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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India
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India
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In what language were most important Hindu scriptures written?
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Sanskrit
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What was the first empire to unite India?
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Maurya Empire
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What Portuguese explorer reached India by going around Africa?
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Vasco Da Gama
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What was the original purpose of the Taj Mahal?
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Mausoleum
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Who led the Indian independence movement against Britain?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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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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Canada
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Canada
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What Viking famously settled in Eastern Canada around 1000 AD?
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Leif Erikson
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Who, in 1611, explored much of Northern Canada while seeking the Northwest Passage?
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Henry Hudson
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During what war did the U.S. capture the city of Toronto, then known as York?
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War of 1812
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Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during World War II?
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Mackenzie King
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What British dominion joined Canada in 1949?
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Newfoundland
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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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Iran
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Iran
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What was the most popular religion in Iran prior to Islam?
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Zoroastrianism
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Who was the first "Great" emperor of Persia?
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Cyrus the Great
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Name one of the three Arab caliphates which ruled Iran.
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Rashidun, Umayyad, or Abbasid
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What was the title of the Iranian monarch prior to the 1979 revolution?
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Shah
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What country did Iran fight a war against from 1980-1988?
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Iraq
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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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