Austria
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Austria
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What royal house controlled Austria for most of its existence?
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Hapsburg
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Who was the only woman to rule the Austrian empire?
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Maria Theresa
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What country was Austria merged with from 1867-1918?
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Hungary
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Who became the world's first psychoanalyst in 1886?
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Sigmund Freud
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What was the term for Austria's merger into Germany in 1938?
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Anschluss
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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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Brazil
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Brazil
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What cash crop was, by the mid-16th century, Brazil's most important export?
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Sugar
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What country colonized Brazil?
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Portugal
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What currency was introduced in 1994 as part of a successful campaign to stop hyperinflation?
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Real
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What footballer was born in 1940 as Edson Arantes do Nascimento?
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Pelé
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What did Rio de Janeiro host in 2016?
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Summer Olympics
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Italy
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Italy
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What northern region takes its name from the Etruscans, who lived in the area before the Romans?
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Tuscany
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Who was famously killed by Brutus and other Senators?
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Julius Caesar
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What Adriatic port city once controlled Crete, Cyprus, and parts of Crimea?
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Venice
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Near what small town was Leonardo born?
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Vinci
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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Who is the most famous conspirator of the Gunpowder Plot?
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Guy Fawkes
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What disaster struck London in 1666?
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Great Fire of London
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What war did Great Britain fight against France between 1756 and 1763?
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Seven Years War
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Who wrote "A Tale of Two Cities"?
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Charles Dickens
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Who was Prime Minister when Britain voted to leave the EU?
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David Cameron
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France
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France
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What was the Roman name for France?
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Gaul
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Who led France during the radical phase of the French Revolution?
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Maximilien Robespierre
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On what tiny island in the Atlantic did Napoleon die?
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St. Helena
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Who wrote "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"?
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Victor Hugo
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What was France's currency before the Euro?
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Franc
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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. :)
Please review and thank you for many years of enjoyment with these terrific quizzes!
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