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#451 2008-05-27 02:33:57
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Answer to #820 :
No, not English, JohnnyReinB!
Answer to #817 :
Absolutely right, JaneFairfax! Well done!
Answers to #819, #821, and #823:
#819 and #823 correct; regarding #821, the question is amply clear. It talks of the tallest, not the deepest. Well done, TheDude!
#824. Name the religion founded by the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
#825. Hinayana and Mahayana are two sects of which faith?
#826. What is phrenology?
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#452 2008-05-27 03:07:21
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#453 2008-05-27 03:15:26
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Answer to #825:
Well done, JaneFairfax! On the dot!
#827. Whose record did athlete Carl Lewis of the US emulate by winning four gold medals in Olympic games?
#828. Which organisation was the precursor to the United Nations?
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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#454 2008-05-27 03:41:04
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Wrap it in bacon
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#455 2008-05-27 04:53:00
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#456 2008-05-27 18:29:11
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Answers to #815, #816, #827, and #828:
Very well done, TheDude and JaneFairfax! All the answers are correct!
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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#457 2008-05-27 19:58:35
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#829. The botanical name of this tree is Mangifera indica. How is the tree better known as?
#830. In which year was the Magna Carta signed by King John?
#831. What is 'eugenics'?
#832. Where is the 'Tiananmen square'?
#833. What is the dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong?
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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#458 2008-05-27 23:26:48
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#459 2008-05-27 23:40:23
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Answers to #830, #831, #832, and #833:
Outstanding, JaneFairfax! All correct!
#834. Who is the author of 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?
#835. What is the currency of Israel?
#836. When was the 'Commonwealth of Independent States' formed?
#837. Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice?
#838. In which continent is the Kalahari desert?
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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#460 2008-05-27 23:48:03
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#461 2008-05-28 00:03:11
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Answers to #834 and #838 :
You are correct, JaneFairfax! Very good!
#839. In which state of the US is Cape Canaveral situated?
#840. Where is the headquarters of the World Health Organisation?
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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#462 2008-05-28 01:24:57
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#463 2008-05-28 02:25:34
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Answer to #839:
Very good, JaneFairfax
#840. According to Hindu religion, which is the oldest veda?
#841. In which language did Dante write?
#842. When was the 'Booker prize' first awarded?
#843. What is the chemical name of 'Carborundum'?
#844. What is the acid present in apple?
#845. Name the acid present in grapes.
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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#464 2008-05-28 03:02:52
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#465 2008-05-28 03:05:23
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#846. Musa sapientum, Musa acuminata, Musa paradisiaca are the botnaical names of which fruit plant/tree belonging to the family musaceae?
#847. Which plant has the botnical name Ocimum tenuifolium?
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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#466 2008-05-28 07:06:55
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#467 2008-05-28 22:05:08
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Answer to #828, #839, #841, and #844:
All the answers are correct, JaneFairfax!
You put #839 in the hide tag instead of #841!
Excellent! Keep it up!
#848. What does BSE (mad cow disease) stand for?
#849. What does the nervous system disorder ALS stand for?
#850. Who coined the term 'myllion' for a hundred million?
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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#468 2008-05-28 22:39:43
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Hopefully I have the numbering in the hide tag correct this time. 
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#469 2008-05-28 22:50:27
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Answer to #848:
Almost correct, JaneFairfax! Good!
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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#470 2008-05-28 23:07:21
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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
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#471 2008-05-28 23:14:15
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Answer to #850:
On the dot, JohnnyReinB! Very well done!
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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#472 2008-05-29 02:20:12
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#851. After Greenland, which is the biggest island in the world (in area)?
#852. Which plant has the botanical name 'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis'?
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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#473 2008-05-29 17:46:07
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#853. Where is the Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
#854. What does GPRS stand for?
#855. Who was the first lady to top the Forbes magazine list of entertainment millionaires?
#856. Who was the first leader of Russia to be chosen ty popular vote?
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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#474 2008-05-30 20:18:48
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#857. What is the name of the instrument that converts Direct Current to Alternating Current?
#858. Titan is a satellite of which planet?
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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#475 2008-05-30 22:36:33
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