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France, Britain, Spain and which other European country claimed the right to rule North America between 1492 to 1776?
Germany
Germany
Russia
Russia
Austria
Austria
Finland
Finland
Which country did Iceland belong to prior to its independence?
Estonia
Estonia
Iceland
Iceland
Norway
Norway
Denmark
Denmark
In which country are Karlovac and Varazdin regions?
Cyprus
Cyprus
Croatia
Croatia
Malta
Malta
Serbia
Serbia
What approximately is the population of Norway, as of 2013?
5 million
5 million
8 million
8 million
10 million
10 million
1 million
1 million
What was the most powerful country in the world during the 19th century?
Spain
Spain
Britain
Britain
Holland
Holland
Germany
Germany
Which country provides the largest group of immigrants to Norway?
Finland
Finland
Pakistan
Pakistan
Madrid
Madrid
Iran
Iran
Which continent contains more countries than any other?
Asia
Asia
Africa
Africa
Europe
Europe
South America
South America
The towns of Condom, Lourdes, and Pau are found in which country?
Ukraine
Ukraine
Netherlands
Netherlands
Belgium
Belgium
France
France
Which of these countries is bordered by El Salvador to the south east?
Chile
Chile
Guatemala
Guatemala
Tunisia
Tunisia
Paraguay
Paraguay
Which country do the Azores, islands in the Atlantic, belong to?
Portugal
Portugal
Greece
Greece
Germany
Germany
Poland
Poland
The 1974 Carnation Revolution took place in which country?
Portugal
Portugal
France
France
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Holland
Holland
Which of these nations has the world’s oldest national anthem?
Japan
Japan
China
China
Finland
Finland
Netherlands
Netherlands
Which of these countries is located at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula?
Greece
Greece
France
France
Italy
Italy
Germany
Germany
Zloty is the unit of currency of which country?
India
India
America
America
Germany
Germany
Poland
Poland
Belgrade is the capital of which country?
Togo
Togo
Austria
Austria
Benin
Benin
Serbia
Serbia
The financial center Zurich is found in which country?
Switzerland
Switzerland
Finland
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Croatia
Croatia
Which of the following countries imports the most champagne?
Poland
Poland
Italy
Italy
Canada
Canada
Britain
Britain
The region known as BohemiaIn is in which part of the Czech Republic?
South
South
North
North
East
East
West
West
Which of these states is NOT a member of the Commonwealth?
Belize
Belize
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ghana
Ghana
Cameroon
Cameroon
CH is the international abbreviation of which country?
Norway
Norway
Spain
Spain
Italy
Italy
Switzerland
Switzerland
Which country is 72% covered by forest?
Latvia
Latvia
Finland
Finland
Ukraine
Ukraine
Finland
Finland
The region of Brittany is found in which country?
Ireland
Ireland
England
England
Italy
Italy
France
France
Which of these is one of the 15 constituent republics the Soviet Union broke up into in 1991?
Poland
Poland
Latvia
Latvia
Ukraine
Ukraine
Greece
Greece
In which country are Oulu and Pori cities?
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
Russia
Russia
Sweden
Sweden
In which modern-day country is the Crimean Peninsula?
Latvia
Latvia
Ukraine
Ukraine
Greece
Greece
Poland
Poland
Which country’s empire included India and Australia during the 19th century?
Serbia
Serbia
Greenland
Greenland
Great Britain
Great Britain
France
France
The volcanoes Vesuvius and Etna are found in which country?
United States
United States
Italy
Italy
Germany
Germany
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
In what country is the westernmost part of mainland Europe?
France
France
Norway
Norway
Portugal
Portugal
Spain
Spain
The ancient Sabine people lived around 300 B.C. in which country?
Austria
Austria
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
Italy
Italy
Which country’s landmark, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, was declared stable for the next 200 years in 2008?
United States
United States
Germany
Germany
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Portugal
The big party town Novalja is located on the island of Pag, which country is it part of?
Serbia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Macedonia
Croatia
Croatia
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