
Lyceum of Wisdom

The word 'marathon' originally referred to what?,
Answer: The name of a place,
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 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,
The prehistoric humans known as 'homo floresiensis' are also commonly referred to as?,
Answer: Hobbits,
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,
So what advantageous traits are most likely to be passed on to descendants?,
Answer: Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce,
Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail to southern Africa?,
Answer: Bartolomeu Dias,
The autobiography 'Live to Tell' of who won the Nobel Prize for Literature?,
Answer: Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
According to the tale of the Wolf from Roman mythology, what happened to the twins she fed: Romulus and Remus?,
Answer: Romulus became the founder and first King of Rome,
What period of European history, lasting from 1300 to 1600, saw a rebirth of interest in classical culture and led to sweeping changes in art, learning, and worldviews?,
Answer: The Renaissance,
The French National Feast takes place on July 14 to coincide with which historical event?,
Answer: Storming of the Bastille,
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,
What level does your City Hall need to be to enter the Age of Steel (Iron)?,
Answer: Level 10,
The orchestral work 'Overture 1812' was composed to commemorate whose victory?,
Answer: Russian Empire,