European Union
The EU grew from earlier postwar European communities. This topic is part of International Relations within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
European Union trivia questions
The European Union is a political and economic union of countries mainly on which continent?
Answer: Europe
Bonus fact: The EU grew from earlier postwar European communities.
Which currency is used by many European Union members?
Answer: Euro
Bonus fact: The euro is used by the eurozone.
Which 1992 treaty formally created the European Union?
Answer: Maastricht Treaty
Bonus fact: The Maastricht Treaty entered into force in 1993.
What is the official currency used by most countries in the European Union?
Answer: Euro
Bonus fact: The euro is shared by members of the eurozone.
Which formal treaty mechanism did the UK invoke to begin leaving the European Union?
Answer: Article 50
Bonus fact: Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union sets out the process for a member state to withdraw.
Brussels hosts major institutions of what political union?
Answer: European Union
Bonus fact: The European Commission and Council have major offices there.
Luxembourg is one of the founding members of what European political and economic project?
Answer: European integration that became the European Union
Bonus fact: Luxembourg helped found the European Coal and Steel Community and later European communities.
What decision by President Viktor Yanukovych helped trigger Euromaidan?
Answer: Suspending preparations for a closer agreement with the European Union
Bonus fact: The protests grew from a pro-European demonstration into a broader movement against corruption and government repression.
The Brexit referendum asked voters whether the United Kingdom should remain in or leave what?
Answer: The European Union
Bonus fact: The Leave side won, beginning a long process of negotiating the UK's departure.