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Countries of Europe – practice for Years 7–8

Sample questions on Countries of Europe with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Geography
Year
Years 7–8
Curriculum area
Regions of the world

Question types: European countries and capitals · Capitals of European countries · Neighbouring countries in Europe

Rule: Countries of Europe

France – Paris, Germany – Berlin, Poland – Warsaw, Czech Republic – Prague, Austria – Vienna, Hungary – Budapest.

The Czech Republic borders Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria.

Example: Netherlands – Amsterdam, Slovenia – Ljubljana, Bulgaria – Sofia, Lithuania – Vilnius.

Watch out: The capital is not always the largest city: Switzerland’s capital is Bern, not Zurich.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Match each country with its capital. Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

    1. Austria
    2. Hungary
    3. Norway
    • A) Berlin
    • B) Oslo
    • C) Vienna
    • D) Budapest
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Austria → C) Vienna
    2. Hungary → D) Budapest
    3. Norway → B) Oslo

    How it works: Austria – Vienna; Hungary – Budapest; Norway – Oslo

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Helsinki is the capital of which country?

    1. A) Montenegro
    2. B) Sweden
    3. C) Germany
    4. D) Hungary
    5. E) Finland

    Source: Wikidata

    Show the solution
    Answer: E) Finland

    How it works: Finland: capital Helsinki.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Which of these countries does not border this one? Lithuania

    1. A) Poland
    2. B) Latvia
    3. C) Russia
    4. D) Belarus
    5. E) Germany

    Source: Wikidata

    Show the solution
    Answer: E) Germany

    How it works: In Europe, Lithuania borders Poland, Russia, Belarus, Latvia. Germany is not one of them.

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