London, Paris and Beyond: The European Capitals Quiz

From World War II to 1990 when the Berlin Wall came down, Bonn was the capital city of Germany. Apart from that period, Berlin has served as the nation's capital. Don't feel too bad for Bonn, though, as it was granted second capital status after Berlin was reinstated.

From 1756 to 1776, Varazdin served as Croatia's capital, until a big fire destroyed 80 percent of the buildings in the city. After that, Zagreb once again became the capital.

Before Rome took over Italy's capital duties in 1871, it was briefly Turin, then Florence.

The borders of France have changed over the centuries, so long ago Tournai was within the nation's limits and was the capital. Now it is part of Belgium.

The Vienna Zoo was built way back in 1752, and is still open for visitors. Currently, it houses 700 or so animal species, and is considered to be the most beautiful zoo in Europe.

The city-state of Vatican City is the smallest nation in the world. It is only 109 acres and has a population of around 800 people. Most residents are connected with the Holy See, the government of the Roman Catholic Church. Although located inside Rome, Vatican City has its own post office, banking system and police force (the Swiss Guards).

At the time, dogs were still considered farm animals, and the thought was that they couldn't adapt to city life. The pooch ban was partially lifted in 1984, then completely done away with in 2006. Incidentally, beer was banned in the whole of Iceland from 1915 to 1989, and TV broadcasts couldn't happen on Thursdays until 1987! The latter was to encourage people to outside and socialize.

Nuuk, Greenland only wins out by a few miles over Reykjavik. However, if you're talking about sovereign countries, Reykjavik wins, since Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Moscow was home to 79 billionaires in 2021, according to Forbes. That's a whole lot of rubles.

Thanks to low corporate taxes, a huge number of major tech companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook have their European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. In fact, the area around Grand Canal Dock in Dublin is known casually as "Silicon Docks," because so many tech companies are in the area.