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21st Century
Random Trivia
99
Most people in Western Europe are clustered in or around which of the following?
Cities, rivers, and coasts
99
Why are the Middle Ages often referred to as the Dark Ages?
The cultural achievements and learning of the ancient Greeks and Romans had largely been lost.
99
Which of the following are examples of social welfare policies that are typical of many countries in Western Europe?
1. free education
2. free healthcare
3. payments to the unemployed
99
Which are the two main forms of Christianity practiced in Western Europe?
Catholicism and Protestantism
99
What is the longest river in Western Europe?
Rhine
200
Which of the following can be found in Western Europe?
Rainforests
200
Which aspects of European society developed from ancient Greek and Roman traditions?
1. learning and scholarship
2. representative government
3. architecture
200
Why are the economies in Western Europe referred to as mixed?
The economies have free market aspects of freedom for businesses as well as some of the governmental control of planned economies.
200
What aspects of culture often differ across Western Europe?
Cuisine, language, art, or religion
200
This Western European city is the headquarters of the European Parliament.
Brussels
300
Which of the highlighted countries in Western Europe would NOT have marine ecosystems?
Switzerland
300
What caused both WW1 and WW2?
Answers vary.
300
What is the European Union? Also, what is the GDP?
1. a political and economic relationship that unites many countries in Europe
2. the total value of all goods and services produced in a nation over a specific period of time
300
What is true about language diversity in Western Europe?
Most people in Western Europe can speak two or more languages.
300
This Western European country shares a border with Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
France
400
What separates Europe from Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea
400
Put the events of Western European history into the correct order.
Answers vary.
400
Name all the types of representative governments in Europe and explain they operate CORRECTLY.
Parliamentary Republic: People vote for lawmakers, who then choose the leader. (e.g., Italy)
Constitutional Monarchy: A king or queen is the symbolic leader, but elected officials run the government. (e.g., Spain)
Semi-Presidential Republic: The president and prime minister share power. (e.g., France)
400
Which of the following is a way that European nations are attempting to reduce the negative impact of human activity on the environment?
European nations are adopting more renewable sources of energy, such as solar energy.
400
This Western European country is famous for its neutrality.
Switzerland
500
Gloria is moving to Western Europe and wants to be somewhere with a mild and temperate climate. Which of the following is the best general advice for Gloria?
Move somewhere along the Atlantic Coast that is not too far North.
500
What are ways that mercantile nation-states differ from manorial kingdoms?
1. In mercantile nation-states, larger groups of people were politically united. In manorial kingdoms, people formed smaller, more isolated groups.
2. In mercantile nation-states, workers began gaining wealth through trade. In manorial kingdoms, laborers worked the land of landlords in exchange for protection.
500
Claire is traveling around the world, and she sends you a postcard from a country that you are not familiar with. She says that the country she is in has a monarchy under the complete control of a royal family. Could she be in Western Europe and why?
no, because nations in Western Europe have governments in which leaders are elected representatives of the people
500
How are the issues of religious diversity and immigration related in Western Europe?
The proportion of Muslims in Western Europe is increasing due to immigration from Muslim nations.
500
This country is known for its Big Ben clock tower.
England