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#7426 2022-09-11 00:11:24

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#8603. What does the term 'Phantonym' mean?

#8604. What does the term 'Phytonym' mean?


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#7427 2022-09-12 00:11:54

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#8605. When is the 'the International Day of Democracy' observed? (In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe this day as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy—and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness.

…while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy and that democracy does not belong to any country or region... …democracy is a universal value based on the freely-expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems, and their full participation in all aspects of life.)

#8606. When is the 'International Day of Peace' observed? (The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on this day. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. The day was first celebrated in 1981 and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and people.

To inaugurate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City). The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as "a reminder of the human cost of war"; the inscription on its side reads, "Long live absolute world peace".)


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#7428 2022-09-13 00:06:29

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#8607. When is the 'International Translation Day' observed? (International Translation Day is an international day recognising translation professionals. It is on this day, which is the day of the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators.)

#8608. When is the 'International Day of Older Persons' observed? (On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish this day as the International Day of Older People as recorded in Resolution 45/106. The holiday was observed for the first time in 1991.

The holiday is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly, such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

This holiday is similar to National Grandparents Day in the United States and Canada as well as Double Ninth Festival in China and Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. The observance is a focus of ageing organizations and the United Nations Programme on Ageing.)


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#7429 2022-09-14 00:28:40

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#8609. What does the term 'Exobiology' mean?

#8610. What does the term 'Exogeology' mean?


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#7430 2022-09-15 00:04:55

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#8611. What does the term 'Exomoon' mean?

#8612. What does the term 'Felinology' mean?


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#7431 2022-09-16 00:10:20

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#8613. What does the term 'Ferroequinology' or 'Ferroequinologist' mean?

#8614. What does the term 'Futurology' mean?


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#7432 2022-09-17 03:06:25

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#8615. What does the term 'Garbology' mean?

#8616. What does the term 'Gastroenterology' mean?


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#7433 2022-09-18 00:11:00

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#8617. What does the term 'Prosoponym' mean?

#8618. What does the term 'Pseudonym' mean?


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#7434 2022-09-19 00:11:44

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#8619. What does the term 'Retronym' mean?

#8620. What does the term 'Tautonym' mean?


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#7435 2022-09-20 00:03:32

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#8621. Who is the author of 'Ape and Essence'? (a novel by the author, published by Chatto & Windus in the UK and Harper & Brothers in the US. It is set in a dystopia, as is 'Brave New World', his more famous work. It is largely a satire of the rise of large-scale warfare and warmongering in the 20th century, and presents a pessimistic view of the politics of mutually assured destruction. The book makes extensive use of surreal imagery, depicting humans as apes who, as a whole, will inevitably kill themselves.)

#8622. Who is the author of 'As You Like It'? ('As You Like It' is a pastoral comedy believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.)


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#7436 2022-09-21 00:04:03

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#8623. Who is the author of 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding'? (a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher, published in English in 1748.)

#8624. Who is the author of 'Another Life' (poem)? (a 1973 poetry collection).


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#7437 2022-09-22 00:04:16

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#8625. What does the term 'Nosocomephobia' mean?

#8626. What does the term 'Nosophobia' mean?


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#7438 2022-09-23 00:17:31

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#8627. What does the term 'Numerophobia' mean?

#8628. What does the term 'Nyctophobia' (or Noctophobia) mean?


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#7439 2022-09-24 00:10:32

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#8629. What does the term 'Gelotology' mean?

#8630. What does the term 'Gemology' mean?


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#7440 2022-09-25 00:03:49

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#8631. What does the term 'Genealogy' mean?

#8632. What does the term 'Genecology' mean?


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#7441 2022-09-26 00:48:35

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#8633. What does the term 'Teknonymy' mean?

#8634. What does the term 'Theonym' mean?


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#7442 2022-09-27 00:11:28

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#8635. What does the term 'Toponymy' mean?

#8636. What does the term 'Troponymy' mean?


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#7443 2022-09-28 00:14:20

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#8637. Who is the author of Being Digital? (a non-fiction book about digital technologies and their possible future by technology the author. It was originally published in January 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf.)

#8638. Who is the author of The Bermuda Triangle (book)? (a best-selling 1974 book which popularized the belief of the Bermuda Triangle as an area of ocean prone to disappearing ships and airplanes. The book sold nearly 20 million copies in 30 languages.)


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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#7444 2022-09-29 00:09:56

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#8639. Who is the author of Between Hope and History? (It was published by Random House in September 1996 in the lead up to the 1996 US presidential election, partly as a means to reach out to the electorate.)

#8640. Who is the author of Beyond the Boundary? (a Japanese light novel series, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired in Japan between October and December 2013. An original video animation episode was released in July 2014. A two-part anime film project premiered in March and April 2015.)


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#7445 2022-09-30 00:07:58

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#8641.  What does the term 'Oikophobia' mean?

#8642. What does the term 'Odontophobia' mean?


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#7446 2022-10-01 00:16:31

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#8643. What does the term 'Ommetaphobia' mean?

#8644. What does the term 'Oneirophobia' mean?


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#7447 2022-10-02 00:03:23

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#8645. Name the women's exhibition tennis tournament held (with temporary stands) in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, in the first week of January. It is a warm-up tournament for the Australian Open.

#8646. With which game/sport is 'Val Barker Trophy' associated?


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#7448 2022-10-03 00:02:21

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#8647. With which sport/game was/is 'Waterford Crystal Cup' associated?

#8648. With which game/sport was/is 'Intercontinental Le Mans Cup' associated?


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#7449 2022-10-03 00:02:48

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#8647. With which sport/game was/is 'Waterford Crystal Cup' associated?

#8648. With which game/sport was/is 'Intercontinental Le Mans Cup' associated?


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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#7450 2022-10-04 00:02:50

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#8649. Name the team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a ball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

8650. Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. Usually, how many players each play using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch?


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