Morocco
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Morocco
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What seafaring people established the city of Tangier before 800 BC?
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Phoenicians
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What M word refers to the Northern African people who conquered Spain?
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Moors
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In what city, starting with F, was a madrassa founded in 859 AD that some people call the world's oldest university?
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Fez
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In what city did Allied leaders meet to make plans for WWII in 1943?
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Casablanca
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What territory declared its independence from Morocco in 1979?
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Western Sahara
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Indonesia
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Indonesia
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What "upright" hominid species inhabited Indonesia as far back as two million years ago?
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Homo erectus
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What spice, starting with N, did Dutch traders export from Indonesia?
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Nutmeg
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What country invaded Indonesia in 1941?
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Japan
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Who was the first president of Indonesia?
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Sukarno
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What Portuguese-speaking country gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002?
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East Timor
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Mexico
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Mexico
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What civilization's cities included Tikal and Yaxchilan?
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Maya
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What empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan?
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Aztec
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What priest is often considered to be the father of the Mexican nation?
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Miguel Hidalgo
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What river was established as the U.S-Mexico border after the Mexican-American War?
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Rio Grande
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What telegram was sent to Mexico in 1917 in an attempt to convince them to invade the U.S?
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Russia
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Russia
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What territory did Russia sell to the U.S. in 1867?
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Alaska
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Prior to 1917, what was the title of the leader of Russia?
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Tsar
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What was the first country to secede from the USSR?
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Lithuania
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Who was the first president of the Russian federation?
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Boris Yeltsin
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What appeared in the skies over Chelyabinsk in 2013?
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Meteor
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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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Cuba
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Cuba
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What style of music, whose name means "sauce" in Spanish, is based on Cuban traditions?
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Salsa
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What country invaded Cuba in 1898, ending Spanish colonization?
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United States
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Who led Cuba from 1961 until 2008?
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Fidel Castro
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Who was dictator of Cuba before that?
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Fulgencio Batista
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What was placed in Cuba in 1962, sparking a crisis?
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Nuclear Missiles
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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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