The food item people in Switzerland eat more of than any other country in the world.
Chocolate
200
3-countries that make up the Baltic States
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
200
What is the name of the pine forests that dominate much of Siberia?
Taiga
200
What is the currency of Germany?
Deutsche Mark
200
What is the name given to the treeless plain where mosses and grasses grow?
Tundra
300
The term given to the heavy fog that used to hang over London.
London Fog.
300
The name of the dance that was made famous in Austria (eventually spreading to the rest of Europe and America)
Waltz.
300
What is pelmeni?
A dumpling filled with meat, fish and mushrooms.
300
3-part questions: 1)What is the name of the city that was divided into two-parts following World War II; 2)What is the name of the structure that divided that city; 3)What two-countries shared this city (hint: the two-countries Germany was split into after World War II)?
Berlin; Berlin Wall; West Germany & East Germany
300
What is the term for a country that has is completely surrounded by land?
Landlocked
400
The main export of Sweden.
Wood (or wood products)?
400
The oldest castle in the Czech Republic (and the #1 tourist attraction).
Prague Castle
400
What is the name of the oldest Russian holiday, that celebrates winter?
Maslenitsa
400
2-part question: 1)How many different types of sausage are there in Germany; 2)Name one type of sausage we discussed in class.
Over 1,000 kinds; Blutwurst, Weisswurst, Gelbwurst.
400
What character did Romanian leader, Vlan, help to inspire?
Dracula
500
How the ocean helps to give many western European cities a mild climate.
The Atlantic Ocean brings warm tropical waters to Europe.
500
What disaster occurred in Ukraine in 1986 and what issue did it cause for local farmers?
The Chernobyl power plant accident; which caused soil (used to grow flag) to become contaminated.
500
What is the name for the major fortress in a Russian city?
Kremlin
500
2-part question: 1)what major German river was polluted in 1986; 2)how did the river become polluted?
Rhine river, Chemical company fire
500
What type of meat was once used for the German dish of Sauerbraten?