EUROQUIZ HEATS 2013 Round 1 Geography ANSWER IN TEAMS 30 questions, 1 point for each correct answer Note: For foreign words, the pronunciation is put in brackets after each word. 1. What is the capital of Estonia? 2. Which two towns does the Channel Tunnel, also named the Eurotunnel, connect? a. Calais Dover b. Le Havre Portsmouth c. Calais Folkestone 3. The Danube River is the longest river in Europe, what distance does it cover? a.1,005km b. 3,789km c. 2,850km 4. Which country is pictured here? 5. Which country is pictured here?
6. Which country is pictured here? 7. Which country is pictured here? 8. Which is the highest mountain in Western Europe, situated in the Alps? 9. Which country does this flag belong to? (It is a candidate to join the EU) 10. Which European Union Member State does this the flag belong to? 11. What is the name of the capital city of Romania?
12. Greece shares a land border with Bulgaria and 3 non- EU countries. Name two of them. (2 correct answers needed for one point) 13. The Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge in the world. In which European country is it situated? 14. What is the capital of Bulgaria? 15. What is the population of Germany? a. 82 million b. 27 million c. 60 million
Round 3 - EU Affairs Multiple Choice - ANSWER IN TEAMS 15 questions, one point for each correct answer 1. How often does the Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotate between the Member States? a. Every year b. Every six months d. Every two years 2. Which country has the Lev as its official currency now, but will join the Eurozone by 2015? a. Bulgaria b. Romania c. Poland 3. Which country does this Euro coin represent? d. Austria e. Estonia c. Finland 4. How many Member States of the European Union are currently using the Euro as their currency? a. 14 b. 20 c. 17 5. The European Parliament meets in Brussels, and in which other European city? a. Strasbourg b. Frankfurt c. Luxembourg City 6. When was the European Economic Community (EEC) set up? a. 1999 b. 1945 c. 1957 7. Name two out of the six countries which formed the European Economic Community which went on to become the European Union. 8. Which one of these countries became an EU Member State in 1973? a. Portugal b. United Kingdom c. Spain 9. What happens to old Euro banknotes and coins?
a. Returned to the national central banks in each Eurozone country b. Kept in a safe forever c. Melted down and used for recreation of new euro coins 10. What did people call the division between East and West Europe? a. The Iron Border b. The Iron Curtain c. The Iron Wall 11. How many MEPs in the UK represent Scotland? a. 6 b. 12 c. 10 12. What is the name of Scotlandʼs only female MEP? a. Angela Merkel b. Catherine Stihler c. Maria Miller 13. How many MEPs represent the UK? a. 89 b. 150 c. 72 14. How many members does the European Parliament have in total? a. 2,000 b. 736 c. 525 15. When will the next European Parliament election take place? a. 2014 b. 2020 c. 2017
Round 4 History, Culture and Sport Answer in teams. 20 questions one point for each correct answer. 1. What is the name of the famous wall, built by the Romans, which crosses Northern England from Newcastle to Carlisle? 2. Where did the first Olympic Games take place? (Name either the city or country) 3. When did the French Revolution begin a.1876 b.1789 c.1945 4. Which one of the following items was not invented by the Europeans? a.radar and the Biro pen b.the Digital SLR Camera c.instant Coffee 5. Which famous Scot discovered penicillin? 6. In 1825 the first passenger train was introduced, who invented it? a.george Stephenson b.enrico Fermi c.karl Benz 7. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? Culture: 8. Which aeroplane designed by French and British engineers was able to cross the Atlantic in less than three hours?
9. What is the name of this world famous painting by Botticelli?. 10. What is the name of this British fashion designer? 11. What is the name of this Spanish Artist who was famous for his paintings in the ʻCubistʼ style?
12. What is the name of this Italian composer who wrote many pieces of music including The Four Seasons (1725)? 13. What is the name of this girl whose diary has become one of the worldʼs most widely read books? 14. What is the name of this painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, inventor and philosopher who famously painted the Mona Lisa? Sport: 15. The golden postbox in Dunblane is dedicated to which Scottish sportsman? 16. What is the nationality of Wimbledon 2012 winner Roger Federer? 17. Which European country won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euro Cup for football? 18. The Tour de France cycle race always finishes in which famous street in Paris? a.boulevard St Germaine b.l Avenue des Champs- Elysees c.place de la Concorde 19. Who was the Formula 1 world champion driver for 2012?
20. In which of the following countries did the winter sport of ski jumping originate? a.norway b.holland c.denmark
Round 5 FINAL ROUND 20 Questions for the top 2 teams 1. Which is the highest mountain in Europe? 2. What is the capital of Austria? 3. What does BC mean? Example: Seven thousand years BC. 4. What does the word Renaissance mean? 5. When did Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, travel to India by sailing around Africa? 6. Which year did Christopher Columbus and his sailors set out from Spain and cross the Atlantic? 7. The 2014 Commonwealth games will take place in which European city? 8. Which European country won the most medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games? 9. Where is the Court of Justice situated? 10. Where is the Headquarters of the European Commission situated? 11. How often does a European Parliament election take place? 12. How many European Commissioners are there? (including the President?) 13. In which EU member state would you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa? 14. In which EU member state would you find the Sagrada Familia cathedral? 15. Which two EU countries used to form the state of Czechoslovakia? 16. The Canary Islands are part of which EU country? 17. In what year did the Second World War begin? 18. In which year did the Second World War end? 19. Which EU country is home to the company IKEA? 20. The mobile phone company Nokia comes from which EU country?
Tiebreakers: Teams will be asked to choose a question number between 1 and 12. 1. What is the name of the British man who invented the World Wide Web? 2. Which great scientist published his theory of evolution in 1859? 3. Which country is represented by the largest number of MEPs in the European Parliament? 4. Name the sea which lies between Greece and Turkey. 5. What was the nationality of Pythagoras, Homer and Alexander the Great? 6. What nationality is the Pope, Benedict XVI? 7. Where is the European Space Agency located? 8. The headquarters for Nestlé chocolate and Rolex watches are found in which European country? 9. Which country in the EU uses the currency called leu? 10. Which EU Member State is called Magyar in its own most widely spoken language? 11. Which EU Member State is called Suomi in its own most widely spoken language? 12. Within the EU, which language has the largest number of native speakers?