European Languages
This is the term given for languages derived from Latin
Romance languages
October 3rd, or Unity day, commemorates this event in Germany
German reunification
The European Union recently has largely been focused on acquiring and distributing these medical supplies to combat COVID-19
Vaccines
This Italian dish is composed of a large number of long, thin, cylindrical noodles. It is often served with tomato sauce, vegetables, or meatballs
Spaghetti
This French leader declared himself the First Emperor of France, and was able to spread his influence across most of Europe before his disastrous encounter with the Russian winter
Napoleon
This language is the Lingua Franca of the European Union, with all legal documents and procedures being done in this language
French
Inspired by the French Revolution, most European states have one of these types of flags with three differently-colored bars
Tricolors
The EU recently adopted the use of these documents that prove their holder is vaccinated, and provides their holder complete access to travel around Europe
Vaccine passport
These meringue-based French confections are often brightly colored, and often have a sweet filling sandwiched between them.
Macarons
This treaty created the Three-pillar structure that transformed the European Communities into the European Union
Treaty of Maastricht
This language, with speakers located around the Pyrenees is unique in Europe, and has almost no similar languages anywhere in the world
Basque
The French national anthem comes from the soldiers from this city who fought in the French Revolutionary wars
Marseille
Greece recently completed an expansion of their Turkish border wall in response to a potential influx of refugees from this country which recently fell to the Taliban.
Afghanistan
In America, the name for this Eastern European pan-fried "dumpling" most often comes from the Polish term for it, though this food can be found all throughout Central and Eastern Europe
Pierogi
These two countries formed a powerful central-European commonwealth that eventually was partitioned by Austria, Prussia, and Russia
Poland and Lithuania
Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian are the three largest languages that come from this language family spoken across Northern Eurasia.
Uralic/Finno-Urgic
Bedrich Smetana's Die Moldau was a musical work to celebrate the beauty of one of these natural features present in Prague.
River
The SPD
This Greek street food, usually made from pita bread wrapped around lamb or chicken and stuffed with tzatziki and vegetables, has become a very popular food in the United States
Gyros
This was the act that laid the groundwork for the Treaty of Maastricht, and helped create the Single Market from the Common Market
Single European act
Due to the efforts of various governments, this language has less than one million speakers spread through Southern France, Catalonia, and Northern Italy.
Occitan
Most European countries have one of these types of symbols, used in the heraldry of their former monarchs to distinguish their powerful families. Usually these symbols were kept as national symbols after the loss of their monarchies.
Coat-of-arms
This religious leader visited Hungary earlier this week, where he told Victor Orban that Hungary should "extend its arms towards everyone".
The Pope
Surströmming, famous for having one of the most putrid smells in the world, is a Swedish dish created from lightly salting and then fermenting this fish for six months.
Herring
This war ended in 1453, and is often cited as the beginning of "nationalism" as we now understand it, as well as the formal end of the Medieval era.
The Hundred Years war