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Western Europe Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fishing in the largest export in which of the follow:

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Paris

c)

Bavaria

d)

Norway

e)

Iceland

2.

Which of the following areas well-to-do financial past can be traced to the steel industry?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Paris

c)

Bavaria

d)

Norway

e)

Iceland

3.

Which of the following is a favorite destination for skiers in Germany?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Paris

c)

Bavaria

d)

Norway

e)

Iceland

4.

Which of the following is the City of Light?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Paris

c)

Bavaria

d)

Norway

e)

Iceland

5.

Which of the following is one of the world's largest exporters of oil?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Paris

c)

Bavaria

d)

Norway

e)

Iceland

6.

Which of the following links Germany's cities?

a)

Welfare State

b)

Autobahn

c)

French

d)

Romansch

e)

Ruhr Valley

7.

Which of the following is the language spoken by the Walloons?

a)

Welfare State

b)

Autobahn

c)

French

d)

Romansch

e)

Ruhr Valley

8.

Which of the following is the use of high tax rates to provide social services?

a)

Welfare State

b)

Autobahn

c)

French

d)

Romansch

e)

Ruhr Valley

9.

Which of the following is one of the four official languages of Switzerland?

a)

Welfare State

b)

Autobahn

c)

French

d)

Romansch

e)

Ruhr Valley

10.

Which of the following is an important industrial center of Germany?

a)

Welfare State

b)

Autobahn

c)

French

d)

Romansch

e)

Ruhr Valley

11.

Which of the following is not a part of the U.K.?

a)

Ireland

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

e)

England

12.

What is the home of the pope and the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Vatican City

d)

San Marino

13.

Where does the majority of the France's electricity come from today?

a)

Tidal Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Hydroelectric dams

d)

Nuclear power plants

e)

Geothermal Energy

14.

Why were Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir famous?

a)

Painters who lived in Paris

b)

Composers who lived in Vienna

c)

Composers who lived in Germany

d)

Writers who lived in Ireland

15.

What two countries are separated by the Pyrenees?

a)

France and Germany

b)

France and Spain

c)

Asia and Europe

d)

Austria and Italy

16.

In Belgium, tensions sometimes arise between what two groups?

a)

Catholics and Protestants

b)

Loyalists and Nationalists

c)

Belgians and the Basques

d)

Flemings and Walloons

17.

The Benelux countries include which nations?

a)

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

b)

Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium

c)

Netherlands, Portugal, France

d)

Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium

18.

In the Netherlands, drained lands that have rich farming soil are called what?

a)

bogs

b)

lochs

c)

polders

d)

fjords

19.

What country in Western Europe exports more food than any other country in Europe?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Netherlands

d)

Luxembourg

20.

A significant reason for Luxembourg’s prosperity is that it:

a)

Has large deposits of oil

b)

has beautiful scenery

c)

Is Europe’s largest food producer

d)

Attracts many foreign businesses

21.

What city has no cars, but instead relies on boats for transportation on its many canals?

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Barcelona

d)

San Marino

22.

Many tourists visit the Parthenon, a famous historic site in….

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Paris

d)

Vatican City

23.

Tensions and violence sometimes erupt between _________ and _________ in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

a)

Nationalists, Loyalists

b)

Flemings, Walloons

c)

Moors, Basques

d)

Lutherans, Anglicans

24.

What Alpine country is known for its production of fine watches, clocks, chocolate, and cheese?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Italy

d)

Switzerland

25.

What world event began in the United Kingdom about 250 years ago?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

The Great Awakening

26.

What Native group can many Irish people trace their lineage back to today?

a)

Druids

b)

Welsh

c)

Scots

d)

Celts

27.

What are the two official languages of Ireland?

a)

Irish and English

b)

Gaelic and Welsh

c)

Welsh and English

d)

Gaelic and English

28.

Flemings in northern Belgium primarily speak what language?

a)

French

b)

Flemish

c)

German

d)

Belgian

29.

What city is home to Rembrandt and van Gogh and also the capital of the Netherlands?

a)

Brussels

b)

Paris

c)

Luxembourg City

d)

Amsterdam

30.

What political position does Angela Merkel hold today in Germany?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Commissioner

d)

Chancellor