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    What German chancellor was most responsible for the creation of the German Empire?

    • Arthur Von Schlieffen
    • Gottlieb Daimler
    • Adolf Hitler
    • Otto Von Bismarck
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  • 2. 

    What war ushered in not only the creation of a national German state, but also collapsed the regime of Napoleon III in France?

    • World War I

    • War Of 1848

    • Franco-Prussian War

    • Crimean War

    Correct Answer
    A. Franco-Prussian War
  • 3. 

    What was the official European currency called prior to the introduction of the euro?

    • Lira

    • Franc

    • Deutsche Mark

    • ECU

    Correct Answer
    A. ECU
  • 4. 

    Which European country colonized, during the nineteenth century, the southern African country which is known today as Namibia?

    • Denmark

    • Germany

    • France

    • Italy

    Correct Answer
    A. Germany
  • 5. 

    Which of the following countries was not a member state of the European Union in 2002?

    • Switzerland

    • Portugal

    • Denmark

    • Finland

    Correct Answer
    A. Switzerland
  • 6. 

    Which is not an official language of Switzerland?

    • Romansch

    • German

    • Italian

    • Swedish

    Correct Answer
    A. Swedish
  • 7. 

    Through which two European counties runs a continental divide, which makes those countries part of Europe and part of another continent?

    • Cyprus, Turkey

    • Bulgaria, Russia

    • Romania, Russia

    • Turkey, Russia

    Correct Answer
    A. Turkey, Russia
  • 8. 

    What battle saw the defeat of a combined Russo-Austrian force by Napoleon and was considered to be one of his greatest battles?

    • Leipzig

    • Waterloo

    • Austerlitz

    • Borodino

    Correct Answer
    A. Austerlitz
  • 9. 

    The Huegenots of France can attribute their religion to which reformer of the Catholic Church?

    • Martin Luther

    • Pope Pius V

    • John Calvin

    • John Huss

    Correct Answer
    A. John Calvin
  • 10. 

    What country, in reply to Russia's request for aid in the Crimean War, responded "We shall astonish the world with our ingratitude"?

    • Austria-Hungary

    • Greece

    • Italy

    • France

    Correct Answer
    A. Austria-Hungary
  • 11. 

    Who were described as "the voice, the sword and the pen" that brought about Italian unity?

    • Caravaci, Garibaldi And Fellini

    • Mussolini, Garibaldi, And Fellini

    • Mazzini, Garibaldi And Fellini

    • Mazzini, Garibaldi And Cavour

    Correct Answer
    A. Mazzini, Garibaldi And Cavour
  • 12. 

    What ancient Swedish tradition allows you to pass over any grounds, fields or woods?

    • Human Freedom Right

    • Enclosure Right

    • Swedish Law Of Rights

    • Everyman's Right

    Correct Answer
    A. Everyman's Right
  • 13. 

    In which French city is the Palais des Papes?

    • Bordeaux

    • Avignon

    • Paris

    • Lyons

    Correct Answer
    A. Avignon
  • 14. 

    What two nations, along with territory gained from the Ottoman Empire, formed to make the nation of Romania?

    • Brataslava And Transylvania

    • Bulgaria And Hungary

    • Wallachia And Moldavia

    • Brataslava And Bulgaria

    Correct Answer
    A. Wallachia And Moldavia
  • 15. 

    Following the 1999 war in Yugoslavia, which allied country was given control over the area in Kosovo that included the capital city of Pristina?

    • France

    • United States

    • Great Britain

    • Russia

    Correct Answer
    A. Great Britain

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