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Europe quiz

Houses split between two countries, a beer lease that runs for 9,000 years and a song contest that once crowned four winners: Europe is full of surprises. These 20 questions come from across the book, covering everything from Eurovision and football to borders, food and history. See how many you can get, then test your family and friends.

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  1. Question 1 of 20Eurovision

    The 1969 contest in Madrid ended in an unprecedented result. What happened?

  2. Question 2 of 20Eurovision

    Which future global superstar won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988, despite not being Swiss?

  3. Question 3 of 20European Football

    The 1968 European Championship semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union was settled by a method never used at the tournament since. What was it?

  4. Question 4 of 20European Football

    Denmark won Euro 1992 despite an extraordinary circumstance. What was it?

  5. Question 5 of 20Capitals and Great Cities

    A self-declared bohemian “republic” with its own constitution and ambassadors occupies a district of which capital?

  6. Question 6 of 20Capitals and Great Cities

    Building Athens’ metro produced an unexpected side effect. What?

  7. Question 7 of 20Borders, Enclaves and Curiosities

    In Baarle, where a border runs through a house, what traditionally determines which country the house belongs to?

  8. Question 8 of 20Borders, Enclaves and Curiosities

    Neutral Moresnet was a curious scrap of territory that existed from 1816 to 1920. What was proposed as its national language?

  9. Question 9 of 20Flags, Symbols and National Identity

    The emblem of the Red Cross was created by doing what to the Swiss flag?

  10. Question 10 of 20Rivers, Mountains, Islands and Coasts

    The English word “geyser” comes from the proper name of one particular hot spring. What is that spring called?

  11. Question 11 of 20Food and Drink

    The lease Arthur Guinness signed on his Dublin brewery site in 1759 ran for how long?

  12. Question 12 of 20Food and Drink

    What is the curious rule about where Stilton cheese may be made?

  13. Question 13 of 20Food and Drink

    In 2018 the Swedish government publicly acknowledged that its famous meatballs were based on a recipe brought from where?

  14. Question 14 of 20Languages and Words

    Icelandic has a strong tradition of coining new native words rather than borrowing. What is the Icelandic word for computer built from?

  15. Question 15 of 20Languages and Words

    In German, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, the word “gift” also means what?

  16. Question 16 of 20The European Union and How Europe Governs Itself

    San Marino is headed by two Captains Regent who serve terms of what length?

  17. Question 17 of 20Empires, Kingdoms and Revolutions: Europe to 1900

    Peter the Great imposed a tax on which item, to push Russian nobles towards western fashions?

  18. Question 18 of 20Europe Since 1900

    How did the outside world first learn that a major nuclear release had occurred?

  19. Question 19 of 20Art and Architecture

    The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 exposition with what intended future?

  20. Question 20 of 20Music, Film and Literature

    The word “paparazzi” derives from a character in which film?

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  1. The 1969 contest in Madrid ended in an unprecedented result. What happened? Four songs tied for first place and all were declared winners
  2. Which future global superstar won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988, despite not being Swiss? Céline Dion
  3. The 1968 European Championship semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union was settled by a method never used at the tournament since. What was it? The toss of a coin
  4. Denmark won Euro 1992 despite an extraordinary circumstance. What was it? They had not qualified, and were called up late to replace Yugoslavia
  5. A self-declared bohemian “republic” with its own constitution and ambassadors occupies a district of which capital? Vilnius
  6. Building Athens’ metro produced an unexpected side effect. What? Excavations uncovered so many antiquities that several stations double as museums
  7. In Baarle, where a border runs through a house, what traditionally determines which country the house belongs to? The position of the front door
  8. Neutral Moresnet was a curious scrap of territory that existed from 1816 to 1920. What was proposed as its national language? Esperanto
  9. The emblem of the Red Cross was created by doing what to the Swiss flag? Reversing its colours
  10. The English word “geyser” comes from the proper name of one particular hot spring. What is that spring called? Geysir
  11. The lease Arthur Guinness signed on his Dublin brewery site in 1759 ran for how long? 9,000 years
  12. What is the curious rule about where Stilton cheese may be made? It cannot legally be made in the village of Stilton itself
  13. In 2018 the Swedish government publicly acknowledged that its famous meatballs were based on a recipe brought from where? Türkiye
  14. Icelandic has a strong tradition of coining new native words rather than borrowing. What is the Icelandic word for computer built from? The words for number and prophetess
  15. In German, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, the word “gift” also means what? Poison
  16. San Marino is headed by two Captains Regent who serve terms of what length? Six months
  17. Peter the Great imposed a tax on which item, to push Russian nobles towards western fashions? Beards
  18. How did the outside world first learn that a major nuclear release had occurred? Workers at a Swedish nuclear plant detected unexplained radiation
  19. The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 exposition with what intended future? It was meant to be dismantled after twenty years
  20. The word “paparazzi” derives from a character in which film? La Dolce Vita