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#6327. Construction on the multi-story tower started in 1999 and finished in 2004. The tower has served as an icon of modern Taiwan ever since its opening. Name the architectural marvel.

#6328. Where is 'The Kiel Canal', formerly known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal?

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The Answer #6327 is correct. Neat work, bobbym! The Answers, #6327 and #6328, are correct. Excellent, Matir!

#6329. Name the multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989. It is currently the largest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 114,000, and occupies 20.7 hectares (51 acres).

#6330. Name the statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built from 1997 to 2008. It is located within the Fodushan Scenic Area, close to National Freeway no. 311. At 128 m (420 ft), including a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world.

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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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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#6331. Name the world's largest and most northerly national park. It's the largest protected land area in the world.

#6332. Name the port district of the New York-Newark metropolitan area, encompassing the region within approximately a 25-mile (40 km) radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

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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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Re: General Quiz

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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Both the Answers, #6331 and #6332, are correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6333. Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong. What is the reason why this region is famous?

#6334. What is 'Lagoa dos Patos' or where is it?

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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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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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The Answer #6333 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6335. Name the Russian nuclear physicist, Soviet dissident, an activist for disarmament, peace and human rights  (21 May 1921 – 14 December 1989). He became renowned as the designer of the Soviet Union's Third Idea, a codename for Soviet development of thermonuclear weapons. He later became an advocate of civil liberties and civil reforms in the Soviet Union, for which he faced state persecution; these efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.

#6336.  Name the Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist (1313 – 21 December 1375). He wrote a number of notable works, including 'The Decameron' and 'On Famous Women'. He wrote his imaginative literature mostly in the Italian vernacular, as well as other works in Latin, and is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from that of his contemporaries, medieval writers who usually followed formulaic models for character and plot.

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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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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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The Answer #6335 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6337. Name the tropical aquarium fish that was given the name of a world heavyweight boxing champion. (Rocio octofasciata)

#6338. What is 'Fairy chess'?

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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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Re: General Quiz

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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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Both the Answers, #6337 and #6338, are correct. Excellent, bobbym!

#6339. Name character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, he spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mystical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native American Indians, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.

#6340. 'The Powers That Be' is a 1979 book. Name the author.

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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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Re: General Quiz

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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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The Answer #6339 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6341. What is the etymology of 'Orangutan'?

#6342. Name the two landlocked countries in South America.

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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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Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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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The Answer #6342 is 50% correct. Good work, bobbym!

Among Landlocked by two countries, which are the two countries :

#6343. between France and Spain?

#6344. between Ukraine and Romania?

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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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Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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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The Answer #6343 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6345. When were the first Commonwealth Games held? (an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.)

#6346. Name the Jamaican track and field sprinter  (born 28 June 1992). She rose to prominence as part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships, where she also won a silver medal in the 200 metres. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she completed a rare sprint double when she won gold in the 100m (with a time of 10.71 s) and the 200m (21.78 s), becoming the first female sprinter to do so since Florence Griffith Joyner at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.

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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.

bobbym

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Re: General Quiz

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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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#6347. Name the term often referring to an almanac, buyer's guide or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

#6348.  What is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as a period of holiday or leisure time spent doing something similar to one's normal occupation?

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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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Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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The Answer #6347 is correct. Neat work, bobbym!

#6349. What is a 'Fulmar'?

#6350. What is a 'Trout'?

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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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bumpkin

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Re: General Quiz

Hi;

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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.