Euroquiz Final 2017 Round 1 (20 questions, answered in pairs)

Geography

1. Nicosia is the capital of which European country?

Cyprus

2. This is the flag of which European country?

Croatia

3. Which country’s 1€ coin shows an image of an eagle?

Germany

4. The island of Guadeloupe is an overseas region of which European country?

a) Portugal

b) Spain

c) France *

5. What is the approximate population of Poland?

a) 22 million

b) 38 million *

c) 45 million

6. In which European capital city would you find the Charles Bridge?

Prague

7. How many countries share a land border with Slovenia?

Four

8. Which of the following is the capital city of Montenegro?

a) Podgorica (pod-gaw-ree-tsah) *

b) Skopje

c) Sarajevo

9. Which sea did the people of Ancient Rome name ‘Mare Nostrum’, meaning ‘our sea’ in Latin?

The Mediterranean Sea

10. In Norway, glaciers have carved the coast into steep-sided valleys. What are these called?

Fjords

11. What is the longest river in Scotland?

a) The River Clyde

b) The River Tay *

c) The River Spey

12. In which European country is Leu (lew) the official currency?

Romania

13. The Channel Tunnel connects Calais to which English town?

a) Dover

b) Portsmouth

c) Folkestone *

14. Which of the following does NOT share a land border with Italy?

a) France

b) Austria

c) Croatia *

15. What is the name of this landmark in Lisbon?

The Belem Tower

16. What is the name of the mountain range which marks the Eastern boundary of Europe?

a) The Ural Mountains *

b) The Caucasus Mountains

c) The Carpathian Mountains

17. Which sea do Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey all border?

The Black Sea

18. This yellow and blue flag is the flag of which European country?

a) Moldova

b) Ukraine *

c) Belarus

19. In which Baltic state would you find the historic Trakai Castle, which is built on an island in the middle of a lake?

Lithuania

20. In which country would you find the Lærdal (la-er-dal) Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Europe?

Norway

Euroquiz Final 2017

Round 2 (15 questions for teams) Language Round

Note to Quizmaster: Read out the question, the recording will then be played. Ask the children to listen a second time, and the recording will be repeated. Please do not provide the answers at this point.

Note to person reading out the answers: When providing the answers to questions 6-10, please give the answer and also provide the full translation of the sentence.

(Instructions to pupils to be included in quizmaster’s script)

1. What does this mean in English?

German: Wie heißt du?

Spanish: ¿Cómo te llamas?

Italian: Come ti chiami?

French: Comment t’appelles-tu?

ANSWER: WHAT IS YOUR NAME / WHAT ARE YOU CALLED?

2. What does this person want to know?

German: Hast du ein Haustier?

Spanish: ¿Tienes un animal en casa?

Italian: Hai animali domestici?

French: Tu as un animal?

ANSWER: DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS / A PET?

3. What does this mean in English?

German: Wann hast du Geburtstag?

Spanish: ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

Italian: Quand’é il tuo compleanno?

French: C'est quand, ton anniversaire?

ANSWER: WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

4. What is this person asking for?

German: Wo ist der Bahnhof?

Spanish: ¿Dónde está la estación de tren?

Italian: Dov’è la stazione dei treni?

French: Où est la gare?

ANSWER: WHERE IS THE TRAIN STATION? (ACCEPT STATION)

5. What is your teacher asking you to do?

German: Setzt euch

Spanish: Sentaos

Italian: Sedetevi

French: Asseyez-vous

ANSWER: SIT DOWN (plural form)

6. What type of soup do they order?

German: Ich hätte gerne eine Kartoffelsuppe.

Spanish: Me gustaría tomar una sopa de patatas.

Italian: Vorrei la zuppa di patate.

French: Je voudrais de la soupe de pomme de terre.

ANSWER: POTATO SOUP

[ENGLISH: I would like some potato soup.]

7. What age is my sister Eva?

German: Meine ältere Schwester heißt Eva. Sie ist achtzehn Jahre alt.

Spanish: Mi hermana mayor se llama Eva. Tiene dieciocho años.

Italian: Mia sorella maggiore si chiama Eva. Ha diciotto anni.

French: Ma soeur aînée s’appelle Eva. Elle a dix-huit ans.

ANSWER: EIGHTEEN (18)

[ENGLISH: My older sister is called Eva. She is eighteen years old.]

8. What day and time does the film start?

German: Am Samstag gehen wir ins Kino. Der Film beginnt um halb zwölf.

Spanish: El sábado vamos al cine. La película empieza a las once y media.

Italian: Sabato andiamo al cinema. Il film comincia alle undici e mezzo.

French: Samedi, nous allons au cinéma. Le film commence à onze heures et demie.

ANSWER: SATURDAY AT 11.30 (Both answers for one point)

[ENGLISH: On Saturday, we go to the cinema. The film starts at 11:30.]

9. Listen to the weather report. What is the weather going to be like today?

German: Heute regnet es.

Spanish: Hoy llueve.

Italian: Oggi piove.

French: Aujourd’hui, il pleut.

ANSWER: RAINY / WET

[ENGLISH: Today it is raining]

10. What is Jessica’s favourite colour?

German: Jessica trägt immer schwarz. Das ist ihre Lieblingsfarbe.

Spanish: Jessica siempre lleva el color negro. Es su color favorito.

Italian: Jessica si veste sempre in nero È il suo colore preferito.

French: Jessica porte toujours des vêtements noirs. C'est sa couleur préférée.

ANSWER: BLACK

[ENGLISH: Jessica always wears black. It’s her favourite colour.]

General knowledge language questions:

11. Edinburgh is known as Dùn-Èideann (dun-ay-chin) in which European language?

Gaelic / Gàidhlig

12. Which of the following is an official language of the Netherlands? a) Frisian * b) Flemish c) French

13. In which European country is the national language called ‘Hrvatski’ (hr-vat-ski)?

Croatia

14. Name two Germanic languages.

Danish, Dutch, English, German, Swedish (two for one point)

15. ‘Lasho dyes’ means ‘Good morning’ in the language of the _ _ _ _ people, who live in many parts of Europe. Fill in the blank.

Roma

Euroquiz Final 2017 Round 3 (20 questions, answered in pairs)

Understanding Europe: History, Culture and the EU

1. In which country would you traditionally eat Wiener Schnitzel?

Austria

2. Wales and the Galician region of Spain share cultural roots with which ancient European

peoples?

a) The Goths

b) The Vikings

c) The Celts *

3. What is the name of the golf tournament in which a team of European golfers competes

against an American team?

The Ryder Cup / Solheim Cup

4. Ole Kirk Christiansen, the inventor of Lego, was from which EU country?

Denmark

5. Which group represents local authorities and gives the regions of Europe a say in EU

policy making?

a) The European Council

b) The Committee of the Regions *

c) The European Court of Justice

6. What was the nationality of the famous painter Rembrandt?

Dutch

7. In which country was the communications company Nokia founded?

Finland

8. From which country does this folk dance originate?

England (accept UK)

(Fact: This is called Morris Dancing)

9. What is the name of the woman who led the French army to a number of important

victories during the 100 Year War and was burned at the stake at the age of 19?

Joan of Arc

10. Raclette, manchego and burrata are all types of what?

Cheese

11. During the Middle-Ages, Islam was the main religion of Southern Spain. In which

Andalusian city would you find this medieval Spanish mosque?

Cordoba

12. Who made a speech in 1950 announcing Jean Monnet’s idea to establish the European Coal and Steel Community?

Robert Schuman (accept Schuman)

13. In which country was the game Minecraft created and developed?

Sweden

14. On the 21st of September 1964, Malta declared its independence. By which European

country was it formerly ruled?

Great Britain (accept UK)

15. In which European city would you find the Anne Frank Museum?

Amsterdam

16. Which Swedish scientist invented dynamite?

Alfred Nobel

17. The 25th of March 2017 marked the anniversary of the European Economic Community.

How many years ago was this Community formed?

60 years

18. Bigos, a meat and cabbage stew, is a dish associated with which European country?

Poland

19. From which country do these three famous people come from?

Belgium

20. Dacia (da-shia) is a car manufacturing company. In which European country was it

founded?

Romania

Hergé Marouane Fellaini Stromae

Euroquiz 2017 Final

Round 4 (20 Questions for top two teams) 10 team questions followed by 10 buzzer questions

The first 10 questions alternate between the two teams. If a team answers incorrectly the question will be passed to the other team for a possible bonus point.

Team A:

1. Which country is bordered by Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria?

Czech Republic

Team B:

2. The Aegean Sea lies between Greece and which other country?

Turkey

Team A:

3. Minsk is the capital city of which European country?

Belarus

Team B:

4. Kiev is the capital of which European Country?

Ukraine

Team A:

5. Luka Modrić (mod-reech) is a footballer from which European country?

Croatia

Team B:

6. What is the nationality of tennis player Caroline Wozniacki?

Danish

Team A:

7. Which British mathematician and physicist discovered gravity?

Isaac Newton

Team B:

8. Who wrote The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and The Tailor of Gloucester?

Beatrix Potter

Team A:

9. Which Germanic people set up kingdoms in Italy and Spain in the Middle-Ages?

The Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths)

Team B:

10. Which Viking people first settled in France and then conquered England in 1066?

The Normans

Buzzer questions: Each question will be answered by the first team to buzz. There is no conferring once the buzzer has been pressed. A correct answer wins the point. If they answer incorrectly, the question will be passed to the other team for a possible bonus point. This team may confer.

11. What is the capital of the southernmost Baltic State?

Vilnius (Lithuania)

12. What is the nationality of Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel?

German

13. What is the name of the fastest ever commercial passenger plane?

The Concorde

14. Who invented the television?

John Logie Baird

15. In which mountain range would you find Mount Elbrus?

The Caucasus Mountains

16. Which country won the 2017 Six Nations Rugby tournament?

England

17. Kati Levoranta, who manages the company that created the Angry Birds games, is from which country?

Finland

18. What is the nationality of the singer Christine and the Queens?

French

19. In which city is the Atomium situated?

Brussels

20. What is the name of the river that flows through both Warsaw and Kraków?

The Vistula