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The Egyptian economy was mainly based on what?,

Answer: Agriculture,

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,

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 new method of column construction in ancient Rome was based on the three main Greek styles?,

Answer: The Tuscan column,

The Plague of Justinian of 541-549 was the first outbreak of the first plague pandemic. What other major was occurring in the Eastern Roman Empire at that time?,

Answer: The Gothic War,

A crater on the far side of the Moon is named after a Chinese official who was (supposedly) the first person to travel to space. What was his name?,

Answer: Wan Hu,

The Renaissance was a 'rebirth' of what?,

Answer: Classical culture,

Which of the following is an inexhaustible energy resource that is based on hot magma or hot, dry rock below the surface?,

Answer: Geothermal energy,

'The end justifies the means' was a core belief of the author of 'The Prince'. What was his name?,

Answer: Machiavelli,

Which of the following was built on the orders of Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?,

Answer: The Taj Mahal,

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

Answer: Humanism,

The Taj Mahal was built during which Indian dynasty?,

Answer: The Mughal Dynasty,

What was a lighthouse built after Macedonia conquered Egypt and was it one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?,

Answer: The Lighthouse of Alexandria,

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

Answer: Nuclear power,