
Lyceum of Wisdom

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,