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#3751 2014-02-13 01:27:34

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#3759) No answer.


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#3752 2014-02-13 16:08:48

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3760 is correct. Neat work!

#3761. In the periodic table, what are those elements with atomic numbers greater than 92 called?

#3762. Paul Ehrlich's treatment of syphilis with mercury is said to be the first instance of a type of therapy. Which one?


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.

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#3753 2014-02-13 17:26:18

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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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#3754 2014-02-14 01:02:30

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3761 and #3762 are correct! Fantastic!

#3763. What are Koch's postulates about?

#3764. Where would a satellite be if it is in a synchronous orbit?


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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#3755 2014-02-14 04:39:10

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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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#3756 2014-02-14 16:57:04

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3764 is correct. Splendid!

#3765. Who won the Nobel prize for work partly done by Rosalind Franklin of King's College, Cambridge?

#3766. What is saros?


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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#3757 2014-02-14 17:02:11

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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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#3758 2014-02-14 23:43:29

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3765 is correct. Excellent!

#3767. What does the word Jurassic mean?

#3768. What is heart-rot?


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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#3759 2014-02-14 23:47:28

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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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#3760 2014-02-16 01:03:05

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3767 and #3768 are correct. Neat work!

#3769. The fundamental equation of quantum mechanics is named after the man who developed it. What is it called?

#3770. In March, 1986 a European Space Agency space probe plunged through Halley's comet and sent back to earth the first ever pictures from inside a comet. Name the space craft.


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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#3761 2014-02-16 02:48:10

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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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#3762 2014-02-16 23:05:37

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Hi bobbym,

Excellent!

#3771. Who are the legendary founders of Rome?

#3772. Which Greek statesman is called 'the father of democracy'?


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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#3763 2014-02-16 23:26:29

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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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#3764 2014-02-17 14:29:28

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers #3771 and #3772 are correct. Excellent!

#3773. Plato taught in an olive grove outside Athens. It became a kind of school. What was it called?

#3774. In ancient Greek city states the central district would be built on a hilltop and it would contain the chief muncipal and religious buildings. What was this place called?


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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#3765 2014-02-17 14:59:14

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

3773) Do not remember.


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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#3766 2014-02-18 01:14:33

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Hi bobbym,

The

The Answer #3774 is correct. Neat work!

#3775. Name India's equivalent of Wall Street, New York.

#3776. An American psychologist John Broadus Watson founded a school of psychology. Name it.


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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#3767 2014-02-18 05:53:38

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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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#3768 2014-02-18 18:32:11

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Hi bobbym,

#3777. A group of islands in the Atlantic used to be called the Eternal Islands. Give their present name.

#3778. Who coined the term 'glasnost'?


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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#3769 2014-02-18 19:11:53

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

3777) I do not remember the present name.


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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#3770 2014-02-19 01:09:46

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Hi bobbym,

#3779. Name the two places linked by the Silk Route.

#3780. Name the game played on a 'diamond'.


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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#3771 2014-02-19 01:20:49

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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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#3772 2014-02-20 00:56:38

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Hi bobbym,

. Good try!

The Answer #3780 is correct. Excellent!

#3781. What is an amphora?

#3782. What is the gammadion cross?


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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#3773 2014-02-20 01:03:23

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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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#3774 2014-02-21 01:00:01

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #3782 is correct. Good work!

#3783. Name the strait that separates Asiatic Turkey from European Turkey.

#3784. Which is the oldest modern university in the world?


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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#3775 2014-02-21 03:59:50

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Hi;

3784) No answer.


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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