Belgium

1. The name of the country in the three national 32. The smurf, hero of the comic strip created by
languages: Dutch, French and German Peyo, Belgian cartoonist and script-writer
2. The area of the country in km2 33. The waffle is a typical Belgian pastry
3. The number of inhabitants 34. The Meuse, the river which crosses Belgium
4. The national side of the euro coin 35. The iris is the symbol of the Brussels-Capital
5. The coat of arms of Belgium (national motto: Region
‘Strength through Unity’) 36. The citadel of Namur
6. The national flag of Belgium 37. The Berlaymont is the building where the
7. Belgium is one of the six countries which founded European Commission has its headquarters in
the European Union in 1957 Brussels
8. Painting by Jan Van Eyck, an early Flemish 38. The Lion of Waterloo which symbolises
painter, ‘The Arnolfini Wedding’ Napoleon’s last battle
9. Mussels, a typical Belgian dish 39. The cathedral of Tournai, in Gothic style, classed
10. Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish mathematician and as a Unesco world heritage site
geographer, inventor of ‘The Mercator projection’ 40. The River Schelde/Escaut (English: Scheldt)
11. Groenendael and Malinois Belgian shepherd dogs crosses Belgium
12. A painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a famous 41. A cloud and rain, fairly typical of the Belgian
Flemish painter, ‘The Peasant Wedding’ climate
13. Germany, a country bordering it 42. France, a country bordering onto it
14. ‘Hi’ in French 43. René Magritte, a great Belgian surrealist painter
15. ‘Hi’ in Dutch 44. The saxophone, invented by Adolphe Sax from
16. The Netherlands, a country bordering it Dinant in Wallonia
17. A ship and a crane at the Port of Antwerp 45. The jester at the Binche Carnival
18. The Flemish lion, which is the symbol of Flanders 46. The Wallonian cockerel, the symbol of Wallonia
19. A stork in the national park 47. The Belgian Blue, a Belgian breed of cattle
20. The North Sea 48. A wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
21. Motorways lit up at night the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
22. Facades of traditional houses in Bruges 49. The chicory or endive, a typically Belgian
23. The Brussels sprout, the smallest member of the vegetable
cabbage family 50. The wild boar, which lives in the hills of the
24. The European flag (the headquarters of the Ardennes
European institutions are in Brussels) 51. Belgian chocolate, which has a worldwide
25. Brussels, the capital of Belgium reputation
26. The Atomium, the astonishing monument dating 52. A bag of Belgian chips with mayonnaise
from the World Fair of 1958 (situated in Brussels, 53. The strong Ardennes horse
it is a model of the crystal lattice of iron) 54. Tintin and Snowy, heroes of the famous comic
27. Antwerp, the world capital of the diamond trade strip by Hergé
28. The Town Hall and the Grand-Place in Brussels, 55. Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, Belgian world
classed as world heritage sites by Unesco tennis champions
29. Manneken Pis, the famous statue in the heart of 56. Luxembourg, a country bordering it
Brussels 57. Jacques Brel, a great author, composer and
30. Victor Horta, a pioneering architect of the Art singer, born in Belgium
Nouveau school of architecture; picture of a cast 58. The Great Tit, nesting in Belgium
iron detail
31. Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian statesman, one of the
founding fathers of the European Union

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Bulgaria

1. The name of the country in the national language 27. Bulgarian grapes and wine-growing
plus Latin transliteration 28. The Danube, the longest river in Europe
2. The area of the country in km2 29. The Valley of Roses, a vast field of roses, from
3. The number of inhabitants which the famous essence of roses of Bulgaria is
4. The Bulgarian national coat of arms extracted
5. The national flag of Bulgaria 30. Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
6. Date of joining the European Union 31. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia
7. Cyril and Methodius, the two monks who 32. The River Iskar, a tributary of the Danube
converted the Slavic people of central Europe to 33. Serbia, a country bordering it
Christianity and gave them the Cyrillic alphabet 34. Vassil Levski, a hero of national independence
8. A folk musician with his bagpipes 35. The brown bear, which lives in the forests of the
9. The Belogradchik rocks, a unique reddish rock Balkans
formation, the shapes of which look like people 36. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a
10. A woman in national costume with an ear of corn country bordering it
and a goat 37. A skier in the famous ski resort of Pamporovo
11. Romania, a country bordering it 38. The Thracian golden treasure of Panagyurishte in
12. ‘Hi’ in Bulgarian the National History Museum of Sofia
13. Yoghurt, a typical local food 39. The magnificent monastery of Rila, classed as a
14. The festival of Baba Marta, a traditional festival of Unesco world heritage site
Roman origin celebrating the arrival of spring 40. An example of ‘Land Art’ by husband-and-wife
15. The sunflower, a very common plant in Bulgaria contemporary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude
16. The icon of the Virgin of the Roses 41. The River Maritsa
17. Traditional Bulgarian crockery decorated with 42. An ancient amphora from the Greek era
flower motifs 43. Hristo Stoichkov, the famous footballer
18. The sea urchin, a marine animal with mobile 44. The Black Sea
spines 45. The Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
19. John Vincent Atanassov, a scientist, designer of 46. Turkey, a country bordering it
the first computer 47. A cruise ship
20. Ivan Vazov, writer, poet and politician 48. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
21. Seaside resort on the Black Sea the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
22. The Madara Rider, a rock carving representing a 49. A traditional hand-woven eastern carpet
horseman, cut into the rocks of Madara, classed 50. The Aegean Sea
as a Unesco world heritage site 51. Stefka Kostadinova, winner of the gold medal for
23. Nessebar, site of Byzantine ruins, classed as a the high jump at the Olympic Games in 1996
Unesco world heritage site 52. Weightlifting, a popular sport in Bulgaria
24. The Greek tortoise (Testuda graeca), a protected 53. Greece, a country bordering it
species 54. A train engine crossing the Balkans
25. Orpheus, a Thracian prince, poet, musician and 55. A Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), a bird of
singer of Greek mythology prey of the Balkans
26. Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator, leader of the third
slaves’ revolt in Rome

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The Czech Republic

1. The name of the country in the national language 28. The duck Aythya fuligula
2. The area in km2 29. Božena Němcová, a Czech literary renaissance
3. The number of inhabitants author of the 19th century
4. The Czech national coat of arms 30. Litomyšl, a renaissance town classed as a
5. The national flag of the Czech Republic Unesco world heritage site
6. Date of joining the European Union 31. The deer, a typical animal of the forests of
7. The famous astronomical clock in Prague Moravia
8. Germany, a country bordering it 32. The Venus of Věstonice, a paleolithic sculpture
9. The River Elbe 33. Accordion player, a traditional Czech musician
10. The Baroque sculpture by Mathias Bernard Braun 34. The Tugendhat Villa in Brno, built by Ludwig
11. Antonín Dvořák, a composer famous for the New Mies van der Rohe, classed as a Unesco world
World Symphony heritage site
12. ‘Hi’ in Czech 35. A bunch of Moravian grapes
13. Poland, a country bordering it 36. A barrel of Moravian wine
14. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 37. A squirrel, a seed-eating rodent
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 38. Bedřich Smetana, composer of the symphonic
15. Picus viridis virescens Brehm, a bird of the poem ‘Vltava’ (the Moldau)
woodpecker family 39. The typical sausage called klobása
16. Jan Amos Comenius, a humanist forerunner of 40. The remarkable houses of Holašovice
active teaching 41. The fortified castle of Český Krumlov dating from
17. A woman in national costume the Renaissance
18. Erithacus rubecula, a bird of the robin family 42. King Charles (Charles IV), Holy Roman Emperor
19. The Bohemian Paradise and founder of the University of Prague
20. The natural stone arch of Pravčická brána 43. Ema Destinnová, the famous opera singer, with
21. The flowers of the Prague Spring of 1968, her pianist
a period of relative liberalisation during the 44. The River Moravia
Communist era 45. Gregor Mendel, botanist, founding father of
22. Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic genetics
23. Prague town centre and the Charles Bridge 46. Slovakia, a country bordering it
24. The famous cubist chair designed by Josef Gočár, 47. The bird Tetrao urogallus (capercaillie)
a Prague architect 48. Hungary
25. Franz Kafka, the famous author of 49. The bearded Czech dog (Cesky fousek)
‘Metamorphosis’ 50. Slovenia
26. The Bohemian mediaeval castle of Karlstein built 51. Austria, a country bordering it
by Charles IV 52. The bird Tichodroma muraria (Wallcreeper)
27. The River Moldau 53. Italy

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Denmark

1. The name of the country in the national language 31. Kronborg Castle at Helsingør (Elsinore)
2. The area of the country in km2 32. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark
3. The number of inhabitants 33. The Copenhagen Opera
4. The Danish national coat of arms 34. Nyboder, typical houses in Copenhagen
5. The national flag of Denmark 35. The Øresund Bridge
6. Date of joining the European Union 36. The cathedral of Roskilde, classed as a Unesco
7. Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa world heritage site
8. The Viking on his longship, the symbol on the sail 37. The crown of Denmark
represents the Jutland gryphon 38. Zealand island
9. ‘Hi’ in Danish 39. The Great Belt Bridge
10. The Skagerrak (sea area) 40. Hans Christian Andersen, author of the famous
11. The Rubjerg Knude lighthouse ‘Fairy Tales’ and Egeskov Castle
12. A traditional Viking house 41. The Jelling Runic Stones (Harald I Bluetooth),
13. The Skagen lighthouse classed as a Unesco world heritage site
14. The Kongsdal lighthouse 42. A typical Danish windmill
15. The frigate Jylland 43. A sailing ship crosses the North Sea
16. Niels Bohr, physicist (quantum mechanics), Nobel 44. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
Prize in 1922 the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
17. Odin, the king of the Viking gods 45. An ear of corn
18. The Kattegat (sea area) 46. A cow. Denmark is a large milk producer.
19. The Little Mermaid of Copenhagen, monument to 47. Germany, a country bordering it
the tales of Hans Christian Andersen 48. The ugly duckling which turned into a swan
20. A seagull (Andersen’s fairy tales); the swan is the national
21. A Danish timber-framed house bird of Denmark.
22. The Nordbagge or Fjord horse 49. Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, teacher, writer
23. The Bovbjerg lighthouse and poet
24. A wind turbine using the wind to produce clean 50. Sweden
energy 51. Tycho Brahe, 16th century astronomer
25. The North Sea 52. The Baltic Sea
26. Pig, the main product of which is bacon 53. Butterfly
27. Lego, a famous building toy 54. The ‘Egg’ chair designed by Arne Jacobsen, a
28. The Jutland Peninsula symbol of Danish design in the 1950s
29. The Viking helmet of Aarhus 55. A fish smokery on Bornholm island
30. A ship’s anchor, Denmark is a maritime country

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Germany

1. The name of the country in the national language 37. The black rye bread typical of Germany
2. The area of the country in km2 38. Sauerkraut and sausage, a traditional dish
3. The number of inhabitants 39. The imposing Gothic cathedral of Cologne
4. The national side of the euro coin 40. The industrial region of the Ruhr
5. The German national coat of arms 41. The Bauhaus logo: Bauhaus is the famous school
6. The national flag of Germany of architecture and applied arts
7. Germany is one of the six countries which founded 42. Belgium, a country bordering it
the European Union in 1957 43. Ludwig van Beethoven, a composer of Romantic
8. The famous airship, the Graf Zeppelin music (including the ‘Ode to Joy’, the 4th
9. The North Sea movement of the 9th symphony, which has
10. Denmark, a country bordering it become the European anthem)
11. Max Planck, a physicist (quantum mechanics), 44. Charlemagne’s crown at Aachen, capital of the
won the Nobel Prize in 1918 Holy Roman Empire
12. The Baltic Sea 45. Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing
13. The lighthouse of the Arcona headland press
14. Mediaeval ship of the Hanseatic League 46. Lorelei, legendary figure created by the German
15. Emmanuel Kant, a great Prussian philosopher poet Clemens Brentano at the beginning of the
16. The pointed Prussian helmet 20th century.
17. Berlin, the capital of Germany 47. The tower of the European Central Bank in
18. The Brandenburg Gate and the bear, two symbols Frankfurt
of Berlin 48. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author and
19. Lübeck, a Hanseatic city which still has many Romantic poet, one of the greatest writers in the
mediaeval monuments and is classed as a German language
Unesco world heritage site 49. Albrecht Dürer, an inspired painter and engraver
20. The River Elbe of the Renaissance
21. The great port of Hamburg 50. The Olympic stadium in Munich with its avant-
22. The Roter Sand lighthouse at Bremerhaven garde roof
23. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 51. Hansel and Gretel, famous heroes of a fairy tale
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers by the brothers Grimm
24. A horse, the symbol of Lower Saxony 52. Beer and the Oktoberfest beer festival in Bavaria
25. The Netherlands, a country bordering it 53. The fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein, built by
26. Konrad Adenauer, the first German chancellor King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the Alps
after the Second World War and one of the 54. Austria, a country bordering it
founding fathers of the European Union 55. Albert Einstein, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1921,
27. The River Weser physicist (theory of relativity) and his famous
28. The ‘Musicians of Bremen’, heroes of a tale by the formula e=mc²
brothers Grimm set in Bremen 56. The Danube, the longest river in Europe
29. The Pied Piper, the hero of a tale by the brothers 57. Mercedes Benz, the German luxury car make
Grimm 58. Johannes Kepler, the astronomer who confirmed
30. Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of Baroque Copernicus’s hypothesis that the sun is at the
music centre of the universe
31. The German Shepherd dog 59. The River Rhine
32. Poland, a country bordering it 60. Pretzel (German: Brezel), a bread product in the
33. The Frauenkirche in Dresden, a church destroyed shape of a knot
during the Second World War and rebuilt recently 61. Luxembourg, a country bordering it
34. The Czech Republic, a country bordering it 62. The Black Forest, an ancient protected forested
35. Richard Wagner, a famous composer known for area
his lyric operas 63. France, a country bordering it
36. Martin Luther, reformer of the Christian church, 64. ‘Hi’ in German
founder of Lutheranism

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Estonia

1. The name of the country in the national language 29. Figure skating, a very popular sport
2. The area of the country in km2 30. Lake Peipus, the largest in the country, famous for
3. The number of inhabitants its battle in the Middle Ages
4. The national side of the euro coin 31. The arctic rabbit, typical of the region
5. The national coat of arms of Estonia 32. A Teutonic knight, during the battle of Lake Peipus
6. The national flag of Estonia 33. ‘Hi’ in Estonian
7. Date of joining the European Union 34. The feast of St John, the most important of the
8. The Estonian sailing ship, the Iris year, is celebrated on 23 June
9. The Baltic Sea 35. Lake Võrtsjärv
10. A snowman 36. A Viking, former inhabitant of the region
11. Eduard Vilde, an author of adventure novels and 37. The Baroque wooden church of Saint Elisabeth in
theatrical plays Pärnu
12. Finland 38. Lydia Koidula, 19th century poetess
13. Marie Under, an early 20th century poetess 39. The castle of Kuressaare, on the island of
14. The Gulf of Finland Saaremaa
15. F. R. Kreutzwald, a doctor and writer, who in 40. A seal, typical animal of the region
particular wrote the epic poem of Kalevipoeg 41. The Gulf of Riga
16. Kalevipoeg, the hero of the national epic poem 42. A Viking longship, a vessel of the former
written by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald inhabitants of the region
17. The mediaeval castle of Rakvere 43. Latvia, a country bordering it
18. A swallow, the national bird 44. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
19. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
20. The Gothic cathedral of Saint Olaf and the 45. A toad, an inhabitant of the local marshes
ramparts of Tallinn 46. Lithuania
21. The lighthouse of Pakri in Paldiski 47. A mushroom
22. The submarine at the naval museum in Tallinn 48. An elk, the largest of the deer family
23. A sailing boat sailing in the Baltic Sea 49. A girl in traditional costume with a cornflower and
24. The leaning lighthouse of Kiipsaar, on the island herrings
of Saaremaa 50. Russia, a country bordering it
25. The lighthouse of Kõpu, island of Hiiumaa 51. The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), a species
26. The dog, the Estonian hound ‘Eesti Hagijas’ of the region
27. An oak (and an acorn), the national tree
28. The statue of Kristian Jaak Peterson, the first
great Estonian poet

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Ireland

1. The name of the country in the national 31. The Celtic cross
languages, Irish and English 32. The lake, Lough Ree
2. The area of the country in km2 33. The lake, Lough Corrib
3. The number of inhabitants 34. The River Shannon
4. The national side of the euro coin 35. The tower of the ancient monastery of
5. The national coat of arms of Ireland Kilmacduagh, the highest in Ireland
6. The national flag of Ireland 36. A traditional Irish house with a thatched roof
7. Date of joining the European Union 37. King John’s Castle, a mediaeval castle at Limerick
8. Oscar Wilde, a writer famous for both his work and 38. A type of former Irish sailing ship, the Galway
his personality Hooker
9. A Viking longship. Dublin was founded by the 39. Samuel Beckett, author of novels and plays, won
Vikings in the 9th century. the Nobel Prize in 1969
10. A typical old biplane 40. Oyster
11. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 41. The old church, the Gallarus Oratory
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 42. The shamrock is the national symbol of Saint
12. The North Channel Patrick
13. The United Kingdom 43. The leprechaun, a mythical figure dressed in a
14. The Giant’s Causeway, a site formed of columns special costume for St Patrick’s Day, which is
of basalt eroded by the sea celebrated on 17 March
15. A lighthouse illuminating the North Channel 44. The Celtic ‘Tara brooch’ is in the National Museum
16. The Celtic god Dagda in Dublin
17. ‘Hi’ in Irish 45. The Halloween pumpkin
18. The goddess Éire, who gave her name to the 46. James Joyce, a writer, poet and novelist
country, playing the Celtic harp 47. The Irish Sea
19. The Atlantic Ocean 48. Waterford crystal
20. William Butler Yeats, writer and poet, winner of the 49. Cashel Monastery
Nobel Prize in 1923 50. The famous Irish sheep
21. The sperm whale 51. Houses typical of southern Ireland
22. An octopus 52. A fishing boat and cod
23. The Irish setter, a typical hunting dog 53. The puffin, Fratercula arctica (a seabird)
24. A triskel, an ancient Celtic motif 54. A diver
25. A dolmen, a Celtic stone monument 55. Sea eel in St George’s Channel
26. A stone with a Celtic inscription 56. A horse, the holy animal of Ireland
27. An Irish wolfhound, the largest dog in the world 57. Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland
28. Dublin, the capital of Ireland 58. Saint George’s Channel
29. Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin 59. Salmon, a local species
30. The Custom House in Dublin

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Greece

1. The name of the country in the national language 33. Socrates, a philosopher considered to be the father
plus Latin transliteration of western philosophy
2. The area of the country in km2 34. Mount Olympus, the home of the gods
3. The number of inhabitants 35. The Meteora monasteries built on rocky peaks in
4. The national side of the euro coin Kalambaka
5. The national coat of arms of Greece 36. Archimedes, a scholar and founder of the theory
6. The national flag of Greece of hydrostatics who formulated the principle which
7. Date of joining the European Union bears his name
8. Maria Callas, opera singer famous for her vocal 37. A vase from ancient Greece
virtuosity and for her dramatic expressiveness 38. The olive tree, a holy tree and the symbol of peace
9. Albania, a country bordering it 39. The Ionian Sea
10. Aristotle, a philosopher, a teacher of Alexander the 40. Olympia, site of the first Olympic Games
Great and founder of the Lyceum school in Athens 41. The discobolus, a statue of a discus thrower, is in
11. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a the Louvre Museum in Paris
country bordering it 42. The Lion Gate, entrance to the ancient Cyclopean
12. Alexander the Great on his horse Bucephalus city of Mycenae
13. A butterfly, a reference to the ‘valley of the 43. The Corinth Canal between the Peloponnese
butterflies’ on the island of Rhodes where peninsula and the Greek mainland
thousands of butterflies cluster on the trunks of 44. The Myrtoan Sea
trees 45. One of the marble lions of Delos, made from Parian
14. Bulgaria, a country bordering it marble
15. A typical orthodox church 46. Orthodox churches on the islands of the Aegean
16. A dancer of Sirtaki, the traditional dance of Greece Sea
17. Three columns representing the three architectural 47. Plato, a philosopher and disciple of Socrates,
orders: Corinthian, Doric and Ionic founded the Academy
18. The victory of Samothrace — a sculpture of the 48. Pythagorus, a philosopher and mathematician,
goddess Athena Nike (Winged Victory), which was formulated the theorem which bears his name
discovered on the island of Samothrace in 1863 and 49. Aristarcus of Samos, an astronomer, was the first to
which is currently in the Louvre Museum in Paris put forward the hypothesis that the earth revolves
19. Melina Mercouri, a famous actress and singer and, and that it rotates around the sun
later, culture minister 50. A tourist yacht crossing the Aegean Sea between
20. The famous golden mask of King Agamemnon the Sporades and Cyclades islands
of Mycenae (16th century BC), is in the National 51. The Greek trireme, an ancient warship
Museum of Athens 52. A helmeted hoplite, a soldier of King Leonidas of
21. Turkey, a country bordering it Sparta
22. Homer, the first Greek poet of antiquity whose work 53. ‘Hi’ in Greek
has come down to us, author of the Iliad and the 54. Poseidon, the god of the sea, armed with his trident
Odyssey 55. A seaside resort on the island of Crete, the largest
23. The Trojan horse, the ruse Odysseus used in the in Greece
Iliad 56. The Serpent Goddess from Knossos
24. The city of Troy discovered by the archaeologist 57. The Sea of Crete
Heinrich Schliemann 58. The palace of Minos, King of Crete, at Knossos
25. The amphitheatre at Ephesus, built during the 59. The minotaur and his labyrinth
Hellenistic period in present-day Turkey 60. Ariadne’s thread, which helped Theseus escape
26. Sappho, the first female poet from the labyrinth after killing the minotaur
27. The owl, an animal symbolic of the goddess Athena, 61. The Colossus of Rhodes, a statue 32 m high, was
represents knowledge, wisdom and science. It is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
the emblem of Athens and appears on 1 euro coins 62. The winged foot of Hermes, the messenger of the
28. Athens, the capital of Greece gods
29. Athena, goddess of war and wisdom 63. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
30. The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
31. A bunch of grapes. Greece is one of the oldest 64. Garfish, a fish found in the Mediterranean Sea
wine-growing countries in the world.
32. The Aegean Sea

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Spain
1. The name of the country in the national language 35. The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
2. The area of the country in km2 36. Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a navigator who discovered
3. The number of inhabitants the Pacific Ocean by crossing the Isthmus of Panama
4. The national side of the euro coin in Central America
5. The national coat of arms of Spain 37. The River Duero
6. The national flag of Spain 38. ‘Hi’ in Spanish
7. Date of joining the European Union 39. The Roman aqueduct of Segovia
8. Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, a Galician writer of the 40. Portugal, a country bordering it
‘Generation of 98’ literary movement 41. The guitar, an instrument typical of Spain and
9. Lobster, a typical crustacean of the Atlantic Ocean flamenco music
10. The Roman lighthouse, the ‘Tower of Hercules’, at La 42. A flamenco dancer and her castanets
Coruña, the only Roman lighthouse in the world 43. A bull, the animal which symbolises Spain
11. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is the 44. The River Tagus, the longest in Spain
birthplace of many navigators and explorers 45. The River Guadiana
12. A cave painting of an aurochs (an ancestor of modern 46. A windmill, typical of the landscape of La Mancha,
cattle) in the Cave of Altamira (Cantabria), classed as home of Don Quixote
a Unesco world heritage site 47. Don Quixote of La Mancha and Sancho Panza,
13. Leonardo Torres Quevedo, an engineer, famous heroes of the book by Miguel de Cervantes
mathematician and inventor of the Telekino (a published in 1605
forerunner of wireless remote control) and of the 48. The famous paëlla of Valencia, a rice-based dish
airship 49. The Balearic Islands, an important tourist destination
14. The Cantabrian Sea 50. The Mediterranean Sea
15. The Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in Bilbao, 51. The autogyro, the forerunner of the helicopter,
designed by the architect Frank Gehry invented by Juan de la Cierva in 1920
16. France, a country bordering it 52. An orange and a lemon, fruits grown in the region of
17. ‘Guernica’, the famous painting by the painter Pablo the Spanish Levant
Picasso depicts a bloody episode in the Spanish Civil 53. The Lady of Elche, the most emblematic
War archaeological remains of ancient Iberian culture
18. The Pyrenean Mastiff, a shepherd dog, and the 54. The submarine, invented by Isaac Peral
mountain range of the Pyrenees 55. The canary, a songbird from the Canary Islands
19. Mortadelo and Filemón, heroes of the comic strip 56. A banana tree, grown on the Canary Islands
created by Francisco Ibáñez 57. The great volcano of Teide on the island of Tenerife,
20. The Principality of Andorra the highest summit in Spain
21. The Sagrada Familia, the cathedral built by the 58. The tomato, a vegetable imported from Mexico in the
architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona 16th century
22. A ‘soft watch’, as painted by Salvador Dalí, a 20th 59. Federico García Lorca, a famous poet of the
century surrealist painter ‘Generation of 27’ literary movement in the 20th
23. The Spanish logo drawn by Joan Miró, a 20th century century
abstract painter and sculptor 60. Shrimps, a typical seafood
24. The ancient site of Taraco, which gives its name to 61. Olive trees, grown throughout Andalucia
what is now the city of Tarragona 62. The River Guadalquivir and its estuary
25. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, a doctor and researcher 63. The tower of la Giralda in Seville, previously the
from Navarre, father of neurology and winner of the minaret of a mosque converted into a cathedral bell
Nobel Prize in 1906 tower
26. The River Ebro, the largest river in Spain 64. The Islamic horseshoe arch, the best examples of
27. Francisco de Goya, an Aragon painter of the 18th and which can be found in the mosque at Cordoba
19th centuries 65. The Strait of Gibraltar, gateway between the
28. A bunch of grapes for Rioja wines Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, the 14
29. Madrid, the capital of Spain kilometres which separate Europe from Africa
30. The Cibeles fountain dedicated to the Greek goddess 66. Manuel de Falla, a famous composer of classical
Sybil, a symbolic monument in Madrid music originating from Cadiz
31. The palace of El Escorial, built near Madrid by King 67. The three caravelles of Christopher Columbus: Niña,
Phillip II in the 16th century Pinta and Santa María
32. ‘Las Meninas’, a famous painting by Diego 68. The Atlantic Ocean
Velazquez, in the Prado Museum in Madrid 69. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America in
33. The mediaeval walls of Avila, classed as a Unesco 1492
world heritage site 70. Morocco, on the African continent
34. The Shell of St James and the pilgrim’s staff: symbols
of the Way of St. James which leads to Santiago de
Compostela

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France
1. The name of the country in the national language 41. Strasbourg, the seat of the European Parliament and of the
2. The area of the country in km2 Council of Europe
3. The number of inhabitants 42. Germany, a country bordering it
4. The national side of the euro coin 43. The Rhine, the largest river in western Europe
5. The official coat of arms of the French Republic 44. Louis Pasteur, a doctor, who discovered the rabies vaccine
6. The national flag of France and invented pasteurisation
7. France is one of the six countries which founded the European 45. Switzerland, a country bordering it
Union in 1957 46. 46. The Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp, built
8. Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer of the 16th century, by the architect Le Corbusier who belonged to the modern
who discovered the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in movement
Quebec 47. Lake Geneva, the natural border between France and
9. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is Switzerland
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 48. Frogs’ legs are a culinary speciality enjoyed by the French
10. The English Channel 49. The Rhône, the largest river flowing into the Mediterranean
11. Molière, a dramatist and great playwright during the reign of 50. The Gallic cockerel, national symbol of France
Louis XIV 51. Le Puy de Dôme, a volcanic summit in the Auvergne
12. The United Kingdom 52. The Dordogne, a river that has a common mouth with the
13. The Crow and the Fox, one of the famous fables by Jean de la Garonne and forms the estuary of the Gironde
Fontaine, a 17th century author 53. Cave painting of a reindeer in the Lascaux caves dating from
14. The North Sea the paleolithic period
15. The railway tunnel under the Channel has linked the United 54. Jean Monnet, a founding father of the European Union
Kingdom to France since 6 May 1994 55. Nuclear energy, the country’s main source of energy
16. Belgium, a country bordering it 56. Jules Verne, an early writer of science-fiction novels
17. The Fifer, a painting by Edouard Manet, an impressionist 57. The Atlantic Ocean
painter 58. The maritime pines, or Landes pines, which cover two thirds of
18. The Netherlands the department of Landes
19. ‘Salut’, in French is used to say both ‘Hi’ and ‘Goodbye’ 59. D’Artagnan, the hero of Alexander Dumas’ famous novel ‘The
20. Marianne, an allegory of the French Republic, carrying a Three Musketeers’
baguette and cheese, French specialities 60. The Garonne, at high tide a tidal wave forms near Bordeaux
21. Luxembourg, a country bordering it which goes up the river
22. The Gothic-style Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims, where the 61. A bunch of grapes, France is a great wine-growing country
kings of France were crowned 62. Mediterranean cypress trees, very common in the south of
23. The world-famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, which was erected for France
the Universal Exhibition of 1889 63. The Pont du Gard, an aqueduct from Roman times
24. Paris mushrooms have been grown in the old quarries and 64. The pink flamingo, the Camargue being the only place where it
caves in the Paris region for two centuries reproduces in Europe
25. Paris, the capital of France 65. The white horse of the Camargue is indispensable for herding
26. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris was constructed on the order of bulls
Napoleon I in honour of the armies of France 66. Lavender, the perfume and colour of Provence
27. The Thinker, a famous sculpture by Auguste Rodin, a 19th 67. Mont Blanc, the highest summit in Europe, in the Alps
century artist 68. Italy, a country bordering onto it
28. Mont Saint-Michel, a small rocky island classed as a Unesco 69. Napoleon Bonaparte, or Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
world heritage site 70. The chestnut, a fruit identified with the culture and heritage of
29. Asterix and Obelix, heroes of the comic strip by Goscinny and Corsica
Uderzo, worthy representatives of the Gallic spirit 71. Henri Matisse, a 20th-century painter and sculptor, head of the
30. The Château of Chambord, the largest of the châteaux of the fauvist school
Loire, was built for King François I 72. The Grasshopper and the Ant, a famous fable by Jean de la
31. The Citroën 2 CV (deux-chevaux), the most popular French Fontaine
car 73. The Mediterranean Sea
32. The Palace of Versailles built by Louis XIV and the fleur de lys, 74. The Venus of Lespugue, a relic of the Neolithic period
the symbol of the royal family of France 75. The Millau Viaduct, the highest road bridge in the world and a
33. The Loire, the longest river running through France technical marvel
34. Self-portrait of Auguste Renoir, the great impressionist painter 76. Spain, a country bordering onto it
35. René Descartes, 17th century philosopher, mathematician and 77. The mountain range of the Pyrenees
physicist 78. The Airbus A380, built in several European countries and
36. The croissant, a typical breakfast pastry in France assembled in Toulouse
37. The Seine, which crosses Paris, a river that has inspired many 79. The European Ariane rocket, launched from Kourou (French
19th century painters Guyana)
38. Burgundy snails, a culinary speciality 80. The overseas territories and departments of France
39. Champagne, the famous sparkling wine that is perfect for (DOM-TOM)
celebrations 81. The pineapple arrived in Martinique in the 16th century
40. Joan of Arc, a historical figure who fought the English during 82. A toucan 21
the Hundred Years’ War and was burnt at the stake
Croatia

1. The name of the country in the national language 42. The first mechanical fountain pen, invented by
2. The area of the country in km2 Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
3. The number of inhabitants 43. Petar Zrinski (a Croatian Ban (Viceroy) and writer)
4. The Croatian national coat of arms and Fran Krsto Frankopan (a poet and politician)
5. The national flag of Croatia 44. Ivan Vučetić, inventor of finger-printing
6. Date of joining the European Union 45. Bosnia-Herzegovina, a country bordering onto it
7. The Baška tablet, first monument engraved in 46. Slavonian kulen, typical spiced sausage
written Croatian using the glagolitic alphabet 47. Marko Marulić, writer and humanist, father of
8. The river Drava Croatian literature
9. Austria 48. Olive growing and the production of olive oil
10. The river Mura 49. Faust Vrančić, bishop and polymath, creator of an
11. Pag, Lepoglava and Hvar lace — on the Unesco early parachute
Intangible Cultural Heritage list 50. The fig
12. The tambura 51. Ante Starčević, politician and writer, who laid the
13. Klapa multipart singing — on the Unesco foundations of the modern Croat State
Intangible Cultural Heritage list 52. Rocky cliffs, typical of the Croatian coastline
14. Hungary, a country bordering it 53. The Roman amphitheatre at Pula
15. The wild goose and typical wetland vegetation in 54. Kvarner crayfish
the Kopački rit nature park, one of Europe’s largest 55. The Mediterranean monk seal, a very rare native
ornithological reserves animal
16. Serbia, a country bordering it 56. Statue of the ancient Greek athlete Apoxiomen,
17. The river Danube discovered in the sea near the island of Lošinj
18. Zagreb, capital of Croatia 57. Pleasure craft sailing between the Croatian islands
19. St. Mark’s Church on Gradec hill 58. The 40m high Veli Rat lighthouse
20. Cathedral of Saint Stephen, Kaptol hill 59. Pre-Roman Church of St. Donatus at Zadar
21. Cup of coffee, symbolising Tkalčićeva Street, 60. Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik, a Unesco world
headquarters of Zagreb’s young set heritage site
22. The Medvednica mountains, a venue for the Alpine 61. The historic town of Trogir, a Unesco world
Ski World Cup where Janica and Ivica Kostelić heritage site
found fame 62. The river Cetina
23. King Tomislav, founder of unified Croatia 63. Split and Diocletian’s Palace, a Unesco world
24. The river Sava heritage site
25. The Dalmatian 64. Stari Grad, the oldest town in Croatia, a Unesco
26. Slovenia, a country bordering onto it world heritage site
27. Italy 65. Vine growing and wine making
28. Mosaic in the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, a 66. Ruđer Josip Bošković, priest, mathematician,
Unesco world heritage site physicist, astronomer, poet and philosopher
29. Lovran chestnut 67. Croatian sheepdog
30. Parasol pine 68. Wind rose The wind rose diagram reminds us that
31. Risnjak National Park in the Gorski Kotar Europe is the birthplace of many navigators and
mountains, a stag and a rambler explorers
32. The river Kupa 69. Montenegro, a country bordering onto it
33. The Tesla coil, symbol of the work of the engineer 70. Ivan Gundulić, writer and poet
and inventor Nikola Tesla, who was born at Smiljan 71. Albania
34. A whole lamb browning on the spit 72. Dubrovnik, a Unesco world heritage site
35. Plitvice Lakes National Park, a Unesco world 73. The sardine, a fish typical of Croatia
heritage site 74. The Adriatic Sea
36. The river Una 75. Water polo, a very popular sport in Croatia
37. Marasca cherries and Maraschino liqueur 76. Ston oysters
38. Slavonia, Croatia’s granary 77. A seaside resort, symbolising tourism
39. Josip Juraj Strossmayer, bishop and member of 78. Ston mussels
parliament, founder of the University of Zagreb 79. Windsurfing, a typical water sport
40. The cravat, invented by Croatian soldiers at the 80. ‘Hi’ in Croatian
court of Louis XIII 81. Little tern
41. Ivan Meštrović, Croatia’s most famous sculptor

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Italy

1. The name of the country in the national language 39. The umbrella pine and the Sardinian sheep
2. The area of the country in km2 40. Alcide De Gasperi, a founding father of the
3. The number of inhabitants European Union
4. The national side of the euro coin 41. Rome, the capital of Italy
5. The national coat of arms of Italy 42. The Roman she-wolf suckling Romulus and
6. The national flag of Italy Remus is an ancient Roman legend and a symbol
7. Italy is one of the six countries which founded the of Rome
European Union in 1957 43. The Arch of Constantine, relic of the Roman era
8. The Mona Lisa, a famous painting by Leonardo 44. The Coliseum, a great oval amphitheatre in Rome
da Vinci where the gladiators fought
9. Leonardo da Vinci, a 15th century painter, 45. Trajan’s Column in Rome and the River Tiber
sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist 46. St. Peter’s Basilica, the seat of the papacy in the
10. Switzerland, a country bordering it Vatican
11. The mountain range of the Alps and Lakes Como, 47. The Adriatic Sea
Maggiore and Garda 48. Italy won the football World Cup in 2006
12. The violin, a musical instrument invented in Italy 49. Croatia
13. Antonio Vivaldi, a violinist and composer of 50. A Vespa scooter and a wasp (vespa means wasp
Baroque music in Italian)
14. Giuseppe Verdi, a composer of music and operas 51. Julius Caesar, a famous Roman general
15. Venice, represented by a gondola, the bell tower 52. Vesuvius, a volcano, and the ancient city of
of the Piazza San Marco and the carnival Pompeii
16. The Dolomites mountain range 53. The Appian Way, a paved Roman road which
17. Marco Polo, a Venetian explorer, crossed Asia to went from Rome to Brindisi
China and went along the silk route 54. A legionary, a soldier of the Roman era
18. Austria, a country bordering onto it 55. Grapes. The best known Italian wine is Chianti
19. Hungary 56. Italian coffee, the national drink. The espresso
20. The Creation of Adam, fresco by Michelangelo, machine comes from Italy.
16th century painter and sculptor 57. Pizza, a dish originating in Naples
21. Croatia 58. A Neapolitan mandolin
22. Slovenia, a country bordering onto it 59. The Tyrrhenian Sea
23. ‘Hi’ in Italian 60. A Sicilian cart
24. Parmesan, a cheese produced in Parma 61. Swordfish
25. The sculpture of David by Michelangelo 62. The Mediterranean Sea
26. The tower in Florence, a Renaissance building 63. An Italian hare
27. The River Arno 64. Algeria
28. The leaning tower of Pisa, a Renaissance building 65. Tunisia
29. The floral Riviera 66. The pelican’s foot shell and the noble pen shell
30. The duomo in Milan, a Gothic cathedral 67. Cherubs, detail of a painting by Raphael
31. Ferrari, a famous make of racing cars 68. The Temple of Concord, Valley of the Temples,
32. France, a country bordering onto it Agrigento
33. Giuseppe Garibaldi, creator of unified Italy 69. The Roman theatre at Taormina in Sicily
34. Pinocchio, the hero of Carlo Collodi’s tale 70. Etna, the highest volcano in Europe and still
35. Galileo, physicist, astronomer and proponent active
of the theory that the sun is at the centre of the 71. The aubergine and the pepper, typical vegetables
universe used in Italian cooking
36. Dante Alighieri, writer, and author of the Divine 72. Pasta, without doubt the national dish
Comedy, considered to be the father of Italian 73. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
poetry the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
37. Corsica (France) 74. The Ionian Sea
38. Sardinia, a seaside resort and a starfish, symbols 75. An ancient amphora of the Greek era
of tourism and sea life 76. The River Po and its fertile plain

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Cyprus

1. The name of the country in the national languages, 24. The Kourion amphitheatre
Greek (plus Latin transliteration) and Turkish 25. The bunch of grapes that produces the local wine
2. The area in km2 26. The Troodos mountains
3. The number of inhabitants 27. Kolossi Castle
4. The national side of the euro coin 28. The Cyprus cat, a 7 000-year-old species
5. The national coat of arms of Cyprus 29. Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus
6. The national flag of Cyprus 30. The orthodox church in Nicosia
7. Date of joining the European Union 31. The Suleiman Mosque in Nicosia
8. A hammerhead shark 32. The statue of Makarios in Nicosia, the first elected
9. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is President of the Republic after independence in
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 1960
10. The fig tree, a typical tree and fruit 33. The palace of the Archbishop of Cyprus, in
11. The thersamon butterfly Nicosia
12. The pelican of the Akamas Peninsula 34. Zenon of Citium, a philosopher, creator of stoicism
13. Turkey 35. The Greek trireme, an ancient warship
14. The Kyrenia ship and Minoan inscriptions 36. The sphinx of the Egyptian era
15. A kingfisher 37. An ancient work of art of the Phoenician period
16. Cape Apostolos Andreas (Cape St Andrew) 38. A Bronze Age vase
17. The poppy, typical of Cyprus 39. A sculpture of a goddess from the Bronze Age
18. The lemon tree, which is very common 40. A cruise ship crossing the Mediterranean Sea
19. The mouflon, an animal characteristic of the 41. An ancient column, part of the ruins of Paphos
island 42. The ancient statue of Aphrodite on the beach of
20. Caterina Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (1474–89) of the same name
Venetian origin 43. The Mediterranean Sea
21. An amphora from Ancient Greece 44. The icon of the Monasteries of Troodos
22. The cyclamen, the national plant 45. An ancient Bronze Age work of art
23. Copper and its scientific abbreviation, considered
to have given its name to Cyprus

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Latvia

1. The name of the country in the national language 24. The Gulf of Riga
2. The area in km2 25. Sergei Eisenstein, film director, and the Battleship
3. The number of inhabitants Potemkin, subject of one of his films
4. The national side of the euro coin 26. Jānis Rainis, Latvia’s most famous writer
5. The national coat of arms of Latvia 27. The River Venta
6. The national flag of Latvia 28. An amber necklace, typical jewellery of the region
7. Date of joining the European Union 29. The Baltic Sea
8. Ice hockey, one of the national sports 30. The black stork, a rare bird and the symbol of the
9. An old sailing ship of the Hanseatic League country
10. The House of Blackheads, a typical Gothic house 31. Russia
of the former merchants of the Hanseatic League 32. Butterfly
11. An Art Nouveau stained glass window, typical of 33. Anna Brigadere, writer, author of comedies and
the city of Riga dramas
12. Jāzeps Vītols, a composer of classical music and 34. The old fire engine exhibited at the Fire Fighting
founder of the Academy that bears his name Museum in Riga
13. The greylag goose 35. The daisy, the symbolic flower of the country
14. Russia, a country bordering it 36. The River Daugava
15. ‘Hi’ in Latvian 37. The ladybird, the symbolic insect of the country
16. Typical bundle of flax 38. The wagtail, the symbolic bird of the country
17. A boy and a girl in traditional dress dancing to 39. The otter, an animal found widely in the
local folk music watercourses of Latvia
18. Estonia, a country bordering it 40. The palace in the town of Daugavpils
19. The lighthouse on the River Daugava 41. Lithuania, a country bordering it
20. Riga, the capital of Latvia 42. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
21. The Three Brothers, classical houses of Riga the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
22. The Freedom Monument in Riga 43. The fish eagle
23. A representative statue from the Art Nouveau 44. Belarus, a country bordering it
period

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Lithuania

1. The name of the country in the national language 23. The Baltic Sea
2. The area of the country in km2 24. The stork, the national bird
3. The number of inhabitants 25. The River Nemunas
4. The national coat of arms of Lithuania 26. A rabbit
5. The national flag of Lithuania 27. The tradition of Easter eggs
6. Date of joining the European Union 28. Maciulis Maironis, a poet
7. The aircraft Lituanica 29. Industry
8. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 30. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 31. Saint Stanislaus Cathedral in Vilnius
9. A girl in traditional costume playing the kanklės, a 32. The monument to Gediminas, Grand Duke of
traditional stringed instrument Lithuania
10. An amber necklace and a pine cone. Amber has 33. Grand Duke Gediminas, founder of Vilnius
been harvested in Lithuania since the prehistoric 34. Belarus, a country bordering onto it
period. 35. Vytis, a Lithuanian knight
11. ‘Hi’ in Lithuanian 36. Trakai Castle on Lake Galve
12. Estonia 37. Vincas Kudirka, a poet
13. The otter, an animal found widely in the 38. The yellow-headed wagtail
watercourses 39. The weeping willow
14. Russia 40. Donelaitis, a poet
15. Basketball, the national sport 41. Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, a famous ruler
16. Latvia, a country bordering onto it of mediaeval Lithuania
17. A trolleybus 42. The first book published in Lithuania, by the
18. Playing a traditional wind instrument author Mažvydas
19. The mysterious Hill of Crosses 43. Poland, a country bordering onto it
20. Satrijos Raganas, a writer 44. The lynx, a European member of the cat family
21. Zemaite, a writer
22. The harbour and lighthouse, symbols of maritime
life

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Luxembourg

1. The name of the country in the administrative 24. Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

language 25. The River Alzette
2. The area of the country in km2 26. Vianden Castle
3. The number of inhabitants 27. The River Our
4. The national side of the euro coin 28. The cable car at Vianden
5. The national coat of arms of Luxembourg 29. Grapes
6. The national flag of Luxembourg 30. White wine from the Moselle
7. Luxembourg is one of the six countries which 31. Emile Mayrisch, an industrialist in the iron and
founded the European Union in 1957 steel industry
8. Satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA) 32. The River Moselle
9. Belgium, a country bordering onto it 33. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
10. Charlotte of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess of 34. Luxembourg, the capital of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg, a symbol of resistance during the Luxembourg
Second World War 35. The Adolphe Bridge in Luxembourg
11. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 36. The River Eisch
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 37. ‘Hi’ in French
12. ‘Hi’ in Luxembourgish 38. Telecommunications and new technologies are
13. Beaufort Castle very well established
14. Deer, an animal typical of the region 39. Robert Schuman, a founding father of the
15. Owl, an animal typical of the region European Union, born in Luxembourg
16. The River Sure 40. France, a country bordering onto it
17. A family of wild boar in the hills 41. The Schengen Agreement which opened the
18. Hedgehog, an animal typical of the region borders between certain European countries in
19. Traditional crockery 1985
20. The Wooden Horse, by Joseph Kutter, a painter 42. Germany, a country bordering onto it
21. Edward Steichen, a famous photographer who 43. Locomotives and the railways contributed to the
created the exhibition ‘The Family of Man’ in 1955 rapid industrialisation of Luxembourg in the 19th
22. Mirabelle plum century
23. Raspberry

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Hungary

1. The name of the country in the national language 30. Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion in
2. The area of the country in km2 Buda
3. The number of inhabitants 31. The parliament building in Budapest
4. The national coat of arms of Hungary 32. The River Tisza
5. The national flag of Hungary 33. Bíró, the inventor of the famous ballpoint pen
6. Date of joining the European Union 34. Béla Bartók, a composer of music
7. The Czech Republic 35. Romania, a country bordering onto it
8. Ferenc Puskás, a famous footballer 36. János Bólyai, a mathematician who wrote books
9. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is about geometry
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 37. The draw well of the Puszta, the Hungarian
10. The great white heron of Lake Balaton steppe
11. Poland 38. Albert Szent-Gyoergyi, a biochemist, who
12. Horse riding shows on the Puszta discovered vitamin C from paprika
13. Ukraine, a country bordering onto it 39. The Danube, the longest river in Europe
14. ‘Hi’ in Hungarian 40. The church in Paks
15. A type of flower common in Hungary 41. Goulash, a speciality of the local cuisine
16. The magnificent thermal baths in Budapest 42. The crown and sceptre of the king Saint Stephen,
17. Slovakia, a country bordering onto it the patron saint of Hungary
18. Rubik’s cube 43. Slovenia, a country bordering onto it
19. Lajos Kossuth, a politician, was already talking 44. Croatia, a country bordering onto it
about European integration in the 19th century 45. A horseman of the Puszta, grooming his horse
20. The roe deer 46. Bosnia-Herzegovina
21. Árpád I, 1st king of the Magyars 47. Victor Vasarely, a painter and one of the masters
22. Austria, a country bordering onto it of virtual kinetic art
23. Franz Liszt, composer and virtuoso pianist 48. The variety of Hungarian peppers
24. Lake Fertő 49. Danube trout
25. Traditional Herend porcelain 50. Serbia, a country bordering onto it
26. Wader and duck of Lake Balaton 51. The Puli dog
27. Lake Balaton, the famous great lake of Hungary 52. Hungarian grey cattle
28. Budapest, the capital of Hungary 53. Bulgaria
29. The Chain Bridge, the first bridge to connect Pest
and Buda

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Malta

1. The name of the country in the national language 25. The ‘Azure Window’ rock arch on Gozo
2. The area of the country in km2 26. The megalithic temple of Ġgantija, classed as a
3. The number of inhabitants Unesco world heritage site
4. The national side of the euro coin 27. The bust of Calypso, a sea nymph who according
5. The national coat of arms of Malta to legend lived in Gozo and imprisoned Ulysses
6. The national flag of Malta 28. A fisherman in his boat
7. Date of joining the European Union 29. Dolphin
8. A Maltese galley propelled by oars 30. The ‘Ġigġifogu’ firework display
9. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 31. A sea rock, famous for its characteristic shape
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 32. Buses
10. Oil tanker: Malta is a well-known flag of 33. Ġeloramo Cassar, architect of St John’s Cathedral
convenience 34. The megalithic portal of the Hal-Saflieni
11. A large carrack, an old type of sailing ship Hypogeum, classed as a Unesco world heritage
12. Jean Parisot de la Valette, founder of the city of site
Valletta 35. Lorenzo Gafà, a well-known architect
13. Valletta, the capital of Malta 36. Sole, a fish of the region
14. The Vedette in Valletta 37. Tuna, a typical fish
15. St John’s Cathedral in Valletta 38. Shellfish
16. A knight of the Order of Malta, a religious and 39. The Mediterranean Sea
military order and humanitarian organisation 40. A diver exploring underwater flora and fauna
17. The lesser kestrel, a small bird of prey 41. Seahorse
18. ‘Hi’ in Maltese 42. Crab
19. The sextant 43. Coral
20. The island of Comino 44. Underwater flora and fauna
21. The Maltese rock centaury, the national flower 45. The Sleeping Lady of Malta (a statuette of
22. Ta’ Pinu Church on the island of Gozo the goddess of fertility), a famous palaeolithic
23. Palm tree, a typical tree sculpture
24. Detail of the symbol (the eye) of the Vedette

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The Netherlands

1. The name of the country in the national language 26. Erasmus, a great humanist of the 16th century
2. The area of the country in km2 27. The North Sea
3. The number of inhabitants 28. The port of Rotterdam, the biggest port in Europe
4. The national side of the euro coin 29. The modern bridge in Rotterdam
5. The national coat of arms of the Netherlands 30. Famous Delft pottery
6. The national flag of the Netherlands 31. Football, a very popular sport in the Netherlands
7. The Netherlands is one of the six countries which 32. Fields of tulips, the national flower
founded the European Union in 1957 33. The River Rhine
8. Old ships of the Dutch fleet 34. Windmill, a typical feature of the countryside in
9. Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, a navigator the Netherlands
10. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 35. Germany, a country bordering it
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 36. ‘Hi’ in Dutch
11. Renate Groenewold, an ice speed skater 37. A person on a bicycle on one of the many cycle
12. The Wadden Islands paths
13. A traditional fishing boat 38. The River Meuse
14. Wind turbine using the wind to produce renewable 39. Self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh, a painter who
energy was a forerunner of the fauvist and expressionist
15. Piet Mondrian, a painter of geometric abstract movements
works and leader of the De Stijl group 40. Philips, a multinational in the electronics and
16. Growing vegetables in greenhouses is very electrical appliances industry
common 41. Canal locks
17. Friesian cattle, milk and cheese 42. The famous Daf trucks
18. Lake Ijssel 43. Anne Frank, a young victim of the Holocaust,
19. Dykes which have enabled land to be reclaimed known for her personal diary
from the sea 44. The Rietveld chair, designed in 1918
20. The Lange Jaap-Huisduinen lighthouse 45. Belgium, a country bordering it
21. Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands 46. Tulips, the national flowers
22. The Princes of Orange-Nassau, the current royal 47. A Dutch girl in traditional dress carrying cheese
family in the Netherlands and tulips
23. Typical houses of Amsterdam, the canals and 48. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992, a key document
sightseeing boat on European integration
24. Self-portrait of Rembrandt, a 17th century painter
25. Christiaan Huygens, an astronomer and physicist,
who had the idea of regulating clocks with a
pendulum

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Austria

1. The name of the country in the national language 28. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a great composer of
2. The area of the country in km2 classical music and opera
3. The number of inhabitants 29. Salzburg Castle
4. The national side of the euro coin 30. A Tyrolean singer in Alpine dress, Hohensalzburg
5. The national coat of arms Fortress and Lake Constance
6. The national flag 31. Liechtenstein, a country bordering it
7. Date of joining the European Union 32. Switzerland, a country bordering it
8. Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Empress of Austria 33. Innsbruck Cathedral
and Queen of Hungary, also known as ‘Sissi’ 34. The edelweiss, an Alpine flower and the national
9. Germany, a country bordering onto it flower
10. Seated woman (Seated woman with bent knee) by 35. A girl in traditional dress (Dirndl), a sheep and a
Egon Schiele, an early 20th century expressionist cow
painter 36. The Clock Tower in Graz
11. The Schönbrunn peacock 37. Semmel, a small local bread roll
12. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis 38. Hungary, a country bordering onto it
13. Poland 39. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, a painter from the Art
14. Johann Strauss, a composer of classical music, Nouveau period
creator of the waltz 40. Slovenia, a country bordering it
15. The Czech Republic, a country bordering it 41. Joseph Haydn, a composer
16. The Big Wheel (‘Riesenrad’) in the Prater 42. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
amusement park in Vienna the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
17. Franz Schubert, a composer of classical music 43. Italy, a country bordering it
18. The Venus of Willendorf, a statue from the 44. Skiing, a national sport
palaeolithic period 45. The ibex, a typical animal of the mountains
19. ‘Hi’ in Austrian German 46. Karlsplatz Station by Otto Wagner, a pioneering
20. Vienna, the capital of Austria architect of the modernist movement in Vienna
21. Schönbrunn Palace 47. Otto von Neurath, the inventor of road signs
22. Slovakia, a country bordering it 48. The goose of Konrad Lorenz, a biologist and
23. St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and Lake zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1973
Neusiedel 49. Croatia
24. The Danube, one of the longest rivers in Europe 50. Bosnia-Herzegovina
25. Viennese Sachertorte, a well-known chocolate 51. Erwin Schrödinger, a physicist, winner of the
cake Nobel Prize in 1933, who devised a thought
26. Viennese coffee experiment known as Schrödinger’s cat paradox
27. Mozartkugeln, sweets in 1935

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Poland

1. The name of the country in the national language 31. The River Vistula
2. The area of the country in km2 32. Nicolaus Copernicus, a famous 16th-century
3. The number of inhabitants astronomer
4. The national emblem of Poland 33. Amber and an amber necklace
5. The national flag of Poland 34. Germany, a country bordering onto it
6. Date of joining the European Union 35. The freshwater carp
7. Sweden 36. The River Warta
8. ‘Hi’ in Polish 37. Marie Skłodowska-Curie, physicist and chemist,
9. The cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) winner of the Nobel Prize in 1903
10. The Island of Bornholm, which belongs to 38. The River Oder
Denmark 39. Coal mines
11. Lech Wałęsa, leader of Solidarność, former 40. Potato, the main ingredient in Polish cuisine
President of the Republic and winner of the Nobel 41. The osprey
Peace Prize in 1983 42. The Czech Republic, a country bordering it
12. Ship sailing in the Baltic Sea 43. A farmer on his tractor
13. The logo of the trade union Solidarność 44. Beet and sugar
14. The shipyards in Gdansk 45. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa
15. A fish in the Gulf of Gdansk 46. Krakow: Notre-Dame church, its markets and its
16. St Mary’s Basilica in Gdansk mediaeval bell tower; Pope Jean-Paul II was the
17. Malbork Castle archbishop of this city
18. A young Polish supporter of Solidarność 47. A young girl in traditional dress
19. Lithuania 48. The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
20. The bison of Poland 49. Belarus, a country bordering it
21. Russia, a country bordering onto it 50. The River San
22. Lithuania, a country bordering onto it 51. Ukraine, a country bordering it
23. Adam Mickiewicz, a 19th century Romantic 52. The hoopoe
poet and writer, a partisan in the struggle for 53. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
independence the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
24. Józef Piłsudski, a partisan in the struggle for 54. Aviation Valley, heart of the Polish aerospace
independence and the country’s first president industry
25. The lapwing 55. The Carpathian mountain range
26. Frederic Chopin, a 19th century Romantic 56. Slovakia, a country bordering it
composer and pianist 57. Hungary
27. The River Bug 58. Kozły, traditional bundles for drying hay
28. Warsaw, the capital of Poland 59. The salt mine at Wieliczka
29. Typical houses in the centre of Warsaw 60. Austria
30. The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw

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Portugal

1. The name of the country in the national language 31. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal
2. The area in km2 32. Monument to the Discoveries, in Lisbon
3. The number of inhabitants 33. Belém Tower in Lisbon
4. The national side of the euro coin 34. The modern tower built for Expo’ 98 in Lisbon
5. The coat of arms of Portugal 35. The 25th of April Bridge in Lisbon
6. The national flag of Portugal 36. The eyelet, symbol of the revolution of 25 April
7. Date of joining the European Union 1974
8. Fernão de Magalhães, known as Magellan, a 37. Portuguese bullfighting, the ‘forcados’ hold the
navigator who was the first to sail around the bull
world 38. The River Tagus
9. The great maritime discoveries in the 15th century 39. Spain, a country bordering it
10. ‘Hi’ in Portuguese 40. Butterfly
11. A surfer on the waves of the Atlantic 41. The Cão Fila breed of dog from São-Miguel
12. The Dom Luís Bridge in Porto 42. Azulejos, enamel tiles
13. The Barcelos cock, one of the most well-known 43. The funicular in Lisbon
emblems in Portugal 44. A caravelle, a ship used at the time of the great
14. The River Minho maritime discoveries in the 15th century
15. Luís de Camões, a great 16th century poet and 45. Bartolomeu Dias, navigator and the first westerner
author of The Lusiads to round the Cape of Good Hope
16. Rock engravings in the valley of Foz Côa 46. The ray, a typical fish
17. Port wine 47. The flower the ‘bird of paradise’ (Strelitzia
18. Water melon, a typical fruit reginae), symbol of the island of Madeira
19. The River Douro 48. Local sea species
20. A hill fort warrior, the earliest evidence of 49. The islands of the Azores with the volcano Pico
Lusitanian ancestors 50. Vasco da Gama, the first navigator to round the
21. Amália Rodrigues, Iconic fado singer Cape of Good Hope to reach India
22. Bunch of grapes 51. A surfer enjoying the strong winds on the Atlantic
23. A musical fado group coast
24. Cod, a national dish 52. Houses and typical countryside of the Algarve
25. Typical fishing boat 53. The Guadiana Is the longest river on the Iberian
26. Pena Palace at Sintra peninsula
27. The Atlantic Ocean 54. The olive tree, a typical local tree
28. Fisherman in a typical boat 55. Lobster and other shellfish
29. Pedro Alvares Cabral, a navigator, who 56. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
discovered Brazil the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
30. Fernando Pessoa, a major 20th century author
and poet

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Romania

1. The name of the country in the national language 23. Hungary, a country bordering it
2. The area in km2 24. A dancer in traditional dress
3. The number of inhabitants 25. The River Mureş
4. The coat of arms of Romania 26. Sunflower, a common plant
5. The flag of Romania 27. Famous helmet from a treasure trove of the
6. Date of joining the European Union Dacians, a race of people from the Carpathians in
7. Poland ancient times
8. The Carpathian Wolf, hero of countless Romanian 28. Ear of wheat
legends 29. The Danube, the longest river in Europe
9. The wooden churches in Maramureş in the 30. Bucharest, the capital of Romania
mountain range of the eastern Carpathians, 31. The Athenaeum in Bucharest
classed as a Unesco world heritage site 32. The River Olt
10. Mihai Eminescu, a writer of novels and short 33. Trajan, the Roman conqueror of Dacia
stories, considered to be his country’s greatest 34. A traditional piece of pottery
poet 35. The brown bear
11. The churches of Moldavia, masterpieces of 36. Pelican from the Danube Delta
Byzantine art 37. The River Siret
12. George Enescu, violinist and composer 38. ‘Girl with mandolin’ by Ion Irimescu, sculptor
13. The silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis 39. Greek relics from the Black Sea
paphia) 40. Constanta, a well-known seaside resort
14. Ukraine, a country bordering onto it 41. Carp from the Danube
15. Nadia Comăneci, gymnast, gold medallist at the 42. ‘Red-breasted goose’ (Branta ruficollis)
Olympic Games 43. Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
16. Moldavia, a country bordering onto it 44. Bulgaria, a country bordering it
17. ‘Hi’ in Romanian 45. Eugène Ionesco, a writer and author best known
18. Painted eggs are a Romanian tradition to for ‘Rhinoceros’
celebrate Easter 46. ‘Marţisor’, a traditional necklace celebrating the
19. Orthodox icon representing the Virgin Mary arrival of spring
20. Dracula, hero of a novel by Bram Stoker whose 47. The ‘Infinite Column’ by Constantin Brâncuşi,
castle is in the mountains of Transylvania sculptor
21. Vlad Ţepeş, the historical Dracula, Prince of 48. Serbia, a country bordering it
Valachia 49. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
22. Slovakia the birthplace of many navigators and explorers

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Slovenia

1. The name of the country in the national language 28. The River Drava
2. The area in km2 29. Jurij Vega, a mathematician
3. The number of inhabitants 30. Bunch of grapes
4. The national side of the euro coin 31. Hungary, a country bordering onto it
5. The national coat of arms of Slovenia 32. Ivana Kobilca, a painter
6. The national flag of Slovenia 33. The cep mushroom
7. Date of joining the European Union 34. The River Sava
8. Primož Trubar, Protestant reformer and 35. Cherries
consolidator of the Slovenian language 36. Ivan Cankar, a writer
9. ‘Hi’ in Slovenian 37. Jacobus Gallus, a composer
10. Ski jumping, a very popular sport 38. Predjamski Castle
11. The bird, the European bee-eater (Merops 39. The famous Postojna caves
apiaster) 40. The bell tower in Piran
12. Austria, a country bordering onto it 41. An ancient Roman amphora
13. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is 42. Jellyfish
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 43. Typical fish of the Adriatic
14. The linden tree, the symbolic tree of the country 44. Beehive
15. The leaf and flower of the linden tree 45. Croatia, a country bordering it
16. A traditional wooden hayrack 46. Thisoa butterfly on a February flower
17. Ear of wheat 47. Crocus
18. Mount Triglav, the symbol of the country shown on 48. Bee, a symbol of the country
the coat of arms 49. A rider on a Lipizzaner horse
19. Ibex fighting 50. Bosnia-Herzegovina
20. Italy, a country bordering it 51. The Istrian hound
21. A woman in traditional dress 52. The cardinal fish
22. The island of the Alpine Lake Bled 53. The Prince’s Stone, an ancient Roman Ionic
23. Rihard Jakopič, a painter column (emblem of the Duchy of Carinthia)
24. Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia 54. The Adriatic Sea
25. Ljubljana Castle 55. Moray eel
26. The town centre of Ljubljana
27. The dragon and the bridge in Ljubljana, symbols
of the city

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Slovakia

1. The name of the country in the national language 26. The Veľký Kriváň cable car
2. The area in km2 27. Alexander Dubček, politician, initiator of the
3. The number of inhabitants Prague Spring (1968)
4. The national side of the euro coin 28. The Czech Republic, a country bordering it
5. The national coat of arms of Slovakia 29. Milan Rastislav Štefánik, astronomer, politician,
6. The national flag of Slovakia general, diplomat and one of the founders of
7. Date of joining the European Union Czechoslovakia in 1918
8. Janošík, an epic figure in Slovakian culture, a 30. The Venus of Moravany, statuette of a woman
local Robin Hood from the Upper Palaeolithic period
9. Ludovít Štúr, a writer, founder of Slovak grammar, 31. Bratislava Castle which appears on Slovak euro
defender of the rights of the nation in the Austro coins
Hungarian empire 32. The River Váh
10. Bojnice Castle 33. Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia
11. The royal eagle 34. St. Michael’s Tower and a tram in Bratislava
12. Poland, a country bordering it 35. The River Hron
13. ‘Hi’ in Slovak 36. The Madonna by Master Pavol of Levoča, who
14. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is created the highest wooden altar in the world
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers 37. Edita Gruberová, a soprano singer
15. A boy and girl in traditional dress dancing to local 38. Hungary, a country bordering onto it
folk music 39. Danube trout
16. The unique flower of the Slovak mountains, the 40. The long-eared owl
pasqueflower or ‘poniklec’ (Pulsatilla subslavica) 41. Traditional spiced bread
17. Ukraine, a country bordering it 42. A boat on the Danube
18. A musician playing the fujara, a traditional 43. Austria, a country bordering it
instrument 44. Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a composer
19. The brown bear 45. Carpathian roe deer
20. Spišský Hrad Castle, one of the biggest in Europe 46. Royal pheasant
and classed as a Unesco world heritage site 47. The Danube, the longest river in Europe
21. The famous wooden churches near Bardejov 48. The European badger (Meles meles)
22. The ancient Celtic Biatec coin 49. The stone waterfall at Šomoška
23. The High Tatras mountains: Mount Veľký Kriváň, 50. The River Hernád
which appears on Slovak euro coins, and Mount 51. The great European red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Gerlachovský, the highest in the country (2 655 m) 52. Romania
24. Traditional porcelain 53. The woodland hare
25. The mountain chamois in the Low Fatra national
park

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Finland

1. The name of the country in the national languages, 33. Sweden, a country bordering onto it
Finnish and Swedish 34. Helene Schjerfbeck, a painter
2. The area in km2 35. Alexis Kivi, writer, the great classical author of
3. The number of inhabitants Finnish literature
4. The national side of the euro coin 36. Herring from the Baltic Sea
5. The national coat of arms of Finland 37. Forestry is an important resource
6. The national flag of Finland 38. Lake mosquitoes
7. Date of joining the European Union 39. Scandinavian whooper swan
8. Osprey 40. Birch, the national tree
9. Arctic walrus 41. Sauna, the typical hot steam bath
10. The Atlantic Ocean 42. Lily of the valley, the national flower
11. Polar bear 43. Alvar Aalto, architect and designer, the most
12. Arctic rabbit famous Nordic architect of the 20th century
13. Ringed seal 44. The lake region and the largest of the lakes, Lake
14. The Barents Sea Saimaa
15. ‘Hi’ in Finnish 45. Helsinki, the capital of Finland
16. Arctic tern 46. The Finlandia Palace by Alvar Aalto in Helsinki
17. Snowmobile, a common form of transport 47. Tuomiokirkko Cathedral in Helsinki
18. Russia, a country bordering it 48. The monument in honour of Sibelius in Helsinki
19. Finnish laphound 49. Sibelius, the composer of ‘Finlandia’
20. Sami, inhabitant of Lapland, in the north of the 50. Elias Lönnrot, doctor and writer, composed the
country, and traditional tent national epic poem ‘The Kalevala’ (published in
21. Norway, a country bordering it 1835) based on popular poetry passed on orally
22. The lemming, a small rodent common in 51. The Gulf of Bothnia
Scandinavia 52. Brown bear trying to catch salmon
23. Lapland reindeer 53. The mobile phone from Nokia, a famous Finnish
24. Father Christmas and his reindeer live in Lapland telecommunications company
25. Arctic fox 54. Estonia
26. The Finnish Spitz, a breed of dog 55. A Finnish boat sailing in the Gulf of Finland
27. The River Ijoki 56. The Gulf of Finland
28. Ski-jumping slope and ski jumper 57. Lakka, a yellow Nordic cloudberry from which a
29. The River Kemijoki liqueur is made
30. A typical Finnish house 58. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
31. Agricola, the father of written Finnish the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
32. Rally driving, a sport in which there have been a
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Sweden

1. The name of the country in the national language 31. Thor, warrior figure of Nordic mythology
2. The area in km2 32. Norway, a country bordering it
3. The number of inhabitants 33. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden
4. The national coat of arms of Sweden 34. The town hall in Stockholm
5. The national flag of Sweden 35. Boat sailing in the Gulf of Finland
6. Date of joining the European Union 36. The Gulf of Finland
7. Nils Holgersson, the hero of children’s stories by 37. Blue Tit
Selma Lagerlöf 38. Estonia
8. ‘Hi’ in Swedish 39. The royal warship Vasa in the Baltic Sea
9. The balloon of Salomon August Andrée, aeronaut 40. The Baltic Sea
10. Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking 41. Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné), naturalist
11. Lapp lynx 42. Björn Borg, a famous tennis player
12. Lapp reindeer 43. Lake Vänern
13. The wolf has returned to Sweden via Finland 44. Herring
14. A Lapp in traditional dress 45. Ingmar Bergman, film director and producer
15. Pippi Longstocking on her horse — the heroine of 46. Ingrid Bergman, film actress
children’s books written by Astrid Lindgren 47. The Skagerrak (sea area)
16. The skier Anja Pärson, world champion in alpine 48. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is
skiing the birthplace of many navigators and explorers
17. The Scandinavian Alps 49. Germany
18. Selma Lagerlöf, author of Nils Holgersson 50. Denmark
19. The Atlantic Ocean 51. The mobile phone and telecommunications are
20. Greta Garbo, a famous film actress very well established in Sweden
21. Ikea furniture 52. A Volvo, a famous Swedish make of car
22. Svante August Arrhenius, Nobel Prize for 53. Swan
Chemistry in 1903 54. Poland
23. Typical houses made of wood 55. Gustav Vasa, liberator and King of Sweden
24. Seal, common in Sweden’s fjords 56. Latvia
25. Finland, a country bordering it 57. ABBA, legendary pop group
26. Brown bear eating salmon 58. Belarus
27. Swedish pointer, a breed of dog 59. Lithuania
28. The Gulf of Bothnia 60. Russia
29. Longship, a boat used by the Vikings
30. Alfred Nobel, chemist and industrialist, the
originator of the Nobel Prize

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United Kingdom

1. The name of the country in the national language 33. A girl playing cricket, a national sport
2. The area in km2 34. Rowing, the famous boat race on the River
3. The number of inhabitants Thames between Oxford and Cambridge
4. The national coat of arms of the United Kingdom universities
5. The national flag of the United Kingdom 35. Horatio Nelson, the admiral victorious at Trafalgar
6. Date of joining the European Union 36. The North Sea
7. Peter Pan, fictional character created by the 37. The English flag
author J. M. Barrie 38. Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
8. The sailing ship from the book ‘Peter Pan’ 39. The Tudor rose
with Captain Hook, the fairy Tinkerbell and the 40. Charles Darwin, naturalist, famous for his work
crocodile ‘The Origin of Species’
9. The Atlantic Ocean 41. The dragon, symbol of Wales, and the Welsh flag
10. A castle and the Scottish flag in the Hebrides 42. William Shakespeare, 16th century dramatist and
11. ‘Hi’ in English poet
12. Traditional Scottish dancer 43. London, the capital of the United Kingdom
13. Scottish bagpipes player 44. Double-decker bus, typical of London
14. Loch Ness and its monster 45. Isaac Newton, physicist, mathematician and
15. The wind rose diagram reminds us that Europe is astronomer, inventor of the theory of universal
the birthplace of many navigators and explorers gravitation
16. The Shetland Islands, famous for Shetland sheep 46. Big Ben, the famous clock tower of the Palace of
and the local oil industry Westminster
17. The Beatles, legendary rock group 47. Tower Bridge, the famous bridge over the Thames
18. James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist and 48. A ‘cab’, the traditional London taxi
mathematician who studied electromagnetism 49. Royal Guardsman and his dog
19. Statue of the dog Greyfriars Bobby, a symbol of 50. The Eurostar high-speed train and the Channel
loyalty for the Scots Tunnel
20. Alexander Fleming, doctor, discovered penicillin, 51. The White Cliffs of Dover
winner of the Nobel Prize in 1945 52. Ferry crossing the Channel
21. David Livingstone, Scottish explorer, discovered 53. Stonehenge, a megalithic site, classed as a
the source of the Nile Unesco world heritage site
22. The Giant’s Causeway, a site formed of basalt 54. Francis Drake, seafarer and privateer who helped
columns eroded by the sea to defeat the ‘Invincible Spanish Armada’ in 1588
23. George Best, a famous footballer 55. Rolls-Royce, the luxury car
24. Ireland 56. Typical red telephone box
25. Harry Potter on his broomstick 57. The Queen Mary, a majestic transatlantic liner
26. Darts, a very popular sport 58. Queen Victoria, sovereign from 1837 to 1901, a
27. Golf, a very popular sport period which took the country to the peak of its
28. Airedale terrier, a breed of dog power
29. The Irish Sea 59. Tea, the beverage traditionally drunk at 5 o’clock
30. The industries of Liverpool in the afternoon
31. Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans 60. The English Channel
32. The thistle, symbol of Scotland 61. France

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