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A-Z European Regions 3 Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with 20 regions in 20 different European countries.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
author

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,921

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. A. This region in Northern Ireland has the same name as its capital. The capital is the seat of both the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Archbishops. According to tradition it was founded by St.Patrick. Hint

Armagh

Ards

Antrim

Argyll

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Question 2 of 20

2. B. This region is a district in north west Portugal. The capital with the same name was residence of the Portuguese court 1093-1147. Hint

Braganza

Braga

Beja

Barreiro

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Question 3 of 20

3. C. This French region with capital at Troyes is watered by the Marne, Auge, Aisne, Meuse and Yonne Rivers. It was an important medieval county.

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Question 4 of 20

4. D.This region in Sweden is a county (l�n) with capital at Falun. It was formerly called Kopparbergs l�n.

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Question 5 of 20

5. E. This region with capital at M�rida is an autonomous community of Spain.

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Question 6 of 20

6. F. This German region is a former duchy, now part of Bavaria, Baden-W�rttemberg and Hesse.

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Question 7 of 20

7. G. This region, now an Italian province, was formerly part of an Austrian crown land. It was ceded to Italy by the Treaty of St.Germain in 1919. Hint

Genova

Galicia

Goricia

Grosseto

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Question 8 of 20

8. H. This region is a Norwegian province ("fylke") with capital at Hamar. Hint

Hedmark

Halland

Hordaland

Hadeland

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Question 9 of 20

9. I. The northern part of this region (now in Croatia and Slovenia) was Austrian crown land under the Hapsburgs. Except for Fiume it was ceded by Austria to Italy in 1920. After WW2 the eastern part was claimed by Yugoslavia and all except the region around Trieste was assigned to Yugoslavia by treaty of 1946. Hint

Istria

Izola

Illyria

Isonzo

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Question 10 of 20

10. K. This region in Latvia was a duchy under Polish (1561-1737) and Russian (1735-95) suzerainty until it became a part of Russia in 1795. Hint

Klaipeda

K�nigsberg

Kaunas

Kurland

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Question 11 of 20

11. L. This region with capital at Arlon is a province of Belgium. Hint

Li�ge

Luxembourg

Limburg

Leeuwarden

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Question 12 of 20

12. M. This region includes all of northern Greece except West Thrace.

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Question 13 of 20

13. N. This region with capital at s'Hertogenbosch is a Dutch province. Hint

North Brabant

North Beveland

North Holland

North Flanders

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Question 14 of 20

14. O. This region in Luxembourg includes the northern cantons Clervaux and Wiltz. Hint

Oost Beveland

Oostende

Oesling

Oost Flevoland

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Question 15 of 20

15. P. This region is a province of Finland with capital at Joensuu. Hint

Pohjanmaa

Porkkala

Pori

Pohjois-Karjala

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Question 16 of 20

16. R. This region is a county of Denmark. The capital with the same name was the capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443. It was the scene of the signing of a Peace Treaty (The Peace of _____) in 1658. Hint

Ringk�bing

Ribe

Ringsted

Roskilde

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Question 17 of 20

17. S. This region is situated in Styria, Salzburg and Upper Austria states, Austria. It contains great salt deposits. It is now a resort area with lakes, mountains and several small towns. Hint

Salzach

Salzgitter

Salzkammergut

Salzwedel

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Question 18 of 20

18. T. This region is a canton of Switzerland with capital at Bellinzona. Hint

Thurgau

Ticino

Trentino-Alto

Trento

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Question 19 of 20

19. V. This region in Serbia-Montenegro has a large Hungarian minority.

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Question 20 of 20

20. W. This region is a county of southern England with capital at Chichester. Hint

West Sussex

West Berkshire

West Midlands

West Yorkshire

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Armagh

Armagh is today an administrative county of Northern Ireland.

2. B. This region is a district in north west Portugal. The capital with the same name was residence of the Portuguese court 1093-1147.

Answer: Braga

Braga is also the ancient capital of Lusitania and is said to have been founded by the Carthagians.

3. C. This French region with capital at Troyes is watered by the Marne, Auge, Aisne, Meuse and Yonne Rivers. It was an important medieval county.

Answer: Champagne

Champagne came to the French crown in 1284.

4. D.This region in Sweden is a county (l�n) with capital at Falun. It was formerly called Kopparbergs l�n.

Answer: Dalarna

Dalarna (formerly called Dalecarlia) is an area rich in forests. It has iron and copper mines.

5. E. This region with capital at M�rida is an autonomous community of Spain.

Answer: Extremadura

Extremadura has deposits of silver, coal and copper.

6. F. This German region is a former duchy, now part of Bavaria, Baden-W�rttemberg and Hesse.

Answer: Franconia

Franconia was ruled by the Franconian (or Salian) line of German Emperors (1024-1137) and their descendants, the Hohenstaufen Emperors (1138-1254).

7. G. This region, now an Italian province, was formerly part of an Austrian crown land. It was ceded to Italy by the Treaty of St.Germain in 1919.

Answer: Goricia

The Austrian crown land of which Goricia (German: G�rz) was a part, was called G�rz and Gradisca.

8. H. This region is a Norwegian province ("fylke") with capital at Hamar.

Answer: Hedmark

Hamar is the seat of a bishopric. It was founded by the English pope Adrian IV in 1152 and destroyed by the Swedes in 1567.

Answer: Istria

Istria was part of the Illyrian Provinces under Napoleon's rule (1809-13).

10. K. This region in Latvia was a duchy under Polish (1561-1737) and Russian (1735-95) suzerainty until it became a part of Russia in 1795.

Answer: Kurland

Kurland (or Courland) became part of Latvia in 1918. It is called Kurzeme in Latvian.

11. L. This region with capital at Arlon is a province of Belgium.

Answer: Luxembourg

Luxembourg (not the independent grand duchy of Luxembourg) is a province of Belgium crossed by the Ardennes mountains. It is noted for iron mining.

12. M. This region includes all of northern Greece except West Thrace.

Answer: Macedonia

Macedonia (not the independent republic of Macedonia, or FYROM) is an administrative region of Northern Greece. It is also the name of an ancient kingdom with capital at Pella, which today is a ruin city near Genitsa, north of Saloniki, Greece.

13. N. This region with capital at s'Hertogenbosch is a Dutch province.

Answer: North Brabant

The Brabant region includes two provinces in Netherlands and one in Belgium. It became an independent duchy in the late 12th century. From the 15th century it was a center of culture and commerce (Antwerp and Brussels). The northern section took part in the revolt against Spain and was awarded to the United Provinces (Netherlands) in 1609.

The southern (and larger) section remained part of Spanish, later Austrian Netherlands.

14. O. This region in Luxembourg includes the northern cantons Clervaux and Wiltz.

Answer: Oesling

The region is crossed by the rivers Clerf and Wiltz.

15. P. This region is a province of Finland with capital at Joensuu.

Answer: Pohjois-Karjala

Pohjois-Karjala means Northern Karelia.

Answer: Roskilde

Roskilde cathedral contains the Danish royal mausoleum.

17. S. This region is situated in Styria, Salzburg and Upper Austria states, Austria. It contains great salt deposits. It is now a resort area with lakes, mountains and several small towns.

Answer: Salzkammergut

Salzkammergut is known for its mountains, such as Dachstein and its picturesque villages, such as Hallstatt.

18. T. This region is a canton of Switzerland with capital at Bellinzona.

Answer: Ticino

Ticino province traverses Lake Maggiore and countinues southwards until the Po river.

19. V. This region in Serbia-Montenegro has a large Hungarian minority.

Answer: Vojvodina

Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia with capital at Novi Sad.

20. W. This region is a county of southern England with capital at Chichester.

Answer: West Sussex

Sussex is also the name of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England, said to have founded 477 AD. Sussex was in conflict with Wessex in the 8th century and in 825 became part of it.

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