Europe Quiz:
The unification of Germany was carried out during
(a) 1868-1870
(b) 1912-1918
(c) 1864-1870
(d) 1860-1864
Which European country has the largest amount of coal?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Sweden
(d) Norway
Where is Strasbourg?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Austria
(d) Hungary
What are the Scandinavian countries now?
(a) Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark
(b) Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
(c) Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg
(d) Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia
What are the Benelux countries of Europe?
(a) Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg
(b) Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
(c) Greece, Romania and Albania
(d) Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia
In which country is the city of Lisburn?
(a) Scotland
(b) Wales
(c) Northern Ireland
(d) England
How many Baltic countries are there?
(a) Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
(b) Finland, Iceland, Norway
(c) Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg
(d) Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia
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Which city is known as “Beauty on the Sea”?
(a) Paris
(b) Valletta
(c) Stockholm
(d) Milan
What countries are in the Balkans region?
(a) Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Albania
(b) Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
(c) Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
(d) Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark
What is the name of the biggest island in the world?
(a) Iceland
(b) Madagascar
(c) Greenland
(d) Australia
Where is Parma, which is famous for its cured ham?
(d) Ireland
(a) East Germany
(b) Southern France
(c) Northern Italy
(d) Portugal
The country known as the playground of Europe is –
(a) Denmark
(b) Finland
(c) Switzerland
(d) Britain
What is the capital of Iceland (also known as the world’s most northerly capital)?
(a) Budapest
(b) Reykjavik
(c) Warsaw
(d) Milan
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Which is the smallest country in the world?
(a) Malta
(b) Grenada
(c) Vatican City
(d) Monaco
Which European country is called the “Land of Lakes” and the “Land of Forests”?
(a) Iceland
(b) Finland
(c) Greenland
(d) Iceland
Mother-in-Law of Europe is –
(a) France
(b) Denmark
(c) Belgium
(d) Norway
Saint-Etienne is a city in which country?
(a) Mali
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) Portugal
Greenland is an autonomous country, under which country?
(a) Russia
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Denmark
(d) Ireland
Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System called as-
(a) Law of Land
(b) French Code
(c) Code Napoleon
(d) Napoleon Flemish
Which of the following was a result of the plague in Europe?
(a) the rebirth of Christianity
(b) the Hundred Years’ War
(c) economic decline
(d) political reform
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Where is the largest train station in Europe?
(a) Moscow
(b) Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
(c) London Waterloo
(d) Kollam
Flemish is a term used to describe the inhabitants of __
(a) Austria
(b) Finland
(c) Belgium
(d) Italy
Which city is known as the White City of the North?
(a) Berlin, Germany
(b) Budapest, Hungary
(c) Helsinki, Finland
(d) London, United Kingdom
Which is the river of Lisbon?
(a) Danube river
(b) Tagus river
(c) Elbe river
(d) Seine river
What is the highest peak in Europe?
(a) Mt. Kilimanjaro
(b) Mt. Elbrus
(c) Mt. Blanc
(d) Mt. Everest
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The first Industrial Revolution took place in –
(a) Italy
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Spain
The biggest waterway used for transportation in Europe?
(a) Elbe
(b) Moselle
(c) Rhine
(d) Volga
What color is the cross on the Greek Flag?
(a) White
(b) Green
(c) Purple
(d) Maroon
Benito Mussolini was the dictator of –
(a) Hungary
(b) Lithuania
(c) Italy
(d) Latvia
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What water body separates the UK from Europe?
(a) Atlantic ocean
(b) Thames River
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) North Sea
The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was
(a) Typhus
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Cholera
(d) Plague
What divides France from Spain?
(a) Matterhorn mountains
(b) Domomites mountains
(c) Pyrenees mountains
(d) Monte Rosa mountains
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The official publication of the Netherlands is called –
(a) Red book
(b) Black book
(c) The Dutch Law book
(d) Orange book
The country known as the land of the midnight sun is –
(a) Norway
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
The country known as the ‘Land of 1000 Lakes’ is
(a) Greece
(b) Netherlands
(c) Switzerland
(d) Finland
The European Economic Community was formed in
(a) 1962
(b) 1958
(c) 1955
(d) 1952
What name is given to the police force in the Republic of Ireland?
(a) Dietolina
(b) Semolina
(c) STASI
(d) Garda
Which of these is in the city of Prague?
(a) The tomb of Napoleon II
(b) King Wenceslas Square
(c) The birthplace of Franz Liszt
(d) The Bridge of Sighs
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Romansch is an official language of which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) France
(c) Luxembourg
(d) Switzerland
What dramas popular in Europe, especially during the Renaissance, have characters personifying abstractions such as charity or vice, or such as death or youth?
(a) Mysteries
(b) Morality plays
(c) Miracle plays
(d) Commedia dell’arte
Bavaria is a state of which country?
(a) France
(b) Switzerland
(c) German
(d) Austria
The Canary Islands belong to
(a) Norway
(b) Spain
(c) Denmark
(d) Portugal
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Which member country of the Council of Europe has the smallest population?
(a) Liechtenstein
(b) San Marino
(c) Andorra
(d) Monaco
Where does the Guinness Book of World Records recognize the largest wave ever surfed as having been ridden?
(a) Spain
(b) Poland
(c) Portugal
(d) Italy
Which of the following latitudes passes through Europe?
(a) Antarctic Circle
(b) Arctic Circle
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Tropic of Cancer
Where is Munich situated ?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Britain
(d) Spain
Which of these words refers to someone from Naples?
(a) Naploon
(b) Napoleon
(c) Neapolitan
(d) Napoli
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‘Dikes’ are especially constructed in
(a) Norway
(b) Holland
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
How many different kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were there between 1840 and 1900?
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 1
(d) None
Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe” ?
(a) Belgium
(b) Switzerland
(c) Netherlands
(d) Luxembourg
In which country the Weimar republic existed?
(a) Italy
(b) Britain
(c) Norway
(d) Germany
The port of Baku is situated in –
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Azerbaijan
Name the heir to the Austrian throne in the second decade of the 20th century ?
(a) William the Junior
(b) Ferdinand Francis
(c) Archduke Francis Ferdinand
(d) Prince Henry
The lands of Castile, which came to prominence in Europe in the 13th century, make up much of which modern country?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Hungary
(d) Turkey
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Which city was the capital of Bosnia at the beginning of the 20th century ?
(a) Athens
(b) Herzegovina
(c) Sarajevo
(d) Crimea
Which of these, a principality until 1536, still had an official Prince?
(a) Wales
(b) Asturias
(c) Moldavia
(d) Monaco
Which European country was twice, in 1892 and again in 1902, declared bankrupt?
(a) Spain
(b) Greece
(c) Andorra
(d) Portugal
Name the Serbian who killed the heir to the Austrian throne in 1914?
(a) Francis
(b) Gagan Princep
(c) Gavrilo Princip
(d) None of these
Which country governs the islands called Crete, Lesbos, Rhodes, Corfu, Lemnos, Andros, Naxos and Kos?
(a) Italy
(b) Turkey
(c) Spain
(d) Greece
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Which one of the four provinces of Ireland includes Northern Ireland, and three counties in the Republic of Ireland?
(a) Connacht
(b) Ulster
(c) Donegal
(d) Munster
Where is Denmark Strait?
(a) Between Greenland and Iceland
(b) Between Denmark and Sweden
(c) Between Denmark and Finland
(d) Between Scotland and Ireland
Which European country overthrew its monarchy and underwent a revolution from 1789 to 1799?
(a) Russia
(b) UK
(c) France
(d) Spain
Which Europeans have been proved to have reached North America before Christopher Columbus?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Vikings
(c) Phoenicians
(d) Spanish
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Waterloo is located in
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) Belgium
In earlier times, Turkey was referred to as –
(a) The good man of Europe
(b) The young man of Europe
(c) The old man of Europe
(d) The sick man of Europe
