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Europe Quiz Questions I
- Helsinki is located 50 miles north of which other European capital city?
- Three small European countries. Does Iceland, Malta or Luxembourg have the highest population?
- By which acronym is The European Organization for Nuclear Research better known?
- The Vistula is the longest river in which country?
- Name the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
- What name is given to the ethnic group of people that live in the the western Pyrenees region on the border between France and Spain?
- In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of which king of Crete?
- 'Square of the Victims of Fascism' is one of the central squares in which European capital?
- Which city is the seat of the European Court of Justice?
- What is the Finnish name for Finland? And how about the Polish name for Poland?
- Which partially recognised state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe declared independence from Serbia in 2008?
- Which idea was conceived by Swiss entrepreneur Marcel Bezencon in 1955?
- Which river is the longest in Belarus and the Ukraine, and the fourth-longest river in Europe?
- Which Germanic peoples formed a large empire dominating much of western and central Europe during the Middle Ages?
- Which country is officially known as the Hellenic Republic?
- Which city on the Black Sea was the fourth largest city of Imperial Russia, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Warsaw, during the 19th century?
- Which national hero of Italy played a key role in uniting Italy and was known as 'The Hero of Two Worlds’ after also fighting in Latin America?
- At the Strait of Gibraltar's narrowest point, the continents of Europe and Africa are separated by how many miles: (a) 9 miles, (b) 19 miles, or (c) 29 miles?
- Name the highest mountain in the Alps?
- Name the following European seas from their short descriptions: (a) part of the Mediterranean off the long west coast of Italy, (b) between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey, (c) located off the north coasts of Norway and Russia?
Answers:
- Tallinn (Estonia)
- Luxembourg
- CERN
- Poland
- Sardinia (after Sicily and before Cyprus)
- The Basques
- King Minos
- Zagreb
- Luxembourg
- Suomi. Polska.
- Kosovo
- The Eurovision Song Contest
- Dnieper River
- The Franks
- Greece
- Odessa
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- (a)9 miles
- Mont Blanc
- (a)Tyrrhenian Sea, (b)Aegean Sea, and (c)Barents Sea
Europe Quiz II
- What is the largest country entirely in Europe?
- True or False. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area?
- How many countries in Europe start with the letter 'M'?
- The river Danube passes through four European capital cities, can you name them?
- Which is officially the smallest country in Europe?
- The Visegrad Group, is an alliance of four Central European states: the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are three, can you name the other member?
- What is Perucica in Bosnia: (a) rainforest, (b) waterfall , or (c) medieval city?
- True or false. Greenland is in Europe?
- Which small but well known European city has a name that means 'church in the dunes'? (Hint: it's the northernmost city in France)
- Which country is made up of 26 cantons?
- Which city is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain, 30 miles from the Serbian border?
- What's the second largest city in France?
- Name the tallest mountain in Europe?
- Which country, located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, has the same name as an American State?
- In 1755, 275,000 residents died in a massive earthquake in which city?
- Which city is the most important financial centre of the European continent?
- Name the river that flows through Amsterdam?
- Is the population of Hungary closer to 10, 20 or 30 million?
- Which European city has more bridges than London, Amsterdam and Venice put together? It has more bridges inside its city limits than any other city in the world.
- Which mountain range serves as a natural border between Europe and Asia?
Answers:
- Ukraine
- True
- Four (Malta, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro)
- Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade
- Vatican City
- Slovakia
- Rainforest
- False. It's in North America.
- Dunkirk
- Switzerland
- Sofia
- Marseille
- Mount Elbrus
- Georgia
- Lisbon
- Frankfurt
- Amstel
- 10 million
- Hamburg
- The Ural Mountains
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