Traditions and Festivals
Which country celebrates Saint Patrick's Day with parades and colour green?
Ireland
What is the name of the Greek traditional dish made of layers of aubergine/eggplant, minced meat and bechamel sauce?
Moussaka
Which Spanish football rivalry is known as ' El Classico' ?
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Which Italian composer is famous for his operas La Traviata, Aida and Rigoletto?
Giuseppe Verdi
Valletta is the capital of what Mediterranean country?
Malta
Which country is famous for its Bonfire Night celebrations on November the 5th?
England
Which French dessert consists of puff pastry layers filled with cream and topped with icing?
Mille-Feuille
The Oktoberfest beer festival is held annually in which German city?
Munich, Bavaria
Which Spanish painter is known for his surreal and dreamlike works, including the Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dali
What was the name of the currency used in Spain before the Euro?
Pesetas
Which country celebrates Fasching or Karneval, a festival of costumes, parades and parties before Lent?
Germany
What is the signature dish of Hungary, typically a spicy meat stew?
Goulash
In which European country would you find the Beer Spa, where visitors can bathe in a tub of warm beer?
Czech Republic
Which Dutch artist is famous for his painting ' The Starry Night'?
Vincent van Gogh
Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
Venice
Celebrated on Easter Monday, this tradition involves people playfully splashing water on each other. It is believed to bring good luck and symbolise cleansing and rebirth. Which country celebrates this event?
Poland - Wet Monday (Smigus-Dyngus)
Which Scandinavian delicacy involves fermented fish and is considered an acquired taste?
Surstromming (Sweden)
The singer of which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012?
Loreen - Euphoria
Sweden
Which country hosts the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, one of the oldest in Europe?
Czech Republic
In the proximity of which city would you find the ancient site of Stonehenge?
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
In some rural parts of this country, locals dance to drums wearing bearskins in what is known as the ‘Dancing Bears Festival’, typically held between Christmas and the New Year to ward off evil spirits.
Which country is this?
Romania
Kaiserschmarrn translates as ' Emperor dessert' and it's a traditional desert from which country?
Austria
Which country's traditional music is associated with bagpipes?
Scotland
Which Italian architect designed St. Peter Basilica in Vatican City?
Carlo Maderno
Charles Bridge can be found in which European city?
Prague