What Renaissance machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to move without being pushed by a person or animal?
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The self-propelled cart
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What Renaissance machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to move without being pushed by a person or animal?
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The self-propelled cart
What name is commonly given to Leonardo da Vinci's proposed vertical-lift machine from about 1489?
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The aerial screw
Which Leonardo da Vinci invention used a sealed linen canopy to slow a person's descent?
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The parachute
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary group with C.S. Lewis at its centre?
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The Inklings
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s middle name, between Ronald and Tolkien?
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Reuel
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Which British publishing house first published The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings?
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What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1939 lecture about the nature of fantasy?
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