Question
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Answer
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What ancient kingdom worshipped Osiris, Amun, and Isis?
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Egypt
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What composer was almost totally deaf when he wrote his 9th and final symphony?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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What constricting garment was worn by 19th century women to achieve an hourglass figure?
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Corset
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What is the largest animal that was originally domesticated in South America?
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Llama
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Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Abraham Lincoln
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What expensive fabric was never made outside of China until around 300 A.D.?
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Silk
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Who was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
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Queen Elizabeth I
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What naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater of WWII?
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Battle of Midway
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What island was ruled by Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s?
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Cuba
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What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and Japan before becoming independent?
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Philippines
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What city's temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D.?
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Jerusalem
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What type of colony was established in Australia in 1788?
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Penal Colony
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What group of textile workers destroyed job-stealing machines in 19th century England?
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Luddites
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Which U.S. state was an independent country for almost 10 years?
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Texas
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What monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife?
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The Taj Mahal
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What bird of Mauritius was driven to extinction in the 1600s?
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Dodo
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What island of modern-day Tanzania was once a center of the Arab spice and slave trades?
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Zanzibar
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What "ism" was practiced by the people who assassinated President McKinley and Tsar Alexander II?
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Anarchism
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What railroad connected Moscow and Vladivostok when it was finished in 1916?
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Trans-Siberian Railroad
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What technology did Wernher Von Braun help to develop?
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Rockets
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P.S.: After googeling I found out, that I got the question totally wrong, I tried weavers, sewers, even tailors, since I thought the answer would be a specific profession.
Still wouldn't have helped me if I got the question right...
2. Vermont was also an independent country for almost 10 years (And another 5 years after that)