'Das Kapital'?

#782. Between which two places did the TGV, the fastest wheeled train in the world first run?

#783. What is 'Kwashiorkor'?

#784. How many chromosomes are there in the human cell?

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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 #775, #776, #777, and #779:

Outstanding, JaneFairfax! All correct!

#785. What is 'Mass defect'?

#786. What is the scale of measurement used to measure hardness called?

#787. What is a seismograph?

#788. Which Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal?

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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.