Europe Quiz - 73 Trivia Questions!

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Explore the diverse cultures, languages, and landscapes of Europe, the continent known for its rich history, architectural marvels, and culinary delights.

What is the second most popular religion in Europe?

Islam
Hinduism
The Church of England
Catholicism

What economic system has been dominant in the Western world since the end of feudalism?

Governments
Capitalism
Socialism
Federalism

What is the main natural vegetation cover on the continent of Europe?

Mountain
Rainforest
Forest
Sahara Desert

What is the richest country in Europe in terms of GDP per capita?

France
The United Kingdom
Spain
Monaco

Who was the closest ally of Adolf Hitler during World War II?

Hitler's wife
The British Empire
Hitler's father
Mussolini

What is the most common religion in Europe?

Christianity
Hinduism
The Church of Rome
Theology

Who painted 'The School of Athens' in 1511?

Raphael
A young Italian
The emperor
Leonardo da Vinci

In which country did the industrial revolution start in the last part of the 18th century?

Germany
The United States
Great Britain
China

What was the name of the social structure that developed in France in the early Middle Ages, and soon spread throughout Europe?

Feudalism
The peasantry
Kingdom
Wealth

Which German theologian nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Roman Catholic Church in 1517?

Theodore Reuss
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther
Hans Greig

What colour is arable farmland on a map of Europe?

Blue
Yellow
Red
Black

Which island is closest to Asia Minor, but is considered part of Europe?

Ionian Islands
Cyprus
Greece
Rhodes

What is the name of the treaty signed by the Council of Europe to protect biodiversity?

EU Biodiversity Protection Treaty
The Convention on Biological diversity
Bern Convention
The European Union

What was the last major German offensive on the Eastern Front in World War II?

Kursk
The Battle of Kursk
The German invasion of Poland
Battle of the Bulge

What is the largest country in Europe by gross domestic product (GDP)?

Spain
Poland
France
Germany

What was the largest city in Europe from the 9th to the 12th centuries?

Rome
Venice
Vienna
Constantinople

Which war brought an end to the old system of alliances in Europe?

The French Revolution
The Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
World War I

Which organisation published 'Visual History of the World' in 2005?

The Royal Society of London
The Royal Society for the Protection of Nature
National Geographic Society
National Parks Service

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, precipitating World War I?

Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Charles's cousin
His wife
The Russian government

Which river forms the eastern boundary of Europe?

River Thames
The Danube
Thames
Don

Which city is almost on the same latitude as Aveiro, Portugal?

Tokyo
Paris
Sydney
New York

Which organisation is responsible for the protection of national minorities in Europe?

Council of Europe
European Union
The European Union
The UN

What is the main flora of the sea?

Coral
Corals
Phytoplankton
Coral reefs

Which Pope called for a Crusade against Islam in 1095?

Benedict XII
Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Alexander III
Urban II

Which European country staged a remarkable comeback after World War II?

France
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy

In which European city did the Renaissance begin?

Florence
Venice
Rome
Paris

What is the name of the area of Europe that is largely untouched by humans?

Fennoscandia
Scandinavia
Scandinavian countries
Northern Europe

Which 1957 treaty established the European Economic Community?

The Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Berlin

Which country has large reserves of lead, zinc, silver, nickel, cobalt, copper, iron and bauxite?

Zambia
Kosovo
Russia
China

What economic crisis was caused by the Wall Street Crash of 1929?

Great Depression
Economic crisis in the 1920s
World War I
The Second World War

Which ocean current carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe?

Gulf Stream
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic current
Atlantic Ocean

What is the capital of Abkhazia?

Gergeti
Abkhazia
Sukhumi
Gashi

What colour is the border between Europe and Asia on a map?

Red
Blue
Green
Yellow

Which civilisation conquered Greece and Hispania in the 2nd century BCE?

Babylon
Rome
Egypt
Babylonia

Which century saw the start of European colonisation of the Americas?

19th
18th
17th
16th

What is the largest city by population in Europe?

Budapest
Amsterdam
Moscow
London

What is the name of the continent that separates Asia and Europe?

South America
Africa
The Pacific
Eurasia

What was the name of the German invasion of Russia in 1941?

Operation Peacock
The Great Power
Barbarossa
The Great War

Which region of Europe has the highest population of elderly people?

Central and Eastern Europe
Southern Africa
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe

Who was the Russian leader at the time of the 1989 'Pan-European Picnic'?

Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
President Putin
Putin

What was the name of the war between the USA and the Soviet Union?

Soviet Union
World War I
Cold War
The Vietnam War

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

Ural Mountains
Trans-Alaska Highway
The Alps
The Himalayas

Which area of Czechoslovakia was annexed by Germany in 1938?

Zhemchuzko
Czech Republic
Sudetenland
Zlatna

At which conference in 1945 did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet?

Helsinki
The Conference of Vienna
Yalta
The Munich conference

What was the name of the age of scientific and reasoned thought in Europe during the 18th century?

Renaissance
The Age of Reason
Enlightenment
Age of Reason

Which is the most forested country in Europe?

Poland
Spain
Finland
France

What caused a great famine in Europe in the 14th century?

a lack of land
Black Death
A war
Poor farming techniques

Europe is the richest continent in the world, but what is second in terms of wealth?

Africa
Asia
North America
South America

What was the name of the continent that was once the main continent of Europe?

Europe
The Alps
Baltica
Africa

According to the UN, what is the population of Europe in 2023?

About 230 million
742 million
67.8 million
445 million

What continent is split along cultural and state borders as proposed by the German organisation StAGN?

African
Asia
European
North Africa

What is the counterpart of the European Union?

Union of South American Nations
China
Eurasian Economic Union
The Organization of American States

What was the name of the Eastern Roman Empire?

The Empire
Empire of the Sun
Byzantine
Greco-Roman

What was the name of the supercontinent on which Europe was formed around 2 billion years ago?

Columbia
Pacific Ocean
Antarctica
The Americas

What name was given to the Turkic tribes that ruled over Russia in the 12th and 13th centuries?

Tatars
Russo-Turkish
The Golden Horde
Russians

What is the most common tree in temperate Europe?

Ash
Beech
Oak
Olive tree

What is the second largest carnivorous animal in Europe after the brown bear?

Rhino
Wolf
Bears
Bear

The Biaowiea Forest lies on the border between which two countries?

Poland and Belarus
China and Poland
Russia and Poland
China and the USA

Which Greek philosopher is credited with laying the foundations of Western civilisation?

Plato's Republic
Plato
Hippocrates
Plato's teacher

What was the first Bronze Age civilisation in Europe?

Minoan
Bronze Age
Egypt
The Stone Age

What is the largest country by area in Europe?

Russia
France
Spain
Italy

Which Roman wrote 'Posidonius', a commentary on Ptolemy's Geography?

Titus
Ptolemy
Strabo
Plato

What was the predominant form of government in Europe prior to the Napoleonic Wars?

Monarchy
Republic
Parliament
Federal States

Which treaty officially ended World War I?

The Vienna Convention
Treaty of Versailles
Peace of Vienna
Peace Treaty

Which 8th century king coined the term 'Europe' to describe the lands of Christendom?

Theodoric the Great
Angus the Great
Charlemagne
Theodoric

What was the name of the wall that divided Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War?

The Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
East and West

What was the name of the U.S. plan to aid the European countries in the post-World War II era?

European Economic Union
The European Community
Marshall Plan
The International Monetary Fund

Which British geographer proposed dividing Europe and Asia by the Irtysh and Ob rivers?

Charles Darwin
David Hume
John F. S. Rowling
Herman Moll

Which country is the only one in Eurasia to be divided entirely by water?

Russia
South Korea
Turkey
The Republic of Korea

Which peninsula is part of mainland Europe?

Pacific Ocean
South America
Iberian Peninsula
The Balkan Peninsula

What name is given to countries that are not members of the United Nations?

Developing countries
De facto independent countries
The non-aligned
Independent countries

What name is given to the vast area of land that lies between the Alps and the Carpathians?

The European Heartland
The Great Plain
Great European Plain
The Sahara Desert

In Greek mythology, who was the Phoenician princess who had the name 'Broad'?

Europa
Venus
Thessaly
Athena
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