Part 3: Europe (Even More)
Scotland!
E21. Which Personnality is represented on the Ten Pounds notes used in Scotland?
a. William Wallace          
b. the Duke of Edinburgh
c. the Loch Ness Monster
d. the Queen of England  
e. the Prince of Wales  
d. the Queen of England; HRH Elisaneth II's effigy is printed on all Commonwealth notes
E22. Which of these countries is not part of the United Kingdom?
b. Eire: this is the official name of the Republic of Ireland
a. England   b. Eire   c. Wales   d. Ulster   e. Scotland
E23. Which of these countries does France not have a boarder (land or sea) with?
c. Denmark
a. Netherlands   b. Brazil   c. Denmark   d. Canada   e. United Kingdom
Museum in this country's capital...
E24. Where is the historical region of Bohemia?
a. Czech Republic  
b. Germany  
c. Poland  
d. Slovakia  
e. Hungary
a. Czech Republic
E25. Which is the most populated city in Switzerland?
d. Zürich
a. Lausanne    b. Geneva     c. Locarno     d. Zurich      e. Berne
E26. In which country (city)  were the first European street lights installed (1891)?
b. Norway; Hammerfest is also the northernmost city in the World and the first to use ocean tidal energy in 2004
a. United Kingdom (Nottingham)    b. Norway (Hammerfest)  c. Belgium (Liege)
d. Malta (Valetta)    e. Iceland (Keflavik)
The Little Mermaid is the World's most photographed statue E27. Which European city is famous for its Little Mermaid?
a. Stockholm       
b. Goteborg        
c. Copenhaguen  
d. Oslo               
e. Helsinki          
c. Copenhaguen; Its Little Mermaid was made in honour of Hans Chistian Andersen's tale and is probably Denmark's most famous landmark
E28. In which German/Austrian region is the Black Forrest?
c. Baden-Wurtemberg
a. Rheinland-Pfalz   b. Bayern   c. Baden-Wurtemberg   d. Tyrol   e. Hessen
E29. In which European city is the famous October Beer Festival?
a. Munich; the Oktoberfest is a chance to get drunk with a million others and sing traditionnal Germanic (or other) anthems!
a. Munich   b. Munster, Ireland   c. Munster, Germany   d. Zurich   e. Antwerp
Bulls and crowd (some run for life, some for pleasure)
E30. In which European city is the annual festival where bulls are let out on the crowd?
a. Bilbao  
b. Pampelona  
c. Lisbon  
d. Zaragossa  
e. Andorra-la-Vella
b. Pampelona; the people in the crowd are there voluntarily, and though people get hurt (or die) every year, this is an age-old Spanish tradition
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