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History and Politics
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Answer
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For which nation did Giuseppe Garibaldi fight his first war?
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Riograndense Republic
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The "Ibiza affair" caused the downfall of which European leader's coalition government?
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Sebastian Kurz
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Which Southeast Asian kingdom was known as "the land of a million elephants"?
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Lan Xang
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Bjorn Höcke was fined twice for using which slogan?
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Alles für Deutschland
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Which Chilean military dictator overthrew Salvador Allende's government?
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Augusto Pinochet
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Name at least one of the two Boer republics who fought in the Second Boer War.
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Transvaal, Orange Free State
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Which Catholic league, formed in 1579, opposed the Union of Utrecht?
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Union of Arras
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What unique neighborhood in Bergen was built to serve as an outpost of the Hanseatic League?
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Bryggen
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Which Germanic people established a fifth-century kingdom in modern-day Tunisia?
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Vandals
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The Edict of Fontainebleau, issued by Louis XIV, revoked what?
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Edict of Nantes
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Which Swiss canton was the last to grant women the right to vote?
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Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Which U.S. state underwent an economic "miracle" in the 1980s?
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Massachusetts
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And which Presidential candidate attempted to take credit for it?
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Michael Dukakis
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Which large empire in present-day Mali succeeded the Mali Empire?
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Songhai
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Which empire centered in modern-day Michoacán successfully resisted Aztec attempts at conquest?
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Purépecha
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Geography
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Answer
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What is the administrative center of Russia's only Autonomous Oblast?
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Birobidzhan
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What is the largest permanent settlement on the Antarctican continent?
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Villa las Estrellas
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Breton reunification refers to the reintroduction of which historically Breton major city into the administrative region of Brittany?
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Nantes
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Name one of the four historical regions of the Basque Country located within modern-day Spain.
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Araba, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Nafarroa
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Which is the smallest of the former Netherlands Antilles by both population and size?
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Saba
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What marshy, flooded ecosystem once dominated a large area of eastern England?
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The Fens
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Which is the largest of the Pitcairn Islands?
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Henderson Island
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Which American national park is almost entirely surrounded by a missile range?
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White Sands
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Which impact crater contains the town of Nördlingen, Bavaria?
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Nördlinger Ries
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Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in Kiribati is part of which island chain?
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Line Islands
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Flores is the capital of which Guatemalan department?
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Petén
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What indigenous group lives in Colombia's La Guajira Department?
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Wayuu
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Which massif lies in the desert of central Niger?
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Aïr Mountains
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Mount Roraima on the tripoint border of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana is an example of what geological feature common in southern Venezuela?
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Tepui
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The three natural amphitheaters of Reunion are known as what?
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Cirques
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Sports
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Answer
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In what country is the largest abandoned stadium in Europe located?
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Czechia
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Who was the only tennis player to win a calendar year singles "Golden Slam"?
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Steffi Graf
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Which city's two largest football clubs hold an annual regatta?
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Seville
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What is Canada's official summer sport?
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Lacrosse
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What is the only football club located within the Arctic Circle to have ever competed in the UEFA Champions League?
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FK Bodø/Glimt
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Culture
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Answer
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Hayracks are a national symbol of which country?
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Slovenia
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What is the name of a historically persecuted social class in Japan?
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Burakumin
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Which European indigenous group traditionally practices reindeer herding?
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Sámi
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Which creole language is spoken in Papua New Guinea?
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Tok Pisin
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Injera is a staple food of which country?
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Ethiopia
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Nature and Wildlife
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Answer
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Murres and razorbills are members of which family of birds?
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Alcidae
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What bright red bird from the Andes Mountains has a quadruple-barreled name?
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Andean cock-of-the-rock
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Which phylum includes sea stars and urchins?
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Echinodermata
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The communal breeding behavior of sage-grouse is known as what?
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Lekking
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What is the name for a group of Australian marsupials larger than wallabies but smaller than kangaroos?
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Wallaroo
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What bird is known for primarily eating bone?
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Bearded vulture
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Which unassuming creatures are thought to be the closest living terrestrial relatives of elephants?
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Hyraxes
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What boundary separates the Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographic realms?
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Wallace Line
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Which arboreal marsupials are only found in New Guinea and northern Queensland?
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Tree kangaroos
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The Aldabra Atoll is home to the greatest population of what large creatures in the world?
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Giant tortoises
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