“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău Faculty of Letters, Romania Proiect Be European Parliament Part (Be-EPart) Grundtvig Learning Partnerships 2013-2015 “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău Faculty of Letters, Romania (PARTNERS: ITALY, PORTUGAL, GREAT BRITAIN, ROMANIA, GREECE, TURKEY) This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES -TEST-

1. Physicist Albert Einstein’s origin is: Austrian German Swedish

2. Choose a popular German car model series: Opel, Porche, Mitubishi Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, BMW Skoda, Dacia, Volvo

3. Which composer is of German origin? A. Beethoven B. Mozart C. Chopin

4. What is the Polish currency? Yen Zlot Lira

5. Nicolaus Copernicus is the one who discovered that the Sun and not the Earth is the centre of the Universe. What was his origin? Austrian Polish Greek

6. Lolek and Bolek are characters in an animated cartoon which is: Romanian Polish Czech

7. The United Kingdom of Great Britain is famous for: Spicy foods Double deckers The leaning tower

8. The longest place name - “Muckanaghederdauhaulica” - comes from: A. Norway B. Ireland C. Sweden

9. The capital of Spain is: Barcelona Ciudad Real Madrid

10. The following fairytales and stories - Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots were written by: Brothers Grimm Charles Perrault Ion Creangă

11. What is the largest EU country? Germany France Poland

12. Which country in Europe is famous for its tulip fields? Italy Belgium The Netherlands

13. What is the country of origin for LEGO games? Denmark Germany Italy

14. What language do children speak in Austria? English Austrian German

15.Waltz is a famous dance from: Portugal Austria Poland

16. The capital of Slovakia/Slovak Republic is: Prague Bratislava Budapest

17. The Celsius scale of measurement for temperature was named after a scientist who was: Romanian Dutch Swedish

18. In which part of Lapland does Father Christmas live? Swedish Finnish Russian

19. Where does the highest building in Europe lie? Italy Romania Greece

20.How many countries does the Danube river run through? 7 10 9

21. What people nod for a NO and shake their head for a YES? British Greek Bulgarian

22. Mount Olympus, known as the realm of Gods, lies in: Austria Italy Greece

23. What is the smallest country from EU? Malta Luxemburg Cyprus

24. Which country is shaped as a boot? Great Britain Sweden Italy

25. What river divides the capital of Hungary into two parts: Buda and Pesta Elba The Seine The Danube

26. Cristopher Columbus was of origin: Spanish Italian English

27. The smallest town in the world lies in: Italy Croatia Luxembourg

28. The EU Parliament is made up of members from all European countries (751). How many countries are there in the European Union? 30 28 25

ANSWERS 1.B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7A, 8B, 9C, 10B, 11B, 12C, 13A, 14C, 15B, 16B, 17C, 18B, 19B, 20B, 21C, 22C, 23A, 24C, 25C, 26B, 27B, 28B