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#326 2008-01-19 18:12:27
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9?
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#327 2008-01-19 18:20:11
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Yes, correct, JohnnyReinB!
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#328 2008-01-19 18:25:39
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#629. What is panophobia?
#630. Which is the biggest island in the world?
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#329 2008-01-19 18:42:02
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#330 2008-01-19 18:44:30
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Both answers, #629 and #630 are correct, JohnnyReinB!
Very good!!!
#631. Which five countries together form the West-Indies cricket team?
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#331 2008-01-19 21:35:28
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#632. What is 'Solanum tuberosum'?
#633. What is 'Pisum sativum'?
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#332 2008-01-21 01:57:15
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#634. What is Godthab?
#635. What is 'epsilon eridani'?
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#333 2008-01-23 02:13:08
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#636. What does UNDP stand for?
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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#334 2008-01-24 01:38:21
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#637. What is 'Savanna'?
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#335 2008-01-24 01:40:42
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#638. What are the 'pampas'?
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#336 2008-01-24 22:29:24
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#337 2008-01-24 22:35:24
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#638 is correct!
Very good, JohnnyReinB!
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#338 2008-01-30 22:05:45
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#639. Which is the most commonly used English letter?
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#339 2008-01-31 00:11:20
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#340 2008-01-31 18:08:25
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Very good, JohnnyReinB!
In my place too it is the sound 'a'.
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#341 2008-01-31 19:03:11
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#640. Approximately how many light-years is a kilo-parsec?
#641. How many yards is a furlong?
#642. What is Deuterium?
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#342 2008-02-01 21:12:11
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#343 2008-02-02 01:28:44
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JohnnyReinB,
Answer #640 isn't correct, #642 is!
Good!
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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#344 2008-02-04 02:36:57
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#643. Which country's flag is given below?
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#345 2008-02-04 05:21:24
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May I leave this problem?
For all prime numbers above 3, the square of the prime minus 1 is always divisible by 24 precisely giving an integer answer.
The question is:- Is this result significant? If you think yes, say why; if you think it is not, say why not.
By the way, I know the answer and just thought it might tease some minds.
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#346 2008-02-04 14:59:45
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Last edited by iheartmaths (2008-02-04 15:30:30)
Don't quote me on that.
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#347 2008-02-04 15:04:15
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Don't quote me on that.
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#348 2008-02-05 03:45:52
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I'm not sure what Lester Day means by the result being significant, but I can prove that it's definitely true. The same problem came up before, but I can't find where it was.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#349 2008-02-19 07:46:48
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also seen it before several times, heres a solution:
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#350 2008-02-19 09:11:44
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