In the second paragraph the expression "stroking and prodding" means:

At the age of 17, Galileo discovered isochronisms – the principle in which every oscillation of a pendulum takes the same period of time despite variation in amplitude. According to him the best meaning for isochronism is:

Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) fascinates people when they talk about the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses - his two greatest achievements.

As the first emperor of China, he indeed has a profound influence on Chinese history and culture. Complete the sentence below with the right alternative:

He was buried by 6,000 life-sized clay figures of soldiers standing in battle formation, along ________ life-sized ceramic chariots and horses.

Born in Indiana in 1867, Wilbur Wright was the elder brother of Orville Wright, with whom he developed the world's first successful airplane. ¨DThe desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who ... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space ... on the infinite highway of the air.¡¬ ¡ªWilbur Wright. The Wright brothers succeeded in making the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane. An extraordinary achievement, Wilbur flew the plane for 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. Today, the Wright brothers are regarded as the "fathers of modern aviation." Wilbur Wright died in Dayton, Ohio, on May 30, 1912.

Choose the right alternative:

Wilbur flew his airplane ______ France in 1909.

What is the name of the movie he was nominated best actor for?