WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES & CAPITALS
GERMANY
THE U.K.
BENELUX
IRELAND
100
This capital city of Italy is sometimes called the Eternal City.
Rome
100
This is Germany’s largest western neighbor.
France
100
Name the four parts of the United Kingdom.
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland
100
What does “Benelux” mean?
“Be”lgium, “Ne”therlands, & “Lux”embourg
100
The Irish use this partly decayed & dried plants to burn for fuel.
peat
200
This capital of Belgium sounds like a vegetable.
Brussels
200
Name both seas that border Germany to the north.
North Sea & baltic Sea
200
The UK is a parliamentary democracy, which means this.
Voters elect representatives to Parliament.
200
Why do the Netherlands use the name, “Netherlands?”
Netherlands means “lowlands,” since about half of NE is below sea level.
200
The Irish trace their ancestry to this ancient group of people.
Celts
300
Norway’s capital is one of very few countries that begins & ends with the same vowel. What is it?
Oslo
300
During World War II Germany was controlled by this person and government.
Hitler & the Nazis
300
The UK is also a constitutional monarchy, which means this.
The official head of state is a king or queen with very little power.
300
What is a Walloon?
French-speaking Belgians in southern Belgium
300
Which two groups engaged in fighting during “the troubles” in Northern Ireland?
Loyalists (Protestant) & Nationalists (Catholic)
400
This is the capital of Austria.
Vienna
400
From 1945-1990 Germany was split into two parts: democratic West Germany & this other part.
communist East Germany
400
What is the title of the UK government’s leader, and how is he/she chosen?
prime minister; political party that has the largest # of members in the House of Commons
400
Luxembourg attracts foreign companies for two reasons: 1) It is centrally located and 2) ?????
It is multilingual, or they speak several languages.
400
What are the 2 official languages of Ireland?
English & Gaelic
500
This is the capital of the Emerald Isle.
Dublin
500
During 1945-1990, East Germany was controlled by this large power in the east.
the Soviet Union
500
Who is the current monarch of the UK?
Queen Elizabeth II
500
What is a Fleming?
Northern Belgian who speaks Flemish.
500
Ireland suffered a famine during the mid-1800s known as….
The Potato Famine
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