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The French National Feast takes place on July 14 to coincide with which historical event?,

Answer: Storming of the Bastille,

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,

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,

The saying 'The empire in which the sun never puts itself' was originally used in reference to the empire of which country?,

Answer: Spain,

The Colossus of Rhodes represents which sun god? The Colossus of Rhodes represents which Greek god?,

Answer: Helio,

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,

Homer's epic 'The Iliad' focuses on the events that take place during which war or battle?,

Answer: The Trojan War,

If a man with type AB blood and a woman with type B blood have a baby, which of the following statements would be incorrect?,

Answer: Could have type O blood,

One 'day' on the planet Venus is approximately equal to how many days on Earth?,

Answer: 243 days,

Queen Geneva fell in love with which Knight of the Round Table, according to Arthurian legend?,

Answer: Lancelot,

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

Answer: Sunlight,

One 'day' on Planet Venus is approximately equal to how many days on Earth?,

Answer: 243 days,

The work on which of these cathedrals started in Copenhagen in the year 1877?,

Answer: São Paulo Church,

The scoville scale is generately used to evaluate the intensity of the peppers, where a higher value denotes more burning.Which of these peppers is evaluated above 1 million on the scoville scale?,

Answer: Soul Pepper,