Europe Trivia: How Well Do You Know the Continent?
1.
What German chancellor was most responsible for the creation of the German Empire?
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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?
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Turkey, Russia
3.
What was the official European currency called prior to the introduction of the euro?
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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?
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Austerlitz
5.
What two nations, along with territory gained from the Ottoman Empire, formed to make the nation of Romania?
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Wallachia And Moldavia
6.
Who were described as "the voice, the sword and the pen" that brought about Italian unity?
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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?
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Franco-Prussian 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"?
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Austria-Hungary
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?
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Great Britain
10.
What ancient Swedish tradition allows you to pass over any grounds, fields or woods?
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Everyman's Right
11.
Which European country colonized, during the nineteenth century, the southern African country which is known today as Namibia?
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Germany
12.
The Huegenots of France can attribute their religion to which reformer of the Catholic Church?
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John Calvin
13.
In which French city is the Palais des Papes?
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Avignon
14.
What is the largest area country in Western Europe?
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France
15.
In which year did Belgium secede from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and become an independent nation?
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1830
16.
In which English city is the Lowry Centre, with a gallery of paintings by L S Lowry?
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Salford
17.
In what year was the Swiss Federation, as it is known today, established?
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1848
18.
How many "cantons" or states does Switzerland consist of?
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26
19.
In what year was the European Single Market established?
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Jun/05
20.
In which year was the "euro" launched as the official currency of the European Union?
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1999
21.
In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?
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Rouen
22.
When was the English Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee?
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1887
23.
When did the "Dambusters" attack dams in Germany?
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May/43
24.
In which German state is Dresden?
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Saxony
25.
When did Louis XIV revoke the Edict of Nantes?
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1685
26.
In 1066, King Harold of England fought battles at Hastings and at which lesser known location?
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Stamford Bridge
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