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Europe Test redo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |