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Terms: |Philosophy| |Physics|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
The earliest ideas about atoms and the first model of matter reach back to antiquity and are usually linked to a Greek philosopher whose theory Aristotle referred to as atomism. Who was he?
Democritus
Terms: |Ancient Greece| |Peloponnese|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
The city in question had the Temple of Pythian Apollo, the remains of a temple of Aphrodite, a gymnasium, and a stadium, and in the classical age of Greek art it stood at the heart of an important sculptural school. Which Peloponnesian city is it?
Argos
Terms: |Great Britain| |Liverpool| |Military Engineering| |Thames| |World War II|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
What was the name of the concrete-and-steel sea forts that defended the approaches to key industrial and port zones around Liverpool and in the Thames estuary during the Second World War?
Maunsell Forts
Terms: |American History| |Native American History|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
At the beginning of the 19th century, after a major territorial purchase in the West, an American expedition set out to explore the lands all the way to the Pacific. One of the key figures was a young Shoshone woman who helped as an interpreter and guide. What was the name of this famous historical figure?
Sacagawea
Terms: |American History| |American Presidents|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
One of the most important moves made by the young United States took place in 1803, when a vast territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased from Napoleonic France. The deal almost doubled the size of the country and opened the way for westward expansion. Which American president was responsible for this purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Terms: |Ancient Cultures| |Archaeology| |Mexico|
Published: 28. 4. 2026.
Which pre-Columbian civilization is most famously associated with the archaeological site of La Venta in Tabasco?
The Olmecs
Terms: |American History| |Ford Motor Company| |Luxury Cars|
Published: 28. 4. 2026.
Which American luxury automobile brand, produced by Ford, was the one in which John F. Kennedy was shot?
Lincoln
Terms: |France| |Napoleon Bonaparte|
Published: 21. 4. 2026.
Following the siege of which city in early March 1799 did Napoleon Bonaparte have between 2,400 and 4,200 of its defenders executed, the majority of them Albanians?
Jaffa
Published: 21. 4. 2026.
Venice is one of the great gems of Italy, and one of the legends tied to it concerns its prison, from which escape was considered nearly impossible. The most famous man ever to break out of it succeeded in doing so in 1755. Who was this world-famous adventurer and seducer?
Giacomo Casanova
Terms: |Ancient Israel|
Published: 21. 4. 2026.
Around 705 BC, which king of Judah led an anti-Assyrian alliance and is credited with restoring the Yahwistic cult, reforming the military and finances, and building roads and waterworks?
Hezekiah