European Geography Trivia Questions
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Which city is home to Hradcany Castle, the former residence of the kings of Bohemia?
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prague
Which country in the Pyrenees has Francois Mitterrand and Msgr. Joan Marti y Alanis as co-princes?
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andorra
Which city, located on the Thames River, has been Europe's largest city since around 1700?
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london
Which island nation that is a member of the European Union borders the United Kingdom?
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ireland
What European city has an upper portion that is home to the parliament and the royal palace?
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brussels
Which country has North Rhine-Westphalia as its most populous state?
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west germany
What European country is known in Italian as 'Svizzera'?
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switzerland
Which river is the Hungarian Parliament building situated on the bank of?
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danube
What coastal strip is home to the chief resorts of Cannes, Nice, and Monte Carlo?
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french riviera
What is the English name for the German state called Bayern, renowned for its beer?
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bavaria
Which country is located less than 5 miles from the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea?
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turkey
Which European city's flag features the emblem of the winged lion of St. Mark?
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venice
What country's capital, ruled by the Grimaldis, is nicknamed 'The Rock' due to its position on a rocky promontory?
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monaco
Which major industrial German city is known for producing cars, chemicals, and toilet water?
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cologne
Which Latvian city, known for its Dome Cathedral, sometimes hosts the International Boys' Choir Festival?
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riga
Which country is home to San Remo, the leading resort town on its riviera?
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italy
What is the name of the river known as Tajo in Portuguese?
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tagus
Which river is Basel, Switzerland's main port located on, and is also the longest river in Western Europe?
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rhine
In which Dutch city was the large harbor area Europoort built during the 1960s?
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rotterdam
Which city is the capital of Sweden and is located where Lake Malar empties into the Baltic Sea?
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stockholm
What European grand duchy features the Ardennes and the Bon Pays as its two distinct land regions?
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luxembourg
Which European country is home to the 14,000-foot mountains Weisshorn, Taschhorn, and Finsteraarhorn?
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switzerland
In which German city is Nymphenburg Palace, the summer residence of the Bavarian kings, located?
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munich
What is the lake on the border of Switzerland and France known as Genfersee in German?
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lake geneva
Which European island nation has its largest lake, Thingvallavatn, located in the southwest?
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iceland
What is the name of the European country known as Suomi in its native language?
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finland
Which is the largest Mediterranean island located about 60 miles north of Malta?
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sicily
The state of New Jersey was named after the island of Jersey, which is part of which group of islands located between England and France?
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channel islands
Which country, along with the Netherlands, shares the area of the former duchy of Brabant?
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belgium
Which city is the location of the Ulster Museum?
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belfast
What is the name of the principality that refers to itself as Cymru and extends westward from England into the Irish Sea?
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wales
What is the name of the Parisian district whose name translates to 'Martyr's Hill' in French?
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montmartre
Which German city derives its name from a former stud farm located on its site?
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stuttgart
Which country's longest river, the Gudena, travels 98 miles through the Jutland Peninsula?
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denmark
Which European river has the Neckar, Moselle, and Ruhr as tributaries?
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rhine
What city is known as the hub of the British metal goods industry?
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birmingham
On which peninsula is Denmark's highest point, Yding Skovhoj, located?
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jutland
Which important European river has major cities including Bonn, Basel, and Cologne along its course?
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rhine
Which country is the smallest and northernmost of the three republics on the Baltic's eastern shore?
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estonia
Which mountain range, located between the Black and Caspian Seas, contains the highest peaks in Europe?
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caucasus
In which Alsatian city, known for its foie gras, does the European Parliament meet besides Luxembourg?
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strasbourg
In which grand duchy is the European Investment Bank headquartered?
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luxembourg
Which country is known for having Europe's fastest-growing economy and is often referred to as the continent's 'Sun Belt'?
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spain
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