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#7176 2022-01-18 00:36:20

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#8149. With which field was/is Amelia Mary Earhart associated?

#8150. With which field was/is Sir Harold Matthew Evans associated?


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#7177 2022-01-18 00:36:46

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#8149. With which field was/is Amelia Mary Earhart associated?

#8150. With which field was/is Sir Harold Matthew Evans associated?


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#7178 2022-01-19 00:05:05

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#8151. Name the term in computer hardware : A microprocessor, ASIC, or expansion card designed to offload a specific task from the CPU, often containing fixed-function hardware. A common example is a graphics processing unit.

#8152. Name the term in computer hardware : A register in a CPU in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored.


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#7179 2022-01-20 00:00:45

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#8153. Name the term in computer hardware:An optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format.

#8154. Name the term in computer hardware: A subsystem that transfers data between computer components inside a computer or between computers.


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#7180 2022-01-21 14:59:51

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#8155. Name the German physicist (16 July 1855 in Braunschweig – 15 August 1923 in Wolfenbüttel) . He is credited with coining the phrase "atomic energy."

He and Elster published works on meteorology, nuclear physics, and the photoelectric effects. He recognized the law of radioactive decay in 1899 and coined the term atomic energy. In 1893 he invented the photocell.

#8156. What invention led to Albert Hoyt Taylor (January 1, 1879 in Chicago, IL – December 11, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA),  an American electrical engineer who made important early contributions and  Leo C. Young (12 January 1891 – 16 January 1981) was an American radio engineer who had many accomplishments during a long career at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory?  (Although self-educated, he was a member of a small, creative team which some attributed to the developing the world's first true system).


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#7181 2022-01-23 00:03:27

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#8157. What is the Motto of European Union?

#8158. What is the "Anthem of Europe"?


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#7182 2022-01-23 00:04:29

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#8157. What is the Motto of European Union?

#8158. What is the "Anthem of Europe"?


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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#7183 2022-01-25 00:09:26

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#8159. What does the term 'Narcolepsy' mean?

#8160. What does the term 'PLMD' (Periodic limb movement disorder) mean?


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#7184 2022-01-26 15:58:49

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#7185 2022-01-26 20:35:25

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Both the Answers, #8159, and #8160 are correct. Excellent!

#8161. What does the term 'Libration' (Lunar Astronomy) mean?

#8162. What does the term in Geography 'La nina' mean?


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#7186 2022-01-27 21:23:19

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#8163. Name the Danish author (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875). Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

His fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina".

#8164. Name the American physicist and a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973).

He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and later obtained his Ph.D. in physics at Harvard University in 1939. During this time, he encountered differential equations that he could only solve numerically. Inspired by Charles Babbage's difference engine, he envisioned an electro-mechanical computing device that could do much of the tedious work for him. This computer was originally called the ASCC (Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator) and later renamed Harvard Mark I. With engineering, construction, and funding from IBM, the machine was completed and installed at Harvard in February 1944. Richard Milton Bloch, Robert Campbell and Grace Hopper joined the project later as programmers.


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#7187 2022-01-29 02:01:09

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#8165. Name the Canadian actor (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021). His career spanned seven decades, gaining recognition for his performances in film, television, and stage. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and continued to act in leading roles on stage playing Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano (1974), Iago in Othello, as well as playing the titular roles in Hamlet at Elsinore (1964), Macbeth, King Lear, and Barrymore.  performed in stage productions, including J.B., No Man's Land, and Inherit the Wind.

#8166. Name the Dutch engineer and inventor (21 June 1926 – 6 March 2021), best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc.  He was employed by Philips for the entirety of his career.


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#7188 2022-01-29 14:26:18

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#8167. Where is the Nation 'Cyprus' (officially the Republic of Cyprus) situated?

#8168. Where is the Nation 'Seychelles' (officially the Republic of Seychelles) situated?


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#7189 2022-01-31 01:40:31

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#8169. Where is the 'Amur' (River) situated?

#8170. Where is the 'Lena' (River) situated?


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#7190 2022-02-01 18:29:38

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#8171. What are the Capital and Currency of the nation Belarus?

#8172. What are the Capital and Currency of the nation Ukraine?


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#7191 2022-02-03 00:02:02

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#8173. On the banks of which river is Glasgow situated?

#8174. On the banks of which river is Hamburg situated?


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#7192 2022-02-04 18:05:57

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#8175. BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on regional affairs. Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal summits. India hosted the most recent 13th BRICS summit on 9 September 2021 virtually.

Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC" (or "the BRICs") before the induction of South Africa in 2010. The BRICS have a combined area of 39,746,220 sq km (15,346,101.0 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 3.21 billion, or about 26.7% of the world land surface and 41.5% of the world population. Four out of five members are among the world's ten largest countries by population and by area, except for South Africa which is twenty-fourth in both.

The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). According to the Agreement on the NDB, "the Bank shall support public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments." Moreover, the NDB "shall cooperate with international organizations and other financial entities, and provide technical assistance for projects to be supported by the Bank."

Where is the Headquarters?

#8176. Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world.

Where is the Headquarters?


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#7193 2022-02-05 21:53:09

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#8177. When was the 'Arab League' formed?

#8178. When was the 'Group of Seven' formed?


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#7194 2022-02-07 00:01:53

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#8179. In which Continent is the Country 'Comoros' situated?

#8180. In which Continent is the Country 'Eritrea' situated?


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#7195 2022-02-09 00:49:22

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#8181. In which Continent is the Country 'Kyrgyzstan' situated?

#8182. In which Continent is the Country 'Bosnia and Herzegovina' situated?


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#7196 2022-02-10 23:59:48

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#8183. In which Continent is the Country 'Belize' situated?

#8184. In which Continent is the Country 'Suriname' situated?


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#7197 2022-02-11 16:11:59

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#8185. In which Continent is the Country 'Uzbekistan' situated?

#8186. In which Continent is the Country 'Haiti' situated?


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#7198 2022-02-13 00:30:46

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#8187. In which Continent is the Country 'Gabon' situated?

#8188. In which Continent is the Country 'Marshall Islands' situated?


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#7199 2022-02-14 00:31:11

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#8189.What does the term 'World Happiness Report' mean?

#8190. What does the term 'Global Innovation Index' mean?


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#7200 2022-02-15 00:46:53

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#8191. Where is the Headquarters of ' Bank for International Settlements (BIS)'?

#8192. Where is the Headquarters of 'Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?


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