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"L" European Cities Trivia Quiz

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

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

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,658

Updated
Jan 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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1836

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Question 1 of 15

1. This city is the capital of Upper Austria. Hint

Lienz

Leibnitz

Leoben

Linz

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Question 2 of 15

2. This city is the capital of Slovenia.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 15

3. This city is the capital of the Rhone dept., France. It was called Lugdunum under Roman rule. For centuries it served as an important center for the silk industry. Hint

Lyon

Lille

Laon

Limoges

4. This city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany was founded in 1143 by Count Adolf II of Holstein and refounded by Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony in 1158. It was a leading center for the medieval German trade in the Baltic region as the head of the Hanseatic League. Hint

L�neburg

Ludwigshafen

Leipzig

L�beck

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Question 5 of 15

5. This city in Merseyside, England developed rapidly as a major Atlantic port from the 18th century. Hint

Leeds

Leicester

Liverpool

Luton

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Question 6 of 15

6. This city in Belgium was seized by the French in 1792 and became part of France in 1795. It was assigned to the Netherlands in 1815 and became Belgian in 1830. Hint

Leiden

Lokeren

Limburg

Li�ge

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Question 7 of 15

7. This Italian city was the chief city of Tuscany before the rise of Florence. Hint

L`Aquila

Leghorn (Livorno)

Lucca

La Spezia

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Question 8 of 15

8. This city in Ukraine was called Lemberg in German. It was made capital of Austrian province of Galicia in 1772.

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Question 9 of 15

9. This Dutch city was called Lugdunum Batavorum under the Romans. It's University dates from 1575. It was the residence of the Pilgrims for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620. It was home of painters Rembrandt and Jan Steen. Hint

Leiden

Lelystad

Leeuwarden

Limburg

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Question 10 of 15

10. This seaport city in Latvia is its country�s third largest city. It was called Libau in German. A provisional Latvian goverment was established here in 1918 when the Bolshevik army attacked Riga. Hint

Liepaja

Ludza

Livani

Lavassaare

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Question 11 of 15

11. This city in Ticino canton, Switzerland was the site of the ______ Pact in 1925, a series of treaties between Germany. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia designed to guarantee the continuation of peace and existing territorial boundaries. Hint

Linz

Lausanne

Locarno

Liestal

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Question 12 of 15

12. This city is the capital of a Grand Duchy.

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Question 13 of 15

13. This city is the capital of a republic and was called Olisipo or Felicitas Julia under the Romans. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755.

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Question 14 of 15

14. This Swedish city was made the archbishopric of Scandinavia in 1103.

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Question 15 of 15

15. This city is one of the largest of Poland. During WW2 it was called Litzmannstadt by the Germans. Hint

Lodz

Legnica

Lublin

Leszno

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city is the capital of Upper Austria.

Answer: Linz

Linz (called Lentia by the Romans) is situated on the Danube River. It was an important trade center by the 13th century.

2. This city is the capital of Slovenia.

Answer: Ljubljana

Ljubljana was called Laibach in German. It was the capital of Napoleon�s Illyrian Provinces 1809-13 and of the Kingdom of Illyria 1816-49.

3. This city is the capital of the Rhone dept., France. It was called Lugdunum under Roman rule. For centuries it served as an important center for the silk industry.

Answer: Lyon

Lyon was founded in 43 BC. It became a principal city of the Gauls and was sometimes residence of the Roman emperors.
It attained great prosperity during the 16th century, but declined during the Wars of Religion.

Answer: L�beck

L�beck declined from the 16th century. It lost its status as an autonomous free state in 1937.

5. This city in Merseyside, England developed rapidly as a major Atlantic port from the 18th century.

Answer: Liverpool

In the 18th century Liverpool was known for its delftware and porcelain. The Anglican cathedral (begun 1904, completed 1978) is the largest in England.

6. This city in Belgium was seized by the French in 1792 and became part of France in 1795. It was assigned to the Netherlands in 1815 and became Belgian in 1830.

Answer: Li�ge

Li�ge (called Luik in Flemish) is a major river port at the confluence of the Ourthe and the Meuse Rivers.

7. This Italian city was the chief city of Tuscany before the rise of Florence.

Answer: Lucca

Lucca was given as a principality to French Emperor Napoleon�s sister Elisa in 1805. It was reunited with Tuscany in 1847 and thus became part of the kingdom of Italy in 1860.

8. This city in Ukraine was called Lemberg in German. It was made capital of Austrian province of Galicia in 1772.

Answer: Lvov

Lvov/Lviv came to Austria after the First Partition of Poland in 1772. It was passed to Poland in 1919, then to USSR (Ukraine) in 1945.

Answer: Leiden

Leiden is situated in South Holland province on the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) River.

Answer: Liepaja

Liepaja was settled by the Teutonic Knights in 1263. It was captured by Charles XII of Sweden in 1701, then passed to Russia in 1795.

Answer: Locarno

Locarno is situated on the north shore of the Lake Maggiore.

12. This city is the capital of a Grand Duchy.

Answer: Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a financial center.

13. This city is the capital of a republic and was called Olisipo or Felicitas Julia under the Romans. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755.

Answer: Lisboa

Lisboa is the capital of Portugal. It flourished as a leading European commercial center during the period of Portuguese voyages and colonial expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries, but began to lose prosperity at the end of the 16th century.

14. This Swedish city was made the archbishopric of Scandinavia in 1103.

Answer: Lund

Lund belonged to Denmark until it was passed to Sweden in 1658.

15. This city is one of the largest of Poland. During WW2 it was called Litzmannstadt by the Germans.

Answer: Lodz

Before WWI Lodz belonged to Russia, which developed it from a small village into a large industrial city.

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