1. Iceland is Europe's westernmost country. Its capital is
  a) Dublin
  b) Reykjavik
  c) Minsk
  d) Ankara

2. Norway, "The Land of Vikings, and the Midnight Sun," is the northernmost country in Europe. Norway's capital is
  a) Oslo
  b) Stockholm
  c) Helsinki
  d) Copenhagen

3. What is the capital of Sweden, the largest of the Scandinavian countries?
  a) Oslo
  b) Amsterdam
  c) Riga
  d) Stockholm

4. What is the capital of Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest countries?
  a) Liechtenstein
  b) Vaduz
  c) Vilnius
  d) Liechtenstein doesn't have a capital

5. Finland declared itself an independent republic in 1917. Finland's capital is
  a) Stockholm
  b) Oslo
  c) Helsinki
  d) Copenhagen

6. What is the capital of Estonia, the smallest of the Baltic States?
  a) Tallinn
  b) Riga
  c) Vilnius
  d) Warsaw

7. European Russia is not a separate country and also belongs to the rest of the Russian Federation, which is actually (geographically) considered part of Asia. What is its capital?
  a) Minsk
  b) St. Petersburg
  c) Moscow
  d) Warsaw

8. Latvia, an ancient Baltic land, finally gained its independence in 1991. What is Latvia's capital?
  a) Tallinn
  b) Zagreb
  c) Prague
  d) Riga

9. Ireland, which has been inhabited for nearly 7,000 years, is split into 2 sections - the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. What is the Republic's capital?
  a) Galway
  b) Dublin
  c) Cork
  d) Belfast

10. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the union of the individual countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. What is the capital?
  a) London
  b) Edinburgh
  c) Cardiff
  d) Belfast

11. The Netherlands has the world's busiest tonnage port, Europoort. What is the capital?
  a) Rotterdam
  b) Amsterdam
  c) Eindhoven
  d) Utrecht

12. Belgium, the home base for NATO and the European Union, has which capital?
  a) Charleroi
  b) Liege
  c) Gent
  d) Brussels

13. Denmark, the most southern Scandinavian country, has which capital?
  a) Kiel
  b) Rostock
  c) Copenhagen
  d) Lisbon

14. Lithuania, a Baltic country, became independent in 1991. What is its capital?
  a) Kiev
  b) Riga
  c) Vilnius
  d) Minsk

15. France, the world's leading tourist destination, has which capital?
  a) Paris
  b) Brussels
  c) Lyons
  d) Marseille

16. Luxembourg was declared permanently neutral in 1867. What is the capital of Luxembourg?
  a) Bern
  b) Luxembourg
  c) Vaduz
  d) Luxembourg doesn't have a capital city

17. Germany is today the most populous and affluent democracy in Europe, and one of the most significant countries on the planet. What is Germany's capital?
  a) Munich
  b) Dortmund
  c) Bonn
  d) Berlin

18. Poland is an ancient land, one with a tragic history of military invasions, occupations and the brutal experience of warfare. What is the capital?
  a) Moscow
  b) Warsaw
  c) Minsk
  d) Krakow

19. Belarus gained its independence in 1991, with the break-up of the former Soviet Union (USSR). What is the capital?
  a) Minsk
  b) Pinsk
  c) Brest
  d) Moscow

20. The Czech Republic, formerly part of Czechoslovakia, gained total independence in 1993. What is the capital?
  a) Budapest
  b) Prague
  c) Bratislava
  d) Zagreb

21. Ukraine gained its independence in 1991, with the break-up of the former Soviet Union. All of Russia's former republics then formed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), with headquarters in the capital of Belarus. What is Ukraine's capital?
  a) Minsk
  b) Kiev
  c) Bratislava
  d) Warsaw

22.  Politically, Switzerland's long-standing neutrality is highly respected by the major nations of the world. What is the capital of the Swiss Confederation?
  a) Zurich
  b) Basel
  c) Bern
  d) Vienna

23. Inhabited since the Stone Age, the Austrian area has a long history of occupations, territorial struggles, war and rulers. What is Austria's capital?
  a) Bern
  b) Wien
  c) Bucharest
  d) Vienna

24. Long a part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia became and independent nation on January 1, 1993. What is Slovakia's capital?
  a) Presov
  b) Budapest
  c) Bratislava
  d) Sarajevo

25. Slovenia became an independent state in 1991, after the collapse of the Yugoslav federation. What is the capital of Slovenia?
  a) Zagreb
  b) Ljubljana
  c) Bratislava
  d) Sarajevo

26. Croatia finally declared its independence from the former Communist state of Yugoslavia in 1991. What is Croatia's capital?
  a) Zagreb
  b) Sarajevo
  c) Tirane
  d) Skopje

27. Hungary joined NATO in 1999, and will join the European Union (EU), in 2004. What is the capital, Hungary's crown jewel?
  a) Bucharest
  b) Budapest
  c) Sofia
  d) Belgrade

28. Romania abolished the monarchy and declared itself a republic in 1947. What is the capital of Romania?
  a) Bucharest
  b) Budapest
  c) Chisinau
  d) Belgrade

29. in 1991, Moldova became an independent, neutral state. What is the capital of the Republic of Moldova?
  a) Bucharest
  b) Azerbaijan
  c) Chisinau
  d) Belgrade

30. An independent kingdom since 1143, Portugal is one of the oldest nations in Europe. What is its capital?
  a) Andorra
  b) Madrid
  c) Barcelona
  d) Lisbon

31. Spain is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. What is the capital of the Kingdom of Spain?
  a) Ibiza
  b) Madrid
  c) Barcelona
  d) Gibraltar

32. Andorra, located in the heart of the Pyrenees Mountains, is the highest inhabited country in Europe. What is the capital of the Principality of Andorra?
  a) Andorra la Vella
  b) Soldeu
  c) el Sarrat
  d) Andorra doesn't have a capital

33. Monaco, an ancient principality, covers about 2 square miles, and has been ruled since the 14th century by the Grimaldi family. What is the capital?
  a) Monte Carlo
  b) San Marino
  c) Monaco
  d) Monaco doesn't have a capital

34. San Marino is the oldest state in Europe. What is its capital?
  a) Monte Carlo
  b) San Marino
  c) Rome
  d) San Marino doesn't have a capital

35. The famous boot-shape peninsula of Italy is about 150 miles wide, and 760 miles in length. What is the capital of the Italian Republic?
  a) Sicily
  b) Naples
  c) Rome
  d) Milan

36. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. What is its capital?
  a) Sarajevo
  b) Skopje
  c) Sofia
  d) Bucharest

37. Serbia and Montenegro was formed on February 5, 2003, when the former Yugoslavia Republic disbanded and dissolved. What is the capital?
  a) Belgrade
  b) Bucharest
  c) Bratislava
  d) Budapest

38. Bulgaria has a population of nearly 8 million. Bulgaria's capital is
  a) Skopje
  b) Bucharest
  c) Bratislava
  d) Sofia

39. Georgia finally declared its independence from Russia in 1991. What is Georgia's capital?
  a) Skopje
  b) T'Bilisi
  c) Telavi
  d) Yerevan

40. The State of the Vatican City is the smallest state in the world. What is the Vatican's capital?
  a) Vatican
  b) Rome
  c) Sicily
  d) The Vatican doesn't have a capital city

41. Malta, a country composed of three major islands, is located in the Mediterranean Sea. What is Malta's capital?
  a) Valetta
  b) Victoria
  c) Skopje
  d) Tirane

42. In the early 1990s, Albania abandoned its long-time Communist rule in favour of democracy and a move into the 21st Century. What is Albania's capital?
  a) Berat
  b) Valetta
  c) Skopje
  d) Tirane

43. Macedonia, now known as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), was once the Kingdom of Macedon, ruled by Alexander the Great. What is the capital of Macedonia?
  a) Zagreb
  b) Valetta
  c) Skopje
  d) Sarajevo

44. Greece is almost totally surrounded by the blue-green waters of the Mediterranean. What is the capital?
  a) Athens
  b) Corfu
  c) Crete
  d) Skopje

45. Turkey is geographically, politically and officially part of two continents - Europe and Asia. What is Turkey's capital?
  a) Istanbul
  b) Ankara
  c) Bursa
  d) Yerevan

46. Armenia gained independence in 1991. What is the capital of Armenia?
  a) Yerevan
  b) Ankara
  c) Baku
  d) T'Bilisi

47. At one time Azerbaijan supplied more than 50% of the world's oil. What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
  a) Yerevan
  b) Ankara
  c) Baku
  d) T'Bilisi

48. About one-third of Cyprus is occupied by Turkey, and they call it the Republic of Northern Cyprus. That claim is not recognized by the United Nations, or any other country. What is the capital of Cyprus?
  a) Nicosia
  b) Ankara
  c) Kyrenia
  d) Polis