Memorize these and recognize 31.4% of all Europe clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 13 | Lisboa is what residents of this nation call their capital |
| 2 | Sweden | 11 | Both in size & population, it's largest Scandinavian country |
| 3 | Hungary | 11 | This country's name is from the Turkish word "on-ogur", signifying 10 tribes |
| 4 | the Netherlands | 11 | December 5 is the big day for this country's kids: Sinterklaas drops off a sack of gifts on each doorstep |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 10 | The Jadranska Magistrala, or Adriatic Highway, runs along this country's coast |
| 6 | Poland | 10 | Janusz Wysocki designed this country's 1.40-zloty rollerblading stamp |
| 7 | Monaco | 10 | A Bugatti was on the 1999 stamp honoring the 70th anniversary of this principality's Grand Prix race |
| 8 | Italy | 10 | 19th century Sardinia took the lead in unifying this country |
| 9 | Denmark | 10 | Tired of Swedish smorgasbord? Cross the Kattegat for some of this peninsular country's smorrebrod |
| 10 | Belgium | 9 | Country associated with lace, waffles & Hercule Poirot |
| 11 | Prague | 8 | In the 1990s thousands of young westerners have made this Bohemian capital quite Bohemian |
| 12 | Greece | 8 | The Kalamatianos is one of the most popular wedding dances of this country |
| 13 | France | 8 | The 2nd largest European nation in area |
| 14 | Switzerland | 7 | Snowboarding is big at Gstaad in this country, but the term apres-snowboard hasn't really caught on |
| 15 | Spain | 7 | Country where the current king succeeded his grandfather after a 44-year gap |
| 16 | Norway | 7 | Chartered in 1789, the town of Hammerfest in this country is the northernmost town in Europe |
| 17 | Gibraltar | 7 | Winston Churchill Avenue cut across the airport runway in this British territory that knows how to rock us |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | The 1938 Munich Agreement pressured this country into giving the Sudetenland to the Germans |
| 19 | Budapest | 7 | Hungry in Hungary? The Michelin guide says Arany Kaviár in this capital has "creative, ambitious cooking" & yeah, some good caviar |
| 20 | Albania | 7 | Since it has diplomatic relations with almost no one, few visit this country on Greece's border |
| 21 | Moscow | 6 | Azerbaijani dishes like shashlik in pomegranate sauce are served at Baku in this Russian capital |
| 22 | Liechtenstein | 6 | Though it has a pop. of only 28,000, this country is hdqtrs. for over 5,000 foreign businesses |
| 23 | Northern Ireland | 6 | The official title of the UK is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain &" this place |
| 24 | Venice | 5 | Quadri on this city's Piazza San Marco opened in 1775; its neighbor, Caffe Florian, is even older |
| 25 | Sofia | 5 | Surf the Internet Hostel or the Mariot Hostel (note the lack of an extra R & T in Mariot) in this Bulgarian capital |
| 26 | Goya | 5 | In a 2006 film Stellan Skarsgard played this Spanish painter, with Randy Quaid as King Carlos IV |
| 27 | Germany | 5 | This country's Unity Day, October 3, commemorates its 1990 reunification |
| 28 | East Germany | 5 | In 1989 this country's leader, Egon Krenz, opened its borders to halt population loss |
| 29 | Bucharest | 5 | Do the Funky Chicken Hostel or the Butterfly Villa Hostel in this Romanian capital |
| 30 | Amsterdam | 5 | It's off to the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel or Durty Nellys Inn (sounds inviting!) in this major European city |
| 31 | Holland | 5 | Country in which you'd find the city the natives call Den Haag |
| 32 | Zurich | 4 | Switzerland's largest city in population, it's alphabetically last except for Zurzach & Zweisimmen |
| 33 | Romania | 4 | Nicu Ceausescu, a playboy who was groomed to lead this country, was jailed in 1990 & died in 1996 |
| 34 | Rembrandt | 4 | An 1898 exhibit in Amsterdam devoted to this old master has been called the first blockbuster art show |
| 35 | Iceland | 4 | Freezing cold waves thrashed this country's black beaches consisting of plentiful volcanic sand |
| 36 | England | 4 | The Arch of Hadrian is in Athens & Hadrian's Wall is in this country |
| 37 | Barcelona | 4 | The EU has 5 metropolitan regions of more than 5 million people; this city is the only one on the Mediterranean |
| 38 | Austria | 4 | The official name of this country is Republik Osterreich |
| 39 | Andorra | 4 | Small mountainous country ruled by president of France & the bishop of Urgel, Spain |
| 40 | Wales | 3 | This country's Ruthin Castle in Clwyd County is known for its sumptuous medieval banquets |
| 41 | Vienna | 3 | It's recommended you try the Sachertorte while at the Hotel Sacher in this capital city |
| 42 | Riga | 3 | Put, Vejni, whose name means "Blow, Wind!", is one of the finest restaurants in this Latvian capital |
| 43 | Paris | 3 | Ernest Hemingway called this French city "A Moveable Feast" |
| 44 | Munich | 3 | This German city was named for monks who founded a monastery in the area in the 8th century |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 3 | This tiny nation, one of the Low Countries, has Europe's highest GDP per capita |
| 46 | London | 3 | British city whose "Daily Mirror" sells over 4 million papers daily |
| 47 | Hamburg | 3 | This seaport is Germany's second-largest city |
| 48 | Goethe | 3 | Several countries honored this "Faust" author's 250th birthday with new stamps |
| 49 | Florence | 3 | The Piazza del Duomo is the center of religious life in this city, the birthplace of the Renaissance |
| 50 | Finland | 3 | From 1714 to 1721 Russia occupied this neighbor in what has been called the "Great Wrath" |
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