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Lyceum of Wisdom

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Which philosopher wrote 'Utopia'?,

Answer: Plato,

Which European wrote the first travelogue detailing China's history, culture and art?,

Answer: Marco Polo,

Which composer wrote the opera 'The Ring of the Nibelungs'?,

Answer: Wagner,

Which ancient Greek philosopher established the first ideas of atomism?,

Answer: Democritus,

Which ancient Greek playwright wrote the famous tragedy 'Oedipus the King'?,

Answer: Sophocles,

Which philosopher created the 'arrow paradox'?,

Answer: Zeno of Eleia,

Which poet wrote 'Theogony,' which describes the origins and genealogy of the Greek gods?,

Answer: Hesiod,

Which Chinese poet wrote the poem 'Li Sao'?,

Answer: Qu Yuan,

'One hundred and forty thousand, all unarmed! Among these was not a single man'? Which Tang dynasty poet wrote this couplet?,

Answer: Madam Huarui,

Which planet in the solar system rotates the fastest?,

Answer: Jupiter,

Which of the following commanders excels at attacking enemy cities?,

Answer: Julius Caesar,

Which of the following describes a monotheist?,

Answer: Someone who worships 1 god,

Which of the following is not a goal of Greek mythology?,

Answer: Offer a path to salvation,

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,