EU General
Which city is home to the EU Headquarters?
Brussels, Belgium
In what year did Spain join the EU?
1986
This EU country is home to the world's largest museum.
France
The Louvre in Paris
This country is the most mountainous in all of the EU.
Switzerland
The EU has recently lost this member.
The United Kingdom
Which of the following countries does not use the euro?
A) Italy
B) Belgium
C) Sweden
D) Greece
What was the initial aim of setting up the EU?
The European Union was set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbors, which culminated in the Second World War.
This country, famous for its wall, was not able to take part in the initial founding of the EU.
Germany
What river did Christoper Columbus sets sail from?
The Guadalquivir
The EU has a long-term goal of moving close to zero fatalities and serious injuries by what year?
2050
Which of these countries is not a full-member country of the EU?
A) Lithuania
B) Norway
C) Estonia
D) Luxembourg
Which prime minister of England called for a "United States of Europe"
Winston Churchill
The first novel was published in 1605 in a European country, what country was it and who was the author
Spain
Miguel de Cervantes
This EU country is known for its fjords.
(A fjord is a long, deep, narrow body of water, typically a U-shaped valley with steep walls of rock on either side(
Sweden
Today, the EU is the the biggest import market for roughly how many countries?
A) 50
B) 150
C) 75
B) 100
In which city was the EU founded?
Maastricht, Netherlands
Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Union on 1 January 1973, raising the number of Member States to how many countries at that time?
Nine
This country is home to the world's first democracy.
Greece
This forest region covers southeast Belgium and extends into Luxembourg, Germany and France.
The Ardennes
This city is officially the European Green Capital as of 2020.
Lisbon, Portugal
The "euro" was launched as an "invisible currency" and used only for accounting purposes and electronic payments in this year.
1999
In 1993 the Single Market is completed with the 'four freedoms' of: movement of goods, services, money and _______
People
This city, known for its canals, is built atop of large wooden stakes, wooden platforms and stone in a drained lagoon
Venice, Italy
This Roman city was covered in volcanic lava and ash and remained uncovered for centuries, we can now visit it and see it intact
Pompeii
Name two of the six "European Values"
Human Dignity
Freedom
Democracy
Equality
Rule of Law
Human Rights