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Europe and the European Union

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The European Union was founded in Masstricht but in which year?

a)

1964

b)

1979

c)

1984

d)

1993

2.

What is the longest river in Europe?

a)

The Danube

b)

The Rhône

c)

The Volga

d)

The Rhine

3.

Which European capital is the most North?

a)

Helsinki

b)

Oslo

c)

Copenhagen

d)

Stockholm

4.

Which is the smallest country in Europe?

a)

Andorra

b)

Monaco

c)

The Vatican City

d)

Liechtenstein

5.

In which of the British Commonwealth is the Euro the accepted currency?

a)

Gibraltar

b)

Jersey

c)

Malta

d)

Cyprus

6.

Who wrote the European National Anthem?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Richard Wagner

c)

Johann Strauss

d)

Lugwig van Beethoven

7.

In which city is the European Parliament primarily based?

a)

Brussels

b)

Strasbourg

c)

Luxembourg

8.

Is Andorra part of the European Union?

a)

No

b)

Yes

9.

How many languages are officiially spoken in Switzerland?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

In which year did the UK vote for Brexit?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

11.

Two founding French members of the European Coal & Steel Indusrty were . . .

a)

Robert Schumann

b)

Richard Schumann

c)

Jean Moulin

d)

Jean Monnet

12.

The €uro was first introduced as a European currency in?

a)

1999

b)

2000

c)

2002

d)

2004

13.

In which year was the Berlin Wall constructed?

a)

1948

b)

1952

c)

1958

d)

1961

14.

Which of the following cities is the largest in Europe?

a)

London

b)

Athens

c)

Rome

d)

Istanbul

15.

Which are the two most widely spoken languages in Europe?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

German

16.

Which of the following is the flag of Finland?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

On which river does the city of Lisbon lie?

a)

The Po

b)

The Tagus

c)

The Ebro

d)

The Douro

18.

How many time zones are there in Europe

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

19.

In which year did Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania join the EU?

a)

2000

b)

2003

c)

2004

d)

2006

20.

The current population of the EU is about?

a)

2,500,000

b)

4,000,000

c)

5,000,000

d)

8,000,000

21.

Portugal and Spain are not on the same time zone.

a)

True

b)

False