Quiz  /  Know Your European Geography Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which French city became the capital of the papacy in 1309?

  • Marseille
  • Nice
  • Rennes
  • Avignon

  • 2. 
    In which city is the Uffizi Gallery located?

  • Paris
  • Luxembourg city
  • Florence
  • Vatican City

  • 3. 
    Where is Humboldt University located?

  • Frankfurt
  • Copenhagen
  • Bern
  • Berlin

  • 4. 
    What does the word Balkan mean in Turkish?

  • sea
  • valley
  • fissure
  • mountain

  • 5. 
    Which of the following is not one of the Channel Islands?

  • Alderney
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Anglesey

  • 6. 
    What is often referred to as the “Emerald Isle”?

  • Madagascar
  • Ireland
  • Greenland
  • Sri Lanka

  • 7. 
    Which peak is the highest active volcano in Europe?

  • Klyuchevskaya Volcano
  • Mount Etna
  • Vesuvius
  • Eyjafjallajökull

  • 8. 
    The Madeira Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean belong to which country?

  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain

  • 9. 
    What is the longest river in Europe?

  • Dnieper River
  • Danube River
  • Volga River
  • Elbe River

  • 10. 
    The summit of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, is located in which country?

  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
  • Germany

  • 11. 
    What Austrian city, noted for its Italian Renaissance and Baroque architecture, is dominated by a fortress resting on Monks’ Hill?

  • Vienna
  • Innsbruck
  • Salzburg
  • Munich

  • 12. 
    What city in north-central Germany is the site where Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation?

  • Friedberg
  • Gelnhausen
  • Hanau
  • Wittenberg

  • 13. 
    Which of the following is not on the Acropolis in Athens?

  • Academeia
  • Propylaea
  • Erechtheum
  • Parthenon

  • 14. 
    What major Tuscan city is located northwest of Rome on the Arno River and is the birthplace of the Renaissance?

  • Pisa
  • Bologna
  • Florence
  • Genoa

  • 15. 
    Besides the Italian Peninsula, what are the other two great peninsulas of southern Europe?

  • Malay and Iberian
  • Baja and Malay
  • Iberian and Balkan
  • Iberian and Baja

  • 16. 
    What major Italian city, famous for its history and architecture, is located on a group of islands in a lagoon off the Adriatic Sea?

  • Venice
  • Genoa
  • Pisa
  • Rome

  • 17. 
    In what country is Gdańsk located?

  • Lithuania
  • Estonia
  • Poland
  • Germany

  • 18. 
    What is the capital of Russia?

  • St. Petersburg
  • Omsk
  • Volgograd
  • Moscow
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