e. Monaco; by treaty, monaco always uses the same currency as France. The Vatican and San Marino are not on the Med.
E1. Which Mediterranean country uses the Euro as its official currency even though it is not an official member of the European Union?
a. the Vatican   b. Gibraltar  c. San Marino  
d. Turkey   e. Monaco
E2. Which are the two main countries of the Iberic Peninsula?
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a. Italy and Greece   b. Spain and Italy   c. Spain and Portugal
d. Greece and Cyprus   e. Portugal and Cyprus
c. Spain and Portugal
E3. Which of these countries was never part of the USSR?
a. Lituania   b. Ukraine   c. Moldova   d.Armenia   e. Bulgaria
e. Bulgaria
E4. In which country is Transylvannia, the legendary home of Count Dracula?
a. Slovakia     
b. Romania    
c. Macedonia 
d. Belarus      
e. Bulgaria     
b. Romania; The old Dracula mansion probably never saw any vampires, but tourists can visit it and even spend a night in it if they are brave enough!
E5. With which country does France have its longest border?
a. Spain   b. Germany   c. United-Kingdom   d. Brazil   e. Italy
d. Brazil; The French departement of Guyane's border with Brazil is France's longest. A bit tricky, but true!
E6. Along with French, what is Belgium's other official language?
a. Dutch   b. German   c. Flemmish   d. Belgian   e. English
c. Flemmish
E7. How many official languages are there in Switzerland?
a. Only 1    
b. 2    
c. 3    
d. 4  
e. 3 and 2 regional languages
d. 4; German, French, Italian and Roman Swiss are all official languages in Switzerland.
E8. To which language group does Basque (spoken in parts of Spain and France) belong?
a. Latin   b. Celtic   c. Germanic   d. Arabic   e. None
e. None; Basque is not classified in any language group. However, anthropologists have found some simiarities with Siberian dialects.
E9. At the end of World War 2, what other city than Berlin was divided into 4 security zones, each held by one of the Allies?
a. Vienna  
b. Nuremberg  
c. Bonn  
d. Frankfurt  
e. Salo
a. Vienna
E10. Which is Europe's largest port?
a. Istanbul   b. London   c. Rotterdam   d. Hamburg   e. St Petersburg
c. Rotterdam
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