European Geography
Ancient European History
Medieval Europe
Modern Europe
Miscellaneous
100

Largest country in Europe by population and land area.  It is also the largest country in the world by land area.

Russia

100

The first European civilization in history.  They created the myth of the Minotaur and lived on the island of Crete.

Minoans

100

Nordic warriors who raided and pillaged across Medieval Europe and were the first Europeans to reach North America around the year 1000.  They referred to Native Americans as Skraelings.

The Vikings.

100

Military alliance between most of Europe plus Canada and the United States.  It is the largest and most powerful military alliance in the history of the world. It was created to defend Europe from the Soviet Union (Russia).

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

100

This corporation is the largest employer in the United States, besides the Federal Government, with over 1.6 million employees.

Walmart

200

The sea that separates Europe and Africa, plus the Ocean that separates Europe and North America.

Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

200

The epic poems Iliad and Odyssey were composed by this famous Greek poet.

Homer

200

Duke of Normandy who conquered England in 1066 and started the current royal family of the United Kingdom.  He also commissioned the Doomsday Book, or Book of Judgment.

William I, or William the Conqueror.

200

Most countries in Europe have unified into this large economic and political group with shared currency and laws.

The European Union  (Eurozone)

200
Name the tallest building in the United States.  It is located in New York and was built to replace the Twin Towers that were destroyed by terrorists on 9/11.

One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)

300

Mountains that separate Italy from Central Europe.  The birthplace of Alpine Skiing and yodeling.

The Alps.

300

This man became the first emperor of Rome after avenging the assassination of his famous uncle who had declared himself Dictator Perpetuo (Dictator for Life).

Octavian (Caesar Augustus)

300

Name of the Christian Holy Wars to reclaim the Holy City of Jerusalem from the Islamic Empires. There were 9 wars in total, ending in the year AD 1291.

(Bonus points if you can name at least 1 Holy Order of Knights who fought in these wars)

The Crusades.

Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller, Teutonic Knights, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Order of the Holy Sepulcher, Livonian Brothers of the Sword; Knights of St. John, St. Thomas & St. James.

300

Identify the currency (money) used by all members of the European Union.

The Euro.

300

Name of the Minnesota Professional Women's Hockey team who are the defending champions and who just won the 2nd PWHL Hockey Championship.

Minnesota Frost

400

Longest river in Europe.  It is located in Russia and supplies the Caspian Sea with fresh water.

The Volga.

400

Name at least one famous ancient Greek philosopher who helped create European culture, science, or education.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle - Ethics, Culture, Education
Euclid, Pythagoras, Archimedes - Math & Science
Hippocrates, Herodotus - Medicine & History.

400

The Eastern Roman Empire, called this by historians, would last until the year AD 1453 when it was destroyed by this Empire from the Middle East.

(Name of the Eastern Roman Empire and name of the Empire that destroys it).

Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire (Mehmed II).

400

Name the country with the largest economy in Europe. They call their country Deutschland but that is not what we call it in the U.S.

Germany (Federal Republic of Deutschland)

400

China hopes to land a person on the moon by 2030 and afterwards begin building a Lunar Base with the help of Russia.  

Name the first person to set foot on the Moon and the name of their NASA mission (named after a Greek god).

Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1969

500
Mountains ruled over by Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, who tried to protect Romania from the Ottoman Empire using brutal and bloodthirsty tactics. 

Carpathian Mountains

500

The Western Roman Empire was destroyed in AD 476 by this Gothic King, who would call himself Rex Italia (King of Italy) instead of Roman Emperor.

Odoacer

500

Empire and first Emperor ordained by the Pope to protect Vatican City as Defender of the Faith and rebuild the glory of Ancient Rome.  Its territory would become modern Germany.

Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne

500

Only country to ever leave the European Union. It left in 2020 after a very close vote through a process called Brexit.

The United Kingdom.

500

Give the name of the planet Earth in either ancient Greek or ancient Latin.

Gaia (Greek) or Terra (Latin)

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