geg 1 quiz 2

What is the capital and largest city of the Slovak Republic?

Bratislava

What is the capital and largest city of Finland?

Helsinki

In what year did the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain finally reconquer the rest of the country from Muslim rulers? Incidentally, that was the same year that the Jews were expelled from Spain (unless they converted to Catholicism).

1492

Germany's constitution, called the Basic Law, established a federal system of government in which many powers reside with the state governments. This governmental structure is very similar to that of the United States because the US insisted on it after Germany's defeat in World War II in order to weaken the central government and preclude another future dictatorship like Hitler's. How many states (länder) are there in Germany?

16

What percentage of Sweden's population is "of a foreign background" (defined as being born abroad or born in Sweden with both foreign-born parents)?

26%

What approximate percentage of France's population identifies as 'No religion'?

39.6%

What is the population of the Republic of Ireland (NOT including Northern Ireland)? The answer can be found in the country information box on the right side of the page.

5.1 million

The constitution of Switzerland does not actually designate a federal capital city, but what city do the Swiss consider to be the de facto capital? (It may be useful to look up the meanings of the terms de jure and de facto.)

Bern

From what country did Iceland gain independence in 1918? The answer to this question can be found in the text above the 'Contents' box, but it is more clearly expressed in the 'History' section.

Denmark

Of the two main languages spoken in Belgium, which is the dominant language spoken in the Brussels-Capital Region?

French

Which country is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

Ireland

What Netherlands seaport is the busiest port in Europe (and the 10th largest in the world)?

Rotterdam

Hungary's national language, Hungarian (a.k.a. Magyar), is one of the the few non-Indo-European languages that are widely spoken in Europe. What language family does Hungarian belong to?

Uralic

What is the capital and largest city of Poland

Warsaw

Slovenia is one of the successor states to what former multi-ethnic state until its independence in 1991?

Yugoslavia

What industry accounts for nearly a quarter of Norway's gross domestic product?

petroleum

What is Denmark's current currency?

the Danish krone

The Czech Republic used to be one of the two main parts (along with Slovakia) of the country of Czechoslovakia. What was the name of Czechoslovakia's 1989 revolution, which peacefully ended communist rule and Soviet domination and reestablished democracy with a market economy?

the Velvet Revolution

What is the currency (money) that is currently used in Austria?

the euro

What is the current currency of Portugal?

the euro

What is the most industrialised part of Italy?

the north