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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,