Europe geography quiz
Checked on 11 November 2026
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What is the longest river in Europe?
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The answer is Volga.
The Volga runs about 3,530 km through Russia, making it Europe's longest river.
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What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
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The answer is Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc, French for white mountain, rises to more than 4,800 m and is the highest peak in the Alps.
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Which narrow strait separates Europe from Africa?
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The answer is Strait of Gibraltar.
The Strait of Gibraltar links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and is only about 13 to 14 km wide at its narrowest point.
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Which river flows through Paris?
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The answer is Seine.
The Seine rises on the Langres plateau and flows through Paris on its way to the English Channel.
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Into which sea does the Danube flow?
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The answer is Black Sea.
The Danube starts in Germany's Black Forest and reaches the Black Sea through the Danube Delta in Romania.
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Which sea separates the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula?
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The answer is Adriatic Sea.
The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean, lying between Italy and the Balkans.
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Into which body of water does the Volga flow?
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The answer is Caspian Sea.
The Volga flows south through Russia and ends in the Caspian Sea, the world's largest closed basin.
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What is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees?
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The answer is Aneto.
Aneto, in the Spanish province of Huesca, reaches 3,404 m and is the highest peak in the Pyrenees.
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How many countries does the Danube connect, running through them or along their borders?
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The answer is 10.
The Danube connects ten European countries, from Germany and Austria down to Romania and Ukraine.
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What is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
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The answer is Sardinia.
Sardinia, one of Italy's twenty regions, is the second-largest Mediterranean island after Sicily.