Peninsulas of Europe Trivia Quiz

Answer: Scandinavian Peninsula

With a length of 1,850 kilometers and width varying from 370 to 805 km., the Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest in Europe. The name is said to derive from the term Scandinavia, which refers to the cultural region of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. However, modern-day Denmark actually is a part of a separate peninsula, named Jutland. Today, the Scandinavian Peninsula covers Norway, Sweden and north Finland.

Answer: 7

The seven countries are Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. Croatia and Serbia are mostly located on the Peninsula too, but they also have territories outside the Balkans. Countries that are located mostly outside the Balkans, but are only partially situated on it, include Turkey, Italy, Romania and Slovenia.

Answer: Iberian

The Douro is the third longest river on the Iberian Peninsula after Tagus and Ebro. The river runs through both Portugal and Spain. Its source is located in the northern-central part of Spain (in the Soria Province, to be more specific), and through its mouth the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer: Italian

During the rule of Theoderic, the kingdom reached its zenith, occupying large territories from modern France to modern Serbia. The Ostrogothic Kingdom was established in Italy in 493 AD and included a lot of Italy's neighbouring areas. Its capital was situated in Ravenna.

Answer: Bulgaria

The successor states of Yugoslavia are Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Slovenia. Bulgaria never entered the Yugoslav Union.

Answer: Mulhacen, Spain, Iberian Peninsula

Galdhøpiggen is the highest point of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Its elevation is estimated to be 2,469 m. With height of 2,912 m. Corno Grande is the highest peak in the Apennine Mountains. It is also the highest point of the Italian Peninsula, as Mont Blanc, located on the French-Italian border, is not considered part of the peninsula. With an elevation of 2,925 m., Musala is the highest point of the Rila Mountain and also the highest point of the Balkans. With an elevation of approximately 3,478 m., Mulhacen is the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada range and the highest point of the Iberian Peninsula too.

Answer: Hamburg

The state of Schleswig-Holstein and the city of Hamburg are the only parts of Germany located on the peninsula. Bremen is part of the state of Lower Saxony, while Rostock and Schwerin fall into the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region.

Answer: Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is one of the four transcontinental cities in the world (the others being Atyrau in Kazakhstan, Orenburg in Russia and Suez in Egypt). About 2/3 of the city's population lives in the European part (2013 data), located on the Balkan Peninsula, while the other 1/3 lives in the Asian part of the city, situated on the Anatolian Peninsula, a.k.a. Asia Minor.

Answer: Troyes

Troyes is a city in north-central France. It is also the capital of the Aube department. Nantes, Rennes and Brest are all situated on the Bretagne Peninsula, which occupies part of north-west France.

Answer: Portugal

The country's war ensign differs from the national flag, described above, in terms of correlation between the two colours. The correlation between green and red on the national flag is 2:3. On the other hand, the ratio between them on the war flag is 1:1.