Test your knowledge about Europe and the different European

languages across the continent with this quick trivia quiz

Part I: Tick the correct answers to these questions
1. In which European country are both Flemish and French spoken?
a) Switzerland

b) The Netherlands c) Belgium

2. The currency used in the United Kingdom is called

a) Pound

b) Shilling c) Euro

3. With a population of 82 million, which is the largest country in the European

Union by population?
a) Germany b) France c) Spain
4. Leonardo Da Vincis Mona Lisa is located in which famous European museum?
a) Rijksmuseum b) The Louvre c) Muse dOrsay
5. Which European country is bordered by Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia,
Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria?
a) Bulgaria b) Hungary c) Lithuania
6. What is the capital city of Romania?
a) Riga b) Zagreb c) Bucharest
7. Italy, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany and which other country were the
founding members of the European Union?
a) United Kingdom b) Luxembourg c) Austria
8. Which European country is known as Suomi in its own language?
a) Finland b) Latvia c) Slovenia
9. How many countries are currently in the EU?
a) 28 b) 26 c) 21
10. Which city is the furthest north?
a) Copenhagen, Denmark b) Vilnius, Lithuania c) Edinburgh, Scotland
11. Which three colours make up the Lithuanian flag?
a) White, blue, red b) White, green, red, c) Yellow, green, red

12. What is the name of the river you see from Paris most famous landmark the
Eiffel Tower?
a) Rhine b) The Seine c) River Tyne
Part II: Tick the correct answers to these questions
13. With 7 victories, which of the following countries has won Eurovision the most
number of times?
a) Ireland b) Greece c) Sweden
14. Which of the three Baltic States is the only country in the world to have its
own national fragrance?
a) Lithuania b) Latvia c) Estonia
15. Which country is the famous playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) from?
a) Finland b) Malta c) Norway
Below are words without any direct translations in English. Match the word
to the correct language: Scots, Danish, Czech, German, Swedish.
Tartle ______________________ the act of hesitating while introducing
someone because youve forgotten their name
Fernweh _____________________ feeling homesick for a place youve never
been
Hygge ______________________ a pleasant, intimate and comforting feeling,
often associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends
Mangata ____________________ the road like reflection of moonlight on water
Prozvonit ___________________ to call a mobile phone and only have it ring
once so that the other person will call back and allow the caller to avoid spending
money on minutes
Answers: 1. c) Belgium, 2. a) Pound, 3. a) Germany, Answers: 4. c) The Louvre, 5.
b) Hungary, 6. c) Bucharest, 7. b) Luzembourg, 8. a) Finland, 9. a) 28, 10. c)
Edinburgh, Scotland, 11. c) Yellow, green, red, 12. b) The Seine, 13. a) Ireland, 14.
a) Lithuania, 15. c) Norway Part 2 - Tartle Scots, Fernweh German, Hygge
Danish.

Countries quiz
Exercise 1
Can you match the countries in the box with the twelve descriptions?
(Four of the countries in the box are not described.)
India

Colombia

Sudan

Tanzania

Brazil

Iceland

Pakistan

Venezuela

France
Mongolia

Equatorial
Romania

Fiji

Guinea

Australia

Nicaragua Portugal

1. This eastern European country, which has a coastline along the Black Sea,
joined the European Union in 2007. Draculas Castle is one of its tourist
attractions.
2. This small country in Central America had a civil war in the 1980s and has also
had natural disasters, including earthquakes and hurricanes. Tourists visit its
forests, beaches, and volcanoes.
3. This Muslim country is the sixth most populous in the world, with a population
of over 180 million. Its capital is Islamabad.
4. This country is the fifth most populous in the world and also the fifth biggest.
5. This is a fairly large country, but its population is less than three million. It has
borders with Russia and China, and doesnt have a coastline. Its currency is the
togrog.
6. The natural resources of this South American country include a lot of oil.
Unusually for this part of the world, the most popular sport is not soccer: its
baseball.
7. Most people in the north of this country speak Arabic. It is the largest country in
Africa and it has a border with Egypt to the north.
8. This country, an island in the northern Atlantic Ocean, has a lot of volcanoes.
When one of them erupted in 2010, it caused many problems for aircraft.

9. This is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,000 kilometers from
New Zealand. Most people there can speak English, and the most popular sport is
rugby.
10. This country used to have an empire that included very small parts of Asia,
some of southern Africa, and a large part of South America.
11. This small country, with a population of less than one million, is one of very
few parts of Africa where most people can speak Spanish. It has a coastline along
the Atlantic Ocean and has recently discovered a lot of oil.
12. There are more wild tigers in this country than anywhere else in the world.
Exercise 2
The descriptions below are based on those on exercise 1, but now each
of them contains two mistakes. Can you find and correct them?
1. This eastern European country, which has a coatline along the Black Sea, joined
the European Union in 2007. Draculas Castle is one of its tourist attracts.
2. This small country in Central America had a civic war in the 1980s and has also
had natural disasters, including earthquakes and hurricanes. Tourists visit its
forests, beaches, and volcanoes.
3. This Muslim country is the six most populous in the world, with a population of
over 180 million. Its capital is Islamabad.
4. This country is fifth most populous in the world and also the five biggest.
5. This is a fairly large country, but its population is less than three million. It has
borders with the Russia and China, and doesnt have a coastline. Its current is the
togrog.
6. The natural sauces of this South American country include a lot of oil. Usually
for this part of the world, the most popular sport is not soccer: its baseball.
7. Most people in the north of this country speaking Arab. It is the largest country
in Africa and it has a border with Egypt to the north.
8. This country, an island in the northern Atlantic Ocean, has a lot of volcanoes.
When one of them erupt in 2010, it caused many problem for aircraft.

9. This is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,000 kilometers by New
Zealand. Most people there can speak English, and the most popular sport is rug.
10. This country used to have an empire that included very small parts of Asia,
some of southern Africa, and a large part of South America.
11. This small country, with a populous of less than one million, is one of very few
parts of Africa where most people can speak Spanish. It has a coastline along the
Atlantic Ocean and has recently covered a lot of oil.
12. There are more wide tigers in this country than anywhere else in the world.