| This northern region encompassing several countries is sometimes reckoned to include Finland & the Faroe Islands |
Scandinavia |
200 |
March 14, 2022 |
| Finally realizing independence in 1993, it had been called "Upper Hungary" |
Slovakia |
600 |
March 14, 2022 |
| This capital of Belarus was almost completely destroyed during World War II |
Minsk |
800 |
March 14, 2022 |
| This former Yugoslav republic named for a mountain has the Tara River Canyon, one of Europe's deepest & a nice bridge over it |
Montenegro |
1000 |
March 14, 2022 |
| Rossini never visited this Spanish city where he set an 1816 opera |
Seville |
|
March 14, 2022 |
| Calea Victoriei is a main street in this Romanian capital |
Bucharest |
200 |
April 20, 2017 |
| Goulash soup is on the menu at Gundel, a fancy restaurant in this capital city |
Budapest |
400 |
April 20, 2017 |
| Many of these French-named homes,like Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, are open to the public |
château |
600 |
April 20, 2017 |
| Heraklion is the capital of this Greek island |
Crete |
800 |
April 20, 2017 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Czechoslovakia once consisted of four historical regions; in 1945, Ruthenia was given to the Soviet Union, leaving Slovakia, Moravia & this region |
Bohemia |
1000 |
April 20, 2017 |
| This Italian island's provinces include Syracuse, Messina & Palermo |
Sicily |
200 |
May 15, 2009 |
| From about 1500 to 1850, glaciers advanced in the Alps in what's called a "Little" this period |
an Ice Age |
400 |
May 15, 2009 |
| From 1714 to 1721 Russia occupied this neighbor in what has been called the "Great Wrath" |
Finland |
600 |
May 15, 2009 |
| In 1998 this president of Yugoslavia sent troops into Kosovo to crush an ethnic Albanian uprising |
(Slobodan) MiloÅ¡ević |
800 |
May 15, 2009 |
| In 1859 Moldavia & Walachia united to form this country with Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as its ruler |
Romania |
1000 |
May 15, 2009 |
| Across the continent, the euro is divided into 100 of these--sound familiar? |
cents |
200 |
November 5, 2007 |
| On Jan. 1, 2007 Germany introduced a payment of up to $34,700 to Damen und Herren who do this together |
have children |
400 |
November 5, 2007 |
| In 1998 2 million pilgrims went to see a piece of cloth in this Italian city's cathedral |
Turin |
600 |
November 5, 2007 |
| The Alhambra towers above this southern Spanish city |
Granada |
800 |
November 5, 2007 |
| Paris is organized into 20 of these |
<i>arrondissements</i> |
1000 |
November 5, 2007 |
| This "cheesy" Dutch city chartered in 1272 is also known for its clay pipes |
Gouda |
200 |
January 4, 2007 |
| Now figureheads, Andorra's co-princes are Bishop Joan Enric Vives & this leader |
Jacques Chirac |
400 |
January 4, 2007 |
| This is the largest & southernmost of the Baltic republics |
Lithuania |
600 |
January 4, 2007 |
| Vincent Jackson, who heads the government of Dublin, carries this 2-word title |
Lord Mayor |
1000 |
January 4, 2007 |
| This island group off France was once a part of the dukedom of Normandy |
Channel Islands |
|
January 4, 2007 |
| Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa in the Alps is this country's highest mountain |
Switzerland |
200 |
June 1, 2006 |
| In a 1939 decree in Spain, he was proclaimed "Supreme Chief, responsible only before God and history" |
Franco |
400 |
June 1, 2006 |
| Established in 1919, this Amsterdam-based airline is the world's oldest still under its original name |
KLM |
600 |
June 1, 2006 |
| In 1993 this country became a federal state with 3 regions: Flanders, Wallonia & one for the capital city |
Belgium |
200 |
November 22, 2005 |
| Ettelbruck, Luxembourg has a monument to this U.S. general known as "Old Blood and Guts"; he liberated it |
Patton |
400 |
November 22, 2005 |
| In 447 A.D., Huns burned the town of Serdica, which stood on the site of this present-day Bulgarian capital |
Sofia |
600 |
November 22, 2005 |
| No doubt members of the European parliament enjoy some goose liver when they meet in this Alsatian city |
Strasbourg |
800 |
November 22, 2005 |
| This Alpine principality is the HQ for some 25,000 corporations, & 40% of its workforce is foreign |
Liechtenstein |
1000 |
November 22, 2005 |
| In December 1995 Aleksander Kwasniewski became president of this country |
Poland |
200 |
December 15, 2004 |
| In 1947 this Spanish dictator received the right via referendum to hold office for life & to name his successor |
Franco |
400 |
December 15, 2004 |
| This Riviera city has a museum devoted to the works of artist Henri Matisse, who spent his last years there |
Nice |
600 |
December 15, 2004 |
| This principality nestled between Austria & Switzerland has no army; it was abolished in 1868 |
Liechtenstein |
800 |
December 15, 2004 |
| This seaport is Germany's second-largest city |
Hamburg |
1000 |
December 15, 2004 |
| The world's earliest steam locomotives pulled cars full of this product out of mines in Wales |
coal |
200 |
October 9, 2003 |
| The residents of this country noted for its Grand Prix are almost all foreigners |
Monaco |
400 |
October 9, 2003 |
| City seen here during a lazy summer day |
Pamplona |
600 |
October 9, 2003 |
| Bulgaria is a leading producer of attar, an oil from these flowers |
roses |
800 |
October 9, 2003 |
| In 1997 this eastern European country restored the citizenship of its exiled King Michael |
Romania |
1000 |
October 9, 2003 |
| Descriptive term for the flag of Italy & the flag of France |
Tricolor |
100 |
May 4, 2000 |
| From 1963 to 1978 he was Archbishop of Krakow |
Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) |
200 |
May 4, 2000 |
| Geographic region within the Arctic Circle named for the people who call themselves the Sami |
Lapland |
300 |
May 4, 2000 |
| It's the smallest in area of the Benelux countries |
Luxembourg |
400 |
May 4, 2000 |
| The fertile plain east of the Danube, making up half this country's area, is called the Great Alfold |
Hungary |
500 |
May 4, 2000 |
| You can see this country's crown jewels on display at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen |
Denmark |
100 |
November 10, 1994 |
| This country whose capital is Helsinki has about 60,000 lakes |
Finland |
200 |
November 10, 1994 |
| Ernest Hemingway called this French city "A Moveable Feast" |
Paris |
300 |
November 10, 1994 |
| Playwright Henrik Ibsen's study is now in the Norwegian Folk Museum in this capital city |
Oslo |
400 |
November 10, 1994 |
| Scheveningen is a popular beach resort near Delft in this country |
the Netherlands |
|
November 10, 1994 |
| After World War I, Serbs, Croats & Slovenes joined to form this country |
Yugoslavia |
100 |
September 23, 1991 |
| This country's population can be divided into 2 main groups, the Flemings & the Walloons |
Belgium |
200 |
September 23, 1991 |
| European capital closest to the line of 00 longitude |
London |
300 |
September 23, 1991 |
| The northernmost point on the European mainland is Cape Nordkyn in this country |
Norway |
400 |
September 23, 1991 |
| Known for its china, this city on the Elbe was the site of Napoleon's last major victory on foreign soil |
Dresden |
500 |
September 23, 1991 |
| Entirely within the Soviet Union, it's the longest river in Europe |
the Volga |
100 |
September 17, 1990 |
| Since 1867 this city, more famous for its perfume, has offered tours of its sewers |
Paris |
200 |
September 17, 1990 |
| Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in this country, includes some of its most striking scenery |
Norway |
300 |
September 17, 1990 |
| From 1920-39 this Lithuanian capital belonged to Poland |
Vilnius |
400 |
September 17, 1990 |
| Though this North Atlantic island has no army, it nevertheless belongs to NATO |
Iceland |
500 |
September 17, 1990 |
| In 1977 a major earthquake struck this Romanian capital, killing over 1,300 people |
Bucharest |
100 |
September 14, 1990 |
| Zagreb, the second largest city in this country, is the capital & cultural center of Croatia |
Yugoslavia |
200 |
September 14, 1990 |
| St. Bridget, who founded the Bridgettine Order, is this Scandinavian country's patron saint |
Sweden |
300 |
September 14, 1990 |
| This ore is Luxembourg's most valuable natural resource |
iron ore |
400 |
September 14, 1990 |
| In Belgium 100 centimes are equal to one of these |
a (Belgian) franc |
500 |
September 14, 1990 |
| A company in St. Louis reported shipping more than 80 tons of it from Germany since Nov. 1989 |
the Berlin Wall |
100 |
July 12, 1990 |
| The world's longest car tunnel is a 10.14-mile passage at this country's St. Gotthard Pass |
Switzerland |
200 |
July 12, 1990 |
| Called "école maternelles", they've been offered free of charge to the French since 1881 |
daycare centers |
300 |
July 12, 1990 |
| In 1961 the Soviet Union broke diplomatic ties with this Balkan land due to its support of China |
Albania |
400 |
July 12, 1990 |
| The area named the "Free Territory of Trieste" by the U.N. in 1946 is now part of these 2 countries |
Italy & Yugoslavia |
500 |
July 12, 1990 |
| Switzerland's largest city in population, it's alphabetically last except for Zurzach & Zweisimmen |
Zurich |
100 |
May 22, 1990 |
| It's the only country that borders both the Baltic & Black Seas |
Soviet Union/Russia |
200 |
May 22, 1990 |
| In Germany the autobahn is the freeway & the U-bahn, one of these |
Subway/underground |
300 |
May 22, 1990 |
| It's recommended you try the Sachertorte while at the Hotel Sacher in this capital city |
Vienna |
400 |
May 22, 1990 |
| Tradition says throwing coins into this will insure your return to Rome |
the Trevi Fountain |
500 |
May 22, 1990 |
| Country whose basic monetary unit is the ostmark, or "east mark" |
East Germany |
100 |
March 20, 1990 |
| 2-word title of the official who heads the city government of Dublin |
Lord Mayor |
200 |
March 20, 1990 |
| The Greeks called the prehistoric tribes of Spain this, probably after the Ebro River |
Iberians |
300 |
March 20, 1990 |
| This country in the Pyrenees is a haven for smugglers |
Andorra |
400 |
March 20, 1990 |
| This eastern European country was established in 1918, with Thomas Masaryk as it's 1st president |
Czechoslovakia |
500 |
March 20, 1990 |
| 1 of its 3 official names is the Italian "Svizzera" |
Switzerland |
100 |
July 10, 1989 |
| Because of its many churches, this Czech capital has been called the "City of 100 Spires" |
Prague |
200 |
July 10, 1989 |
| The title of its national anthem translates to "Hey Slavs" |
Yugoslavia |
300 |
July 10, 1989 |
| 95% of Hungary's population is descended from this band of invaders who conquered the area in the late 800s |
Magyars |
400 |
July 10, 1989 |
| This largest of West German states has been a duchy, a kingdom & a republic |
Bavaria |
500 |
July 10, 1989 |
| The purpose of Spain's "Oficinas de informacion y turismo" is to help them |
tourists |
100 |
April 1, 1988 |
| Religious affiliation of the majority of people in Northern Ireland |
Protestant |
200 |
April 1, 1988 |
| Forests cover more then 2/3 of this country that borders Sweden |
Finland |
300 |
April 1, 1988 |
| German for "leather trousers", these knee-length pants are a Bavarian specialty |
lederhosen |
400 |
April 1, 1988 |
| Alphabetically, it's the last country in Europe |
Yugoslavia |
500 |
April 1, 1988 |
| Neighbor of Greece whose national anthem is "Hej Sloveni" meaning "Hey Slavs" |
Yugoslavia |
100 |
June 24, 1987 |
| Denmark's was inspired by a king's vision of a white cross in a red sky during battle |
its flag |
200 |
June 24, 1987 |
| This London museum's famed Chamber of Horrors gives you the creeps--by showing you the creeps |
Madame Tussauds |
300 |
June 24, 1987 |
| To the ancient Greeks, this "solid" landmark on the Spanish coast was 1 of the Pillars of Hercules |
the Rock of Gibraltar |
400 |
June 24, 1987 |
| Captial city where you'll find the Luxembourg Palace next to the Luxembourg Gardens |
Paris |
500 |
June 24, 1987 |
| Louis the Stubborn, Louis the Do-Nothing, & Louis from Overseas were all kings of this country |
France |
100 |
April 23, 1987 |
| European capital that contains the Lenin Library, the Lenin Stadium & the Lenin Mausoleum |
Moscow |
200 |
April 23, 1987 |
| Country whose capital was formerly called Koebnannehavn, meaning "Merchants' Harbor" |
Denmark |
300 |
April 23, 1987 |
| This low country's oldest university is the State University of Leiden, founded in 1575 |
the Netherlands |
400 |
April 23, 1987 |
| Affair with Magda Lupescu kept Carol II from assuming the throne of this country for 3 years |
Romania |
500 |
April 23, 1987 |
| 1st nation to "break" from Soviet bloc, its name means "land of the southern Slavs" |
Yugoslavia |
100 |
January 15, 1987 |
| Bonny Ben Nevis, highest peak in the United Kingdom is in this country |
Scotland |
200 |
January 15, 1987 |
| Soviet rejection of this 1947 plan marked end of efforts to achieve total European economic unity |
Marshall Plan |
300 |
January 15, 1987 |
| This river & its tributaries carry more traffic than any other river system in Europe |
Rhine |
400 |
January 15, 1987 |
| The 3 capital cities of Scandinavia |
Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen |
500 |
January 15, 1987 |
| A Roman amphitheater was recently unearthed in this country's city of Budapest |
Hungary |
100 |
January 6, 1987 |
| In Finland, all proceeds from gambling are donated to this |
charity |
200 |
January 6, 1987 |
| Only Andorra & this adjacent country let U.S. citizens stay for more than 3 months with only a passport |
Spain |
300 |
January 6, 1987 |
| This country has Europe's largest coal, iron ore, & petroleum deposits |
the U.S.S.R. (the Soviet Union) |
500 |
January 6, 1987 |
| Alphabetically, this country is the 1st in Europe |
Albania |
|
January 6, 1987 |
| This nation's official name is the Hellenic Republic |
Greece |
100 |
February 12, 1986 |
| Citizens of this small country aren't "neutral" about anyone littering there |
Switzerland |
200 |
February 12, 1986 |
| This country's city of Sheffield has been an iron & steel-making center since the 14th century |
England |
300 |
February 12, 1986 |
| This country that has many satellites built a monument to its 1st satellite |
Russia |
400 |
February 12, 1986 |
| Real Bohemians aren't artists but residents of this Eastern European nation |
Czechoslovakia |
|
February 12, 1986 |