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#6001 2016-09-03 18:03:00

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The Answer #6252 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6253. 'The Last King of Scotland' is a 1998 novel by journalist Giles Foden. It is about which dictator?

#6254. What is the old name of 'Republic of Côte d'Ivoire'?


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#6002 2016-09-03 18:38:36

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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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#6003 2016-09-04 18:05:01

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#6255. Which countries constitute 'Maghreb'?

#6256. What is Naja mossambica?


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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#6004 2016-09-04 18:57:41

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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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#6005 2016-09-05 17:11:09

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6255 is partially correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6257. What is "One country, two systems"?

#6258. Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is a former capital of Myanmar and the capital of Yangon Region. What does the name signify?


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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#6006 2016-09-05 19:05:40

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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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#6007 2016-09-06 17:43:19

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The Answer #6257 is partially correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6259. In Greek religion and mythology, it is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. Name it.

#6260. In Greek mythology, name the husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea, who is renowned for his brilliance, guile, and versatility (polytropos).


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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#6008 2016-09-06 18:17:09

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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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#6009 2016-09-07 17:25:44

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Both the Answers, #6259 and #6260, are correct. Splendid, bobbym!

#6261. Name the term in particle physics : A composite particle made of quarks held together by the strong force in a similar way as molecules are held together by the electromagnetic force. They are categorized into two families: baryons, made of three quarks, and mesons, made of one quark and one antiquark. Protons and neutrons are examples of baryons; pions are an example of a meson.

#6262.  Name the term in Electricity/Magnetism : The production of a voltage difference across an electrical conductor, transverse to an electric current in the conductor and a magnetic field perpendicular to the current. It was discovered in 1879.


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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#6010 2016-09-07 17:33:16

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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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#6011 2016-09-09 00:08:48

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The Answer #6262 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6263. What is 'CPT symmetry' or 'CPT theorem'?

#6264. Name the electrical engineer and inventor of components for high-speed computing devices in the 1950s. He is best known for invention of the cryotron, a superconductive computer component that is operated in liquid helium at a temperature near absolute zero.


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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#6012 2016-09-09 06:20:23

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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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#6013 2016-09-09 18:02:15

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#6265. Name the term in chemistry - (Elements & Compounds) a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water.

#6266. What is a 'Crystal oscillator'?


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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#6014 2016-09-09 18:16:10

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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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#6015 2016-09-10 00:45:26

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Both the Answers, #6265 and #6266, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6267. Where is the Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) found?

#6268. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. What does IUCN stand for?


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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#6016 2016-09-10 05:04:04

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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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#6017 2016-09-10 05:04:31

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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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#6018 2016-09-10 17:08:46

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6267 is correct. Good work, bobbym!

#6269. What is 'Arbitrage'?

#6270. What is 'Seed money', sometimes known as 'seed funding' or 'seed capital'?


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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#6019 2016-09-10 18:29:43

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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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#6020 2016-09-11 18:51:30

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#6271. What does the German word 'achtung' mean?

#6272. What does the French word/phrase 'billet–doux' 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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#6021 2016-09-12 02:27:23

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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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#6022 2016-09-12 17:35:13

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6271 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6273. Name the University founded in 1088 CE, was the first university and is the oldest in the world.

#6274. Who coined the term 'Glasnost'? (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) (He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature".)


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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#6023 2016-09-12 17:50:43

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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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#6024 2016-09-13 18:02:04

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Re: General Quiz

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The Answer #6273 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6275. The paper's motto, "All the News That's Fit to Print", appears in the upper left-hand corner of the front page. Name the newspaper.

#6276. Where are 'Fortunate Isles' or 'Isles of the Blessed'?


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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#6025 2016-09-13 18:11:41

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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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