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#3826 2014-03-16 23:30:38

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3833 is correct. Excellent!

Good attempt! Almost the correct answer!

#3835. A peasant uprising in China in 1900 attempted to drive out all foreigners. What was the uprising called?

#3836. Name the site of the two temples built by Ramses II.


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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#3827 2014-03-17 02:27:58

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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.

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#3828 2014-03-18 00:01:23

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3835 and #3836 are correct. Brilliant!

#3837. In which war was the Battle of Gettysburg a key clash?

#3838. In American folklore what is Edward Teach better known as?


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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#3829 2014-03-19 01:33:30

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

#3839. Name the first American President to send combat troops to Vietnam.

#3840. Name the European colonial power that ruled over Indonesia till 1949.


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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#3830 2014-03-19 03:24:25

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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.

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#3831 2014-03-19 23:32:31

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3839 and #3840 are correct. Excellent!

bobbym, you overlooked Questions #3837 and #3838.


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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#3832 2014-03-20 01:54:51

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

Yes I did overlook them. My eyes must be getting worse.


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.

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#3833 2014-03-20 16:42:21

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3738 and #3838 are correct. Marvelous!

(The Answers #3839 and #3840 have already been answered.)

#3841. Name the Mongol emperor who founded the Yuan dynasty and completed the Mongol conquest of China.

#3842. What punishment was awarded to Socrates for the crime of inciting the young to rebel?


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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#3834 2014-03-20 18:57:18

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


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.

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#3835 2014-03-21 00:18:08

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3841 and #3842 are correct. Marvelous!

#3843. Who was the Persian king defeated by the Greeks at Marathon?

#3844. Which nations fought the famous Six Day War in 1967?


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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#3836 2014-03-21 01:50:15

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


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.

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#3837 2014-03-22 00:41:03

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3843 and #3844 are correct! Remarkable!

#3845. When and where did the USA first send its soldiers overseas to contain Communist expansion?

#3846. In which war was the Battle of Balaclava fought?


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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#3838 2014-03-22 03:14:19

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


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.

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#3839 2014-03-23 00:45:47

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3845 is perfectly correct. Excellent!

#3847. Who built the Tower of London?

#3848. Who is called 'the apostle of the Indies'?


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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#3840 2014-03-23 01:07:06

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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.

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#3841 2014-03-24 00:19:47

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3848 is correct. Neat work!

#3849. What was the trail of Nazi war criminals after WWII called?

#3850. To honor whom was a settlement in America called Virginia?


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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#3842 2014-03-24 03:31:12

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


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.

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#3843 2014-03-25 00:09:37

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3849 is correct. Good work!

#3851. In which year did the Great Fire destroy most of London?

#3852. Name the first President of independent Indonesia.


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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#3844 2014-03-25 00:16:14

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;



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.

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#3845 2014-03-25 23:22:23

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3851 and #3852 are correct. Brilliant!

#3853. What, in modern history, is the Bay of Pigs?

#3854. Which famous Latin American freedom fighter had a nation named after him?


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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#3846 2014-03-26 00:50:26

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Re: General Quiz



"Having thus refreshed ourselves in the oasis of a proof, we now turn again into the desert of definitions." - Bröcker & Jänich

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#3847 2014-03-26 00:53:06

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;



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.

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#3848 2014-03-26 23:30:48

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Re: General Quiz

Hi eigenguy and bobbym,

eigenguy : The answers #3853 and #3854 are correct. Excellent!

bobbym : The answer #3853 is correct. Good work!

#3855. Who described himself as "the wrath of the people"?

#3856. What does the word 'apartheid' mean?


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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#3849 2014-03-27 01:01:28

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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.

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#3850 2014-03-28 00:00:12

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3856 is correct. Good work!

#3857. Who was Hitler's deputy?

#3858. Which was the First Reich?


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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