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• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What ship-propulsion device did Leonardo da Vinci sketch using paddle wheels instead of oars?

Answer

Paddle wheel

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What wing-flapping aircraft did Leonardo da Vinci study as a possible form of human flight?

Answer

Ornithopter

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What military vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci design with sloped armor and room for soldiers inside?

Answer

Armored tank

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What watercraft safety feature did Leonardo da Vinci sketch as a boat with two separate hulls?

Answer

Double hull

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What transport machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to move without horses, using a spring-powered mechanism?

Answer

Self-propelled cart

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design as an early programmable humanoid automaton?

Answer

Robot knight

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

What flying machine did Leonardo da Vinci sketch with a large helical rotor, anticipating the modern helicopter?

Answer

Aerial screw

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

In which city does the annual Hogmanay Street Party take place along Princes Street and the Mound?

Answer

Edinburgh

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which London landmark's clock traditionally marks midnight during the city's televised New Year's Eve celebrations?

Answer

Big Ben

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which Paris avenue is the traditional setting for New Year's Eve crowds and fireworks views near the Arc de Triomphe?

Answer

Champs-Élysées

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

In which harbor does Sydney's major New Year's Eve fireworks display take place?

Answer

Sydney Harbour

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which Danish New Year's Eve tradition involves throwing old plates at friends' and neighbors' doors for good luck?

Answer

Plate smashing

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