European General Knowledge Americans May Not Know - Choices #3

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1. What is "fado"?

Romanian alcoholic drink

19th century art period, mostly in paintings

Portuguese music genre

medieval weapon

2. Which cake is the Sachertorte?

3. Where were castles typically built?

on a hill

by a body of water (typically a lake)

in the center of a city

on sacred ground (usually indicated by important religious figures or astrologists)

4. In which of these countries is Eastern Orthodox Christianity NOT the predominant religion?

Greece

Hungary

Russia

Serbia

5. When do you take a "siesta"?

in the morning

early afternoon

late afternoon/early evening

at night

6. Which of these animals can you NOT see in the wild in Europe?

7. Which one of these is NOT a European lake?

Balkhash is in Kazakhstan.

Balaton

Balkhash

Bled

Geneva

Vänern

Vättern

8. Which of these is a volcano that has erupted in the past 30 years and affected the air travel of all of Europe?

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

Mount Elbrus, Russia

Mount Pico, Portugal

Mount Vesuvius, Italy

Puy de Dôme, France

Sverrefjellet, Norway

9. In which of these countries can you vote electronically in any type of elections (since 2005)?

Albania

Estonia

Spain

Sweden

10. What is a rakia?

Balkan fruit spirits.

11. Who was the first European to walk on the Moon?

Only 12 Americans have walked on the Moon.

Jean-Loup Chrétien, France, 1982, mission Soyuz T-6

Vladimir Dzhanibekov, USSR, 1982, mission Soyuz T-6

Helen Sharman, UK, 1991, missions Soyuz TM-12 and Soyuz TM-11

no European has walked on the Moon yet

12. Which of these is the biggest amount of money?

$1 USD = €0.97 = £0.82 = 400 HUF = 11 kr = ₽100 = ₴42 = 114 DIN = 4 zł

10 DIN (Serbian Dinar)

€10 (Euro)

10 HUF (Hungarian Forint)

₴10 (Ukrainian Hryvnia)

10 kr (Swedish Krona)

£10 (UK Pound)

₽10 (Russian Ruble)

10 zł (Polish Złoty)

13. Who founded the Johann Strauss Orchestra?

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André Rieu, Netherlands

Gustav Mahler, Austria

Johann Sebastian Bach, Germany

Luciano Pavarotti, Italy

14. Which of these road signs may you NOT see in Europe? (Note: The colour shades and icon design *slightly* vary across countries.)

This is customs sign from Mexico.

15. Which of these is NOT native to Europe?

Lemons were introduced to Italy around 200 AD.

cranberry bush

lemon tree

pear tree

walnut tree

16. Which two people are likely to understand each other when speaking their native tongue?

Icelandic - Finnish

Albanian - Serbian

Moldavian - Romanian

Italian - Maltese

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