🧠 Europe quiz questions with answers

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1. Which of these animals is the heaviest?

   1. Gray wolf
   2. Reindeer
   3. Wild boar
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   Answer: B. Reindeer
   Gray wolf (40 kg) · Reindeer (130 kg) · Wild boar (80 kg)

   💡 It is the only deer species in which both males and females grow antlers.

2. Which of these is closest to the equator?

   1. Brandenburg Gate
   2. Dubrovnik Old Town
   3. Aachen Cathedral
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   Answer: B. Dubrovnik Old Town
   Brandenburg Gate (52.5°N) · Dubrovnik Old Town (42.6°N) · Aachen Cathedral (50.8°N)

   💡 It was a filming location for King's Landing in Game of Thrones.

3. Portugal: which of these is closest to it?

   1. Florence Cathedral
   2. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
   3. Nyhavn
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   Answer: A. Florence Cathedral
   Florence Cathedral (1,682 km) · Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) (3,138 km) · Nyhavn (2,355 km)

   💡 Brunelleschi built the dome without a wooden support frame underneath.

4. Which of these animals eats only plants?

   1. Moose
   2. Polar bear
   3. European hedgehog
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   Answer: A. Moose

   💡 A bull moose sheds its antlers every winter and grows a new set the next year.

5. Which of these is closest to the equator?

   1. Northern lights (Tromsø, Lyngen Alps)
   2. St Paul's Cathedral
   3. Winter Palace (Hermitage)
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   Answer: B. St Paul's Cathedral
   Northern lights (Tromsø, Lyngen Alps) (69.6°N) · St Paul's Cathedral (51.5°N) · Winter Palace (Hermitage) (59.9°N)

   💡 A whisper against the wall of its Whispering Gallery can be heard on the far side of the dome.

6. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

   1. Loch Ness Monster
   2. Greater flamingo
   3. Eurasian brown bear
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   Answer: A. Loch Ness Monster

   💡 Legend says a monster lives in Loch Ness, but the famous 1934 'surgeon's photograph' was later revealed as a hoax made with a toy submarine.

7. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

   1. Lake Bled
   2. Mount Elbrus
   3. Matterhorn
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   Answer: B. Mount Elbrus
   Lake Bled (475 m) · Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) · Matterhorn (4,478 m)

   💡 This dormant volcano is the highest mountain in Europe.

8. Which of these animals is the heaviest?

   1. Red fox
   2. White stork
   3. Arctic fox
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   Answer: A. Red fox
   Red fox (6 kg) · White stork (3.4 kg) · Arctic fox (3.5 kg)

   💡 It can hear a mouse moving under the snow and pounces on it from above.

9. Which of these animals swims the fastest?

   1. Walrus
   2. Harbor seal
   3. Eurasian beaver
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   Answer: A. Walrus
   Walrus (35 km/h) · Harbor seal (19 km/h) · Eurasian beaver (8 km/h)

   💡 Both male and female walruses have tusks, which help them haul themselves out onto the ice.

10. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. Big Ben
    2. Reichstag Building
    3. Arc de Triomphe
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    Answer: B. Reichstag Building
    Big Ben (1859) · Reichstag Building (1894) · Arc de Triomphe (1836)

    💡 Its glass dome was added by architect Norman Foster in 1999.

11. Which of these structures is the tallest?

    1. Hagia Sophia
    2. Westminster Abbey
    3. Pantheon
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    Answer: B. Westminster Abbey
    Hagia Sophia (55 m) · Westminster Abbey (69 m) · Pantheon (43.3 m)

    💡 Almost every English and British coronation since 1066 has taken place here.

12. Which of these countries is the smallest by area?

    1. Ukraine
    2. Italy
    3. Greece
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    Answer: C. Greece
    Ukraine (603,550 km²) · Italy (301,340 km²) · Greece (131,957 km²)

13. Which of these animals is endangered?

    1. Eurasian magpie
    2. European eel
    3. Common kingfisher
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    Answer: B. European eel

    💡 European eels are thought to hatch in the Sargasso Sea and drift thousands of kilometres to Europe as larvae.

14. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

    1. Snowy owl
    2. Atlantic puffin
    3. Storsjö Monster
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    Answer: C. Storsjö Monster

    💡 In 1986 a Swedish county declared the Storsjö Monster an endangered species protected by law; the protection was lifted in 2005.

15. Notre-Dame de Paris: which of these is closest to it?

    1. Bran Castle
    2. St. Basil's Cathedral
    3. Moscow Kremlin
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    Answer: A. Bran Castle
    Bran Castle (1,771 km) · St. Basil's Cathedral (2,487 km) · Moscow Kremlin (2,487 km)

    💡 It is called Dracula's Castle, though author Bram Stoker never visited Romania.

16. Which of these animals is native to North America?

    1. Great grey owl
    2. Mute swan
    3. Eurasian eagle-owl
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    Answer: A. Great grey owl

    💡 It can hear voles moving under deep snow and plunges through the snow to catch them.

17. Which of these countries is the largest by area?

    1. Iceland
    2. Austria
    3. Belarus
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    Answer: C. Belarus
    Iceland (103,000 km²) · Austria (83,879 km²) · Belarus (207,600 km²)

18. Which of these animals is the lightest?

    1. Saiga antelope
    2. Wolverine
    3. Eurasian lynx
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    Answer: B. Wolverine
    Saiga antelope (40 kg) · Wolverine (12 kg) · Eurasian lynx (19 kg)

    💡 Its wide paws work like snowshoes, helping it travel over deep snow.

19. Which of these animals is native to Asia?

    1. Chamois
    2. European bison
    3. Alpine ibex
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    Answer: A. Chamois

    💡 Soft "shammy" cleaning leather is named after the chamois, whose hide was first used for it.

20. Which of these buildings has the most floors?

    1. 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
    2. The Shard
    3. Tour Montparnasse
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    Answer: B. The Shard
    30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) (41) · The Shard (95) · Tour Montparnasse (59)

    💡 It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom.

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