European Capital Cities Quiz

A super fun geography quiz! This European capital cities quiz has 20 multiple choice questions for you. You have a choice of four answers to pick from in this Europe quiz.

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20 European Capital Cities Quiz Questions

1. Which European capital is the northernmost and has the smallest population in the region?
a) Reykjavik
b) Helsinki
c) Oslo
d) Stockholm

2. Which capital city is not only the capital of England but also the entire United Kingdom?
a) Belfast
b) Cardiff
c) Edinburgh
d) London

3. How many bridges are there within the city limits of Paris?
a) 25
b) 37
c) 44
d) 52

4. Which European capital is known as the “Eternal City”?
a) Athens
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) Vienna

5. What is the iconic symbol of peace and unity in Berlin?
a) The Berlin Wall
b) The Brandenburg Gate
c) The Reichstag
d) The Holocaust Memorial

6. Which European capital has the highest elevation?
a) Madrid
b) Bern
c) Andorra la Vella
d) Vienna

7. Which city is considered the birthplace of democracy and the cradle of Western civilization?
a) Rome
b) Athens
c) Paris
d) London

8. In which capital city was Mozart born?
a) Berlin
b) Prague
c) Salzburg
d) Vienna

9. Which European capital is built on seven hills?
a) Athens
b) Edinburgh
c) Lisbon
d) Rome

10. Which European capital was almost entirely destroyed during World War II but was meticulously reconstructed afterward?
a) Berlin
b) Dresden
c) London
d) Warsaw

11. Which capital city is actually two cities, Buda and Pest, divided by a river?
a) Bratislava
b) Budapest
c) Prague
d) Vienna

12. What famous manuscript is housed at Trinity College in Dublin?
a) The Gutenberg Bible
b) The Magna Carta
c) The Book of Kells
d) The Dead Sea Scrolls

13. Which European capital is known as the world’s most bicycle-friendly city?
a) Copenhagen
b) Amsterdam
c) Berlin
d) Barcelona

14. Which European capital is built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges?
a) Venice
b) Stockholm
c) St. Petersburg
d) Amsterdam

15. How many hours of daylight does Helsinki experience during the winter solstice?
a) 3.5 hours
b) 5.5 hours
c) 8.5 hours
d) 10.5 hours

16. In which capital city can you find the world’s largest sculpture park created by a single artist?
a) Oslo
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) London

17. In which European capital is the world’s oldest operating astronomical clock located?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) Prague

18. Which capital city is the only one in the world that borders two other countries?
a) Bratislava
b) Vienna
c) Budapest
d) Kiev

19. In which European capital can you find a well-preserved medieval Old Town that is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
a) Dubrovnik
b) Prague
c) Tallinn
d) Krakow

20. Which capital city is the smallest in the European Union, covering an area of just 0.8 square kilometres (0.31 square miles)?
a) Monaco
b) Vatican City
c) San Marino
d) Valetta

 

 

20 European Capital Cities Quiz Questions

1. Which European capital is the northernmost and has the smallest population in the region?

a) Reykjavik

 

2. Which capital city is not only the capital of England but also the entire United Kingdom?

d) London

 

3. How many bridges are there within the city limits of Paris?

b) 37

 

4. Which European capital is known as the “Eternal City”?

c) Rome

 

5. What is the iconic symbol of peace and unity in Berlin?

b) The Brandenburg Gate

 

6. Which European capital has the highest elevation?

a) Madrid

 

7. Which city is considered the birthplace of democracy and the cradle of Western civilization?

b) Athens

 

8. In which capital city was Mozart born?

d) Vienna

 

9. Which European capital is built on seven hills?

c) Lisbon

 

10. Which European capital was almost entirely destroyed during World War II but was meticulously reconstructed afterward?

d) Warsaw

 

11. Which capital city is actually two cities, Buda and Pest, divided by a river?

a) Budapest

 

12. What famous manuscript is housed at Trinity College in Dublin?

c) The Book of Kells

 

13. Which European capital is known as the world’s most bicycle-friendly city?

a) Copenhagen

 

14. Which European capital is built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges?

b) Stockholm

 

15. How many hours of daylight does Helsinki experience during the winter solstice?

b) 5.5 hours

 

16. In which capital city can you find the world’s largest sculpture park created by a single artist?

a) Oslo

 

17. In which European capital is the world’s oldest operating astronomical clock located?

d) Prague

 

18. Which capital city is the only one in the world that borders two other countries?

a) Bratislava

 

19. In which European capital can you find a well-preserved medieval Old Town that is a UNESCO World Heritage site?

c) Tallinn

 

20. Which capital city is the smallest in the European Union, covering an area of just 0.8 square kilometres (0.31 square miles)?

a) Valletta

 

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