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Quiz about History of European Integration
Quiz about History of European Integration

History of European Integration Quiz

The European Union is one of the leading actors in the world. And yet we know so little about it. What do you know about the EU?

A multiple-choice quiz by Beatka. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Beatka
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
93,546
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
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Question 1 of 20
1. What was the treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community called? Hint


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2. Where was the headquarters of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community? Hint


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3. Who was the first president of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community? Hint


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4. What was the last remaining institution of the European Coal and Steel Community? Hint


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5. Who was the first president of the Commission of the European Economic Community? Hint


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6. When did the 'Merger Treaty' come into force? Hint


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7. Who was the first president of the Commission of the European Communities? Hint


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8. What was the fate of the European Defence Community? Hint


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9. When were the first direct elections for the European Parliament held? Hint


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10. Which was the first country to become an associate member of the European Communities? Hint


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11. When did the first wave of enlargement (of the original community of six countries) take place? Hint


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12. Who proposed the creation of the European Council? Hint


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13. When and where was the first European Council (summit) held? Hint


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14. People of which of these countries twice voted in a referendum against the membership of their country in the EC/EU? Hint


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15. When was the European Union created (in lieu of the European Community)? Hint


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16. Which country initially rejected the Maastricht Treaty? Hint


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17. When did the Schengen Agreement come into force? Hint


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18. During which European Council was the decision about opening of accession negotiations with the first few countries of Eastern and Central Europe made? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. Which country joined the EMU (European Economic and Monetary Union) in 2001? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. Who was the longest serving president of the European Commission (from the time of its creation until the first wave of the EU enlargement in 2004)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community called?

Answer: Paris Treaty

 The Paris Treaty was signed in Paris on April 18, 1951. It came into force on July 23, 1952. The European Coal and Steel Community was the first of the European Communities and a starting point for European integration.
2. Where was the headquarters of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community?

Answer: Luxembourg

 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) doesn't exist any more, but Luxembourg is home to other European Union institutions, namely: the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors. Luxembourg hosts also the Secretariat-General of the European Parliament; part of the European Commission staff is based there as well.
3. Who was the first president of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community?

Answer: Jean Monnet

 Jean Monnet, a French politician, was one of the so-called "founding fathers of Europe", the creator of the European Coal and Steel Community.
4. What was the last remaining institution of the European Coal and Steel Community?

Answer: Consultative Committee

 The Consultative Committee, based in Luxembourg, was the last surviving institution of the European Coal and Steel Community. The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community expired in July 2002 and the ECSC then ceased to exist.
5. Who was the first president of the Commission of the European Economic Community?

Answer: Walter Hallstein

 Walter Hallstein, a German politician, was the president of the Commission of the EEC from 1958 till 1967.
6. When did the 'Merger Treaty' come into force?

Answer: 1967

 The so-called Merger Treaty, uniting the institutions of all three Communities, signed on April 8, 1965, entered into force on July 1, 1967.
7. Who was the first president of the Commission of the European Communities?

Answer: Jean Rey

 Jean Rey, a Belgian politician, was the first president of the Commission of the European Communities (following the merger of the three Communities' institutions in 1967) from 1967 till 1970.
8. What was the fate of the European Defence Community?

Answer: It never came into existence

 The French National Assembly rejected the EDC Treaty in August 1954, and it never came into force. The whole project was abandoned.
9. When were the first direct elections for the European Parliament held?

Answer: 1979

 The first direct elections for the EP were held in June 1979. Thus the EP became the first and (so far, September, 2002) only European Community institution elected in democratic elections.
10. Which was the first country to become an associate member of the European Communities?

Answer: Greece

 Greece signed an Agreement of Association with the European Communities already in 1962, but became a full member only in 1981 (associate membership is usually a trade agreement only).
11. When did the first wave of enlargement (of the original community of six countries) take place?

Answer: 1973

 The first enlargement of the European Community took place in 1973. Three countries joined: United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland.
12. Who proposed the creation of the European Council?

Answer: Valéry Giscard D'Estaing

 Valéry Giscard D'Estaing, a former French president, proposed the creation of the European Council during the Paris summit in 1974.
13. When and where was the first European Council (summit) held?

Answer: Dublin, 1975

 The first European Council was held in Dublin in June 1975 during the Irish presidency. It meets at least twice a year, usually in the capital city of the country which holds the rotating presidency of the EU.
14. People of which of these countries twice voted in a referendum against the membership of their country in the EC/EU?

Answer: Norway

 Norway in 1972 and in 1994.
15. When was the European Union created (in lieu of the European Community)?

Answer: 1993

 The Treaty establishing the European Union, known also as Maastricht Treaty, came into force on November 1, 1993.
16. Which country initially rejected the Maastricht Treaty?

Answer: Denmark

 Denmark rejected the Maastricht Treaty in June 1992, but ultimately adopted it. The Maastricht Treaty came into force on November 1, 1993.
17. When did the Schengen Agreement come into force?

Answer: 1995

 The Schengen Agreement, aiming at the abolition of most internal border controls within the EU, was signed in June 1985, but came into force only in 1995.
18. During which European Council was the decision about opening of accession negotiations with the first few countries of Eastern and Central Europe made?

Answer: Luxembourg European Council in 1997

 The European Council decided then to start the negotiations with the following countries: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia.
19. Which country joined the EMU (European Economic and Monetary Union) in 2001?

Answer: Greece

 Greece, who at first didn't fulfil the so-called convergence criteria, joined the EMU on January 1, 2001.
20. Who was the longest serving president of the European Commission (from the time of its creation until the first wave of the EU enlargement in 2004)?

Answer: Jacques Delors

 Jacques Delors, a French politician, was the president of the Commission from 1985 till 1994.
Source: Author Beatka

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