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Japanese ivy grows upwards on walls and trees to capture energy from which source?,

Answer: Sunlight,

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,

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,

What period of European history, lasting from 1300 to 1600, saw a rebirth of interest in classical culture and led to sweeping changes in art, learning, and worldviews?,

Answer: The Renaissance,

After opening the lost kingdom, what item do you need to spend to teleport from and to the lost kingdom?,

Answer: Random Teleport,

Thanks to large deposits of borax and pigment from local algae, Laguna Colorada is a fantastic landscape of red and white. In which country is it located?,

Answer: Bolivia,

Which of the following is a liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is burned for energy and used to make plastics?,

Answer: Oil,

Which of the following was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievement?,

Answer: Humanism,

Which of the following is an alternative energy source based on splitting heavy atoms into lighter ones to release energy?,

Answer: Nuclear power,

According to the tale of the Wolf from Roman mythology, what happened to the twins she fed: Romulus and Remus?,

Answer: Romulus became the founder and first King of Rome,

Which of these Seleucid Empire figures was taken hostage by Rome to later run away from Rome and return to take the throne of his home country?,

Answer: DEMETRIO I,

So what advantageous traits are most likely to be passed on to descendants?,

Answer: Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce,

In Greek mythology, which hero went on a quest to the Golden Fleece?,

Answer: Jason,

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 is a fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that are often found in stacked or sloped layers and used for heating and cooking?,

Answer: Natural gas,