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Facts about European Union

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was created the European Union?

a)

1951

b)

1987

c)

2010

d)

2001

2.

How many countries are members of the EU?

a)

27

b)

30

c)

22

d)

25

3.

What is the motto of the European Union?

a)

All Europeans

b)

United in Diversity

c)

United in Varity

d)

Stronger Together

4.

What is the EU institution responsible for adopting laws and budgets?

a)

The European Parliament

b)

The European Commission

c)

The Court of Justice of the European Union

d)

The Council of the European Union

5.

How many official languages are recognized by the EU?

a)

18

b)

24

c)

12

d)

30

6.
  • How many countries use the euro?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

27

d)

24

7.

What are the fundamental values of the EU?

a)

Authoritarianism, censorship, discrimination

b)

Democracy, human rights, rule of law, equality

c)

Freedom, fraternity, equality

d)

Dictatorship, inequality, anarchy

8.

Rule of Law is when...

a)

some citizen are more important than others.

b)

government has all the powers.

c)

no one, even the rulers of a society, is above the law.

d)

the president has all the powers.

9.

Equality is when people are treated the same regardless of what they look like or where they come from.

a)

True.

b)

False.

10.
  • The democracy is a political system in which power belongs to...

a)
  • the president of the country.

b)
  • all the people in the country.

c)
  • the king.

d)
  • the prime minister of the country.

11.

Human Rights are one of the six EU values.

a)

True.

b)

False.

12.

The European Council...

a)

proposes the laws.

b)

adopts the laws.

c)

sets out the EU's goals.

d)

put into effect the budget.

13.

The European Parliament...

a)

make sure the budget is respected.

b)

sets out the EU's goals.

c)

adopts the laws and budget.

d)

proposes laws.

14.

A EU citizen is free to move, live and find work in any other EU country.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The euro sign was inspired by the...

a)

French letter ê.

b)

Bulgarian letter З (z).

c)

Latvian letter ē.

d)

Greek letter ε (epsilon).

16.
  • The European Union was created to ensure...

a)
  • toys for free.

b)
  • healthy food.

c)
  • peace.

d)
  • free education.

17.

A compromise is when...

a)

you loose.

b)

you give something up in order to reach an agreement.

c)

you don't give up.

d)

you fight over something.

18.

The first member countries of the European Union are...

a)

France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italie and Luxembourg.

b)

France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italie and Spain.

c)

France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Italie and Luxembourg.

d)

France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Luxembourg.

19.

What are the 3 symbols of the EU?

a)

the flag, the anthem and the motto

b)

the flag, the Europa building and the anthem

c)

the anthem, the motto and the euro

d)

the flag, the anthem and the euro

20.

The European Commission...

a)

proposes new laws and ensures that they are respected.

b)

adopts the laws.

c)

sets out the EU's goals.

d)

discusses the laws and takes decisions.