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Northern Europe Quiz Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Sea borders Europe to the south? 

a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Black Sea
2.

What is the longest river in Europe? 

a)
Danube River
b)
Seine River
c)
Rhine River
d)
Volga River
3.

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

a)
Age of Enlightenment
b)
Dark Ages
c)
Medieval Period
d)
Middle Ages
4.

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

a)
communism
b)
dictatorship
c)

democracy

d)
monarchy
5.

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

a)
European Alliance
b)
Eurozone
c)
European Confederation
d)
European Union
6.

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

a)
Dollar
b)
Euro
c)
Yen
d)
Pound
7.

What is the capital of Ireland?

a)
Cork
b)
Belfast
c)
Galway
d)
Dublin
8.

Ireland shares its only land border with what other country?

a)
Wales
b)
Scotland
c)
England
d)
Northern Ireland
9.

What year did Ireland become independent?  

a)
1945
b)
1922
c)
1916
d)
1970
10.

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

a)
Taoiseach
b)
Monarch
c)
Prime Minister
d)
President
11.

According to legend, this 5th century Christian missionary drove the snakes out of Ireland:  

a)
Saint Patrick
b)
Saint Michael
c)
Saint John
d)
Saint Peter
12.

Of the four regions of the United Kingdom, which is the largest in both size and population?  

a)
Scotland
b)
Wales
c)
England
d)
Northern Ireland
13.

Which British monarch reigned from 1837 to 1901?

a)
Queen Elizabeth II
b)
Queen Victoria
c)
King George III
d)
King Edward VII
14.

Which of the following countries was once a part of the British Empire? 

a)
India
b)

Australia

c)

Canada

d)

China

15.

What currency is used by the United Kingdom?

a)

Pound

b)
Yen
c)
Dollar
d)
Euro
16.

What is the name of the prehistoric monument in England that was possibly once a burial site? 

a)
Pyramids of Giza
b)
Stonehenge
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
Great Wall of China
17.

Label the Scandanavian countries.

18.

Match the following regions of the United Kingdom with their capitals:

a)

England

1.

London

b)

Scotland

2.

Edinburgh

c)

Wales

3.

Cardiff

d)

Northern Ireland

4.

Belfast

19.

Label the countries of Northern Europe.