Do You Know Europe? Take our Europe Quiz

So, you think you know Europe? Put your skills to the test with our Europe Quiz – see how many of these 10 questions you can get right. (They’re multiple choice; how hard can it be?)

Answers to our Europe quiz are at the bottom, but try not to cheat! Post your Europe Quiz score as a comment here, or on Facebook. I’ll be honest; I wouldn’t have known a lot of these, so if you get more than half without checking I’ll be impressed!

1. Which of the following European cities is not a national capital?

a) Brussels
b) Vienna
c) Zurich

2. Which of these European countries has the largest area?

a) Ukraine
b) United Kingdom
c) Sweden

3. Which of these European countries does not have a border with Germany?

a) Czech Republic
b) Italy
c) Denmark

4. Which of these European cities is furthest south?

a) Belgrade (Serbia)
b) Sofia (Bulgaria)
c) Lisbon (Portugal)

5. Which is the correct description of the stripes on the French flag?

a) Red, then white, then blue (horizontally, from top to bottom)
b) Blue, then white then red (vertically, from left to right)
c) Red, then white, then blue, (vertically, from left to right)

6. Which of these European countries has a coast on the Mediterranean Sea?

a) Macedonia
b) Croatia
c) Romania

7. Which are Switzerland’s official national languages?

a) French, English, German and Dutch
b) German, Italian, French and Romansh
c) German, French, Bavarian and English

8. Which of the following European countries is not a member of the European Union (EU)?

a) Slovenia
b) Portugal
c) Norway

9. Tallin is the capital city of which Eastern European country?

a) Estonia
b) Latvia
c) Belarus

10. Which of these European countries does not contain part of the Alps mountain range?

a) France
b) Slovenia
c) Hungary

Answers: 1. (c); 2. (a); 3. (b); 4. (c); 5. (b); 6. (b); 7. (b); 8. (c); 9. (a); 10. (c)