European Union Trivia (MP1)

EU Countries

100

Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich are major cities in this E.U. country, which was rebuilt after heavy bombings during World War II. Das right!

Germany

200

____________ is the northernmost country of the European Union.

Finland

300

Home to kielbasa and pierogies, this country was controlled by the Germans during WWII and then by the Russians following the war.

Poland

400

I bet your lucky charms that you didn't know that this country, known as the Emerald Isle, is the third largest island in Europe and once a sworn enemy of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

500

English is one of the official languages of this island nation in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and North Africa since it was once ruled by the British.

Malta

EU Capitals

100

This city is not only the capital of Belgium, but also the capital of the entire European Union.

Brussels

200

Vienna is the capital of this German speaking country south of Germany.

Austria

300

Slovakia’s capital is the only capital to border two countries: Austria & Hungary.

Bratislava

400

Latvia’s beautiful capital was occupied by both the Russians and Germans during WWII. It also means "ruler" in Italian.

Riga

500

___________ is the capital of Croatia, the E.U.'s newest member state as of 2013.

Zagreb

EU Celebrities

100

Popstar Ed Sheeran calls this E.U. country his home.

The United Kingdom

200

Pau Gasol, a 7 foot power forward / center who won two NBA championships with the Lakers as well as two Olympic silver medals for his home country, is from this E.U. country.

Spain

300

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer of his home country's national soccer team. What country does he call home?

Portugal

400

American rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested and jailed in this EU country on assault charges.

Sweden

500

Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, known for movies such as La Vie en Rose, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises, is a native of this E.U. country.

France

Romance Languages

100

Bienvenidos is how you say "Welcome" in this Romance language.

Spanish

200

Benvenuti is how you say "Welcome" in this Romance language. Molto bene!

Italian

300

Bienvenue is how you say "Welcome" in this Romance language. Oui!

French

400

Bem-vindos is how you say "Welcome" in this Romance language, spoken in cities like Lisbon, Porto, and Faro.

Portuguese

500

Many people often forget that this European language is a Romance language because the country where it is spoken does not border Portugal, Spain, France, or Italy.

Romanian

Border Countries

100

This large European country to the east has been receiving several economic sanctions from the E.U. for its invasion of the Ukraine.

Russia

200

This country, which is physically located in both Europe and Asia, has applied for E.U. membership, but has yet been accepted to join.

Turkey

300

This historically neutral country, known for its banking, is landlocked by the following E.U. countries: Italy, France, Germany, and Austria.

Swtizerland

400

This northern European country that borders Sweden and Finland does well financially with its oil production and is supposedly the setting of the movie Frozen.

Norway

500

Greece's neighbor to the north is a mountainous country where Alexander the Great was born.

Macedonia