Europe Trivia

140+ Best Europe Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: June 30th, 2023

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Test your knowledge of European trivia with over 200 questions about the countries, cities, landmarks, and cultures of this diverse and fascinating continent. From easy questions about capital cities and famous landmarks to harder ones about history and geography, this collection will challenge even the most seasoned trivia nerd.

Easy

Question: In which country is the most western point of Europe?

Answer: Portugal

Question: Which of these northern European countries is an island?

Answer: Iceland

Question: Which of these words comes from the Greek for 'milk'?

Answer: Galaxy

Question: Milan is a city in which European country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Which of these countries is the smallest by area?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Question: Which of these countries lies furthest north in Europe?

Answer: Norway

Question: The Arc de Triomphe is in which European city?

Answer: Paris

Question: Which of these cities is in the German state of Bavaria?

Answer: Munich

Question: Which Italian city is home to the Boboli Gardens?

Answer: Florence

Question: Which Greek city held the ancient Olympics?

Answer: Olympia

Question: Which of these countries is NOT in Europe?

Answer: Greenland

Question: Which of these tiny independent states lies within Rome?

Answer: Vatican City

Question: Where does Flamenco dancing come from?

Answer: Spain

Question: If you are from Europe you are known as what?

Answer: European

Question: If you are from Norway you are known as what?

Answer: Norwegian

Question: Oslo is the capital of which European country?

Answer: Norway

Question: Which European country is Portugal's only neighbor?

Answer: Spain

Question: Stansted is a famous airport in which city?

Answer: London

Question: Which country do the Azores Islands belong to?

Answer: Portugal

Question: Brittany is part of which country?

Answer: France

Question: Which of these places in Europe is an island?

Answer: Majorca

Question: If you are from Finland you are known as what?

Answer: Finnish

Question: Fjords are found in which country?

Answer: Norway

Question: Which European country has a square flag?

Answer: Switzerland

Question: Which of these countries is closest to Norway?

Answer: Sweden

Question: Which European city has a chicken dish named after it?

Answer: Kiev

Question: Which dialect of Spanish is the official language?

Answer: Castilian

Question: Which is the biggest of the Mediterranean's islands?

Answer: Sicily

Question: Which of these mountain ranges is not found in Europe?

Answer: Rockies

Question: The Vikings were from what part of Europe?

Answer: Scandinavia

Question: The 'Stade de France' is a sport stadium in which city?

Answer: Paris

Question: The name of which sea translates to Middle Land?

Answer: Mediterranean

Question: Which of these is a major English city?

Answer: Nottingham

Question: By which country are the Canary Islands administered?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which of these Italian cities lies furthest north?

Answer: Venice

Question: LGW is the airport code for which airport?

Answer: London Gatwick

Question: What currency is used in many European countries?

Answer: Euros

Question: Which Italian city was ruled in the past by 'doges'?

Answer: Venice

Question: Which of these countries is not in Europe?

Answer: Brazil

Question: To which country does the island of Corfu belong?

Answer: Greece

Question: In which city was the Titanic built?

Answer: Belfast

Question: Which of these countries lies furthest south in Europe?

Answer: Spain

Question: RyanAir is an airline from which nation?

Answer: Ireland

Question: What is the largest city within the European Union?

Answer: London

Question: What are people from Denmark known as?

Answer: Danish

Question: What are the Pyrenees in Europe?

Answer: Mountains

Question: What is Europe's busiest airport?

Answer: Heathrow

Question: Which of these countries is the biggest?

Answer: France

Question: Which of these European countries is an island nation?

Answer: Ireland

Question: The Champagne region is famed for what type of drink?

Answer: Sparkling Wine

Question: The southern tip of Spain is close to what continent?

Answer: Africa

Question: Which of these would you not associate with Denmark?

Answer: Pasta

Question: Which of these European countries has a Queen?

Answer: England

Question: Which of these is a river in Europe?

Answer: Thames

Question: What is the national anthem of the UK?

Answer: God Save the Queen

Question: Where in Europe is the Anne Frank museum located?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question: Which city has the lowest birth rate in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

Question: By population, which is the largest state in the EU?

Answer: Germany

Question: Which of these countries is in Scandinavia?

Answer: Sweden

Question: What is Spain's second city?

Answer: Barcelona

Question: If you are from Ukraine you are known as what?

Answer: Ukrainian

Question: Which Paris landmark was completed in 1836?

Answer: Arc de Triomphe

Question: Which of these is not something you'd visit Rome to see?

Answer: Brandenburg Gate

Question: If you are from Switzerland you are known as what?

Answer: Swiss

Question: The Louvre Museum is in which European city?

Answer: Paris

Question: Big Ben is in which European city?

Answer: London

Question: What is the highest point in France?

Answer: Mont Blanc

Question: Which of these cities is in Switzerland?

Answer: Geneva

Question: In which European city would you find the Sorbonne?

Answer: Paris

Question: Which European city has the highest population?

Answer: London

Medium

Question: Peugeot cars are from which country?

Answer: France

Question: Which of these countries is the smallest in terms of area?

Answer: Vatican City

Question: Which of these European countries had a female leader first?

Answer: England

Question: Which of these countries is not part of the Benelux union?

Answer: France

Question: Before the introduction of the Euro, what was Italy's currency?

Answer: Lira

Question: Which Scandinavian country's national anthem is the catchy 'Der er et yndigt ladn'?

Answer: Denmark

Question: Which of these countries does not use the euro as standard currency?

Answer: Great Britain

Question: In Dutch, what is the meaning of the expression 'Neem me niet kwalijk'?

Answer: Excuse me

Question: What is the Swedish word for 'Swedish'?

Answer: Svenska

Question: Which vowel has been omitted from this Scandinavian country: SWDN?

Answer: E

Question: Tehran is the capital of which country?

Answer: Iran

Question: Which of these countries remained neutral in World War II?

Answer: Sweden

Question: Audi cars are from which country?

Answer: Germany

Question: What in Holland is a 'drop'?

Answer: Licorice sweet

Question: Fiat cars are from which country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Salzburg is in which European country?

Answer: Austria

Question: Marseille and Bordeaux are cities in which European country?

Answer: France

Question: Which of these words is an anagram of a European capital city?

Answer: Hasten

Question: Northumbria is a region in which country?

Answer: UK

Question: Three of these countries are European - spot the odd one out?

Answer: Burma

Question: In which Spanish city is the famous fortress, the Alhambra?

Answer: Granada

Question: What do the Florentines call Florence?

Answer: Firenze

Question: What is the largest city in Turkey?

Answer: Istanbul

Question: Lancia cars are from which country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Germany's 'Schlieffen Plan' outlined its strategy for what?

Answer: World War I

Question: Three of these countries are in Europe - spot the odd one out?

Answer: Libya

Question: Which other European capital lies on a similar line of latitude to Prague?

Answer: Kiev

Question: Three of these countries are part of Europe - which one is not?

Answer: Rwanda

Question: Through which two European countries does the River Tagus flow?

Answer: Spain and Portugal

Question: Which of these is not a Greek island?

Answer: Malta

Question: Which European City is the third most visited by tourists in the world each year?

Answer: Paris

Question: Citroen cars are from which country?

Answer: France

Question: Which of these colors does not appear in the flag of the UK?

Answer: Green

Question: What is the largest country in Europe?

Answer: Russia

Question: Which European city was home to the Roman General Julius Caesar?

Answer: Rome

Question: Before the introduction of the Euro, what was Germany's currency?

Answer: Mark

Question: Hadrian's Wall was built in order to keep which wild men out of the Roman Empire?

Answer: The Scots

Question: What is the Polish word for 'Polish'?

Answer: Polski

Question: The Basques are native people of France and which other Neighboring country?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which of these European countries has the highest population?

Answer: Italy

Question: Before the introduction of the Euro, what was France's currency?

Answer: Franc

Question: What is the Danish word for 'Danish'?

Answer: Dansk

Question: Which of these countries borders France?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which European city is built on canals?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question: In which European country would you find the city of Faro?

Answer: Portugal

Question: How many region is Belgium divided into?

Answer: 3

Question: After Rome, which is the next most populous city in Italy?

Answer: Milan

Question: The Champs Elysées is a famous part of which European city?

Answer: Paris

Question: Riga is the capital of which country?

Answer: Latvia

Question: Ukraine shares a border to the east with what European country?

Answer: Russia

Question: Gatwick Airport serves which UK city?

Answer: London

Question: Of which country was Beatrix the Queen?

Answer: Netherlands

Question: What is the capital of Serbia?

Answer: Belgrade

Question: London lies in which part of England?

Answer: Southeast

Question: Which country is doubly landlocked in that it is surrounded by landlocked countries?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Question: Which of these is a region spreading across Norway, Sweden and Finland?

Answer: Lapland

Question: New York and New Jersey were named after places in which European country?

Answer: England

Question: Which of these is a British possession on the European continental mainland?

Answer: Gibraltar

Question: Which European country's official name is the Hellenic Republic?

Answer: Greece

Question: If you're in Spain and somebody says 'llueve', what sort of whether should you expect?

Answer: Rain

Question: SEAT cars are from which country?

Answer: Spain

Question: Measuring 0.2 square miles, what is the smallest country in Europe?

Answer: Vatican City

Question: Which city is the capital of Switzerland?

Answer: Bern

Question: Which of these words is an anagram of a European country?

Answer: Laity

Question: Lake Como is in which European country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Which of these places in Europe would you visit if you wanted to go for a holiday at the seaside?

Answer: Benidorm

Question: If you were eating escargots in a French restaurant what would you be eating?

Answer: Snails

Question: Tirana is the capital of which country?

Answer: Albania

Question: Sofia is the capital of which country?

Answer: Bulgaria

Question: Which other country joined the EU at the same time as Bulgaria?

Answer: Romania

Question: Which European City is the most visited by tourist each year?

Answer: London

Question: Which of these countries is a peninsular?

Answer: Greece

Question: France shares a border to the south with which of these European Countries?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which of these European capital cities lies on the coast?

Answer: Oslo

Question: Which country left the EU in 1985?

Answer: Greenland

Question: Approximately what is the population of the Vatican City?

Answer: 900

Question: Which country is known as Suomi?

Answer: Finland

Question: Which wall was the physical manifestation of Europe's 'Iron Curtain'?

Answer: Berlin Wall

Hard

Question: Which capital city is served by Tegel airport?

Answer: Berlin

Question: In which European city is the Doge's Palace?

Answer: Venice

Question: Sarajevo is the capital of which country?

Answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question: To which country does the island of Malta belong?

Answer: It's independent

Question: Which of these famous landmarks is in Europe?

Answer: Buckingham Palace

Question: In which European city is Schiphol airport?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question: Which Italian city is twinned with Philadelphia?

Answer: Florence

Question: Which of these colors is not on the Irish flag?

Answer: Purple

Question: The Camargue is a region on which country?

Answer: France

Question: What is the second largest city in Portugal?

Answer: Porto

Question: Which of these colors is not on the French flag?

Answer: Lilac

Question: Which city in France is famous for its mustard?

Answer: Dijon

Question: What is the famous 'Pere Lachaise' in Paris?

Answer: Cemetery

Question: Which of these is capital of the Isle of Man?

Answer: Douglas

Question: Which of these borders Spain in the north?

Answer: France

Question: The Dordogne is a region on which country?

Answer: France

Question: The Krone is the currency of which country?

Answer: Denmark

Question: Uppsala was formerly the capital of which country?

Answer: Sweden

Question: The Australian city of Perth is on which river?

Answer: Swan

Question: Lillehammer is located in which European country?

Answer: Norway

Question: What is Lascaux in southern France famous for?

Answer: Ancient cave paintings

Question: What is the second biggest city in Belgium?

Answer: Antwerp

Question: Ulan Bator is the capital of which country?

Answer: Mongolia

Question: Which of these countries does not border Hungary?

Answer: Bulgaria

Question: Which country did Edvard Benes co-found in 1919?

Answer: Czechoslovakia

Question: Which of these European airports is the busiest?

Answer: Edinburgh

Question: Which of these places in Scotland is not a city?

Answer: Paisley

Question: Which country is not part of Scandinavia?

Answer: Finland

Question: Which of these airports does not serve London?

Answer: Schiphol

Question: Which of these islands does not belong to Spain?

Answer: Rhodes

Question: Haggis is a foodstuff associated in which country?

Answer: Scotland

Question: In which European country is the city of Aragon?

Answer: Spain

Question: The Stadio Olimpico is in which Italian city?

Answer: Rome

Question: Lake Windermere is in which European country?

Answer: England

Question: The Forint is the currency of which country?

Answer: Hungary

Question: Which Balkan country is shaped like horseshoe?

Answer: Croatia

Question: The Uffizi Gallery is in which Italian city?

Answer: Florence

Question: Where in Europe is the world's oldest casino?

Answer: Monte Carlo

Question: The Algarve is a region on which country?

Answer: Portugal

Question: Which European country is famous for its fjords?

Answer: Norway

Question: Lake Maggiore is in which European country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Which French city is twinned with Dallas, Texas?

Answer: Dijon

Question: Which is the westernmost capital city in Europe?

Answer: Reykjavik

Question: In which country is Europe's southernmost point?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which of these cities is the capital of Slovakia?

Answer: Bratislava

Question: Which of these European countries is the largest?

Answer: France

Question: Peking was the former name for which city?

Answer: Beijing

Question: Which Nicolas was President of France in 2009?

Answer: Sarkozy

Question: Which British colony is claimed by Spain?

Answer: Gibraltar

Question: What is the Dutch town of Edam world famous for?

Answer: Cheese

Question: Krakow was formerly the capital of which country?

Answer: Poland

Question: What is Delft in Holland famous for producing?

Answer: Pottery