
Lyceum of Wisdom

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,