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#2276 2011-09-08 23:49:24
- Jai Ganesh
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2627 is correct. Good work!
#2628. What does the Latin phrase 'De mortuis nil nisi bonum' 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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#2277 2011-09-09 00:20:25
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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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#2278 2011-09-09 00:31:07
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Hi bobbym,
The Answer #2628 is correct. Excellent!
#2629. In pathology, what is edema?
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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#2279 2011-09-09 00:40:07
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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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#2280 2011-09-09 15:44:59
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Re: General Quiz
Hi bobbym,
Well done, bobbym!
#2630. Name the British medical scientist, entomologist, and epidemiologist; born in India, he studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and then went to India to embark upon a career in the Indian Medical Service, where he focused his attention on malaria.
#2631. Name the Scottish physician, chemist, and botanist who is most famous for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772.
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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#2281 2011-09-09 16:16:56
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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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#2282 2011-09-10 11:00:23
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"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? "
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#2283 2011-09-10 17:37:42
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Hi bobbym and Stormtangent,
The answer #2630 (Ronald Ross) and #2631 (Daniel Rutherford) are correct. Excellent, both the answers are correct, Stormtangent! The answer #2630 is correct, bobbym! Well done!
#2632. In climatology, what is 'isothere'?
#2633. In meteorology, what is 'Isotach'?
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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#2284 2011-09-10 17:44:05
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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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#2285 2011-09-10 23:25:09
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Hi bobbym,
#2634. What does the abbreviation KGB 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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#2286 2011-09-10 23:37:24
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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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#2287 2011-09-11 00:31:56
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Hi bobbym,
#2635. What does the acronym 'MASER' 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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#2288 2011-09-11 00:44:26
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Re: General Quiz
Hi ganesh;
I might have finally got one right!
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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#2289 2011-09-11 01:24:05
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2635 is correct. Excellent!
#2636. What is the National Anthem of Australia?
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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#2290 2011-09-11 01:30:04
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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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#2291 2011-09-11 11:35:24
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"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? "
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#2292 2011-09-11 15:48:24
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Hi bobbym and Stormtangent,
The answer #2636 is correct. Excellent, Stormtangent!
#2637. In International Relations, what is 'détente'?
#2638. In International Trade, what is 'dumping'?
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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#2293 2011-09-11 15:53:48
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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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#2294 2011-09-11 21:59:05
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Hi bobbym,
#2639. Name the former daily newspaper published in Moscow and distributed nationwide, the official organ of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1918 91).
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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#2295 2011-09-11 22:00:32
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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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#2296 2011-09-11 22:10:13
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Hi bobbym,
The answer #2639 is correct. Excellent!
#2640. Name the the brilliant New Zealand physicist who explained natural radioactivity, determined the structure of the atom, and changed one element into another (nitrogen to oxygen) by splitting an atom's nucleus.
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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#2297 2011-09-11 22:13:00
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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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#2298 2011-09-12 23:10:26
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Hi bobbym,
#2641. What are 'Gallup polls'?
#2642. What is the 'Fourth Estate'?
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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#2299 2011-09-12 23:13:04
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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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#2300 2011-09-12 23:46:29
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Hi bobbym,
The answers #2641 and #2642 are correct. Excellent!
#2643. By what name was 'Istanbul' formerly 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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