- 1. What currency is used in the countries belonging to the European Union?
A) Euro
B) Franc
C) Pound
- 2. What two countries make up the British Isles?
A) Ireland & United Kingdom
B) Ireland & France
C) United Kingdom & Iceland
- 3. What is the title of the governmental leader of the United Kingdom
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) King
- 4. Where is the Mona Lisa?
A) Eiffel Tower
B) Louvre
C) Notre Dame
- 5. What famous cathedral sits on the banks of the Seine River in Paris?
A) Louvre
B) Notre Dame
C) Eiffel Tower
- 6. What annual event occurs in Pamplona, Spain?
A) Running of the Bulls
B) Tour de France
C) La Tomatina
- 7. What are Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland commonly referred as?
A) Scandinavia
B) Iberia
C) British Isles
- 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) Denmark
B) Norway
C) Sweden
- 11. Refusing to take sides in wars, which country enjoyed a stable democratic government for 700 years?
A) Italy
B) Switzerland
C) Austria
- 12. Which of the following is NOT part of the Benelux countries?
A) Belgium
B) Netherlands
C) Spain
- 13. Which of the following does NOT describe the United Kingdom?
A) Market Economy
B) Command Economy
C) Constitutional Monarchy
- 14. Which group wants complete independence from Spain?
A) Mesetas
B) Basques
C) Catalonians
- 15. Which country has polders reclaimed from the sea?
A) Austria
B) Netherlands
C) Poland
- 16. Most people from Greece are:
A) Buddhist
B) Christian
C) Muslim
- 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) Popes could no longer rule portions of Italy
B) Vatican City was established
C) Popes were taken prisoner
- 19. Present day concerns of the pope include all of the following except...
A) terrorism
B) application of church doctrine
C) the global economy
- 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) three train tunnels, a service tunnel, and cross over tunnels
B) a series of cross-over tunnels
C) one large tunnel with several sets of tracks
- 22. The Chunnel connects the United Kingdom with which country?
A) Belgium
B) France
C) Ireland
- 23. What is the purpose of the cross-over passages?
A) to allow passengers to get on and off trains
B) to allow passengers to switch trains
C) to allow trains to switch from one track to another
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