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#213840 - Sat Feb 28 2004 01:56 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q44: Which city is the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania?

Hobart
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#213841 - Sat Feb 28 2004 07:37 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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All answers are correct.

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#213842 - Sun Feb 29 2004 12:47 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q82: The famous Easter Island is a part of the territory of which country?

Chile

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#213843 - Sun Feb 29 2004 10:24 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q39: What is the sum of all the three angles of a triangle equal to (in degrees)?

180 degrees

Harish did you mean to have the answers to 35 & 38 written in.
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#213844 - Sun Feb 29 2004 10:52 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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>>>Q72: Which term, coined in 1938 by 9-year-old Edward Sirotta, is used to describe the number 10^100, or 1 followed by one hundred zeroes? <<<

A googol
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#213845 - Sun Feb 29 2004 12:37 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q81: The deficiency of which mineral in one's diet causes goitre?



Iodine.
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#213846 - Sun Feb 29 2004 04:36 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q55: Which famous scientist is said to have discovered the principle of gravity after an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under a tree?

Isaac Newton

Another version of the story is that he saw an apple fall, not that it hit him. See
Sir Isaac Newton: The Universal Law of Gravitation and
Anecdote - Newton's Apple

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#213847 - Sun Feb 29 2004 06:01 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Harish did you mean to have the answers to 35 & 38 written in.



Ooops! Stupid me- yet another "copy and paste" error!

Just a few more to go...

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#213848 - Mon Mar 01 2004 04:34 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q59: Whom did Arnold Schwarzenegger replace in November 2003 as the governor of the US state of California?

Gray Davis

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#213849 - Mon Mar 01 2004 07:27 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q51: In which country is the Arabic television channel "al-Jazeera" based?



Qatar.
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#213850 - Mon Mar 01 2004 08:16 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Both are correct.

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#213851 - Mon Mar 01 2004 10:07 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q48: Which planet does Ganymede, the largest moon in the Solar System, orbit?

Jupiter
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#213852 - Tue Mar 02 2004 10:26 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q90: Which is the 5th planet from the Sun, and is by far the largest in the Solar System?

Jupiter

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#213853 - Tue Mar 02 2004 11:09 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q63: When talking about the Bible, what do the letters 'KJV' stand for?



King James Version.
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#213854 - Tue Mar 02 2004 01:07 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q46: Which state of the United States of America is the smallest in terms of total area?

Rhode Island
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#213855 - Tue Mar 02 2004 07:51 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q62: Which compound, with the chemical formula 'CH4', is the simplest hydrocarbon?






methane! (AP Chem pays off!)
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#213856 - Tue Mar 02 2004 07:53 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q66: Which ancient Syracusan 'genius' is said to have run onto the streets naked shouting "Eureka!", after he'd discovered the principles of density and buoyancy while having a bath?

Archimedes

Very nice quiz, Harish!
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#213857 - Wed Mar 03 2004 12:37 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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#90 When in doubt answer Jupiter.
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#213858 - Wed Mar 03 2004 01:24 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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All answers correct, only 12 more to go.

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Very nice quiz, Harish!



Thanks!

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When in doubt answer Jupiter.



Jupiter- the answer to life, the universe and evrything...

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#213859 - Wed Mar 03 2004 01:56 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q76 is the kilogram
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#213860 - Wed Mar 03 2004 06:19 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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>>>Q67: Of which religion are Pagodas or Stupas places of worship? <<<

Buddhism
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#213861 - Wed Mar 03 2004 09:56 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q47: From which country did Pakistan achieve independence on August 14, 1947?

Great Britain
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#213862 - Wed Mar 03 2004 10:27 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q53: To which other water-body is the Mediterranean Sea connected by the Suez Canal?



The Red Sea.
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#213863 - Wed Mar 03 2004 04:50 PM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q84: Which is the smallest independent country in the world (both in terms of area and population)?





I'm not sure, but I believe the answer is Vatican City. (the only country where rate of population is 0!)
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#213864 - Thu Mar 04 2004 10:49 AM Re: 90 Trivia Questions
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Q60: What is the square-root of 65536?

256
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