European Geography
Largest country in Europe by population and land area. It is also the largest country in the world by land area.
Russia
The first European civilization in history. They created the myth of the Minotaur and lived on the island of Crete.
Minoans
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.
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)
This corporation is the largest employer in the United States, besides the Federal Government, with over 1.6 million employees.
Walmart
The sea that separates Europe and Africa, plus the Ocean that separates Europe and North America.
Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
The epic poems Iliad and Odyssey were composed by this famous Greek poet.
Homer
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.
Most countries in Europe have unified into this large economic and political group with shared currency and laws.
The European Union (Eurozone)
One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)
Mountains that separate Italy from Central Europe. The birthplace of Alpine Skiing and yodeling.
The Alps.
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)
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.
Identify the currency (money) used by all members of the European Union.
The Euro.
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
Longest river in Europe. It is located in Russia and supplies the Caspian Sea with fresh water.
The Volga.
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.
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).
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)
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
Carpathian Mountains
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
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
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.
Give the name of the planet Earth in either ancient Greek or ancient Latin.
Gaia (Greek) or Terra (Latin)