
Lyceum of Wisdom

Iguaçu Falls are on the border between which countries?,
Answer: Brazil and Argentina,
What is the name of the phenomenon by which organisms that are best adapted to the environment survive to pass on their traits to their descendants?,
Answer: Natural selection,
Who wrote the 'History of the Peloponnesian War', a historical account of the titular war? Who was the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War?,
Answer: Thucydides,
Which of the following physicists was born on the death anniversary of Galileo Galilei, and died on the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein?,
Answer: Stephen Hawking,
Which of the following physicists was born on the death anniversary of Galileo Galilei, and died on the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein?,
Answer: Stephen Hawking,
What was the first of the three great battles fought between Alexander, the Great, and the Aquenid Empire?,
Answer: Battle of Granico,
The 'Journey of the Tiles' is considered by some historians the milestone of the beginning of the French Revolution.In which city did this occur?,
Answer: Grenoble,
In 1970, an Apollo mission attempted to land on the moon. Due to a technical problem, it was only able to orbit the moon and return to Earth. What was the name of the mission?,
Answer: Apollo 13,
In the Homeric epic 'The Iliad', which of the following goddesses was NOT part of the competition for the Apple of Discord?,
Answer: Artemis,
Which chapter of the Kingdom Chronicles cDo you get the 'Eternal Explorer' achievement if all the fog is explored before the end of the chapter?,
Answer: The Long Peace,
The period after the fall of the Mycenaean civilization and before the birth of the Greek city-states is known as the Greek Dark Ages. Which of these works was written at this time?,
Answer: The Odyssey,
When someone steps on a banana peel while wearing shoes, the coefficient of friction between the shoe and the banana peel is:,
Answer: 0.07,
Which of the following forms was NOT used by the 'White Bone Spirit' in his legendary battle against the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the 'Journey to the West'.,
Answer: A boy,
In the State Forum envo 'The Twilight Woods', the titular woods are in which direction from the city?,
Answer: West,
Which of the seven wonders of the world was created to cure the longing for the Queen of Babylon?,
Answer: The Hanging Gardens,