Europe Trivia Quiz

Europe — multiple choice, with the answer and a fun fact a tap away.

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Which country's red-white-light-blue flag is almost identical to the Netherlands', but lighter and longer?

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Which country's red-white-light-blue flag is almost identical to the Netherlands', but lighter and longer?

Correct answer: Luxembourg.

The two are so alike that Luxembourg has repeatedly debated switching to a banner with its heraldic red lion instead.

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Which country's white-blue-red flag carries a shield showing Mount Triglav, two wavy lines and three gold stars?

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Which country's white-blue-red flag carries a shield showing Mount Triglav, two wavy lines and three gold stars?

Correct answer: Slovenia.

Mount Triglav is the country's highest peak; the wavy lines are its rivers and Adriatic coast, and the three stars come from the medieval Counts of Celje.

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Which country's red-and-yellow flag bears a coat of arms flanked by the two Pillars of Hercules and the motto "Plus Ultra"?

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Which country's red-and-yellow flag bears a coat of arms flanked by the two Pillars of Hercules and the motto "Plus Ultra"?

Correct answer: Spain.

"Plus Ultra" — "further beyond" — defied the ancient warning that nothing lay past the Strait of Gibraltar, celebrating Spain's voyages into the New World.

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Which tiny principality's flag is a red band over a white band, matching Indonesia's but in a squarer shape?

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Which tiny principality's flag is a red band over a white band, matching Indonesia's but in a squarer shape?

Correct answer: Monaco.

Its red and white are the heraldic colors of the ruling Grimaldi family and date back to the 14th century.

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Which country's red-and-green flag has a vertical white-and-red decorative embroidery pattern running down the hoist?

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Which country's red-and-green flag has a vertical white-and-red decorative embroidery pattern running down the hoist?

Correct answer: Belarus.

The ornament is based on traditional woven cloth; red stands for past struggles and green for forests and the future.

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Which Nordic country's flag is a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white on a red field?

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Which Nordic country's flag is a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white on a red field?

Correct answer: Norway.

Norway added a blue cross to Denmark's red-and-white flag in 1821, combining the colors of liberty shared by France, Britain and the United States.

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Which country's white-and-red flag carries the George Cross, a British award for bravery, in the upper corner?

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Which country's white-and-red flag carries the George Cross, a British award for bravery, in the upper corner?

Correct answer: Malta.

King George VI awarded the George Cross to Malta in 1942 to honor the island's courage under heavy World War II bombing.

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Which country's red-blue-white flag carries a white double-headed eagle and a shield with a cross and four firesteels, popularly read as Cyrillic "S" symbols?

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Which country's red-blue-white flag carries a white double-headed eagle and a shield with a cross and four firesteels, popularly read as Cyrillic "S" symbols?

Correct answer: Serbia.

The four firesteels are popularly linked to a motto often translated as "Only Unity Saves the Serbs."

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Which Balkan country's flag has horizontal bands of white, green and red?

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Which Balkan country's flag has horizontal bands of white, green and red?

Correct answer: Bulgaria.

White stands for peace, green for the country's fertile farmland, and red for the courage and blood of its people.

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Which country's white-blue-red flag carries a shield with a white double cross on three blue hills?

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Which country's white-blue-red flag carries a shield with a white double cross on three blue hills?

Correct answer: Slovakia.

The double cross is an ancient Christian symbol; the three hills traditionally represent the Tatra, Fatra, and Mátra mountain ranges.

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