Europe Alphabetically - Part R Quiz

Answer: Rouen

Rouen lies on the banks of the Seine River, some 70 miles north west of Paris. Its main attractions include its 11th century cathedral and the Musee des Beaux-Arts. French heroine Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen in 1431, aged 19.

Answer: Roskilde

Roskilde is located a few miles west of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, and is the site of a Gothic cathedral and a Viking Ship Museum. The Roskilde Festival has taken place every year since 1971 with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Answer: Rijeka

Rijeka is the third-largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb and Split. Situated on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea, it has an economy dominated by shipbuilding. The city is an important ferry port, though only serving other Croatian destinations.

Answer: Reykjavik

Reykjavik is the capital city of Iceland, and is the northernmost national capital in the world. Despite its generally cold climate, the country is blessed with hot springs that allows facilities such as Laugardalslaug to provide year-round outside swimming.

Answer: Rhodes

The Dodecanese Islands belong to Greece, and are located in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey. Rhodes is the largest island in the group, and is the second most visited tourist destination in Greece after Crete. The island was the site of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes - this statue of the sun god Helios was said to be over 100 feet tall, and was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC.

Answer: Riga

Riga is the capital city of Latvia, and is situated on the Gulf of Riga, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The entire city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The House of the Blackheads was originally built in the 14th century as a guild for unmarried tradesmen. The original building was destroyed by German bombs during World War 2, but was rebuilt in the 1990s and opened as a museum.

Answer: Ruhr

The Ruhr rises on Kahler Asten mountain in North Rhine-Westphalia and flows westwards for 136 miles before discharging into the Rhine at Duisburg. The Ruhr Valley has been one of the most industrialised areas of Germany since the 19th century, and was the target for concentrated allied bombing during World War 2.

Answer: Rome

Rome, the capital city of Italy, is nicknamed "The Eternal City", and has a history dating back to the 8th century BC. The Spanish Steps (there are 135 of them) link the Piazza da Spagna and the Piazza Trinita dei Monti. The Trevi Fountain dates from 1762, with legend saying that if you throw a coin into it you will return to Rome.

Answer: Rennes

Rennes lies at the confluence of the Rivers Ille and Vilaine in the east of Brittany. With a history dating back some 2,000 years, when it was a Gallic settlement called Condate, Rennes is now a major car-building and telecommunications centre.

Answer: Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in The Netherlands. It sits on the banks of the Nieuwe Maas, which is a distributary of the Rhine River. It was the busiest port in the world until being overtaken by Singapore and Shanghai in the early 21st century. The port handles over eight million containers every year.