All About Europe Quiz
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- 1.What German chancellor was most responsible for the creation of the German Empire?
- A.
Arthur Von Schlieffen
- B.
Gottlieb Daimler
- C.
Adolf Hitler
- D.
Otto Von Bismarck
- 2.Through which two European counties runs a continental divide, which makes those countries part of Europe and part of another continent?
- A.
Cyprus, Turkey
- B.
Bulgaria, Russia
- C.
Romania, Russia
- D.
Turkey, Russia
- 3.What was the official European currency called prior to the introduction of the euro?
- A.
Lira
- B.
Franc
- C.
Deutsche Mark
- D.
ECU
- 4.What battle saw the defeat of a combined Russo-Austrian force by Napoleon and was considered to be one of his greatest battles?
- A.
Leipzig
- B.
Waterloo
- C.
Austerlitz
- D.
Borodino
- 5.What two nations, along with territory gained from the Ottoman Empire, formed to make the nation of Romania?
- A.
Brataslava And Transylvania
- B.
Bulgaria And Hungary
- C.
Wallachia And Moldavia
- D.
Brataslava And Bulgaria
- 6.Who were described as "the voice, the sword and the pen" that brought about Italian unity?
- A.
Caravaci, Garibaldi And Fellini
- B.
Mussolini, Garibaldi, And Fellini
- C.
Mazzini, Garibaldi And Fellini
- D.
Mazzini, Garibaldi And Cavour
- 7.What war ushered in not only the creation of a national German state, but also collapsed the regime of Napoleon III in France?
- A.
World War I
- B.
War Of 1848
- C.
Franco-Prussian War
- D.
Crimean War
- 8.What country, in reply to Russia's request for aid in the Crimean War, responded "We shall astonish the world with our ingratitude"?
- A.
Austria-Hungary
- B.
Greece
- C.
Italy
- D.
France
- 9.Following the 1999 war in Yugoslavia, which allied country was given control over the area in Kosovo that included the capital city of Pristina?
- A.
France
- B.
United States
- C.
Great Britain
- D.
Russia
- 10.What ancient Swedish tradition allows you to pass over any grounds, fields or woods?
- A.
Human Freedom Right
- B.
Enclosure Right
- C.
Swedish Law Of Rights
- D.
Everyman's Right
- 11.Which European country colonized, during the nineteenth century, the southern African country which is known today as Namibia?
- A.
Denmark
- B.
Germany
- C.
France
- D.
Italy
- 12.The Huegenots of France can attribute their religion to which reformer of the Catholic Church?
- A.
Martin Luther
- B.
Pope Pius V
- C.
John Calvin
- D.
John Huss
- 13.Which of the following countries was not a member state of the European Union in 2002?
- A.
Switzerland
- B.
Portugal
- C.
Denmark
- D.
Finland
- 14.Which is not an official language of Switzerland?
- A.
Romansch
- B.
German
- C.
Italian
- D.
Swedish
- 15.In which French city is the Palais des Papes?
- A.
Bordeaux
- B.
Avignon
- C.
Paris
- D.
Lyons
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