Serbia
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Serbia
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What ethnic group migrated into the Balkans (and also Russia) from the 5th to 10th century A.D.?
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Slavs
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What saint helped convert the area to Christianity, and is the namesake of the alphabet used by many Eastern European countries?
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St. Cyril
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Whose assassination was Serbia blamed for in 1914?
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Franz Ferdinand
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Who was the leader of Yugoslavia from 1953-1980?
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Josip Broz Tito
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What partially-recognized country seceded from Serbia in 2008?
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Kosovo
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Greece
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Greece
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On what island was the Minoan civilization based?
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Crete
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Who was the teacher of Aristotle?
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Plato
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What city-state bested Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
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Sparta
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What was the most important city in Greece during the Middle Ages? (Hint: It starts with T)
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Thessaloniki
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In 1687, what Greek monument was severely damaged by an explosion?
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Parthenon
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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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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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Spain
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Spain
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Who was the wife of Ferdinand II?
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Isabella I
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What was the last Muslim city in Spain?
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Granada
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On what island was Spain's first permanent settlement in the New World?
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Hispaniola
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Who painted "Guernica" a depiction of a bombing that happened during the Spanish Civil War?
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Pablo Picasso
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Who was dictator of Spain from 1939 until 1975?
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Francisco Franco
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Peru
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Peru
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What animal was domesticated in Peru around 5000 BC?
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Llama
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What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
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Cusco
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What Spaniard conquered most of Peru?
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Francisco Pizarro
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What country did Peru fight against in the War of the Pacific?
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Chile
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What Japanese-Peruvian President helped defeat Shining Path terrorists but was convicted of crimes against humanity?
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Alberto Fujimori
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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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