western europe
What religion are southern and western countries predominantly?
Catholic
Capital of Denmark
Copenhagen
What are loughs?
Crystal lakes in Northern Ireland
On what river do most of the people of Austria live?
Danube River
Capital of Ireland
Dublin
In what country would you find Monte Carlo?
Monaco
What country is sometimes called Holland?
Netherlands
Where would you find polders?
Netherlands
Capital of Norway
Oslo
What country produces approximately half of the world's cork annually?
Portugal
What mountains form the border between Spain and France?
Pyrenees Mountains
What Italian city was built on more than one hundred islands in the Adriatic Sea?
Venice
What happened at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
a massacre
What is the Massif Central in France?
a mountainous plateau with poor soil
What is the Giant's Causeway and where is is located?
a rock formation formed by cooled lava in Northern Ireland and Scotland
Where is it in Scandanavia that the sun never sets for two months in the summer?
above the Arctic Circle
What are lochs?
deep narrow lakes carved by glaciers in Scotland
What are the strong walls the Dutch built to hold back seawater called?
dikes
What is the title given to the ruler of Luxembourg?
duke
What is the Apulia in Italy?
heel of the boot of Italy
What is the importance of the Loire River in France?
it is the longest river in France
What is the Hague and where is it located?
it is the seat of government in the Netherlands
What is the nickname given to Iceland?
land of fire and ice
Where does the name Andorra come from and what does the name mean?
old Moorish meaning "thickly wooded place"
What are Cantons?
self-governing districts in Switzerland
What is probably the most famous mountain in Switzerland?
the Matterhorn
What is Milan known for?
the banking center in Po River Valley in Italy
What causes Denmark to have such high taxes?
the country's welfare program
Why doesn't Lichtenstein participate in wars?
they do not have an army
Capital of Liechtenstein
Vaduz
What is the world's smallest country?
Vatican
Where is the home of the Pope?
Vatican City
Capital of Netherlands
Amsterdam
Capital of Greece
Athens
Where is the European Union headquarters located in Europe?
Belgium
Capital of Germany
Berlin
Capital of Switzerland
Bern
Capital of Belgium
Brussels
Capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
Where would you find the Seine River?
France
Where would you find the Kiel Canal?
Germany
What is the largest island in Europe?
Great Britain
Capital of Finland
Helsinki
What is the tiny principality between Switzerland and Austria known for its industrialization and high standard of living called?
Liechtenstein
Capital of Portugal
Lisbon
Where would you find the River Thames?
London, UK
Capital of Spain
Madrid
What countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain, Portugal, Andorra
Capital of Sweden
Stockholm
What waterway is between Spain and Africa?
Strait of Gibraltar
