Turkey
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Turkey
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What city in Turkey was supposedly destroyed in 1180 BC?
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Troy
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Which Roman emperor moved the capital of the empire to Turkey?
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Constantine
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What empire was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453?
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Byzantine Empire
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What war caused the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?
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WWI
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What country did Turkish troops enter in 2019?
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Syria
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Norway
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Norway
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What four-letter word is the term for an oral history of the Norse people?
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Saga
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Vikings from Norway were the first Europeans to reach Vinland. In what modern-day country would you find Vinland?
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Canada
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What award has been given out in Norway to people such as Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa since 1901?
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Nobel Peace Prize
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What country was united with Norway from 1814 to 1905?
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Sweden
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What Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach the South Pole?
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Roald Amundsen
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Netherlands
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Netherlands
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What flower was the center of a famous investment bubble in the 1600s?
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Tulip
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What wind-powered device was used by the Dutch to drain wetlands and greatly expand the land area of the country?
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Windmill
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What North American city did the Dutch cede to the English in 1664?
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New Amsterdam
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What scientific device was greatly improved by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?
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Microscope
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What world famous painter was born in the Netherlands in 1853?
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Along what river did civilization in Pakistan first develop?
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Indus River
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What religion, started in the 15th century, teaches its followers to wear five items, including a small knife?
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Sikhism
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What three letter word ending in J refers to the period of British rule in India and Pakistan?
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Raj
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What nation declared independence from Pakistan in 1971?
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Bangladesh
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Who was Pakistan's only female Prime Minister?
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Benazir Bhutto
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Philippines
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Philippines
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What Portuguese explorer died in the Philippines during the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1521?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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What Spanish king were the Philippines named after?
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Philip II
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What U.S. general fled the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, but returned two years later?
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Douglas MacArthur
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Who was the dictator of the Philippines from 1972-1981? (hint: his wife had a large shoe collection)
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Ferdinand Marcos
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What volcano lowered global temperatures when it erupted in 1991?
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Mount Pinatubo
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United States
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United States
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What religious group first settled Pennsylvania?
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Quakers
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In which state was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
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Massachusetts
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Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
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Abraham Lincoln
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What Thomas Edison invention was a predecessor to the record player?
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Phonograph
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Who was the top U.S. commander in Europe during WWII?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The phrasing of the question is asking about an animal that became domesticated during that specific time period, not one that was already domesticated prior to it. There is a significant difference between those two concepts.
I was surprised the correct answer wasn't accepted while the incorrect answer was, especially when the correct answer is far more interesting. :)
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