Greg Jenner

So what do you know now? Time now for the So What Do You Know Now? This is our quickfire quiz for Dan to see how much he has learned. We are fired. So much. I forgot about this. Last time out, Dan, you got 9.5 on Napoleon out of 10, which is really good. I mean, really good score.

I'm going to predict three. Let's aim higher than that. Question one. What was the name of the independent Greek state where Aristotle was born? Pass. I have no idea. Do you remember the nickname for it?

I'm going to predict three. Let's aim higher than that. Question one. What was the name of the independent Greek state where Aristotle was born? Pass. I have no idea. Do you remember the nickname for it?

Was it the admirer, enthusiast of horses? No. The staggering, the dripping place.

Was it the admirer, enthusiast of horses? No. The staggering, the dripping place.

So that was his hometown. Question two. Which god did a later writer claim Aristotle was descended from? The god of which type of discipline? No, that's gone as well. Asclepius, god of medicine. Okay, question three. Plato had two nicknames for his clever Aristotle student. Can you name one of them? The brain and the walking library. Oh, very good. Well done. Question four.

So that was his hometown. Question two. Which god did a later writer claim Aristotle was descended from? The god of which type of discipline? No, that's gone as well. Asclepius, god of medicine. Okay, question three. Plato had two nicknames for his clever Aristotle student. Can you name one of them? The brain and the walking library. Oh, very good. Well done. Question four.

Which scientific field did Aristotle basically invent at the lagoon of Lesbos? Marine biology. It was, yeah. Question five. What name was shared by Aristotle's wife and daughter? Pissy office? Pythias. Yeah, Pythias. Very good. Pythias is correct. Yes, the snake lady. Question six. Why didn't Aristotle take over running the Athenian Academy when Plato died?

Which scientific field did Aristotle basically invent at the lagoon of Lesbos? Marine biology. It was, yeah. Question five. What name was shared by Aristotle's wife and daughter? Pissy office? Pythias. Yeah, Pythias. Very good. Pythias is correct. Yes, the snake lady. Question six. Why didn't Aristotle take over running the Athenian Academy when Plato died?

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It's Bucipus, wasn't it? Question seven. Which famous prince did Aristotle tutor?

It's Bucipus, wasn't it? Question seven. Which famous prince did Aristotle tutor?

The brat, Alexander the brat. Question eight. Aristotle's book, The Nagamekian Ethics, was dedicated to his son. Simply put, what philosophy does it profess?

The brat, Alexander the brat. Question eight. Aristotle's book, The Nagamekian Ethics, was dedicated to his son. Simply put, what philosophy does it profess?

Yeah, perfect. Was that it? Yeah, that's it. Question nine. Aristotle was 48 years old when he returned to Athens to found which pioneering school with an outreach programme and public lectures? It was called the Lyceum. It was. Very good. Question ten. Can you name one of the provisions in Aristotle's will? That all of his slaves would be free. That's right. Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, perfect. Was that it? Yeah, that's it. Question nine. Aristotle was 48 years old when he returned to Athens to found which pioneering school with an outreach programme and public lectures? It was called the Lyceum. It was. Very good. Question ten. Can you name one of the provisions in Aristotle's will? That all of his slaves would be free. That's right. Yeah, absolutely.

And he also left all his stuff to Theophrastus and his furnishings to Herpilus. Eight out of ten, Dan Schreiber. Wow. You started slightly wobbly and then you got stronger. It was really worrying at the beginning, wasn't it? And then, yeah, confidence took over. Staggerer was hard to remember. That was a tricky question. Well, I mean, we've had a really interesting chat.

And he also left all his stuff to Theophrastus and his furnishings to Herpilus. Eight out of ten, Dan Schreiber. Wow. You started slightly wobbly and then you got stronger. It was really worrying at the beginning, wasn't it? And then, yeah, confidence took over. Staggerer was hard to remember. That was a tricky question. Well, I mean, we've had a really interesting chat.

Are you kind of like on board with Aristotle? Because I think we're both team Aristotle over here.