
Lyceum of Wisdom

Which famous Japanese samurai was called 'Ushiwakamaru' as a child?,
Answer: Minamoto no Yoshitsune,
Which nation was the first to invent and use papyrus as a writing material?,
Answer: Egypt,
What figure in history disguised himself as a Prussian captain and made off with over 4,000 gold marks only to be later considered a folk hero and called 'Köpenick's Captain'?,
Answer: Wilhelm Voight,
Which of the following was praised by your countrymen as Ancient Greece's best and most honest of democratic representatives?,
Answer: Pericles,
Which of the following is a term for a valuable material of geological origin that can be extracted from the earth?,
Answer: Natural resources,
Which commander was known as the Celtic Rose?,
Answer: Boudica,
Which Roman Emperor was named Augustus after ending a civil war?,
Answer: Gaius Octavius,
Which French monarch was known as 'Saint Louis'?,
Answer: Louis IX,
Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source (such as coal, oil, or natural gas)?,
Answer: Fossil fuel,
Which of the following was a Knight of the Round Table?,
Answer: Lancelot,
'The end justifies the means' was a core belief of the author of 'The Prince'. What was his name?,
Answer: Machiavelli,
Which of the following French kings was known as the Sun King?,
Answer: Louis XIV,
Which of the following was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievement?,
Answer: Humanism,
Which of the following was also known as the Eastern Roman Empire?,
Answer: The Byzantine Empire,
Which of the following was not a pillar of the Renaissance?,
Answer: Mannerism,