Complete the sentence about Leiden with the correct year: A university city since ______, Leiden has been one of Europe's most prominent scientific centres for more than four centuries.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1575
Leiden has been a university city from 1575, and has been one of Europe's most prominent scientific centres for centuries.
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