- 1. What currency is used in the countries belonging to the European Union?
A) Pound
B) Euro
C) Franc
- 2. What two countries make up the British Isles?
A) United Kingdom & Iceland
B) Ireland & France
C) Ireland & United Kingdom
- 3. What is the title of the governmental leader of the United Kingdom
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) King
- 4. Where is the Mona Lisa?
A) Notre Dame
B) Eiffel Tower
C) Louvre
- 5. What famous cathedral sits on the banks of the Seine River in Paris?
A) Eiffel Tower
B) Notre Dame
C) Louvre
- 6. What annual event occurs in Pamplona, Spain?
A) La Tomatina
B) Tour de France
C) Running of the Bulls
- 7. What are Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland commonly referred as?
A) Iberia
B) British Isles
C) Scandinavia
- 8. If you are Dutch, what country are you from?
A) Netherlands
B) Denmark
C) Germany
- 9. In what German city was a large wall built to separate the East from the West?
A) Hamberg
B) Berlin
C) Warsaw
- 10. Which is the smallest Scandinavian country with a high population density?
A) Sweden
B) Denmark
C) Norway
- 11. Refusing to take sides in wars, which country enjoyed a stable democratic government for 700 years?
A) Austria
B) Switzerland
C) Italy
- 12. Which of the following is NOT part of the Benelux countries?
A) Spain
B) Netherlands
C) Belgium
- 13. Which of the following does NOT describe the United Kingdom?
A) Constitutional Monarchy
B) Command Economy
C) Market Economy
- 14. Which group wants complete independence from Spain?
A) Catalonians
B) Mesetas
C) Basques
- 15. Which country has polders reclaimed from the sea?
A) Austria
B) Poland
C) Netherlands
- 16. Most people from Greece are:
A) Christian
B) Muslim
C) Buddhist
- 17. When was Vatican City established?
A) 1870
B) 1800
C) 1929
- 18. What happened when the kingdom of Italy seized the Papal States?
A) Vatican City was established
B) Popes were taken prisoner
C) Popes could no longer rule portions of Italy
- 19. Present day concerns of the pope include all of the following except...
A) application of church doctrine
B) the global economy
C) terrorism
- 20. What did the Lateran Treaties do?
A) annexed Rome
B) granted the popes special secular ruling status
C) established Vatican City
- 21. The Chunnel consists of...
A) a series of cross-over tunnels
B) one large tunnel with several sets of tracks
C) three train tunnels, a service tunnel, and cross over tunnels
- 22. The Chunnel connects the United Kingdom with which country?
A) France
B) Belgium
C) Ireland
- 23. What is the purpose of the cross-over passages?
A) to allow trains to switch from one track to another
B) to allow passengers to get on and off trains
C) to allow passengers to switch trains
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