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A-Z European Regions 5 Trivia Quiz

This will be my final quiz on European Regions.

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

Author
author

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,170

Updated
Mar 02 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. A. This region is an autonomous region of Italy whose capital is Aquila. Hint

Abruzzi

Arezzo

Avellino

Agrigento

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Question 2 of 20

2. B. This region in France (anciently called Armorica) came to the French crown through successive marriages in 1491, 1499 and 1514. It was incorporated in France in 1532.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 20

3. C. This county in England (anciently called Belerium) was given by William the Conqueror to his brother Robert as an earldom. It was created a duchy in 1337 by Edward III for his son. Hint

Cumbria

Cornwall

Cambridgeshire

Cambria

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Question 4 of 20

4. D. This region in Greece is a group of islands and also a department with its capital at Rhodes.

Answer: (One or Two Words)

5. E. This Balkan region is now part of Bulgaria. It includes the Rhodope Mountains and the valley of the Maritsa river. Chief town:Plovdiv. The region was annexed by Bulgaria in 1885 which caused a war with Serbia (1885-86). Hint

Eastern Macedonia

Eastern Rumelia

Eastern Thrace

Eastern Dobrudja

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Question 6 of 20

6. F. Historically this region extending along the coast of the Low Countries and northern France was a medieval county with its capital at Lille.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 20

7. G. This region is an autonomous community of Spain with its capital at Santiago de Compostela. Hint

Granada

Gerona

Guip�zcoa

Galicia

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Question 8 of 20

8. H. This region in Jutland, Denmark is situated between Limfjorden (The Lim Fjord), Mariager Fjord and the Kattegat. Hint

Herning

Haderslev

Himmerland

Hj�rring

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Question 9 of 20

9. This region in Sweden is also a l�n (county) with its capital at �stersund. Along with H�rjedalen this region was ceded by Norway to Sweden in 1645. Hint

J�nk�ping

J�mtland

Jyv�skyl�

Joensuu

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Question 10 of 20

10. K. This region is a territory (kray) of Russia. The capital has the same name as the region. Other chief cities are Sochi, Novorossiysk and Armavir. Hint

Kuban

Krasnodar

Krasnodon

Krasnoyarsk

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Question 11 of 20

11. L. This region in Norway is a chain of islands in Nordland fylke (county) north of Bod�. Hint

Leikanger

Lillehammer

Lofoten

Larvik

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Question 12 of 20

12. M. This region in Romania is also called Greater Wallachia. Hint

Mures

Muntenia

Maramures

Mehedinti

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Question 13 of 20

13. N. This region comprises of the great central plain of Hungary, traversed by Danube and Tisza rivers. Hint

Nagyv�rad

Nagyb�nya

Nagy Alf�ld

Nagykanizsa

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Question 14 of 20

14. P. This region in Germany was a German electorate. Heidelberg was the capital until 1720. Hint

Prussia

Posen

Pomerania

Palatinate

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Question 15 of 20

15. R. This region north east of Lviv was a part of Poland but was ceded to Ukraine/SSSR after WW2. It is now an administrative subdivision of Ukraine. The capital has the same name as the region. Hint

Rostov

Radom

Rivne

Rzes�w

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Question 16 of 20

16. S. This region was one of three original cantons of Switzerland (along with Uri and Unterwalden) who in 1291 formed the anti-Hapsburg league which became the nucleus of the Swiss Confederation. The capital has the same name as the region. Hint

Schwyz

Schaffhausen

Saint Gall (St.Gallen)

Solothurn

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Question 17 of 20

17. T. This region was split into an Austrian and an Italian part (Alto Adige) in 1919.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 18 of 20

18. U. This region in Sweden includes Uppsala l�n (county), the eastern part of V�stmanlands l�n, northern Stockholm l�n and Stockholm city north of Slussen.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 19 of 20

19. W. This metropolitan county of central England includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Hint

West Sussex

West Yorkshire

West Midlands

West Berkshire

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Question 20 of 20

20. Z. This region is a province of the Netherlands with its capital at Middelburg. Hint

Zutphen

Zuid-Holland

Zeeland

Zwolle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A. This region is an autonomous region of Italy whose capital is Aquila.

Answer: Abruzzi

Until 1965 Abruzzi in central Italy was a part of the administrative region of Abruzzi e Molise.

2. B. This region in France (anciently called Armorica) came to the French crown through successive marriages in 1491, 1499 and 1514. It was incorporated in France in 1532.

Answer: Brittany

Brittany was a French province up to the French revolution. Today it comprises the departments of Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, Cotes du Nord, Morbihan and Finist�re.

3. C. This county in England (anciently called Belerium) was given by William the Conqueror to his brother Robert as an earldom. It was created a duchy in 1337 by Edward III for his son.

Answer: Cornwall

Cornwall is a duchy.

4. D. This region in Greece is a group of islands and also a department with its capital at Rhodes.

Answer: Dodecanese

The Dodecanese Islands include the 12 main islands of Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Khalke, Kos, Leros, Lipsos, Nisyros, Patmos, Syme and Telos.

Answer: Eastern Rumelia

Eastern Rumelia was established as an autonomous province of Turkey in 1878.

6. F. Historically this region extending along the coast of the Low Countries and northern France was a medieval county with its capital at Lille.

Answer: Flanders

Flanders now constitutes the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders and part of the French department of Nord. The Flemish towns of Brugge and Ieper became industrial and commercial centers of northern Europe (textiles) in the 14th century.

7. G. This region is an autonomous community of Spain with its capital at Santiago de Compostela.

Answer: Galicia

In medieval times Galicia became part of the kingdom of Asturias and later of Leon and Castile.

8. H. This region in Jutland, Denmark is situated between Limfjorden (The Lim Fjord), Mariager Fjord and the Kattegat.

Answer: Himmerland

Himmerland is a rural area in north Jutland.

9. This region in Sweden is also a l�n (county) with its capital at �stersund. Along with H�rjedalen this region was ceded by Norway to Sweden in 1645.

Answer: J�mtland

J�mtland is a mountainous region in west central Sweden.

10. K. This region is a territory (kray) of Russia. The capital has the same name as the region. Other chief cities are Sochi, Novorossiysk and Armavir.

Answer: Krasnodar

In medieval times Krasnodar was under the Tatar khanates.

11. L. This region in Norway is a chain of islands in Nordland fylke (county) north of Bod�.

Answer: Lofoten

The principal islands of Lofoten are Austv�g�y, Vestv�g�y and Moskenes�y. It is noted for valuable fisheries and beautiful sceneries.

12. M. This region in Romania is also called Greater Wallachia.

Answer: Muntenia

Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) was formerly a province of Romania.

13. N. This region comprises of the great central plain of Hungary, traversed by Danube and Tisza rivers.

Answer: Nagy Alf�ld

Nagy Alf�ld (Great Alf�ld) is the great central plain of Hungary, while Kis-Alf�ld (Little Alf�ld) is a plain in north west Hungary and Slovakia.

14. P. This region in Germany was a German electorate. Heidelberg was the capital until 1720.

Answer: Palatinate

Palatinate (German: Pfalz) were once under the jurisdiction of the counts palatine, who in the 14th century became electors of the Holy Roman Empire. It is divided in two parts, Lower (or Rhine) Palatinate and Upper Palatinate.

Answer: Rivne

The city of Rivne (formerly: Rovno) is now a railroad junction in Western Ukraine.

Answer: Schwyz

The town of Schwyz is today a small tourist resort in central Switzerland.

17. T. This region was split into an Austrian and an Italian part (Alto Adige) in 1919.

Answer: Tirol

Tirol was controlled by the French and the Bavarians under Napoleonic rule but was restored to Austria in 1814.

18. U. This region in Sweden includes Uppsala l�n (county), the eastern part of V�stmanlands l�n, northern Stockholm l�n and Stockholm city north of Slussen.

Answer: Uppland

Uppland is an important historic region of Sweden, for example it was the central region of the Ynglinge kings in ancient Sweden (Svearike).

19. W. This metropolitan county of central England includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Answer: West Midlands

West Midlands is the second greatest urban area and one of the most important industrial centers of England.

20. Z. This region is a province of the Netherlands with its capital at Middelburg.

Answer: Zeeland

Zeeland is composed of several islands, especially Walcheren, North and South Beveland, Schouwen and Tholen. It is largely below sea level and is protected by dikes.

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