EuroQuiz I
1. Which of the below mentioned rivers is the longest?
1. Elba 2. Loire X. Rhine
2. What maximum speed (in km/h) can a European fast train run at?
1. less than 200 2. more than 300 X. almost 400
3. From which plant is sugar made of in Europe?
1. Corn 2. Potato X. Sugarbeet
4. Where was democracy invented?
1. Olympia 2. Athens X. Rome
5. In which year did the first passenger train set off?
1. 1582 2. 1825 X. 1852
6. Whose name can the theory of Evolution be connected with?
1. Darwin 2. Nobel X. Voltaire
7. In which country can the Alhambra (built by the Moslems) be found?
1. Italy 2. France X. Spain
8. Upon whose idea was the industry of different European countries united?
1. Jean Monnet 2. Robert Schuman X. Charles de Gaulle
9. From which year do we use the expression of European Union?
1. 1989 2. 1992 X. 2004
10. Which composer's piece of music served as a basis for the Anthem of the Union?
1. Beethoven 2. Mozart X. Bach
11. In which town has the European Commission its sessions?
1. Brussels 2. Luxemburg X. Strasbourg
12. Which country has the largest population?
1. United Kingdom 2. France X. Germany