1. 1 2 3 4 5 BET ON THE EUROPEAN UNION! The Symbols of the European Union
Directions for playing the game
The Symbols of the European Union
EU Member and Candidate States
EU Institutions
Capital cities in Europe
Europe in phonetics 1 2 3 4 5

2. How many stars are there on the European flag?
Category

3. 12 stars

4. What is the motto of the European Union?
Category

5. United in Diversity!

6. When do we celebrate Europe Day?

7. May,9th

8. Name the single European currency.

9. Euro

10. Who is the composer whose music is used in the European anthem - "Ode to Joy"?

11. Beethoven

12. How many countries are members of the European Union?

13. 27 countries

14. Name the two countries which joined
the EU in 2007.

15. Romania and Bulgaria

16. When did the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia join the European Union?
9 May 1950
1 July 2002
1 May 2004

17. 1 May 2004

18. Name at least 10 countries which are
members of the EU.

19. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, UK.

20. Name at least 3 countries which are members of the EU but are not currently participating in the single European currency (Euro).

21. Denmark, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, UK, Bulgaria and Romania

22. Where is the European Parliament?

23. In Strasbourg, in France

24. Where is the European Commission?

25. In Brussels, in Belgium

26. What is the nationality of the president of the European
Commission until 2009?

27. Portuguese (Mr. Barroso)

28. Where is the European court of justice?

29. In Luxembourg, in Luxembourg

30. Where is the European Central Bank?

31. In Frankfurt, in Germany

32. What is the capital city of Denmark?

33. Copenhagen

34. Budapest is the capital city of…

35. HUNGARY

36. What is the capital city of Malta?

37. VALETTA

38. Stockholm is the capital city of…

39. SWEDEN

40. What is the capital city of the Czech Republic?

41. PRAGUE

42. Can you find the name of this country?
/ˈpɔ:tʃəgəl/

43. PORTUGAL

44. Can you read this phonetic transcription?
/ˈjʊərəp/

45. EUROPE

46. Read this country.
lɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə

47. Lithuania

48. Can you come to the blackboard and write the phonetic transcription of
Tricky question!!!
Can you come to the blackboard and
write the phonetic transcription of
FRANCE?

49. /frɑ:nts/

50. Choose the correct phonetic transcription for “lithuania”:
/ˈlʌksəmbɜ:g/
/ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə/
/ˈlætvɪə/

51. /ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə/

52. Directions for playing “Bet on the European Union”
Divide the class into two teams ( team A and team B) and choose captains for each team. They will give the final answer.
Team A chooses a type of questions and a number. They have one minute to give ONE answer.
If it is a correct answer, team A wins 10 points.
Team B repeats the above-mentioned steps.
When all the questions have been asked, each team counts its points.
The team with the most points will be declared WELL INFORMED YOUNG EUROPEANS.