WorksheetsWestern Europe Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England make up the....
Great Britain
United Kingdom
country of Ireland
2. The capital of the United Kingdom is....
London
Paris
Madrid
3. The island of Great Britain is located near the mainland of....
North America
Africa
Europe
The first people to live in the British Isles were the....
Celts
Vikings
Europeans
5. The UK and France are connected by....
the Catacombs
the subway
the Chunnel (the Channel Tunnel)
6. The name “Big Ben” in London refers to...
the tower, not the bell
a bell, not the tower
the entire building
7. Some of the famous tourist attractions in the UK are
Stonehenge and The London Eye
Loch Ness and The Giants Causeway
The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower
8. One of Scotland’s lakes is the home of the legend of...
Big Foot
the Bermuda Triangle
the Loch Ness Monster
9. Ireland brings us the legends behind the holiday of....
Mardi Gras
St. Patrick's Day
Groundhog Day
10. The main language in Ireland and the UK is...
English
Dutch
French
11. The nickname for Ireland is the...
Easter Island
British Empire
Emerald Isle
12. France is home to the world’s largest cycling event:
The Olympics
The Tour de France
The Amazing Race
13. The Mona Lisa is on display in the ________________ in Paris.
The Louvre Museum
The British Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
14. The ____________ was built for the World’s Fair as an observation tower.
Louvre
Catacombs
Eiffel Tower
15. France is bordered by both the English Channel and the __________ Sea
Caspian
Baltic
Mediterranean
16. The ______ is currency used by many European countries
Euro
European Dollar
Pound
17. TRUE or FALSE: Service industries are the largest sectors of the economy in the countries of Western Europe.
True
False
18. Germany’s capital city is....
London
Paris
Berlin
19. TRUE or FALSE: Germany was divided and became 4 countries after WWII, North, South, East and West Germany
True
False
20. The ____________separated the capital city of Berlin for almost 30 years
Berlin Wall
Great Wall of Germany
Wall of Graffiti
21. TRUE or FALSE: Graffiti, such as that which was found on the Berlin Wall, can be considered either vandalism or art.
True
False
22. Spain and Portugal are located on the _________ peninsula.
Spanish
Iberian
Balkan
23, In the countries of Spain and Portugal, they grow _____________________ as their main crops.
corn and beans
grapes and corn
grapes and olives
24. Spain and Portugal were once very strong powers during the Age of ____________________
Exploration
Renaissance
Expansion
25. A sport that has been historically important to Spain and Portugal is ______________________
bicycling
bull fighting
baseball
26. One of the traditions in the city of Pamplona, Spain is the...
Running of the Bulls
Mardi Gras
St. Patrick's Day Parade
27. The country of Portugal is the largest exporter of this product in the entire world....
grapes
olives
cork
28. The Iberian peninsula is located on both the Atlantic Ocean and the ________________________________
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
29. Spain is separated from France by the ________________Mountains
Rocky
Pyrenees
Alps
30. The tiny country of ______________ is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, on the border of Spain and France.
Luxembourg
Vatican City
Andorra
31. This country is...
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
32. This country is....
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
33. This country is....
France
Germany
Spain
34. This country is....
France
Germany
Spain
35. This country is...
France
Germany
Spain
36. This country is....
Spain
Portugal
Andorra
This body of water... (located between the continents of Europe and Africa).
the Baltic Sea
the Caribbean Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
This body of water ... (is located to the west of Europe and Africa)
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
39. This body of water.... (is to the east of the Island of Great Britain)
Celtic Sea
Norwegian Sea
North Sea
40. This body of water... (is located between the island of Great Britain and the mainland of Europe. It is where the Chunnel is...)
the Strait of Gibraltar
The English Channel
The European Channel
