QUIZ ABOUT EUROPE

RULES
The five teams ( 2 French pupis an! 2 R"manian pupis # have t" ans$er the %uesti"ns
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)ST STA+E
EUROPEA. /OU.TRIES
A& France an! R"mania
1. France is ..in Europe, after Russia and Ukraine
Answer: the third largest country
2. he French Re!olution was in
Answer: 1"#$
%. Ro&ania 'eca&e fully independent in
Answer: 1#"#
(. ransyl!ania is surrounded 'y the . )ountains.
Answer: .*arpathian
+. he &ost i&portant ri!er of Ro&ania is .
Answer: the ,anu'e
-. he .outhern *arpathians contain the country/s highest peak ..which reaches an ele!ation
of 2,+(% &
answer: )oldo!eanu,
". Ro&ania has a .cli&ate with four distinct seasons.
Answer: te&perate
#. 0n the French Alps is one of the highest points in Europe at (,#1" &
Answer: )ont 2lanc
$. 0n northern France, this ri!er drains &uch of the 3aris 2asin and flows northwest into the Atlantic
4cean.
Answer: he .eine
11. he French Re!olution was in
Answer: 1"#$
2.0 STA+E
B& +E.ERAL I.FOR1ATIO. ABOUT EUROPE
1. 0talian, French, .panish, 3ortuguese, and Ro&anian are ..
Answer : Ro&ance languages
2. he second s&allest continent Europe has an area of
Answer: 11,%++,111 s5 k&
%. Europe is .....................................largest population of all the continents6 "2- &illion in 21117
Answer: the third
(. he northern&ost point of the European &ainland is *ape 8ordkinn in ..
Answer: 8orway9
+.he southern&ost, in southern .pain near :i'raltar is
Answer: 3unta de arifa,
-.Fro& west to east the &ainland ranges fro& *a'o da Roca, which is .to the
northeastern slopes of the Urals which is .
Answer: in 3ortugal,. in Russia.
". he continent was di!ided into two &a;or political and econo&ic 'locs<*o&&unist nations in
Eastern Europe and non=*o&&unist countries in >estern Europe after.
Answer: >orld >ar 00 ended in 1$(+
#. he highest point of the continent is in the *aucasus )ountains in southwestern
Russia.
Answer : El/'rus 6+,-(2 &7
$. he lowest point of Europe is located along the northern shore of the
*aspian .ea.
Answer: 2# & 6$2 ft7 'elow sea le!el.
11. he longest ri!er of Europe is ..
Answer: the ?olga
2R0 STA+E
A& 3ISTOR4 OF T3E EUROPEA. U.IO.
1. A French states&an who 'elie!ed that the nations of Europe had to speak with one !oice.
Answer: @ean )onnet
2. he year when the first &a;or step towards European integration took place
Answer : 1$+1
%. 0n 1$+1 this French foreign &inister proposed the integration of the French and :er&an coal
and steel industries and in!ited other nations to participate.
Answer: Ro'ert .chu&an
(. he year when the first two preli&inary treaties were signed in Ro&e.
Answer : 1$+"
+. he European Union was for&ally esta'lished on
Answer: 8o!e&'er 1st, 1$$%
-. he European *oal and .teel *o&&unity 6E*.*7 of 1$+1 'eca&e the European *o&&unity 6E*7
in .
Answer: 1$-"
". he reaty on European Union 6often called the )aastricht reaty7 founded the EU and was
intended to eApand political, econo&ic, and social integration a&ong the &e&'er states. >hen was it
signedB
Answer: in ,ece&'er 1$$1
#. he A&sterda& reaty was signed 'y EU &e&'ers on ..
Answer : 4cto'er 2nd , 1$$".
$. .igned in 2111, this treaty prepares the EU for enlarge&ent.
Answer: the reaty of 8ice.
11. the EU officially agreed in )ay 1$$# to adopt the euro for 11 of the 1+ &e&'er countries
'eginning on ..
Answer: @anuary 1st , 1$$$.
B& STRU/TURE OF T3E EU
1. he highest ad&inistrati!e 'ody in the EU is
Answer: he European *o&&ission
2. he European *o&&ission is responsi'le for..
Answer: the general financial &anage&ent of the EU
%. 0t is the &ost i&portant and powerful EU 'ody and represents the national go!ern&ents
Answer: he *ouncil of the European Union 6for&erly called the *ouncil of )inisters7
( >hen the *ouncil of the European Union &eets ..is present
Answer: one go!ern&ent &inister fro& each &e&'er state
+ he European 3arlia&ent 6E37 is &ade up of -2- &e&'ers who are directly elected 'y
.
Answer: the citiCens of the EU
- he European 3arlia&ent was originally designed &erely as .
Answer: an ad!isory 'ody.
" he European *ourt of @ustice 6E*@7 is the European Union/s .......
Answer: ;udicial ar&
# he *ourt of Auditors is &ade up of .. &e&'ers, one fro& each EU &e&'er state.
Answer: 1+
$ he European *entral 2ank 6E*27 'egan operations in..
Answer: 1$$#
11. 4ther i&portant 'odies in the EU include the Econo&ic and .ocial *o&&ittee and
..
Answer: the *o&&ittee of the Regions
his 5uiC was designed for the Europian festi!al which took place in 2uCau on )ay $th a&ong the
others acti!ities of the pro;ect D .port, uni!ersal languageE a school eAchange 'etween pupils fro&
.chool :.E. 3alade and our special French guests , teachers and pupils fro& )arcel 3agnol *ollege
fro& *aen.
English teacher )rs. *a&elia i&ofte