The European Connection Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spain

Picos de Europa is a national park and mountain range in northern Spain. The Tower of Hercules is a Roman-built lighthouse in northwestern Spain, and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Alhambra is a fortified Moorish palace in the city of Granada in southern Spain.

Answer: Italy

Circus Maximus is an ancient stadium in Rome, used for chariot racing and other entertainment. The Pitti Palace, or Palazzo Pitti, is a Renaissance palace in Florence once owned by the Medici family. The Adda River in northern Italy is a tributary of the river Po and runs into Lake Como.

Answer: Germany

Dachau is a small town in southern Germany and was the home to the notorious World War II concentration camp. The Mercedes-Benz Museum is a car museum in Stuttgart which opened in 2006, and documents 150 years of the automotive industry. The Feldberg Mountain is the highest peak in the Black Forest area of south west Germany and stands at 1,493 metres high.

Answer: Croatia

Plitvice Lakes is the largest national park in Croatia, and became a UNESCO World Heritage in 1979. The Eyes Of Vinodol are six vantage points which overlook the stunning landscape near the town of Novi Vinodolski along the Adriatic coast. Split is the second largest city in Croatia and can be located along the Dalmatian coastline.

Answer: Denmark

Legoland Billund was the first Lego park opened in 1968 and can be located next to the original Lego factory in Billund, southern Denmark. Experimentarium is a science museum in the town of Hellerup. It has 300 interactive exhibits and various demonstration shows.

The Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park in Copenhagen, which has roller coaster rides, a concert hall and pantomime theatre.

Answer: Scotland

Arthur's Seat is a peak of hills which overlook Edinburgh and especially Edinburgh castle. Old Man of Hoy is a 137 meter high sea stack which can be found on the Island of Hoy near Orkney. The British Golf Museum can be located at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews.

Answer: Malta

Comino is a virtually uninhabited island off the coast of Malta and was used as a filming location for "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002) and "Troy" (2004). Mdina is the old ancient capital of Malta which was first inhabited at around 700 BC by the Phoenicians. Tarxien is home to Megalithic temples which date back to around 2800 BC.

Answer: Belgium

Manneken Pis is a small bronze sculpture in Brussels of a young boy urinating into a fountain. Atomium is another monument in Brussels built for the 1958 World's Fair. Waterloo, in the centre of Belgium, is the scene of the famous battle between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington.

Answer: Monaco

Monte Carlo Casino is a large gambling complex in Monaco where many games are played for high stakes including roulette, blackjack and craps. Chemin des Révoires at 161 metres is the highest point in Monaco on the edge of Mont Agel. La Condamine is a district in Monaco which houses many boutiques alongside a large marina for expensive yachts.

Answer: Switzerland

Rigi is a mountain in central Switzerland which stands at 1,797 meters high. Jet d'Eau is a famous fountain in Geneva and one of the tallest fountains in the world. The Glacier Express is a railway line which takes people between two major ski resorts, St. Moritz and Zermatt.