Capital Cities
Geography
Borders & Maps
Languages & Currency
Landmarks & Culture
100
What is the capital city of France, famous for the Eiffel Tower?
Paris
100
What is the name of the active volcano located near the Italian city of Naples?
Vesuvius
100
Spain shares the longest continuous border in the European Union with which neighboring country?
Portugal
100
How many official languages are there in the European Union? (Hint: It's between 15 and 25)
24
100
In which Italian city can you find the famous Leaning Tower?
Pisa
200
What is the capital city of Spain, located right in the center of the country?
Madrid
200
Which mountain range forms a natural border between Spain and France?
The Pyrenees.
200
Poland shares its southern border with two EU countries. Name one of them.
Czech Republic or Slovakia.
200
Besides Spanish (Castilian), what are the official languages spoken in Spain? Name at least two of them.
Catalan, Galician, Valencian (a variety of Catalan) and Basque
200
Designed by Antoni Gaudí, what is the name of the famous basilica in Barcelona?
La Sagrada Família.
300
Which city is the capital of Poland and has a famous Old Town that was completely rebuilt after World War II?
Warsaw
300
What is the name of the longest river in Poland, which flows all the way north into the Baltic Sea?
The Vistula (Wisła).
300
Which small, landlocked EU country is completely surrounded by France, Germany, and Belgium?
Luxembourg
300
Although Poland is in the EU, it does not use the Euro. What is the official currency of Poland?
The Polish Złoty.
300
How many Nobel Prizes did the Polish scientist Marie Skłodowska-Curie win?
Two (Physics & Chemistry)
400
Which EU capital city is known as the "City of a Hundred Spires" and is divided by the Vltava River?
Prague
400
Which famous river flows through four EU capital cities: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade?
The Danube.
400
Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Which EU country is its closest neighbor to the west?
Greece
400
English is an official language in the EU because of Ireland and which other Mediterranean country?
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Malta
400
The Acropolis, an ancient citadel containing the buildings of the Parthenon, is located in which EU city?
Athens (Greece)
500
Valletta is the smallest capital city in the European Union by area. Which island nation does it belong to?
Malta
500
Which EU country is known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes" because it actually has over 180,000 lakes?
Finland
500
Denmark is connected to which other EU country by the famous Øresund Bridge, combining a railway and a motorway?
Sweden
500
Croatia is one of the newest members of the Eurozone. In what year did Croatia officially adopt the Euro as its currency?
2023
500
Which EU country is the birthplace of the famous classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Austria