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#76 2007-12-10 17:39:18
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#153. What is Ramanujan Number in Mathematics?
#154. Do all Real Numbers belong to Complex Numbers?
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#77 2007-12-10 18:57:46
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#155. What is the value of escape velocity roughly?
#156. What is the value of orbital velocity roughly?
#157. What are geo-stationery satellites?
#158. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity roughly (along with unit)?
#159. What is the value of Universal Gravitational constant (with unit) roughly?
#160. How is the shape of planet earth best described?
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#78 2007-12-10 20:25:06
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#161. What does http stand for?
#162. What does html stand for?
#163. What does URL stand for?
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#79 2007-12-10 20:32:25
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At least I learnt a little in my computer programming class!
#81 2007-12-11 15:59:39
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Solutions to #153 to #163. Solution to #160 is Oblate Spheroid.
Commendable performance, Identity and TheDude!!! All correct!!!
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#82 2007-12-11 17:24:25
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#164. What does ISP stand for in Internet parlance?
#165. Which planet in the solar system has the most number of satellites?
#166. Approximately how many years does the planet pluto take to revolve around the sun once?
#167. Approximately how many years does the sun take to revolve around the galactic center?
#168. Which is the biggest country in area in South America?
#169. What is the capital of Myanmar?
#170. On the banks of which river is the city of New York situated?
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#83 2007-12-11 18:53:03
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#171. What are three types of volcanoes?
#172. What is Feng Shui?
#173. Who said 'The world is built upon the power of numbers'?
#174. In which disciplines are the Nobel prize awarded?
#175. What does FIFA stand for?
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#84 2007-12-12 16:04:07
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#176. What is the formula for converting degress Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit?
#177. Who scored the first run and the first century in Test cricket?
#178. What does the acronym BASIC stand for?
#179. What does the acronym COBOL stand for?
#180. What do AM and PM stand for?
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#86 2007-12-12 21:00:49
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Well done, Identity! Your answers are mostly correct!
Solution to #165: I was referring to natural satellites!
Solution to #174 : You have missed out one!
Solution to #180 : Spelling to be checked please!
Well done!!!
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#87 2007-12-12 22:48:16
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And extra for
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#88 2007-12-13 01:00:53
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All correct, JohnnyReinB! Spelling to be checked by you also! The extra is also correct! Very well done!! Keep up the good work!!!
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#89 2007-12-13 16:18:14
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#181. What does LASER stand for?
#182. Who was the first person to walk in space?
#183. What does MASER stand for?
#184. What does the word 'serendipity' mean in English language?
#185. Which country awards the Nobel prize?
#186. What is the Nobel prize equivalent in mathematics?
#187. What are the two important features of the award in question No.186?
#188. What does ENIAC stand for?
#189. What is the time taken by sunlight to reach planet earth?
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#90 2007-12-13 16:20:38
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#190. What is Paul Julius Reuter known for?
#191. What is Samuel Johnson known for?
#192. What is Baden Powell known for?
#193. Who founded the Red Cross society?
#194. Whose autobiography is 'Mein Kampf'?
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#91 2007-12-13 19:30:02
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#195. Name the lightest gas.
#196. The density of this metal is 13,600 kilograms per meter cube. Which metal is this?
#197. Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, ________. Fill in the blank.
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#92 2007-12-13 20:43:33
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#198. Who created the comic character Tintin?
#199. Who created the comic character Asterix?
#200. Who created the comic character Phantom?
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#93 2007-12-14 16:46:19
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#201. What is Latent heat of fusion?
#202. What is Specific heat capacity of a substance?
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#94 2007-12-14 17:24:39
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#203. Who is a psephologist?
#204. What is the capital of New Zealand?
#205. The name of this language written in English language is a palindrome. Which language is being referred to?
#206. What does QANTAS stand for?
#207. What is the name of the Parliament of Japan?
#208. Which country was formerly known as Formosa?
#209. Who gave the pacific ocean its name?
#210. What is box office?
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#95 2007-12-14 18:39:46
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#211. What does SCUBA in scuba diving stand for?
#211. What does SIM in SIM card (Mobile phones) stand for?
#212. What does LCD stand for (in electronics)?
#213. What does CRT stand for (in electronics)?
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#97 2007-12-16 16:18:18
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Answers to #185 to #212
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Nobel Prize isn't awarded by Switzerland;
The other condition for Field's Medal is the recepient should be less than or equal to 40 years of age.
All the other answers are correct,
Very well done!!!
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#98 2007-12-16 16:21:32
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#214. What is the name of the Parliament of Iran?
#215. 'Panchayat' is the name of which country's Parliament?
#216. Which country's Upper House and the Lower House are Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha respectively?
#217. How many years is a millennium?
#218. Platinum Jubilee is celebrated on completion of how many years?
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#99 2007-12-16 18:39:35
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#219. What is bps in Internet jargon?
#220. What is CGI in Internet jargon?
#221. What is ADSL in Internet jargon?
#222. What is ISDN in Internet jargon?
#223. What is GIF? (GIF Images)
#224. What is JPEG?(JPEG Images)
#225. Which is the biggest island in Japan?
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#100 2007-12-16 19:58:16
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#226. Who is/are the author(s) of 'Freedom at Midnight'?
#227. Which country was formerly known as Nippon?
#228. Who played the mermaid in 'Splash'?
#229. Where is the Changi International Airport?
#230. Where are the Narita and Haneda Airports?
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