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#4701 2014-12-30 05:12:02

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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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#4702 2014-12-30 23:21:12

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5376 is correct. Excellent!

#5377. Where is AT&T Stadium, a city-owned stadium with a retractable roof? It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. It replaced the partially covered Texas Stadium, which opened in 1971 and served as the Cowboys' home through the 2008 season. It was completed on May 27, 2009. The facility can also be used for a variety of other activities outside of its main purpose (professional football) such as concerts, basketball games, college football and high school football contests, soccer matches, and motocross races.

#5378. Name the major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River). The Gulf of this river is the world's longest estuary.


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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#4703 2014-12-31 01:37:37

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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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#4704 2015-01-01 00:07:10

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5377 is correct. Exellent!

#5379. Name the fountain which was donated to the city of Jeddah. It was constructed between 1980 and 1983 and was launched in 1985.
Located in the coast of Jeddah, west coast of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The fountain jets water to a maximum height of, according to different sources, either 853 feet (260 m) or 1,024 feet (312 m above the Red Sea. (Even at the lower figure, it would easily be the world's tallest; the second-tallest is the Gateway Geyser in East St. Louis, America with a water height of about 630 feet (192 m)).

#5380. Name the Gulf which is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida border the Gulf on the north. In Texas and Louisiana, the Gulf Coast it is often referred to as the "Third Coast" in comparison with the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts.


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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#4705 2015-01-01 07:47:55

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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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#4706 2015-01-02 00:37:37

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5380 (Gulf of Mexico) is correct. Good work!

#5381. Name the forest which lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of which about 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi) are in Bangladesh. It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. The Indian part is estimated to be about 4,110 square kilometres (1,590 sq mi), of which about 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi) is occupied by waterbodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few meters to several kilometres.

#5382. Name the highest light - a height of approximately 113 metres (371 ft) it has a credible claim to be the world's tallest lighthouse. It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to the Seaport.


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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#4707 2015-01-02 01:14:03

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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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#4708 2015-01-03 00:04:07

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers #5381 and #5382 are both correct. Splendid!

#5383. The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 km (120 mi) to 700 km (430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries. Name the countries.

#5384. Name the museum  on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, which is the world's first university museum. Its first building was built in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677. The museum reopened in 2009 after a major redevelopment. In November 2011 new galleries focusing on Egypt and Nubia were also unveiled.


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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#4709 2015-01-03 04:33:22

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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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#4710 2015-01-03 18:11:09

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Hi bobbym,

3/7 correct! Good work!

The world's busiest ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by volume of container shipment measured in TEUs. (The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals.)

#5385. Name the port which has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to become the world's busiest port by both measures.

#5386. Name the world's busiest transshipment port.


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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#4711 2015-01-03 18:46:38

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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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#4712 2015-01-23 22:22:42

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Hi bobbym,

#5387. Where or what is 'Beantown'?

#5388. Where or what is 'Blighty'?


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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#4713 2015-01-24 06:13:51

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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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#4714 2015-01-24 18:00:19

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The Answer #5387 (Boston) is correct. Good work!

#5389. Who wrote the words 'brevity is the soul of wit'?

#5390. In which year was the 'Booker Prize' (which was rename as the 'Man Booker Prize') established?


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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#4715 2015-01-25 09:46:18

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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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#4716 2015-01-25 16:45:29

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5389 is correct. Excellent!

#5391. Name the 'City of Dreaming Spires'.

#5392. By what name is 'Yerba Buena' now 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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#4717 2015-01-25 17:13:15

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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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#4718 2015-01-25 17:35:10

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5392 is correct. Marvelous!

#5393. Who said “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink"?

#5394, Who said 'Is there anything science should not try to explain? Science is knowledge and knowledge is power - power to do good or evil. Sometimes ignorance is bliss'?


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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#4719 2015-01-25 17:40:04

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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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#4720 2015-01-26 00:00:56

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Hi bobbym,

The Answers :

and
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The the Answer #5393 is correct. Marvelous!

#5395. Name the city by nickname Gotham, first used by Washington Irving in 1807 in his satirical periodical Salmagundi.

#5396. Name the Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 220,420. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.


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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#4721 2015-01-26 04:41:37

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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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#4722 2015-01-27 00:47:43

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Hi bobbym,

The Answer #5395 is corret. Excellent!

#5397. Name the author of 'The Two Cultures'; it is the title of the first part of an influential 1959 Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist. Its thesis was that "the intellectual life of the whole of western society" was split into the titular two cultures — namely the sciences and the humanities — and that this was a major hindrance to solving the world's problems.

#5398. Who is the author of 'Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair', 'World's End', 'The Hands of the Day', 'The Book of Questions', 'The Yellow Heart' etc.?  (He was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973). In 1971 won the Nobel Prize for 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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#4723 2015-01-27 04:54:14

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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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#4724 2015-01-28 00:36:24

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The Answer Charles Percy Snow (#5397) is perfect. Excellent!

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#5399. In which country did the world's first organised motor race occur?

#5400. The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was an English motoring and aviation pioneer. Together with Henry Royce he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. How did he die?


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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#4725 2015-01-28 09:24:13

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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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