Norman Darlo
How much do you know about the EU? It contains some 7% of the world’s population yet generates over 22% of global GDP. Test your knowledge of the European Union and its history with this fun quiz now!
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All data correct per Wikipedia (errors excepted). Cover image CC0 Creative Commons.
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Question of
How many countries are European Union (EU) members?
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18
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28
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38
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What is the population of the EU?
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Less than 100 million
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Approximately 250 million
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More than 500 million
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How many EU member states use the euro currency?
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All 28
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27 (all except the UK)
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19
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The precursor to the current EU was the…
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European Confederation
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European Economic Community
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Union of European States
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The European Economic Community (EEC) was formed in which year?
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1922
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1939
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1957
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How many members were in the original EEC?
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6
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9
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12
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The first expansion of the community came in 1973, with the accession of Ireland, the United Kingdom and…
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Norway
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Finland
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Denmark
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Which of the following countries is not an EU member?
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Switzerland
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Slovakia
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Spain
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Which is the most widely-spoken mother tongue in the EU?
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English
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German
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French
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Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia all joined the Union in which year?
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1994
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1999
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2004
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To become an EU member, a country must meet which of the following criteria?
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A stable democracy that respects human rights and the rule of law
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A functioning market economy
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The acceptance of EU law
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All of the above
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Question of
Which of the following is an EU member?
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Belarus
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Lithuania
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Ukraine
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Question of
What is the most common religion within the EU?
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Roman Catholicism
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Protestantism
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Atheism
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Question of
What is the EU’s official website?
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http://europa.eu/
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http://europe.eu/
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http://europe.com/
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got 7 out of 14 right!
Good on you, Edith! That’s definitely a pass 🙂
14 out of 14. Another interesting quiz!
Congratulationationations, bold Andrew 🙂
Another interesting quiz–thanks!
Glad you enjoyed, Roberta! Thanks for taking the quiz ?
You got 12 out of 14 right!
Perfect. You must be a true europhile!
And you must be, to get that score! I’m very impressed, Ms. Sailor 🙂
Thank you, Norman. But honestly, I am not that much of a Europhile. I think it was luck.
Then you are a very lucky non-europhile 😀
Got 5 correct…I gave it my best shot!
Well, I hope you had fun with it, cos that’s what counts, Mom 🙂 Thanks for playing!
I am not so good! But thanks??
I am sure, not so bad either, Lorso 😉 Thanks for playing!
Eight out of 14 on this quiz.
Not bad at all, for someone on the other side of the world! Thanks for playing, DPG 🙂
I enjoyed taking the quiz.
I suck in statistic questions, but your quiz is as great as every other of your posts. 🙂
Hey, I’m very happy you enjoyed it, Zaklina! Thank you 🙂
And I am always happy to enjoy. 🙂 Your quizzes are both fun and educative. 🙂
8 of 14 , I missed a few
Hey you did fine, Fortune! Thanks for playing 🙂
You got 8 out of 14 right!
Not so bad – we’ll make a European citizen of you yet!
LOL, Elenka, you did fine! Thanks for playing 🙂
Welcome back Norman. You were missed.
I did not do well, only got 6 correct.
Thank you very much, Carol. I missed a lot of new developments on the site! Thanks for taking the quiz, and never mind the score 😀
8 of 14 so not so good. Good quiz though!
Hey it’s not so bad, Scott. Over 50% is a pass in my quizzes and you’re a long way from home!
Thanks Norman! It is fun to test knowledge outside of the areas I focus on in my day to day life.
8/14. i missed a few . as long as Slovenia is in EU lol 😀
Indeed, Vida – and Ireland 😀
You got 8 out of 14 right!
Not so bad – we’ll make a European citizen of you yet!
ok i guess
8 is okay, Ali – well done and thanks for playing 🙂
Nine of fourteen, I did okay since I have a hard time even with our history.
9/14 is not bad at all, especially considering you’re such a farawayer 😀 Thanks for taking the quiz, Kim!