Capitals
What is the capital of Belgium?
Brussels
What sea borders Europe to the south?
The Mediterranean Sea
What body of water does the Netherlands border?
The North Sea
Founded in 1993, what is the name of the political and economic union of 28 European countries?
European Union
Which British monarch reigned from 1837 to 1901?
Victoria
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
What is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga
What is the name of the Peninsula on which Portugal is located?
Iberian Peninsula
What country invaded Belgium in 1914 and in 1940?
Germany
What currency is used by the United Kingdom?
Pound
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
Belgium and what other country are commonly referred to as the “low countries”?
The Netherlands
What mountain range forms a border between Spain and France?
The Pyrenees
What peasant girl led the French to victories over the English during the Hundred Years’ War?
Joan of Arc
What year was the powerful Spanish Armada defeated by the English?
1588
What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
What body of water does France border to the north?
The English Channel
What river flows through Paris?
The Seine
What year did Ireland become independent?
1922
What Portuguese colony was granted independence in 1822?
Brazil
What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
Ireland shares its only land border with what other country?
The United Kingdom
Which of the following is NOT a region in Belgium? Brussels, Flanders, North Rhine-Westphalia, or Wallonia
North Rhine-Westphalia
What country revolted against the Netherlands and became an independent country in 1830?
Belgium
In what year was much of Portugal’s capital city destroyed in an earthquake?
1755