Capitals
This French capital is famous for the Eiffel Tower.
What is Paris?
This vile dictator began World War II when he invaded Poland.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This is a type of agreement between countries in times of conflict, such as the one shared between Great Britain, France, and Russia in both World Wars.
What is an alliance?
This large sea defines much of the southern border of Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This masterful cathedral, found in the heart of Paris, is an icon of France and a great example of Gothic architecture.
What is Notre Dame?
This capital used to be home to a large empire that controlled nearly the entire Mediterranean under leaders such as Julius Caesar.
What is Rome?
This Bolshevik leader founded the communist Soviet Union.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
In this system, individuals own most businesses and resources.
What is capitalism?
Switzerland lies at the heart of this mountain range, the highest in Europe.
What are the Alps?
This style of dance and song from Spain is also the Spanish word for the flamingo.
What is flamenco?
This capital city is home to Mr. Alan.
What is Dublin?
While this great conqueror is often remembered as being Greek, he was actually from the more northern state of Macedonia.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This type of green energy is generated by heat from the Earth's interior, and is a major resource of Iceland.
What is geothermal energy?
Along the banks of the second-longest river in Europe you can find great cities such as Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava.
What is the Danube River?
This great Orthodox cathedral can be found in the heart of Moscow's Red Square.
What is St. Basil's Cathedral?
While Geneva is home to many international organizations like the Red Cross and many functions of the United Nations, this smaller city is actually the capital of Switzerland.
What is Bern?
The last leader of the Soviet Union, who is remembered for opening up Russia to the West and his signature forehead birthmark.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This ocean current bring warm, moist air to Northern Europe and keeps its climate mild.
What is the North Atlantic Drift?
What are fjords?
This magnificent temple with its great marble columns is perhaps the most famous building from ancient Greece.
What is the Parthenon?
This Ukranian capital used to be the center of Russian civilization before the capital was moved to Moscow.
What is Kiev?
The death of this Austrian archduke is credited for sparking WWI.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
What is circumnavigate?
These low, rugged mountains extend across Romania, Slovakia, and other Eastern European countries.
What are the Carpathians?
This English author is famous for Renaissance-era works such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Othello.
Who is William Shakespeare?