Omnimaga
General Discussion => Other Discussions => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: ruler501 on January 13, 2011, 11:03:32 pm
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Procedures :-
1) A asks a question, the rest will try to answer.
2) A must confirm which answer is correct.
3) Person (say B) with confirmed correct answer then asks the next question.
4) A cannot play again until B's turn is over (to prevent the thread turning into a 2 person spam party).
5) Repeat.
6) If person asking question doesn't login to confirm answers within 72 hrs of his question being posted, any one can ask a new question.
7) If no one can answer question within 72 hrs or can't get the right one, questioner can ask again.
8) NO Net book, or other resource searches.
9) If answer has been confirmed and the new questioner hasn't set a question in 72 hours, anyone can ask the new question.
10) Please don't try to ask questions that involve other subjects This should be purely about history
What great scientist was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died?
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I'll take a guess even though I know I'll probably be wrong...
Sir Issac Newton
EDIT: Yep, I wrong. Way off. :P
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Stephen Hawking?
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willrandship is right You can ask the next question
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Oh, sorry I thought I was wrong :P
Hmm....
Who is referred to as the "Father of Algebra" hint, it's during Plato's time, but it isn't plato.
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no idea of the name, but I'm pretty sure he's arab (unless I'm wrong)
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There are two a greek and an arab I can't recall their names but they're both known as fathers of algebra
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I meant the greek one, but the arab guy will work too :P
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It was the dude who made Diophantine equations - Diophantus?
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Yeah I think your right. Sounds right at the least. Thats the greek one right?
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Yep, that's right. You get the next question
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Is this dead?
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Well, leafiness needs to ask his question ;D
Does the quiz have a policy about this? (Not asking a new one within so much time)
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Yes its supposed to be within 96 hours. openfloor. Anyone who has a question can ask it
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Procedures :-
7) If no one can answer question within 72 hrs or can't get the right one, questioner can ask again.
So yeah, 72 hours.
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well, the fellow to whom algebra owes it's namesake(the arab dude) is Al Jabir
anyways: what mechanical device was used to irrigate crops in ancient KeMeT?