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Europe Test redo
Question | Answer |
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Organization formed to protect human rights | Council of Europe |
Parcels of land reclaimed from the sea | Polders |
Classical musicians, Vienna, Lipizzaner horses | Austria |
Red Cross headquarters, watches, banks | Switzerland |
An imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean that seperates days | International Date Line |
**The "Eternal City" | Rome |
**They ruled Europe until approx. 1500 years ago | Romans |
Eastern Orthodox religion | Greece |
**Straight that seperates Spain from Africa | Gibraltar |
Birthplace of Western Civilization | Athens |
Organization of former Soviet republics after the Collapse of the Soviet Union | Commonwealth of Independent States |
Nomadic herders in Scandinavia | Saami |
**"White Russia" | Belarus |
Auschwitz Nazi Death Camp | Poland |
Formed in 1957 to improve trade and cooperation between European coutries | European Union |
The "Holy See" | Vatican City |
A French Island | Corsica |
A transportation system between England, France, and Belgium | Eurotunnel |
"Low Countries" | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg |
The world's largest country | Russia |
A country ruled by a duke | Dutchy |
The body of water betwen England and France | English Channel |
European currency shared by many countries | Euro |
The highest point in Europe | Mount Elbrus |
The Black Forest, the Brothers Grimm, cuckoo clocks | Germany |
The leader of the Russian Revolution | Lenin |
Sweden | Stockholm |
**The lowest point in Europe | Caspian Sea |
The largest marshland in Europe | Pinsk |
Northern Ireland | Ulster |