Northern Europe Quiz Review

What Sea borders Europe to the south? 

• Mediterranean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Baltic Sea
• Black Sea

What is the longest river in Europe? 

• Danube River
• Seine River
• Rhine River
• Volga River

What was the time period in Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Renaissance known as? 

• Age of Enlightenment
• Dark Ages
• Medieval Period
• Middle Ages

What form of government do almost all European countries have today? 

• communism
• dictatorship
• democracy

• monarchy

Founded in 1993, what is the name of the political and economic union of 28 European countries? 

• European Alliance
• Eurozone
• European Confederation
• European Union

Introduced in 1999, what is the official currency used by 19 European nations?  

• Dollar
• Euro
• Yen
• Pound

What is the capital of Ireland?

• Cork
• Belfast
• Galway
• Dublin

Ireland shares its only land border with what other country?

• Wales
• Scotland
• England
• Northern Ireland

What year did Ireland become independent?  

• 1945
• 1922
• 1916
• 1970

Ireland’s head of government is called this, which translates to chieftain or leader: 

• Taoiseach
• Monarch
• Prime Minister
• President