
Lyceum of Wisdom

In what year did Alexandre Fleming discover penicillin?,
Answer: 1928,
In what year did Ricardo Coração de Leão and Saladin sign a truce?,
Answer: 1192,
In what year did Einstein publish his four Annus Mirabilis ('Miracle Articles')?,
Answer: 1905,
In what year did Mark Zuckerberg create Facebook?,
Answer: 2004,
In what year did the Battle of Guandu take place?,
Answer: 200 (non-AC),
In Russian history, what nickname did the first Tzar receive for his tyranny?,
Answer: Ivan the Terrible,
In what year was the Napoleonic Code established?,
Answer: 1804,
In which year did the first Wimbledon Tennis Championships take place?,
Answer: 1877,
In what year was the first edition of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' published?,
Answer: 1947,
In what year was the Soviet Union formally founded?,
Answer: 1922,
In what year was equestrianism included as an Olympic sport for the first time?,
Answer: Paris Olympic Games, 1900,
In what year was the Tianwen-1 Mars probe launched?,
Answer: 2020,
In the 16th-17th centuries, what disease did the famous 'plague doctors' masquerading as birds treat?,
Answer: Bubonic plague,
In what era Chinese history did the 'battle of Fei River' take place where a small number of soldiers conquered a vastly superior force?
Answer: The Eastern Jin Dynas
From the 13th to the 11th century CE, what did Europeans often call the Scandinavian invaders who often attacked their lands?,
Answer: Vikings,