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How well do you know the diverse cultures, deep history, and breathtaking landmarks of Europe? Test your knowledge across twelve different countries!
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Marie Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowska in Warsaw in 1867, remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: physics and chemistry. Although she conducted her famous research in France, she never forgot her homeland, naming the first chemical element she discovered "polonium" in honor of Poland.
Photo: Henri Manuel, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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The Vasa was built to be the pride of the Swedish navy, but it was dangerously top-heavy and foundered after sailing just 1,300 meters in Stockholm harbor. Salvaged almost completely intact in 1961, the ship is now the world's best-preserved 17th-century vessel. Its collapse was largely due to King Gustavus Adolphus demanding extra heavy cannons on the upper decks.
Photo: JavierKohen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Venice stands on millions of closely spaced wooden piles: trunks of alder, oak and larch driven through the mud down to a firmer layer of clay. Sealed off from oxygen under water and mud, the wood rots extremely slowly, so many piles are still doing their job after centuries. On top of them lie slabs of Istrian stone that carry the heavy palaces.
Photo: kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Monasteries used lots of egg whites to starch clothes, which left them with plenty of egg yolks. To avoid waste, the monks of Jerónimos made custard tarts with a flaky crust. When the monastery closed in 1834, the recipe was sold to a nearby sugar refinery, whose owners opened the Pastéis de Belém bakery in 1837, and it still bakes them today.
Photo: Mon Œil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Tunnel of Love is a beautiful, three-kilometer stretch of railway surrounded by a dense canopy of leafy trees. It is a highly popular destination for couples making wishes. The perfect arch was actually shaped over many years by a regular industrial train that travels back and forth to a nearby fiberboard factory, naturally trimming the branches.
Photo: Myroslava Rakovets, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Spanish Riding School in Vienna has practiced classical horsemanship in the Renaissance tradition for over 450 years. The name "Spanish" refers to the ancestral heritage of the Lipizzaner horses, which were bred from Spanish stock. These exceptionally smart stallions are born dark and slowly turn completely white as they mature over several years.
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The Silfra fissure is in Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The drifting tectonic plates have opened deep cracks filled with crystal-clear glacial meltwater, where divers can see further than almost anywhere else. The park is also where Iceland's parliament, the Althing, first met in 930 AD, making it one of the oldest parliaments in the world.
Photo: Ivan Sabljak, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Knossos was the political and ceremonial center of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization. Its complex layout of over a thousand interconnected rooms likely inspired the legendary myth of King Minos's labyrinth, where the half-man, half-bull Minotaur was kept. Excavations in the early 20th century revealed vibrant, beautifully restored frescoes depicting leaping bulls.
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Newgrange is a massive prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland. It is famous for its precise astronomical alignment: every year during the winter solstice, a beam of morning sunlight enters a specially designed opening above the entrance and perfectly illuminates the inner chamber. The mound is surrounded by 97 large curbstones carved with megalithic art.
Photo: Tjp finn, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Opened in 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel stretches an incredible 57 kilometers (35 miles) through the heart of the Swiss Alps. It took 17 years of intense excavation to complete, carving a flat route that allows high-speed passenger trains to shave significant travel time off the journey between Zurich and Milan.
Photo: Hannes Ortlieb (Diskussion), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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