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#1. Frenchman Jean Monnet (1888-1979), one of “four founding fathers” of the European Union, began his working life selling what kind of liquor?
Answer: Cognac
#2. The European Court of Auditors, The European Investment Bank and The European Court of Justice are all located in which city?
Answer: Luxembourg
#3. This building in Strasbourg is the location of…
Answer: The European Court of Human Rights
#4. Who was the British prime minister seen here signing the UK Treaty of Accession to the EEC in 1972?
Answer: Edward Heath
#5. Who was the leading light of the Crocodile Group named after the Crocodile Restaurant in Strasbourg?
Answer: Altiero Spinelli
#6. This Europe House is located in which country?
Answer: Croatia
#7. Jaques Delors was the President of the European Commission from 1985-1995. In 2015 he was the third person to be named an honorary Citizen of Europe by the European Council. Who were the other two?
Select all that apply:
Answer: Jean Monnet and Helmut Kohl
#8. This European Parliament building in Strasbourg is named after Salvador de Madariaga (1886-1978). Who was he?
Answer: A co-founder of the College of Europe
#9. Brussels has become the principal location for the activities of the European Institutions but only one of the following is found in Brussels. Which is it?
Answer: The European Parliament. The European Central Bank is in Frankfurt and Europol is in The Hague.
#10. What was based here in the rue Ravenstein in Brussels from 1958 to 1996?
Answer: European Economic and Social Committee
#11. The European Banking Authority is located in which city?
Answer: Paris
#12. The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is located in which country?
Answer: Czechia
#13. The European Environment Agency is located in which member state?
Answer: Denmark
#14. The Charlemagne Prize, awarded annually for outstanding contributions to the reconstruction of Europe, was initiated post-war in which Germany city?
Answer: Aachen
#15. This stunning work of art is on display in the foyer of which building in Brussels?
Answer: House of European history
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