Alphabetical European Cities Trivia

1. This Croatian port on the Adriatic was long disputed between Hungary and Venice. It was passed to Austria in 1797 and was the capital of the Austrian crown land Dalmatia from 1815 to 1918. It was passed to Italy in 1920, and to Yugoslavia in 1947.

From Quiz "Z" European Cities

Answer: Zadar

Zadar is a seaside resort, known for its maraschino liqueur.

From Quiz "Y" European Cities

Answer: Yalta

Yalta was the scene of the "Big Three Conference" (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) in February 1945. Here the winners of WWII agreed on some issues concerning the post war period, for example the new Polish border in the east (The Curzon line), and the division of Germany. The meeting also resulted in a declaration of war from USSR against Japan.

From Quiz "W" European Cities

Answer: Wissembourg

Wissembourg (Weissenburg in German) is situated in Alsace, north east of Strasbourg. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century.

From Quiz "V" European Cities

Answer: Vlorë

In ancient times Vlorë was a Greek, then a Roman colony. It was important during the wars between the Normans and the Byzantines in the 11th and 12th centuries. It was under Turkish rule 1464-1912.

From Quiz "U" European Cities

Answer: Uppsala

Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala province. It has Sweden´s oldest university (1477).

From Quiz "T" European Cities

Answer: Tirgoviste

Wallachia was a former principality in Romania, between the Danube River and the Transylvanian Alps. It was inhabited by the Vlach, who possibly are partially descended from Roman colonists of Dacia. Among its rulers were Vlad Dracul (1436-47) and Vlad Tepes (1456-62 and 1476-77) who are often sited as the historical basis of the vampire tales of Dracula.

From Quiz "S" European Cities

Answer: Sibiu

Sibiu is situated in the Transylvanian Alps. It is a commercial and industrial center.

From Quiz "R" European Cities

Answer: Roskilde

The cathedral of Roskilde contains the Danish royal mausoleum.

From Quiz "P" European Cities

Answer: Poltava

The victory in this battle paved the way for Russia as a major European power.

From Quiz "O" European Cities

Answer: Odessa

Odessa is a major seaport and industrial center. It was the center of revolutionary activities in 1905, including the mutiny aboard the battleship Potemkin.

From Quiz "N" European Cities

Answer: Naples & Napoli

Naples served alternately as the capital of the Kingdom of The Two Sicilies and of Kingdom of Naples through the 19th century. It also served as capital of Napoleon´s Parthenopean Republic (1799) and Neapolitan Kingdom (1806-15).

From Quiz "M" European Cities

Answer: Magdeburg

Magdeburg was a member of the Hanseatic League. It was sacked and burned during the Thirty Years´ War in 1631.

From Quiz "L" European Cities

Answer: Linz

Linz (called Lentia by the Romans) is situated on the Danube River. It was an important trade center by the 13th century.

From Quiz "K" European Cities

Answer: Krakow

Krakow remained the capital until a fire in 1595 which caused the transfer of the court to Warsaw.

From Quiz "J" European Cities

Answer: Jerez

Its full name is Jerez de la Frontera. Jerez is believed to be scene of a famous battle of Moors under Tariq ibn Ziyad and the Visigoths under King Roderick in 711. The city was finally taken by the Spanish from the Moors by King Alfonso X in 1264.

From Quiz "I" European Cities

Answer: Istanbul

Istanbul was formerly called Byzantium. The name was changed to Constantinople in 330 AD. From 395 until 1495 it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was captured by the Turks in 1453 and made the capital of Turkey. In 1923 Ankara became the capital of the new Turkish Republic.

From Quiz "H" European Cities

Answer: Hythe

The other four "original" Cinque Ports were Dover, Sandwich, Romney (now New Romney) and Hastings. They were first enfranchised by Edward the Confessor (1042-66) and were granted many privileges by the crown, in return for sea service in defense of the coast. They gradually declined in importance after the 14th century.

From Quiz "G" European Places

Answer: Gibraltar

Gibraltar was captured by the British in 1704 during the War of Spanish Succession and was retained by treaty in 1713.

From Quiz "F" European Cities

Answer: Fürth

Fürth is situated in Bavaria at the confluence of the Regnitz and the Pegnitz Rivers.

From Quiz "E" European Cities

Answer: Essen

Essen is situated in the Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia. It contains the most extensive ironworks and steelworks in Europe.

From Quiz "D" European Cities

Answer: Dijon

Dijon was a prosperous city under Valois dynasty (1364-1477).

From Quiz "C" European Cities

Answer: Cologne

The name was changes to Colonia Agrippina, which later became Cologne, or Köln in German.

From Quiz "B" European Cities

Answer: Bolton

Bolton is situated in the Greater Manchester area.

From Quiz "A" European Cities

Answer: Antwerp

As a distribution center for Spanish and Portuguese colonial trade, Antwerp became commercial and financial capital of Europe in the 16th century.

From Quiz Not So 'E'asy Places In Europe

Answer: Evora

Evora's roots date back to Roman times. There is a Roman ruin called Diana's Temple, right in the centre of the town. Once the residence of the Kings of Portugal, its magnificent architecture directly influenced Portuguese colonial building styles, especially in Brazil.

From Quiz "A" Cities of Europe

Answer: Alicante

Alicante is known as Alacant in Valencian, and is the Valencian community's second largest city after Valencia itself. The area of the city has been inhabited for about seven millennia. Around the third century BC, Hamilcar Barca, father of famous Carthaginian general Hannibal, founded the settlement of Akra Leuca ("White Mountain") on the site that would become Alicante, and later the Romans founded Lucentum within their province of Hispania Tarraconesis. Later, Alicante suffered greatly in the Spanish Civil War, when it was bombed extensively in the 1930s. Alicante is a city full of culture with various festivals, including that of the Bonfires of Saint John. A popular tourist resort as well as a university city, it has a lot of nightlife to enjoy, including on its many beaches. The Port of Alicante is a popular port for passenger cruises. The Castle of Saint Barbara is the main site of the city, which is also home to various parks including El Palmeral Park.

From Quiz "Z" European Cities

Answer: Zürich & Zurich

Zürich became the center of the Swiss reformation under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli in the 16th century.

From Quiz "Y" European Cities

Answer: Yoshkar-Ola

The Mari El republic is situated north of the Volga. It is populated by Russians and the Finno-Ugric Mari peoples.

From Quiz "W" European Cities

Answer: Wetzlar

Wetzlar is situated on the Lahn River, north of Frankfurt am Main. It has an old Romanesque cathedral. It became a free city in the 12th century.

From Quiz "V" European Cities

Answer: Ventspils

Ventspils was founded in the 14th century and has a castle dating from the 13th century. It is situated on the mouth of the Venta River.

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