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Fun Trivia: E : Europe

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How many European countries start with the letter I?

    3. Iceland, Italy and Ireland are the three countries in Europe that start with I.

Excluding the controversial Cyprus, how many European countries start with the letter C?
    2. Croatia and the Czech Republic are the two countries in Europe that start with C. Apparently some sources have Cyprus listed as a European country, though I have personally only seen it listed as an Asian country.

How many European countries start with the letter U?
    2. The United Kingdom and the Ukraine are the only countries in Europe that start with U.

This ancient city was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and later the Byzantine Empire.
    Constantinople. The city of Constantinople is now known as Istanbul. It is located in modern day Turkey. Carthage was located in modern day Tunisia and Ur was in modern day Iraq.

Which city was the site of an infamous nuclear reactor meltdown in 1986?
    Chernobyl, Ukraine. Currently located in the Ukraine, the meltdown at Chernobyl in 1986 is arguably the worst nuclear disaster in history.

To which country does the U city of Uppsala belong?
    Sweden. Uppsala is located north of the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

This city co-hosted the 2005 World Hockey Championships.
    Innsbruck, Austria. The other host city was Vienna, also in Austria.

This French C city plays host to a major international film festival every year.
    Cannes. The Cannes film festival takes its name from the city which plays host to it every year.

Which of the following is one of the four regions of Ireland?
    Ulster. Northern Ireland composes most of Ulster. The other three are Connacht, Munster and Leinster. Udine is a city in Italy, Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands and the Urals are a mountain range in Russia.

Which two European countries compose the Iberian peninsula?
    Spain & Portugal. Albania & Greece are part of the Balkan peninsula, Norway & Sweden compose the Scandinavian peninsula and Italy and San Marino compose the Apennines peninsula.


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