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| Marie Antoinette, Queen of France |
True or False? Lets see how much you really know about Europe. Can you answer true or false to all of these questions? If you're interested, get out a pen and paper and write down your answer for each question. Then see my other album for the answers. Good luck! ;0) 1. Since WWII, Italy has had more than 50 governments.
2. The population of Austria is roughly equal to that of New York City
3. Finland was the last European country to grant women equal rights.
4. Mary, Queen of Scotts was crowned Queen of England when she was only one week old.
5. Marie Antoinette is known to have said "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
6. The Black Plague of the 14th century killed off one third of Britains population.
7. The Musee d'Orsay in Paris is a former train station.
8. The canary islands are a part of Spain.
9. Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was completely deaf in his later years.
10. The European office of the United Nations in located in Geneva.
11. Before the potato famine, more people lived in Ireland than today.
12. Norway's costal areas generally have a lot of percipitation and cold weather. |
Multiple Choice 1. How many lightbulbs illumiate the Louvre at night?
a) 50,000
b) 90,000
c) 200,000
2. What is the correct term for a native of Monoco?
a) Monacoan
b) Monte-Carlan
c) Montegasque
d) Francophile
3. "Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl" was first published in what language?
a) German
b) Flemish
c) Dutch
d) Swedish
4. Portugal's royal family fled to what country in 1807?
a) Brazil
b) France
c) United States
5. What controversial sculpture graces the centre of Brussels?
a) The Thinker
b) David
c) Manneken Pis
d) Fall of Icarus
6. His 95 theses were the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.
a) Otto von Bismark
b) Henry VIII
c) Martin Luther
d) Kaiser Wilhelm
7. Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"?
a) Falkner
b) Chaucer
c) Dickens
8. What was the name of Don Quixote's sidekick?
a) Ricky Ricardo
b) Sancho Panza
c) Gerarld Riveria |
Short Answer 1. During what century did the Industrial Revolution take place?
2. What English writer has sold more copies of their works: Agatha Christie or William Shakespere?
3. Denmark is the owner of which large island?
4. What Swedish actress was famous for her reclusive nature?
5. What is the name of the river that winds it's way through Prague?
6. Budapest was once divided into two cities: what were they?
7. Before Warsaw became the capital of Poland in 1611, what city claimed the honour?
8. What former Soviet leader met with President Roosevelt and Winston Churchhill at the Yalta confrence in 1945? |
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balhannah Sun Nov 8, 2009 05:23 UTC
Love your opening photo! you are the featured member at the moment. Regards, Dee | JohnniOmani Sun Oct 4, 2009 02:00 UTC
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You have some great pics/pages here!! Greets from New Jersey. | Swades Tue Jun 30, 2009 04:42 UTC
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