Sunday, November 1, 2015

Europe Questions

1.       The city of Limerick is located in what Western European country – Ireland or the United Kingdom?
Ireland

2.       The English Channel is located between the United Kingdom and what other country – Spain or France?
France

3.      The Kremlin is located in what city that is Russia’s capital – Moscow or Minsk?
Moscow

4.      Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are known as what – Scandinavia or the Baltic States?
Baltic States

5.      Thessaloniki is a city in what Mediterranean country – Greece or Italy?
Greece

6.      The smallest independent country in the world borders Italy. Name this country that holds a population of approximately 800 people – Vatican City or San Marino?
Vatican City

7.      What landlocked country is surrounded completely by Austria and Switzerland – Liechtenstein or Luxembourg?
Liechtenstein

8.      Crete is an island belonging to what country that was in dispute with Turkey over Cyprus – Greece or Bulgaria?
Greece

9.      Krakow, or Cracow, is the second largest city in what country – Lithuania or Poland?
Poland

10.   Copenhagen is the capital of what country in Scandinavia – Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark

11.    Finland borders what body of water to the south – Gulf of Finland or Gulf of Bothnia?
Gulf of Finland

12.    Estonia borders what country to the east – Russia or Latvia?
Russia

13.   Longyearbyen is the capital of what Norwegian territory – Jan Mayen or Svalbard?
Svalbard

14.   Vienna is the capital of what country where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born – Austria or Switzerland?
Austria

15.   The Aland Islands belong to what country – Hungary or Finland?
Finland

16.   Andorra is located in what mountain range – Alps or Pyrenees?
Pyrenees

17.   Bucharest is to Romania as Budapest is to what – Czech Republic or Hungary?
Hungary

18.   Albania borders what country to the east – Macedonia or Croatia?
Macedonia

19.   Gibraltar is a territory of what country that is separated from France by the English Channel – United Kingdom or Jersey?
United Kingdom

20.  Stonehenge is found in what Western European country – the United Kingdom or Ireland?
United Kingdom

21.    Lake Peipus, which empties through the Narva River into the Gulf of Finland, forms part of the border between Russia and which eastern European country – Estonia or Latvia?
Estonia

22.   Canary Wharf, part of the Docklands redevelopment, is located on what European river that rises in the Cotswold Hills – Thames or Volga?
Thames River

23.   Which correctly describes the location of Aberdeen, Scotland – West of the Grampian Mountains or on the North Sea?
West of the Grampian Mountains

24.  Many legal terms come from the language of ancient Rome. Name this language – Latin or Altaic?
Latin

25.   Name the westernmost capital city on the mainland of Europe – Lisbon or Madrid?

Lisbon

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