European Peninsulas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spain, Portugal, and Andorra

The Pyrenees form a natural land barrier in the northeast that separates Spain and Portugal (and the tiny nation of Andorra) from the rest of Europe. In the south at Gibraltar, the peninsula is separated from North Africa by a narrow strait, the Strait of Gibraltar.

Answer: Denmark and Germany

Denmark occupies most of the Jutland Peninsula and the peninsula contains all of the Danish mainland. A little bit of Germany also occupies the peninsula, which extends into the North Sea. The Jutland peninsula separates the Baltic from the North Sea - and more generally from the 'open sea', making it a kind of vast northern European lake

Answer: Albania and Macedonia

The Balkan Peninsula includes most of Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Albania, Macedonia, continental Greece (including the Peloponnesus), Bulgaria, European Turkey, and Southeast Romania. These countries are called the Balkan States.

Answer: Sweden and Norway

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland are considered part of Scandinavia, but only Norway and Sweden make up the Scandinavian peninsula.

Answer: Apennines

The Apennines have mineral springs, crater lakes, and volcanoes (Vesuvius and Etna, are still active), and some earthquakes.