According to Greek mythology, Europa was a princess who was abducted by Zeus whilst he was disguised as a bull. Following Zeus's unwanted attentions, Europa gave birth to King Minos on the island of Crete.
Though she has little connection to the continent which bears her name, sometime around the 6th century BC this Queen of Crete became a synonym for Europe. Later, the Romans followed the Greek example and the continent became forever after known by the name of this mythical queen.
Whatever the reason it was chosen, the name has stuck. The continent is home to a variety of cultures who dwell in more than 50 nations, but all have been influenced by those ancient Greek forebears who were the first to name this land.
Find out a little more about a few of those nations and the flags they use.
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This flag belongs to which country, whose language has the second largest numbers of native speakers after Mandarin Chinese?
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France |
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Portugal |
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England |
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Spain |
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The country represented by this flag has, in its time, been a part of Alexander the Great's Empire, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire, before it gained its independence in 1830. Which country is it?
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Cyprus |
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Greece |
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Malta |
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Turkey |
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Which country, called "Eastern Empire" in its mother tongue, is represented by this flag?
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Russia |
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Turkey |
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Austria |
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Bulgaria |
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This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Bratislava?
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Slovakia |
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Albania |
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Serbia |
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Hungary |
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This flag is almost identical to that of its neighbouring country, Romania. As well as having very similar flags the two nations also share a common language. To which country does the flag belong?
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Bulgaria |
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Serbia |
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Moldova |
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Ukraine |
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The country represented by this flag became an independent state in 2008, although it is not recognised by the government of Serbia. What is its name?
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Slovakia |
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Kosovo |
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Slovenia |
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Ukraine |
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Which British Crown dependency is represented by this flag?
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Jersey |
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Gibraltar |
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Guernsey |
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Malta |
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This is the flag of which city state, the most densely populated country in the world?
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San Marino |
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Vatican City |
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Andorra |
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Monaco |
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This is the flag of Russia, which replaced that of the Soviet Union in 1993. What was the dominant colour of the Soviet flag which this one replaced?
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Red |
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White |
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Blue |
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Green |
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This is the Polish flag, but from 1978 until his death in 2005, Karol Jozef Wojtyla (also known as John Paul II), held what position? He is the only Polish man ever to do so
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Pope |
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Formula One Champion |
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England Football Manager |
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Dalai Lama |
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1.
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This flag belongs to which country, whose language has the second largest numbers of native speakers after Mandarin Chinese?
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[ ] |
France |
[ ] |
Portugal |
[ ] |
England |
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Spain |
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2.
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The country represented by this flag has, in its time, been a part of Alexander the Great's Empire, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire, before it gained its independence in 1830. Which country is it?
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[ ] |
Cyprus |
[x] |
Greece |
[ ] |
Malta |
[ ] |
Turkey |
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3.
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Which country, called "Eastern Empire" in its mother tongue, is represented by this flag?
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[ ] |
Russia |
[ ] |
Turkey |
[x] |
Austria |
[ ] |
Bulgaria |
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This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Bratislava?
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[x] |
Slovakia |
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Albania |
[ ] |
Serbia |
[ ] |
Hungary |
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5.
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This flag is almost identical to that of its neighbouring country, Romania. As well as having very similar flags the two nations also share a common language. To which country does the flag belong?
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[ ] |
Bulgaria |
[ ] |
Serbia |
[x] |
Moldova |
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Ukraine |
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The country represented by this flag became an independent state in 2008, although it is not recognised by the government of Serbia. What is its name?
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Slovakia |
[x] |
Kosovo |
[ ] |
Slovenia |
[ ] |
Ukraine |
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7.
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Which British Crown dependency is represented by this flag?
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[x] |
Jersey |
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Gibraltar |
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Guernsey |
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Malta |
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8.
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This is the flag of which city state, the most densely populated country in the world?
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[ ] |
San Marino |
[ ] |
Vatican City |
[ ] |
Andorra |
[x] |
Monaco |
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9.
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This is the flag of Russia, which replaced that of the Soviet Union in 1993. What was the dominant colour of the Soviet flag which this one replaced?
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[x] |
Red |
[ ] |
White |
[ ] |
Blue |
[ ] |
Green |
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10.
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This is the Polish flag, but from 1978 until his death in 2005, Karol Jozef Wojtyla (also known as John Paul II), held what position? He is the only Polish man ever to do so
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[x] |
Pope |
[ ] |
Formula One Champion |
[ ] |
England Football Manager |
[ ] |
Dalai Lama |
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