Europe-Day materials

Worksheets for Europe Day

1. National anthems – recognising 15national anthems
2. Flags – matching the flags with 10 countries based on a map
3. About EU in a nutshell – quiz questions about the operation of the EU
4. How big is it? – putting countries in rank order according to their size with the help of a

map
5. National food – Naming national dishes
6. Speed it up! – students have 10 minutes to list all the member and potential member

countries with their capital cities
7. Picture this! – Recognising famous European places
8. European faces – recognising famous Europeans
9. Languages – recognising European languages
10. Tell me who I am! – Guessing 10 EU-related words based on statements.
11. Puzzle- Students need to put puzzles together and name the things on it
12. Iin IT room – creating a poster on Erasmus+ programme , searching for information

13. EuropeanJeopardy

1. National anthems
Students watch a short video of European anthems and they need to name the countries int he order
of appearance.
https://youtu.be/MBJq37t9dGg
Solution:

1. Belgium
2. Germany
3. France
4. Lithuania
5. Hungary
6. Croatia
7. Italy
8. Finland
9. Ireland
10. Denmark
11. Malta
12. United Kingdom
13. Norway
14. Spain
15. Anthem of the EO (Ode to Joy)

2. Flag

Name the numbered countries on the map and match them with their countries! Watch out! There
are TWO EXTRA flags!

COUNTRY FLAG
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. B.
C. D.

E. F.
G. H.
I. J.
K. L.



Solution:
1. Italy - G
2. UK - D
3. France- I
4. Austria- E
5. Germany- K
6. Portugal- H
7. Poland- J
8. Finland- F
9. Estonia- A
10. Czech Republic- B

3. About EU in a nutshell

Atudents fill in a quiz about the opeartion of the EU. They can use the booklet on „How the
European Union works”. It can be downloaded in PDF format:
http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/how-the-european-union-works-pbNA0414810/

How does the EU work?
I. Put the following treaties of the EU in chronological order. Start with th earliest (nr 1)!
_____ The Treaty of Nice

_____The Treaties of Rome
_____the Maastricht Treaty
_____The Treaty of Amsterdam
_____The Treaty of Paris
_____The Single European Act
_____The Treaty of Lisbon

II. Some Maths! Add how many EU Parliament members do these countries have altogether
in the European Parliament!
Croatian + Lithuania + Hungary + Italy + Spain =

How many percent is it of the EU Parliament?
III. Who is the President of the European Council?

IV. Which country fulffills the role of the Presidency of the Council at the moment?
bonus question: When was Hungary in this role?

V. What is the total population of the EU?

VI. Who compose the European Commission?
bonus question: who is the present Hungarian Commissioner?

VII. What is ’Eurostat’?

VIII. Where is the location of the Court of Justice?

IX. How many member countries uses Euro as the official currency?

X. Decide whether the statements are True or Flase! If they are flase correct them to make
them true!
The EU has 28 members. _______

The current European Data Protection Supervisor is Emily O’ Reilly. ________
The Committee of the Regions has 353 members _______
The location of the European Court of Auditors is Brussels. ________
Euro is the official currency in Latvia. ______
The European Council nominates a new Commission every four years ______
The current president of the European Commission is Jean-Claude Juncker. ______
Luxemburg has the smallest population within the EU. ________
The biggest political group within the European Parliament is the European People’s Party _______
The EU was formed with the Treaty of Maastricht. ______

SOLUTIONS
How does the EU work?

I. Put the following treaties of the EU in chronological order. Start with th earliest (nr 1)!
__6___ The Treaty of Nice

__2___The Treaties of Rome

__4___the Maastricht Treaty

__6___The Treaty of Amsterdam

__1___The Treaty of Paris

__3___The Single European Act

__7___The Treaty of Lisbon

II. Some Maths! Add how many EU Parliament members do these countries have altogether
in the European Parliament!
Croatian + Lithuania + Hungary + Italy + Spain =11+ 11 + 21 + 73 + 54 = 170

How many percent is it of the EU Parliament? 170 : 751 = 22.6%

III. Who is the President of the European Council? Donuld Tusk

IV. Which country fulffills the role of the Presidency of the Council at the moment?
bonus question: When was Hungary in this role?
The Netherlands
January – June 2011

V. What is the total population of the EU?
505 572,5 thousand

VI. Who compose the European Commission?
bonus question: who is the present Hungarian Commissioner?
Commissioners appointed by the member states
Navracsics Tibor
VII. What is ’Eurostat’?
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and part of the Commission. Its task is to
provide the EU with statistics at European level that enable comparisons to be made between
countries and regions. Where is the location of the Court of Justice?

VIII. Where is the location of the Eorupean Court?
Luxembourg

IX. How many member countries uses Euro as the official currency?
19

X. Decide whether the statements are True or Flase! If they are flase correct them to make
them true!
The EU has 28 members. __T_____

The current European Data Protection Supervisor is Emily O’ Reilly. ____F____ombudsman

The Committee of the Regions has 353 members ___T____

The location of the European Court of Auditors is Brussels. ___F_____Luxembourg

Euro is the official currency in Latvia. __T____

The European Council nominates a new Commission every four years __F____five years

The current president of the European Commission is Jean-Claude Juncker. ___T___

Luxemburg has the smallest population within the EU. ___F_____Malta

The biggest political group within the European Parliament is the European People’s Party ___T____

The EU was formed with the Treaty of Maastricht. __T____

4. How big is it?
Students need to put the countries in rank order according to their size. They can use the map for
help!

Put the countries in rank order according to their size!

______ Germany
______ France with overseas territories
______ Finland
______ Malta
______ Italy
______ United Kingdom
______ Hungary
______ Slovakia
______ Spain
______ Netherlands

Guess the total area of the EU! _____________



Solution:

Put the countries in rank order according to their size!

___8.__ Germany 357. 114 km2
__10.__ France with overseas territories kb. 675 ezer km2
___7.__ Finland 338. 424 km2
___1.___ Malta 316 km2
___6__ Italy301. 336 km2
___5__ United Kingdom 242. 900 km2
___4__ Hungary 93. 036 km2
___3.__ Slovakia 49. 037 km2
___9.__ Spain 505. 992 km2
___2.__ Netherlands 37. 354 km2

Guess the total area of the EU! 4. 271. 600 km2

5. National food
Students need to decide which country the following dishes are from!
points: 20 points (country) + 20 points (name of the dish)= 40 points

National dishes
Which countries are the following dishes from? Some countries can appear more times!
1. 2.

4.

3.
5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

11. 12.

13. 14.

15. 16.
17. 18

.
19. 20.

Megoldás:

1. Greece – Moussaka
2. Switzerland – cheese fondue
3. UK – Sunday roast
4. Lithuania – Cepelinai
5. Hungary – goulash
6. Germany – Sauerbraten
7. Spain – Paella
8. Belgium – Mussels-fries
9. France- Cassoulet
10. Italy – pizza
11. Finland – karjalanpiirakka
12. Czech Republic- Vepřo knedlo zelo (knédli)
13. Netherlands – Stamppot
14. Serbia – Ćevapčići
15. Slovakia- Bryndzové halušky
16. Turkey – kebab
17. UK: Fish and chips
18. Luxemburg - Judd mat Gaardebounen
19. UK – roast beef with Yorkshire pudding
20. Spain- churros

Speed up!

The team must list all the EU member, candidate and potential candidate countries with
their cpaital cities. Each correct answer is worth 1 point, if the capital is missing, 0.5 point.

They have a maximum of 10 minutes for this task

Maximum: 35 points

Countries, capitals

Member countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries and their
capital cities:

COUNTRY CAPITAL

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. Cr

5. C

6. Cz

7. D

8. Es

9. F

10. F

11. G

12. G

13. H

14. I

15. Ir

16. La

17. L

18. L

19. M

20. N
21. P
22. P
23. R
24. Sl
25. Sl
26. S
27. S
28. U
Candidate countries:
29. Ma
30. Mo
31. Se
32. T
33. Al
Potencial candidate countries:
34. Bo
35. Kos

SOLUTION:

The team must list all the EU member, candidate and potential candidate countries with
their cpaital cities. Each correct answer is worth 1 point, if the capital is missing, 0.5 point.

They have a maximum of 10 minutes for this task

Maximum: 35 points

Countries, capitals

Member countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries and their
capital cities:

COUNTRY CAPITAL

1. Austria Wien

2. Belgium Brussels

3. Bulgaria Sofia

4. Croatia Zagreb

5. Ciprus Nicosia

6. Czech Republic Prague

7. Denmark Copenhagen

8. Estonia Tallinn

9. Finland Helsinki

10. France Paris

11. Germany Berlin

12. Greece Athens

13. Hungary Budapest

14. Italy Rome

15. Ireland Dublin

16. Latvia Riga

17. Lithuania Vilnius

18. Luxemburg Luxembourg

19. Malta La Valetta

20. Netherlands Amsterdam
21. Poland Warsaw
22. Portugal Lisbon
23. Romania Bukarest
24. Slovakia Bratislava
25. Slovenia Ljubljana
26. Spain Madrid
27. Sweden Stockholm
28. United Kingdom London
Candidate countries:
29. Macedonia Skopje
30. Montenegro Podgorica
31. Serbia Belgrade
32. Turkey Ankara
33. Albania Tirana
Potencial candidate countries:
34. Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
35. Kosovo Prishtina

7. Picture this!

You can see 20 pictures with European sights. There are sights not only from the member
states but also from the candidate and potential candidate countries!
Points: 40 points altogether: 20 points (country) + 20 points (sight)

PICTURE THIS! 4.
Name the countries where the following sights can be found!

3.

1. 7. 8.

2.
6.

5. 12.
9. 10. 11.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20.

Solution:
1. Auszria : Wien (Schönbrun Castle)
2. Belgium: Brussels, Manneken piss
3. Serbia: Belgrade/St Sava Church
4. Czech Republic: Prague (Charles Bridge)
5. Denmark: (Coppenhagen):The Little Mermaid
6. UK: London, Tower Bridge
7. France : Paris, Eiffel tower
8. Greece: Meteors
9. Netherlands: Kinderdijk-elsout – mills + tulips
10. Croatia: Pula
11. Ireland: Moher rocks
12. Hungary: Hévíz
13. Malta: Valletta (capital)
14. Germany: Dome of Köln
15. Italy - (Vatican): St Peter Cathedral
16. Greece: Athens, Parthenon
17. Spain: Alhambra
18. Slovenia: Ljubljana, Dragon bridge
19. Turkey: Istambul
20. Bosnia-Hercegovina: Mostar

8. European faces
Name the following European people!

1. famous Swedish band from th
e70s

2. British writer, Queen of crime

6.Swedish writer

3. German scientist, discovered 9. French fashion designer from
relativity in 1905 the 20th century

4. holland writer whose diary is 7. Estonian supermodel 10. British singer from a Cyprarian
the most-widely read Holocaust father
writing

8. Polish composer and pianist

5. Italian composer, he composed 11. Danish tale writer, the author
Four Seasons of „The Ugly Duckling” and „The
Little Mermaid”

18. Polish scientist, the discoverer
of Radium

12. Ancient Greek writer, the 15. Czech writer and politician
author of Illiad

19. Italian painter, architect and
inventor

16. Portugal explorer

13. spanyol festőművész, híres
kubista stílusáról

14. Irish rock band 20. British writer, the author of
Harry Potter series

17. Austrian composer who wrote
the first opera in 1770 at the age
of 14

European faces
1. __________________________
2. __________________________
3. __________________________
4. __________________________
5. __________________________
6. __________________________
7. __________________________
8. __________________________
9. __________________________
10. _________________________
11. _________________________
12. _________________________
13. _________________________
14. _________________________
15. _________________________
16. _________________________
17. _________________________
18. _________________________
19. _________________________
20. _________________________

Solution:

1. Abba
2. Agatha Christie
3. Albert Einstein
4. Anne Frank
5. Antonio Vivaldi
6. Astrid Lindgren
7. Carmen Kass
8. Fryderiyk Chopin
9. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel
10. George Michael
11. Hans Christian Andersen
12. Homer
13. Pablo Picasso
14. U2
15. Vaclav Havel
16. Vasco da Gama
17. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Marie Curie (Maria Sklodowska)
19. Leonardo da Vinci
20. J. K. Rowling

9. Languages

Students have to recognise 10 different European languages :

1. Spanish
2. Croatian
3. Italian
4. Holland
5. Finnish
6. Lithuanian
7. German
8. French
9. English
10. Irish

It can be downloaded from here:

http://europa.eu/about-eu/facts-figures/administration/index_en.htm

After recognition, students need to match the texts with the languages

Spanish:

Europeos unidos en la diversidad

La Unión europea (UE) es una familia de países europeos democráticos, que se han comprometido a
trabajar juntos en aras de la paz y la prosperidad. No se trata de un Estado destinado a sustituir a los
actuales Estados, pero es más que cualquier otra organización internacional. En realidad, la UE es
única. Sus Estados miembros han creado instituciones comunes en las que delegan parte de su
soberanía, con el fin de que se puedan tomar democráticamente decisiones sobre asuntos
específicos de interés común, a escala europea.

Croatian:

Građani Europske unije ujedinjeni u različitosti

Europska unija (EU) zajednica je europskih demokratskih država koje zajedničkim naporima teže
uspostavi mira i blagostanja. Ona nije nastala s namjerom da se zamijene postojeće države, već
predstavlja tvorevinu koja nadilazi okvire još jedne međunarodne organizacije. Europska unija
zapravo je jedinstvena. Njezine su zemlje članice uspostavile zajedničke institucije na koje su
prenijele dio suvereniteta kako bi se odluke o određenim pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa mogle
demokratski donositi na europskoj razini.

Italian:

Gli europei: uniti nella diversità

L’Unione europea (UE) è una famiglia di paesi europei democratici che si sono impegnati a lavorare
insieme per la pace e la prosperità. Non è uno Stato che si propone di sostituire gli Stati esistenti, ma
è qualcosa di più rispetto alle altre organizzazioni internazionali. L’UE è infatti qualcosa di unico. I
suoi Stati membri hanno creato una serie di istituzioni comuni a cui delegano una parte della loro
sovranità in modo che le decisioni su questioni specifiche di interesse comune possano essere prese
democraticamente a livello europeo.

Holland:

De Europeanen: eenheid in verscheidenheid

De Europese Unie (EU) is een familie van democratische Europese landen die gezamenlijk aan vrede
en welvaart willen werken. De Europese Unie is geen nieuwe staat die in de plaats komt van de
bestaande staten, maar verschilt wel van alle andere internationale organisaties. Meer nog, de
Europese Unie is uniek. De lidstaten van de EU hebben gemeenschappelijke instellingen opgericht
waaraan zij een deel van hun soevereiniteit overdragen, zodat er op Europees niveau democratische
beslissingen over specifieke vraagstukken van gemeenschappelijk belang kunnen worden genomen.

Finnish:

Eurooppalaiset yhdessä mutta yksilöinä

Euroopan unioni (EU) koostuu demokraattisista valtioista, jotka ovat sitoutuneet työskentelemään
yhdessä rauhan ja hyvinvoinnin saavuttamiseksi. Se ei ole valtio, jonka olisi tarkoitus korvata nykyiset
valtiot, mutta se on kuitenkin enemmän kuin kansainvälinen järjestö. Itse asiassa EU on
ainutlaatuinen organisaatio. Sen jäsenvaltiot ovat perustaneet yhteisiä toimielimiä, joille ne ovat
siirtäneet tiettyjä toimivaltuuksia, jotta Euroopan kannalta merkittävistä asioista olisi mahdollista
tehdä demokraattisia päätöksiä Euroopan tasolla.

Lithuanian:

Susivieniję ir įvairovę išlaikantys europiečiai

Europos Sąjunga (ES) yra demokratinių Europos valstybių šeima, pasiryžusi taikos ir gerovės labui
veikti išvien. Ji nėra nauja valstybė, pakeisianti esamas valstybes. ES daug kuo skiriasi ir nuo kitų
tarptautinių organizacijų. Iš tikrųjų ji yra unikali organizacija. Jos valstybės narės yra įsteigusios
bendras institucijas, kurioms perduoda dalį savo suvereniteto, kad tam tikri visoms rūpimi klausimai
būtų demokratiškai sprendžiami Europos lygmeniu.

German:

Die Europäer: in Vielfalt vereint

Die Europäische Union (EU) ist ein Zusammenschluss demokratischer europäischer Länder, die sich
der Wahrung des Friedens und dem Streben nach Wohlstand verschrieben haben. Sie versteht sich
nicht als ein neuer Staat, der an die Stelle bestehender Staaten tritt. Allerdings ist die Europäische
Union auch mehr als alle sonstigen internationalen Organisationen. Die EU ist im Wortsinne
einzigartig. Die Mitgliedstaaten der EU haben gemeinsame Organe eingerichtet. Teile ihrer

einzelstaatlichen Souveränität haben sie diesen Organen übertragen, damit in bestimmten
Angelegenheiten von gemeinsamem Interesse auf europäischer Ebene demokratische
Entscheidungen getroffen werden können.

French:

Des Européens unis dans la diversité

L’Union européenne (UE) est une famille de pays démocratiques européens décidés à œuvrer
ensemble à la paix et à la prospérité. Il ne s’agit pas d’un État destiné à se substituer aux États
existants, mais l’Union européenne va plus loin que toute autre organisation internationale. En fait,
c’est une organisation unique en son genre. Les États qui la composent ont mis en place des
institutions communes auxquelles ils délèguent une partie de leur souveraineté, afin que les
décisions sur des questions spécifiques d’intérêt commun puissent se prendre démocratiquement au
niveau européen.

Englsih:

Europeans united in diversity

The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working
together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more
than just another international organisation. The EU is, in fact, unique. Its Member States have set up
common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific
matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level.

Irish:

Eorpaigh aontaithe san éagsúlacht

Cuimsíonn an tAontas Eorpach (AE) grúpa de thíortha Eorpacha daonlathacha atá ag obair as lámha a
chéile i dtreo na síochána agus an rathúnais. Ní Stát é a bheartaítear a chur in ionad na stát atá ann
faoi láthair ach tá níos mó i gceist leis ná díreach eagraíocht idirnáisiúnta eile. Go deimhin níl a
mhacasamhail le fáil. Tá comhinstitiúidí curtha ar bun ag a chuid Ballstát a ndéanann siad cuid dá
gceannasacht a tharmligean chucu . Sa chaoi sin is féidir cinntí maidir le hábhair shonracha a bhfuil
comhleas acu iontu a dhéanamh go daonlathach ag leibhéal Eorpach.

10. Mondd meg ki vagyok!

Students need to guess the words according to the statements. The less statements they need the
more points they get!

A.

1. I symbolize the unity of European people
2. I was selected the official symbol of EU in 1985
3. I can be found on all EU institutions
4. My colour is blue
5. I have 12 golden stars

EUROPEAN FLAG

B.

1. I am one of the symbols of the EU, I symbolize Europe and unity
2. Ludwig van Beethoven composed me in 1823.
3. My birth was inspired by fraternity among people
4. I was inspired by the ode written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785
5. I am also called the anthem of the EU, I have no text

ODE TO JOY

C.

1. My main duty is representing EU citizens
2. My official location is in Strasbourg, France.
3. my members are directly elected every 5 years
4. Every EU citizen can elect me.
5. After the elections of 2014 I can have maximum 751 members.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

D.

1. We constitute the EU.

2. There are 28 of us.
3. At the beginning of the EU there were only 6 of us.
4. We had 10 new members in 2004.
5. We received one more member in 2013.

MEMBER STATES

E.

1. I was founded in 1958.
2. My aim is developing and studying nuclear
3. I supervise a whole industry
4. I watch out not to be used for bad purposes
5. I got my current form in 1967

EURATOM

F.

1. My task is to embody the common interests and common policy
2. I prepare the decisions made by the EU, make suggestions, and sometimes supervise

implementation
3. There are Commissioners among me.
4. My location is Brussels.
5. My president has been Jean-Claude Juncker since 2014 november.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

G.

1. I was founded by 16 states in 1949.
2. My location is Strasbourgban
3. My orders are mandatory, the member states have to legislate them.
4. I pay extra attention to human rights, social issues, education and culture
5. I made the Treaty of Human Rights a reality

EUROPEAN COUNCIL

H.

1. I was found out in 1992.

2. I was introduced in some countries on 1st January 1999.
3. I am the official currency of 18 member countries.
4. I am used and liked outside the Union, too.
5. I entered circulation on 1 January 2002..

EURO

I.

1. I got my name in 1985 during the summit of Milan.
2. I commemorate an important stage of the birth of Europe.
3. I am celebrated all over the EU.
4. I am linked to the anniversary of Schumann declaration.
5. I am celebrated on 9 May

EUROPE-DAY

J.

1. There are 24 of me int he EU.
2. Through me, everyone can turn to the institutions of the EU in his own language
3. All EU laws are translated to me.
4. My number is different from the number of member states as there are countries which use

the same language.
5. I can be: English, German, French, Hungarian…….

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

European puzzle
Students need to put 10 jigsaw puzzles together in a given time and also name the things on the
pictures and which country they are related to.
1. 1 euro coin from Finland

2. 2 euro coin from Germany
3. the Louvre – Paris, France

4. the building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Francie

5. Pablo Picasso, Spain

6. Botticelli: Venus, Italy
7. Santorini, Greece
8. Westminster Palace– London, UK
9. Atomium- Brussels, Belgium
10. Vincent Van Gogh - Netherlands



13. Jeopardy about the EU
the game is pkayed by two teams. They choose a cathegory and a value to that. I fanser the question correctly they
get the points, if they don’t the points are deduced from their scores.

The game in English:

http://www.slideshare.net/szabjass/europaiunionjeopardyenglishl