About This Quiz
So you think you know Europe? Map it out and take this quiz!In population though, Europe is the 3rd largest among the continents.
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These countries are a combination of landlocked countries and island nations.
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A peninsula is a piece of land that extends outside into the waters, where majority of its sides are surrounded by water already.
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The term "Siberian" pertains to Siberia, a place in Russia.
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The fourth region is known as Alpine Mountains.
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Iceland is in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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A section of Russia is actually considered as part of Europe while the other sections are part of Asia.
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The Vatican is actually still part of Italy, but acts as an independent state.
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Germany used to be divided into East Germany and West Germany.
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Mt. Blanc could be accessed via France or Italy.
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The Mediterranean Sea is in southern Europe.
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The country that touches the Alps also nickname their connection with the name of their country, such as the French Alps or the Swiss Alps.
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Cote D'Ivoire is a country in Africa.
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The Sound of Music was set in Austria, one of the countries that uses the edelweiss as a national symbol.
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The Pyrenees basically separates the Iberian Peninsula from most of Europe.
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The Danube flows through Austria, Strauss' home country.
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Some landlocked countries have coastlines but they are for closed seas only, not open seas.
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Affluent states are also called "developed nations."
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San Marino is considered as the oldest state in the continent.
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Liechtenstein is landlocked by the equally landlocked nations of Austria and Switzerland.
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Tajikistan is located in Central Asia.
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Mali’s capital is Bamako.
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Its capital city is Berne.
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Slovakia is actually a landlocked country.
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There are times of the year when certain parts of Norway doesn't see the sun rising in full, hence this nickname.
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If you look closely on the map, Italy looks like a boot that faces on the left side.
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Ukraine earned this nickname since its agricultural lands yield the most wheat and other products used to make bread, and they produce lots of it!
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The country actually has more than 150,000 lakes in it, a high number for one country, hence the nickname.
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Venice is known as the “City of Canals” for obvious reasons. It is also called “The Floating City” sometimes.
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Bucharest earned this nickname due to the similarity of its city’s architectural and cultural nuances with that of Paris.
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Perhaps the presence of many international organizations like UN agencies contribute to this air of peace in the capital.
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New York is in the USA.
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Ancient Greece developed many elements used in world cultures today, such as democracy, philosophy, forms of governments, and the Olympics.
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While also an axis power, Japan is the axis connection that ruled Asia.
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Although New Zealand is considered a dominion of the British Commonwealth during those times, it’s technically not a European country due to geographic concerns.
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