European Quizz 1. Which country of the European Union welcomes the highest number of ERASMUS students? - Germany - France X -The United Kingdom 2. Which country of the European Union sends the highest number of ERASMUS students? -Germany -Spain X -Italy 3. Why are there 12 stars on the European flag? -it is a symbol of perfection and abundance X -it is the number of founding states of the EU -there had to be 12 stars to form a circle 4. Which institution made the European flag? -the Council of Europe X -the European parliament -Tomi Ungerer 5. Which composer is the author of the “Ode to Joy”, the official hymn of the European Union? -Beethoven X -Mozart -Vivaldi 6. Which is the 19th and most recent state to join the Eurozone in 2015? -Bosnia and Herzegovina -Croatia -Lithuania X 7. In 2013, a 28th state joined the European Union. Which one? -Croatia X -Estonia -Serbia 8. Which institution isn’t a part of the European Union? 9. -the European Commission -the Council of Europe X -the European Council 10. Where is the European Court of Human Rights? -Karlsruhe -Luxembourg -Strasbourg X 11. What is the name of the President of the European Parliament? -Antonia Tajani (Italy) X -Martin Schulz (Germany) -Simone Veil (France) 12. What has been the percentage of women in the actual legislature of the parliament? -17% -37% X -51% 13. Frontex is the European agency for external border security. In which European city is the base of this agency? -Berlin -Copenhagen -Warsaw X 14. Which country organized a referendum in 2016 to organize its exit of the European Union? -Greece -Finland -The United Kingdom X 15. How many deputies are there in the European Parliament? -555 -699 -751 X 16. Is it possible to attend plenary sittings of the European Parliament in Strasbourg? -Yes X -No 17. In the hemicycle of the European Parliament, the deputies sit… -in alphabetical order -according to their political orientation X -according to their nationalities 18. In the hemicycle of the Council of Europe, the deputies sit… -in alphabetical order X -according to their political orientation -according to their nationalities 19. Where is the village of Schengen? -Belgium -Luxembourg X -Netherlands 20. What is the international emergency number? -12 -110 -112 X 21. What is the European Voluntary Service? -a program which replaces the military service -a European program that gives the opportunity to participate at a project of general interest in another country X -a program that helps young people to work in another European country 22. How many official languages are spoken in the EU? -22 -24 X -28 23. Which country cannot be found in the list of countries that want to enter the EU? -Croatia X -Montenegro -Serbia -Turkey 24. Which country stopped its entry procedure on their own account? -Malta -Moldova -Switzerland X 25. Strasbourg is not a twin city with… -Boston (USA) -Dresden (Germany) -Leicester (UK) -Ramat-Gan (Israel) -Sevilla (Spain) X -Stuttgart (Germany) .