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Mr. OD's Random European Geography Quiz For Kids at Home

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest mountain system in Europe.

a)

Poconos

b)

Himalayas

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Alps

2.

The longest river in Europe

a)

Rhine

b)

Kiskiminetas

c)

Volga

d)

Amazon

3.

Stonehenge is located here

a)

Albania

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

4.

World War I started on this peninsula

a)

Balkan

b)

Scandinavian

c)

Iberian

d)

Yucatan

5.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in this country

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

Serbia

d)

Italy

6.

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occured in

a)

Croatia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Moldova

7.

This branch of Christianity dates back to the Byzantine Empire and is primarily in Eastern Europe and Russia.

a)

Coptic

b)

Protestant

c)

Roman Catholic

d)

Orthodox

8.

Moscow is the capital of

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

9.

This island was settled by Vikings

a)

Madagascar

b)

Sicily

c)

Iceland

d)

Gibraltar

10.

Europe’s second longest river, it begins in Germany and empties into the Black Sea.

a)

Balkans

b)

Danube

c)

Chernobyl

d)

Kiskiminetas

11.

A city that saw much destruction during WW2; it is the capital of Poland, also known for the infamous Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation

a)

Balkans

b)

Danube

c)

Chernobyl

d)

Warsaw

12.

World’s deepest lake, located in Siberia in Russia, contains about 20% of the world’s fresh water; it is about a mile deep

a)

Baikal

b)

Urals

c)

Moscow

d)

Crooked Creek

13.

A mountain range in Russia that separates Europe from Asia

a)

Baikal

b)

Urals

c)

Siberia

d)

Volga

14.

Huge area in Eastern Russia known for its extremely harsh winters.

a)

Moscow

b)

Siberia

c)

Volga

d)

Taiga

15.

The world’s largest forest, it is a mostly coniferous forest located in Russia, also called a boreal or snow forest

a)

Taiga

b)

Siberia

c)

Amazon

d)

Tundra

16.

An alphabet derived from Greek used for Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and other Slavic languages.

a)

Cyrillic

b)

Czar

c)

Bolshevik

d)

Taiga

17.

Supreme ruler of Russia prior to the 1917 communist takeover, it comes from the Roman term Caesar

a)

Czar

b)

Sultan

c)

President

d)

Pharoh

18.

Radical communists who seized power during the 1917 Russian Revolution, killed the Czar and his family & formed the USSR

a)

Nazis

b)

Maoists

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Bolsheviks

19.

What is a gulag?

a)

Worker's Union

b)

Hungarian Stew

c)

Prison Camp

d)

Mathematical Concept

20.

What is the Kremlin?

a)

Small furry animal that avoids water

b)

Soviet Era Automobile

c)

Triangular fort, Russian Government

d)

Cold War Era Missile Shield

21.

What country is this?

a)

Iceland

b)

Belarus

c)

Spain

d)

Sweden

22.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

23.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

24.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

25.

Which body of water is circled?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Black Sea

26.

What country is this?

a)

Finland

b)

Belarus

c)

Iceland

d)

Sweden

27.

What country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Hungary

d)

Italy

28.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Romania

c)

Poland

d)

Spain

29.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Icelan

d)

Ukraine

30.

What country is this?

a)

Spain

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

31.

What country is this?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

Romania

d)

United Kingdom

32.

What important historical document caused a governmental shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy in England?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Code of Hammurabi

33.

Which countries form the United Kingdom (U.K.)?

a)

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

b)

England, Scotland, Wales, Iceland

c)

England, Scotland, France, Northern England

d)

England, Scotland, Italy, Republic of Ireland

34.

Which countries form Scandinavia?

a)

UK, Ireland, France

b)

Norway, Sweden, France

c)

Norway, Sweden, Denmark

d)

Iceland, Norway, Germany

35.

Which world organization works to keep common economic, social, and security policies throughout Europe?

a)

United Nations

b)

European Union

c)

Red Cross

d)

World Bank

36.
You can see the Big Ben in......
a)
The US
b)
Ireland
c)
England
d)
Wales
37.
What is the capital of France?
a)
Bordeaux
b)
Lyon
c)
Paris
d)
Nice
38.
What is the capital of Ireland?
a)
London
b)
Dublin
c)
Cork
d)
Belfast
39.
What is the capital of Italy?
a)
Venice
b)
Florence
c)
Milan
d)
Rome
40.

What's the capital of Spain?

a)

Dublin

b)

Rome

c)

Madrid

d)

Prague