European Union Quiz 2 (Questions only)

1. Which is the smallest EU country by both area and population?

2. How long does each country hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU?

3. What is the name of the European Commission's headquarters building in Brussels?

4. How many European Commissioners are there?

5. What name is given to the economic tests a country must meet before it can adopt the euro?

6. Name a country outside the EU that uses the euro without a formal agreement with the EU.

7. What is the currency of Denmark, which has an opt-out from the euro?

8. In which year did Swedish voters reject joining the euro in a referendum?

9. What do the letters CAP stand for, in the EU's long-running farm subsidy system?

10. Which Frenchman was President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995?

11. Who became the first woman President of the European Commission in 2019?

12. In which year were the first direct elections to the European Parliament held?

13. Which Holocaust survivor became the first President of the directly elected European Parliament?

14. Which French economist is often called "the Father of Europe"?

15. Which French president twice vetoed Britain's applications to join the EEC, in 1963 and 1967?

16. In the 1975 UK referendum on staying in the EEC, to the nearest 10%, what share voted to stay?

17. In the 2016 EU referendum, which British overseas territory recorded the highest Remain vote, about 96%?

18. In which year was the EU awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

19. Which EU country's national currency, the koruna, has not yet been replaced by the euro?

20. Which body, chaired by its own President and made up of the heads of state or government, sets the EU's overall direction?