Argentina
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Argentina
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Which element did the Spanish name Argentina after?
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Silver
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What notorious Nazi was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960?
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Adolf Eichmann
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What Argentinian fought in the Cuban Revolution and met his end in Bolivia in 1967?
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Che Guevara
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Which Argentinian first lady was nicknamed "Evita"?
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Eva Peron
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What island group did Argentina invade in 1982?
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Falkland Islands
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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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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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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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According to the Quran, what cubic black structure was built by Abraham and Ishmael?
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Kaaba
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Who was born in Mecca in 570 AD?
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Muhammad
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What empire controlled the coastal regions of Saudi Arabia from the 16th century until WWI?
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Ottoman Empire
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What was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938, seriously changing the Saudi economy?
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Oil
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What were women allowed to legally do for the first time in 2018?
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Drive
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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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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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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!
Who, surely?
But what about this part? That's the Tamil kings. No one conquers the Tamil kings.