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#1 2006-02-27 19:30:52

Jai Ganesh
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A to Z Questionnaire - I


A to Z Questionnaire - I

1.    A : The largest sea bird.
2.    B : The country Myanmar was formerly known by this name.
3.    C : Grand Canyon is a gorge on this river.
4.    D : An isotope of Hydrogen.
5.    E : A protozoan causing Amoebiasis.
6.    F : A unit of length equal to a quadrillionth of a  meter, named after a famous Italian scientist and a pioneer in Nuclear fission, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
7.    G : Study of old age and ageing.
8.    H : Code of ___________________ : named after a Babylonian ruler, it is one of the earliest known examples of human laws being defined and written in an ordinary way.
9.    I : A large lizard found in America and Galapagos.
10.    J : The International System unit of energy.
11.    K :  The currency of Norway.
12.    L : The metal with the lowest density.
13.    M : The father of Genetics.
14.    N : An inert gas.
15.    O : Inventor of Atom bomb.
16.    P : Name of the mighty winged horse of Greek myth.
17.    Q : One of the basic constituents of matter.
18.    R : A logarithmic scale used to express the total amount of energy released by an earthquake.
19.    S : He was known as the Bard of Avon.
20.    T : 23 ½ degrees North Latitude is ____________________________________.
21.    U : Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta.   
22.    V : The highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, Angel falls, is in this country.
23.    W : In the Northern Hemisphere, this falls on December 22.
24.    X : Abnormal fear of strangers.
25.    Y : The longest river in Asia.
26.    Z : The element with the symbol Zr.

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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#2 2006-02-27 20:34:29

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

Albatross

"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#3 2006-02-27 20:39:42

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

Hm... let qme think

IPBLE:  Increasing Performance By Lowering Expectations.

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#4 2006-02-27 23:11:47

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

B for Burma
D for Deuterium
N for Nitrogen
R for Richter
T for Tropic of Cancer
V for Venezuela
Y for Yangtze

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#5 2006-02-27 23:14:32

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

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justlookingforthemoment, only Nitrogen isn't correct. smile

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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#6 2006-02-27 23:18:42

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I meant... neon. smile

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#7 2006-02-27 23:38:28

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

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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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#8 2006-02-28 00:03:35

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

I can't resist these!

Quark (it rhymes with quart)

"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#9 2006-02-28 00:19:09

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

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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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#10 2006-02-28 04:31:06

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

Yay! Another quiz!

F : Femtometer
I : Iguana
J : Joule
L : Lithium?
P : Pegasus
S : Shakespeare?
W : Winter solstice
X : Xenophobia
Z : Zirconium

Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#11 2006-02-28 04:45:46

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

All correct, other than F : Femtometer. Femto is 10^-15, but the question said that the unit was named after an Italian scientist. The answer is 'Fermi'.

OUTSTANDING cool

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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#12 2006-02-28 08:31:09

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

Colorado

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#13 2006-02-28 09:25:31

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M: Mendel, Gregor
U : Uterus

Left are:

E, G, H, K, O

"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#14 2006-02-28 09:45:52

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I think U might be umbilical... something. Cord or tube or something to that effect.

Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#15 2006-02-28 10:24:21

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

U are right (U is right?) - Umbilical Cord

Gerontology

"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#16 2006-02-28 10:49:24

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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

E: Entamoeba histolytica
H: Code of Hammurabi
K: Krone (is here in denmark :])
O: Oppenheimer

A: Albatross
B: Burma
C: Colorado
D: Deuterium
E: Entamoeba Histolytica
F: Fermi
G: Gerontology
H: Hammurabi
I: Iguana
J: Joule
K: Krone
L: Lithium
M: Mendel, Gregor
N: Neon
O: Oppenheimer
P: Pegasus
Q: Quark
R: Richter
S: Shakespeare
T: Tropic of Cancer
U: Umbilical Cord
V: Venezuela
W: Winter Solstice
X: Xenophobia
Y: Yangtze
Z : Zirconium

these are the answers up until now.. Are they correct? smile

Last edited by Patrick (2006-02-28 10:57:47)

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#17 2006-02-28 16:31:39

Jai Ganesh
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Re: A to Z Questionnaire - I

Well done, MathsIsFun, mathsyperson, Ricky and Patrick. All are right, T thought the answer to O was Otto Hann. However, Oppenheimer seems the right answer. Thank God, touched both names start with O!  Excellent team effort! up

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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