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#5901 2016-06-25 23:07:16

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The Answer #6151 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6153. Name the American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles (born September 15, 1929). He introduced, independently of George Zweig, the quark—constituents of all hadrons—having first identified the SU(3) flavor symmetry of hadrons. This symmetry is now understood to underlie the light quarks, extending isospin to include strangeness, a quantum number which he also discovered.

#6154. The smallpox vaccine was discovered in 1796 by the British physician Edward Jenner, although at least six people had used the same principles years earlier. Louis Pasteur furthered the concept through his work in microbiology. The immunization was called vaccination because it was derived from a virus affecting cows. Name the term 'cow' in Latin.


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#5902 2016-06-26 03:48:10

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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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#5903 2016-06-26 18:14:32

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The Answer #6153 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6155.  Name the American architect who has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924)

#6156. What does the acronym 'LUCA' signify? (the most recent organism from which all organisms on Earth descend)


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#5904 2016-06-26 18:24:00

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5905 2016-06-27 17:59:11

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#6157.  Name the English scientist and astronomer (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920). Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen he is credited with discovering the gas helium. He is also remembered for being the founder and first editor of the influential journal 'Nature'.

#6158.  Name the American machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932). He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln.


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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#5906 2016-06-28 01:18:01

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5907 2016-06-28 18:25:14

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The Answer #6158 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6159. What does the abbreviation 'ISBN' signify? (An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation (except reprintings) of a book. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book would each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is 13 digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, and 10 digits long if assigned before 2007. The method of assigning an ISBN is nation-based and varies from country to country, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country.)

#6160. By what other name is Capital: Critique of Political Economy known?


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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#5908 2016-06-29 05:41:00

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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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#5909 2016-06-29 18:22:51

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The Answer #6159 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6161. What is the origin of English weekday name 'Friday'?

#6162. Name the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors, and is one of four major events held in the United States through the years of both World Wars (Kentucky Derby, Rose Parade, and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show are the others).


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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#5910 2016-06-29 22:53:53

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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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#5911 2016-06-29 23:53:39

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Both the Answers, #6161 and #6162, are correct. Marvelous, bobbym!

#6163. Who built the 'Tower of London'?

#6164. After whom was 'Rhodesia' named?


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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#5912 2016-06-30 02:30:22

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5913 2016-06-30 17:20:04

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Both the Answers, #6163 and #6164, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6165. Name the first President of Indonesia, serving in office from 1945 to 1967. He was the leader of his country's struggle for Independence from the Netherlands. (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970)

#6166. The Crimean War was a military conflict fought between October 1853 – March 1856. Between which forces did they fight?


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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#5914 2016-06-30 18:00:19

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5915 2016-06-30 23:15:17

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The Answer #6166 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6167. Name the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field. The magnetic field near the surface of many astronomical objects resembles that of a dipole. The field lines farther away from the surface can be significantly distorted by the flow of electrically conducting plasma emitted from a nearby star (e.g. the solar wind from the Sun).

#6168. What is Panthalassa, also known as the Panthalassic Ocean?


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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#5916 2016-07-03 11:36:00

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5917 2016-07-03 18:22:42

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The Answer #6167 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6169. What does 'Mercalli intensity scale' signify?

#6170. What is the origin of the word 'Taboo'?


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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#5918 2016-07-03 19:13:11

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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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#5919 2016-07-04 19:08:27

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The Answer #6170 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6171. Name the term that  refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business  (formally industrialist). The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position a firm or industry whose goods, products, or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.

#6172. What is 'topiary'?


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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#5920 2016-07-05 04:56:46

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5921 2016-07-05 19:08:06

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#6173. Abe Isoo (4 February 1865 – 10 February 1949) was a Japanese Christian socialist, parliamentarian and pacifist. What is his other claim to fame?

#6174.  Name the British patriotic song, originating from the poem  by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. It is strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but also used by the British Army.


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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#5922 2016-07-06 03:18:27

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5923 2016-07-10 18:00:51

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The Answer #6174 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6175. What does the abbreviation I.R.B.M signify?

#6176. What does the abbreviation V.S.A.T signify? (a two-way satellite ground station with a dish antenna that is smaller than 3 meters.)


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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#5924 2016-07-10 18:04:01

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#5925 2016-07-11 18:40:24

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#6177. Name  the first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming.

#6178. What is a 'Brobdingnag'?


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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