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Charles Darwin was born in:

Correct answer: B. Shrewsbury in western England

  • A. Cantbury in western England
  • B. Shrewsbury in western England
  • C. Cantbury in eastern England
  • D. Shrewsbury in eastern England

Explanation

Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, a doctor, had high hopes that his son would earn a medical degree at Edinburgh University in Scotland, where he enrolled at the age of sixteen.

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