A Trip through Europe Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hans Memling

All these people are notorious painters who have lived and worked (at least part of their lives) in Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) and Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) all have lived and worked in Antwerp. These three are known as the best painters Antwerp ever had.

Hans Memling (1433-1494) was no Baroque painter and worked most of his life in Bruges. He was born in the German city Seligenstadt.

This question was crafted by JanIQ, who will only paint with words.

Answer: Cutlery

All of these were major products of the Industrial Revolution in Northern England or the Midlands - pottery from Stoke, lace from Nottingham and cotton from Manchester and smaller mill towns. Sheffield's cutlery was mentioned in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", and it is still manufactured today.

This question was brought to you by player riotgrrl.

Answer: Cuckoo clocks

The Black Forest is a mountain range in the southwest of Germany. It's famous for its cuckoo clocks, which have been produced there since the early 18th century. In the city of Triberg, you can even visit and enter one of the world's biggest cuckoo clocks - a house in the shape of a cuckoo clock with a working clock face on its facade.

This question was crafted by player wildmatz.

Answer: Half a rye roll with cheese

Literally translated, "Halver Hahn" means "half a rooster". Legend has it that in the 19th century a local businessman ordered 14 roosters for the celebration of his birthday. However, the waiter ("Köbes") was told to not actually serve the roosters but instead a much cheaper meal of 14 rye rolls with Gouda cheese.

This question was authored by player rosaklebb, who is currently inventing recipes for the made-up dishes in the incorrect answers.

Answer: West (Nyugat)

"Nyugat" was actually a literary journal that had a huge influence on Hungarian literary life from 1908 to 1941. Its name can be traced back to its openness towards philosophical and literary movements coming from the "Western world" as opposed to the folkloric tendencies characteristic for the turn of the century's Hungarian literature.

For those who know a bit of Hungarian: yes, the words Eszak and Del should be written with an accent (észak and dél), but sometimes the diacritic marks in the options are not rendered properly in flash mode.

This question was made by local player nyul.

Answer: Gibraltar

Stavanger is in Norway, Galway in Ireland, Timisoara in Romania. None of these three places are known for their wildlife.

Gibraltar, a small British colony on the South coast of Spain, is the place we're looking for. Legend has it that the British will stay in Gibraltar as long as the monkeys do, so the British army has assumed the care for the monkey population. Mind you: this legend must not be used to make parallels between the caretaking people and those who are cared for...

This question was made by JanIQ, who doesn't want to be called monkey (nor British).

Answer: Ravens

The oldest part of the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in the late 11th century. Used over the centuries as a prison, a place of execution and an armoury, it now houses the Crown Jewels. Two of Henry VIII's wives, Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard, were beheaded there.

Question by Bazzoomer.

Answer: Silesian (Slaskie), main city - Katowice

The Masovian Voivodship ("województwo mazowieckie"), with the national capital, Warsaw, was the largest and the most populous of all in 2007, but only third in density (146 people/sq. km). The Silesian Voivodship ("województwo slaskie") in Southern Poland (almost three times smaller than the Masovian Voivodship) was the second most populous (4.6 million) in 2007, and also had the highest percentage of urban population (78%, in contrast to the national average of only 61%). It had a density of 377 people/sq. km. The average for the whole country was 122/sq. km (316/sq. mi.).

All data from 2007 census.

Our team mate Krzysztof, who is the author of this question, doesn't live in any of the four mentioned voivodships.

Answer: Catalan

The mountain is a symbol of Catalan nationalism. Every year on 23rd June a bonfire is lit on the summit of Canigou and torches from this bonfire are then taken to light thousands more bonfires all over Catalonia.

This question was conjured by player Evil Sorcerer.

Answer: In Italy (near Rome)

The original Tivoli is a town in Italy, 30 km (18 miles) northeast of Rome, founded about 3,000 years ago as Tibur (first settlement dates as far as 13th century BC). In the first century BC, it became a popular resort among Roman patricians.

Modern Tivoli's main attractions are the ruins of Villa Adriana (commissioned by Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD) and Renaissance Villa d'Este, constructed for Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este in the 16th century. Both architectonic complexes, with their vast and beautiful gardens, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Tivoli Gardens in Paris (Jardin de Tivoli) existed in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were named after the gardens in Italy and in turn lent the name to Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, which is one of the oldest amusement parks in the world in service. It was also an inspiration for Walt Disney's Disneyland.
The Japanese Tivoli was a short-lived version of the Danish amusement park. It opened in 1998 and went bankrupt in 2008.

Question by Krzysztof.