2012 AWQ

Round 2Europe and Russia

AnswersYellow Answer Sheet

1. Which country’s flag is this?

A. AlbaniaB. CyprusC. MacedoniaD. Greece

2. What language is spoken in Monaco?

A. ItalianB. FrenchC. Romansh D. English

3. What is the name of the Italian cruise ship that ran aground in January

2012?

A. Costa ConcordiaB. Costa FortunaC. Costa MarinaD. Costa Serena

4. The UK recently accused which South American country of a colonialist

attitude over the disputed Falklands Islands?

A. ChileB. ArgentinaC. BrazilD. Colombia

5. Which country’s flag is this?

A. RomaniaB. SerbiaC. KosovoD. Albania

6. Where is the European Union headquartered?

A. Brussels, BelgiumB. Frankfurt, GermanyC. Paris, FranceD. Berlin, Germany

7. Which sea borders the Netherlands?

A. Baltic SeaB. North SeaC. Black SeaD. Barents Sea

8. Which Eastern European country is this?

A. SerbiaB. MontenegroC. CroatiaD. Belarus

9. Who is the current president of Russia?

A. Dmitry MedvedevB. Vladimir Putin C. Boris Yeltsin D. Mikhail Gorbachev

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. GermanyB. TurkeyC. FranceD. Spain

11. Which country has a former prime minister currently serving a seven year

sentence in a prison camp?

A. UkraineB. EstoniaC. FranceD. Poland

12. What is the name of the body of water that is situated between Italy

and the Balkan states?

A. Mediterranean SeaB. Black SeaC. Baltic SeaD. Adriatic Sea

13. Between which two countries is Liechtenstein situated?

A. Germany and AustriaB. Switzerland and AustriaC. France and SpainD. France and Germany

14. Vaclav Havel, a politician, playwright, and anti-Communist dissident, was the former president of which country?

A. AlbaniaB. RussiaC. Czech RepublicD. Serbia

15. What type of government does Spain have?

A. Parliamentary MonarchyB. Representative DemocracyC. Constitutional RepublicD. Ecclesiastical Theocracy

16. Which country is supplying the Syrian government with arms?

A. SpainB. EstoniaC. RussiaD. Italy

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)

18. Which country joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in

December 2011?

A. BelarusB. CroatiaC. RussiaD. Finland

19. What percentage of Iran’s oil export goes to Europe?

A. 70%B. 50%C. 60%D. 20%

20. Who is the prime minister of Greece?

A. Karolos Papoulias B. Lucas PapademosC. Spyridon TrikoupisD. Michail Stasinopoulos