1. 2012 AWQ

2. Round 2 Europe and Russia Answers Yellow Answer Sheet

3. 1. Which country’s flag is this? A. Albania B. Cyprus C. Macedonia D. Greece

4. 2. What language is spoken in Monaco? A. Italian B. French C. Romansh D. English

5. 3. What is the name of the Italian cruise ship that ran aground in January 2012? A. Costa Concordia B. Costa Fortuna C. Costa Marina D. Costa Serena

6. 4. The UK recently accused which South American country of a colonialist attitude over the disputed Falklands Islands? A. Chile B. Argentina C. Brazil D. Colombia

7. 5. Which country’s flag is this? A. Romania B. Serbia C. Kosovo D. Albania

8. 6. Where is the European Union headquartered? A. Brussels, Belgium B. Frankfurt, Germany C. Paris, France D. Berlin, Germany

9. 7. Which sea borders the Netherlands? A.Baltic Sea B.North Sea C.Black Sea D.Barents Sea

10. 8. Which Eastern European country is this? A. Serbia B. Montenegro C. Croatia D. Belarus

11. 9. Who is the current president of Russia? A. Dmitry Medvedev B. Vladimir Putin C. Boris Yeltsin D. Mikhail Gorbachev

12. 10. Which country recently overturned the Armenian genocide denial law? The law would have made a public denial of the Ottoman Empire’s genocide of Armenians a crime. A. Germany B. Turkey C. France D. Spain

13. 11. Which country has a former prime minister currently serving a seven year sentence in a prison camp? A. Ukraine B. Estonia C. France D. Poland

14. 12. What is the name of the body of water that is situated between Italy and the Balkan states? A. Mediterranean Sea B. Black Sea C. Baltic Sea D. Adriatic Sea

15. 13. Between which two countries is Liechtenstein situated? A. Germany and Austria B. Switzerland and Austria C. France and Spain D. France and Germany

16. 14. Vaclav Havel, a politician, playwright, and anti-Communist dissident, was the former president of which country? A. Albania B. Russia C. Czech Republic D. Serbia

17. 15. What type of government does Spain have? A. Parliamentary Monarchy B. Representative Democracy C. Constitutional Republic D. Ecclesiastical Theocracy

18. 16. Which country is supplying the Syrian government with arms? A. Spain B. Estonia C. Russia D. Italy

19. 17. Which organization activated a missile defense system in Turkey in January 2012? A. SFOR (Stabilization Force) B. OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) C. EUROPOL (European Police Office) D. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

20. 18. Which country joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2011? A. Belarus B. Croatia C. Russia D. Finland

21. 19. What percentage of Iran’s oil export goes to Europe? A. 70% B. 50% C. 60% D. 20%

22. 20. Who is the prime minister of Greece? A.Karolos Papoulias B.Lucas Papademos C.Spyridon Trikoupis D.Michail Stasinopoulos