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"K" European Cities Trivia Quiz

I want you to select the right European city starting with a "K".

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,850

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. This city was established as the capital of Poland under Boleslaw III
(1102-38). It was made the capital again by Wladyslaw I Lokietek in 1320. Hint

Katowice

Krakow

Koszalin

Krosno

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Question 2 of 15

2. This is the second largest city of Slovakia. Hint

Katowice

Konin

Kielce

Kosice

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Question 3 of 15

3. This city, called Karlsbad in German, is an important health resort. Hint

Karlovo

Karlovac

Karlovy Vary

Karlowitz

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Question 4 of 15

4. This German city was the capital of former state of Baden. Hint

Karlsburg

Kaiserslautern

Kiel

Karlsruhe

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Question 5 of 15

5. This city is the capital of Tatarstan, one of the republics in the Russian Federation. It was the capital of an independent khanate in the 15th century. Hint

Kazan

Khasavyurt

Krivoj Rog

Kerch

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Question 6 of 15

6. This city is the capital of Blekinge province, Sweden. Hint

Karlskoga

Kristianstad

Kalmar

Karlskrona

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Question 7 of 15

7. This city in Crimea, Ukraine was the site of an ancient Greek colony called Panticapaeum. It was a trading port held by the Genoese from the 14th to the 15th century. Hint

Krivoj Rog

Kherson

Kazan

Kerch

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Question 8 of 15

8. This city in Norfolk, on the Ouse River, used to be one of the chief ports in England.

Answer: (Two Words (remember the apostophe))

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Question 9 of 15

9. This city was the capital of Lithuania 1920-40. Hint

Kegums

Klaipeda

Kaunas

Kaisiadorys

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Question 10 of 15

10. This town is the capital of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hint

Kilmarnock

Kirkcaldy

Kilkenny

Kirkwall

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Question 11 of 15

11. This city is the capital of Vest-Agder county, Norway. Hint

Kristiansand

Kristianstad

Kristiansund

Kristiania

12. This town in Croatia was called Veglia in Italian. It is the chief city of an island with the same name. It has been ruled by Rome, Croatia, Venice, Austria (1797-1809), France (1809-13), Austria again (1813-1918) and Yugoslavia (1920-91).

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. This city was the capital of Serbia 1818-39. Hint

Krusevac

Kraljevo

Kosovska Mitrovica

Kragujevac

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Question 14 of 15

14. This city is the capital of Carinthia, Austria.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 15

15. This Irish city was the site of many parliament meetings during the 14th and the 15th centuries. It is known for its College (St.John) and for its breweries. Hint

Kilkenny

Kilmarnock

Kildare

Killarney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city was established as the capital of Poland under Boleslaw III (1102-38). It was made the capital again by Wladyslaw I Lokietek in 1320.

Answer: Krakow

Krakow remained the capital until a fire in 1595 which caused the transfer of the court to Warsaw.

2. This is the second largest city of Slovakia.

Answer: Kosice

Kosice (called Kaschau in German and Kassa in Hungarian) was part of Hungary 1938-45.

3. This city, called Karlsbad in German, is an important health resort.

Answer: Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary is known for its sulfur springs.

4. This German city was the capital of former state of Baden.

Answer: Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 by Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Banden-Durlach.

5. This city is the capital of Tatarstan, one of the republics in the Russian Federation. It was the capital of an independent khanate in the 15th century.

Answer: Kazan

The original Kazan, not far from the present city, was an important city under the so called Black Bulgarian regime. It was conquered by the Mongols of the Golden Horde in the 13th century. It was captured by Czar Ivan the Terrible in 1552.

6. This city is the capital of Blekinge province, Sweden.

Answer: Karlskrona

Karlskrona in a principal Swedish naval base, founded 1679.

7. This city in Crimea, Ukraine was the site of an ancient Greek colony called Panticapaeum. It was a trading port held by the Genoese from the 14th to the 15th century.

Answer: Kerch

Kerch was captured by the Turks in the 15th century, then conquered by the Russians in 1774. It was damaged in the Crimean War.

8. This city in Norfolk, on the Ouse River, used to be one of the chief ports in England.

Answer: King�s Lynn

King�s Lynn is also called Lynn Regis.

9. This city was the capital of Lithuania 1920-40.

Answer: Kaunas

Kaunas came to Russia after the Third Partition of Poland in 1795. It was made the capital of Lithuania after Poland�s second seizure of Vilnius in 1920.

10. This town is the capital of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Answer: Kirkwall

Kirkwall is situated on Pomona Island, also called Orkney Mainland. The Orkney Islands were a Norse dependency from the 9th century until annexed by Scotland in 1472.

11. This city is the capital of Vest-Agder county, Norway.

Answer: Kristiansand

Kristiansand has a large ice free port. It was founded by Christian IV in 1641.

Answer: Krk

Krk is the site of the world�s longest concrete-arch bridge, completed in 1980.

13. This city was the capital of Serbia 1818-39.

Answer: Kragujevac

Kragujevac was captured by Bulgarians and Germans in 1915 in WWI. It is the site of an automobile factory.

14. This city is the capital of Carinthia, Austria.

Answer: Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt was occupied by Yugoslav troops in 1919. It was center of a plebiscite area which in 1920 voted to join Austria.

15. This Irish city was the site of many parliament meetings during the 14th and the 15th centuries. It is known for its College (St.John) and for its breweries.

Answer: Kilkenny

Among the students of St.John's College were notable writers such as Jonathan Swift.

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