After All, It's Only a Part of Europe Quiz

Answer: Liechtenstein

Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein, as well as the city where the Parliament meets. The city neighbors Schaan.

Answer: Budapest

Located in Hungary, the Millennium Underground was constructed at the second half of the 19th century. It was the first subway to appear on the European continent.

Answer: Czech Republic

Krkonose National Park is located at the Krkonose Mountains, the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. The management headquarters of the National Park are located in the city of Vrchlabi, usually referred to as "Gateway to Krkonose".

Answer: Malta

In Acts 28:1, it is said that while going to Rome to plead his case to Caesar, St. Paul was shipwrecked at the island of Melita, which Bible scholars say is Malta. There he met St. Publius and the local dwellers, who treated him with "unusual kindness" (Acts 28:2).

Answer: France

Provence is located in the southwestern part of France. Provence covers the area from the western bank of the Rhone River to the Franco-Italian borders and touches the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Although a part of France for centuries, in its heartland Provence has a distinct cultural and linguistic identity.

Answer: Italy

The Marmore Waterfall, also known as "Cascata delle Marmore", is near the city of Terni, provincial capital of Umbria, a geographical region of central Italy. It is the tallest man-made waterfall in Europe, as well as the third tallest waterfall in Italy.

Answer: Spain

Altamira has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its discovery in the 1880s started a debate amongst scientists about whether prehistoric man had the intellectual and mental abilities needed to produce works of art, even in the somewhat crude form of cave paintings. The authenticity of the Altamira cave paintings was proved in 1902.

Answer: Scotland

Cuillin is often referred to as Black Cuillin, because there is a mountain range named Red Cuillin, or Red Hills, also located on the same island. The highest peak of the Cuillin range, as well as the highest on the Isle of Skye, is Sgurr Alasdair, at the height of 992 meters. Cuillin belongs in the forty National Scenic Areas of Scotland.

Answer: Denmark

The Faroe Islands are an autonomous country, governed by the Kingdom of Denmark. In the past, control of Denmark was bigger, but gradually the Faroese took more control of domestic affairs, leaving foreign affairs, justice, police, financial policies and defense to Denmark. The Faroes also send delegates to the Nordic Council under the banner of Denmark.

Answer: Syros

Hermoupolis is the capital of the Cyclades, as well as the capital of the South Aegean region of Greece. The city was founded in 1822, during the Greek War of Independence, by refugees from Chios, Kasos, Crete and Asia Minor, areas plagued by the massacres initiated by the Ottoman fleets. Due to the presence of Catholics in the island, the powers of Western Europe protected the island.

The first public junior high school in modern Greece was built there in the 1830s.