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The orchestral work 'Overture 1812' was composed to commemorate whose victory?,

Answer: Russian Empire,

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,

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,

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,

Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail to southern Africa?,

Answer: Bartolomeu Dias,

Who was the first climber or pair of climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest according to records?,

Answer: Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hilary,

The famous Renaissance sculpture Pietà was the work of which artist?,

Answer: Michelangelo,

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,

Which of these terms was also used by the ancient Egyptians to refer to themselves?,

Answer: Ra's herd,

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

Answer: Random Teleport,

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

Answer: Spain,

What was the name of the first chimpanzee to go to space?,

Answer: HAM,

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,

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

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

Which civilization was the first to have public toilets?,

Answer: Ancient Rome,