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I could be either A (China) or B (Kazakhstan) according to my research.

"The primary centre of origin of cultivars of Malus is within the region of Asia Minor, the Caucasus, central Asia, Himalayan India and Pakistan and western China, in which at least 25 native species of Malus occur. The Old Silk Road from the Black Sea to western China played an important role in the evolution of the cultivated apple."

(source: International Society for Horticulture Science)



"Archaeologists have stumbled upon the carbonized remains of the apple pertaining to the Iron age in a few prehistoric lakes of Switzerland. They also came across evidence which confirmed that apples were eaten by people of the Stone age as well. The apple tree is believed to be the oldest cultivated trees in the world, however, its exact origin is not known. Some historians believe that apple trees were first planted and cultivated by the Romans, and that the fruit's origin can be traced to South Western Asia. While on the other hand, some believe that apples originated in Kazakhstan in South Central Asia."

(source: Buzzle.com)

"The center of diversity of the genus Malus is in eastern Turkey. The apple tree was perhaps the earliest tree to be cultivated,[7] and its fruits have been improved through selection over thousands of years. Alexander the Great is credited with finding dwarfed apples in Asia Minor in 300 BCE;[4] those he brought back to Macedonia might have been the progenitors of dwarfing root stocks."

(source: Wikpedia)


I'll go with B - Kazakhstan

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The steel truss cantilever bridge:



Where and when was the first one built?

Where in the world, is the present day longest steel truss cantilever bridge? How long is it?

im ret*d i didnt even see a page 2. my bad. both are correct answers

Kazakhstan, correct!

OK, the steel truss cantilever bridge.

According to Wiki-p, the Hassfurt bridge over the Main River in Germany was "the first modern cantilever bridge."

The Quebec Bridge is the longest single span, at 1,800 feet; the Forth Bridge in Scotland is two spans of 1,710 each.

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What is the name of the 19th-century census document on which citizenship in the Cherokee Nation is based? (i.e., applicants for enrollment must be able to trace their ancestry to someone named on that census)

I think it's called the Dawes Rolls. (or they are called such).

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During what time the Vikings raided through and colonized parts of Europe? (N.W. Europe).... and did the old Vikings wore helmets with horns back then?

Correct on the Dawes Roll.

Late 8th - late 11th centuries. Yes, but probably ceremonially and not in battle.

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What nationality most dominates men's professional pool/billiards?

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