Statistics for Europe: fun and strange facts

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
In ancient times, children had actual action figure toys of the empire's gladiators.	Italy	85%
The Swiss army accidentally hit this country with a rocket attack in 1985.	Liechtenstein	85%
The Chernobyl nuclear meltdown changed one fireman's eyes from brown to blue.	Ukraine	85%
This nation has the word's most heavy metal bands per capita, and a Burger King with a sauna in it.	Finland	77%
On the First Crusade, some crusaders here carried a goose, believed to have been sent by God (they ate it when they got to the Lorraine region).	France	77%
Guinness list the Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen as the world's narrowest street.	Germany	77%
This mosquito-free country has no railways, and beer was banned until 1989.	Iceland	77%
Its name comes from the Greek meaning "single house". Gambling is illegal for residents, of whom about 70% are millionaires.	Monaco	77%
Local legend has it that St. Marinus's donkey was eaten by a bear, which then became his pet.	San Marino	77%
A majority-muslim nation, this became the world's first atheist state when it banned religion (from 1941 to 1992).	Albania	69%
In the Low Countries, 12th century priest Tanchelm claimed that he was God incarnate, and had followers so devoted that they drank his bathwater.	Belgium	69%
In the Middle Ages there were several defenestrations here, in which Catholics were thrown out of windows.	Czech Republic	69%
This contentious territory has a statue Of Bill Clinton in its capital.	Kosovo	69%
Ruled by a Grand Duke, this nation's royal house produced several Holy Roman Emperors in the Middle Ages.	Luxembourg	69%
Europe's least-visited country, there is a rare Turkic language here called Gagauz.	Moldova	69%
This country of 37 million did not exist between 1795 and 1918, its territory being divided up between Russia, Prussia and Austria.	Poland	69%
This country ran out of vodka celebrating the end of World War II.	Russia	69%
This nation has the only capital city which is located on borders with two other countries (Austria and Hungary).	Slovakia	69%
This country has a desert, where some Westerns were filmed, with a Wild West amusement park.	Spain	69%
Franz Ferdinand (shot in this country) was an obsessive hunter who killed close to 300,000 animals.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	62%
The people of this Baltic state had the world's first Christmas tree. After decorating it, they set fire to it.	Latvia	62%
This country has no permanent rivers or lakes. Its name comes from Greek, meaning "honey".	Malta	62%
This was the first European nation to discover Japan, and Japanese still has some common words which come from their language.	Portugal	62%
Religious leader Leo X had a pet white elephant.	Vatican City	62%
Most of this principality's population are foreigners. It has Europe's highest golf course, at 2,250m altitude.	Andorra	54%
Soldiers in this landlocked eastern country celebrate the coming of spring by smashing bricks with their heads.	Belarus	54%
People in this Black Sea nation shake their head to signify "Yes", and nod for "No".	Bulgaria	54%
Skype was developed partly by programmers from this nation, whose language belongs to the Finno-Ugric family.	Estonia	54%
The man who built the jail in Dundalk went bankrupt while doing so and became the first inmate in his own prison.	Ireland	54%
There is a public altar to Ragutis, the god of beer, in this Baltic country's capital city.	Lithuania	54%
German and US army units fought together here against a German SS force in the Battle of Castle Itter in 1945.	Austria	46%
The fictional murder on the Orient Express took place in this nation of many islands.	Croatia	38%
Europe's longest uninterrupted monarchy, it goes back to Gorm the Elder in 936 AD.	Denmark	31%
There is a claim to be made that this tiny coastal nation was at war with Japan from 1904 to 2006.	Montenegro	31%
This southern country has Europe’s largest population of black bears and wolves.	Romania	31%
A man from this mountainous Slavic country swam the entire length of the Amazon, as well as the Yangtze and Mississippi.	Slovenia	31%
The capital of this badger-fearing Nordic country has stone lions on the streets to protect people from being hit by vehicles.	Sweden	31%
A force of 600 defeated a Milanese army of 10,000 here at the 1478 Battle of Giornico.	Switzerland	31%
This EU member has a 44-letter alphabet. It awarded Elvis posthumous citizenship in 2011.	Hungary	23%
This kingdom awarded a dog the Blue Cross medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.	UK	23%
The inhabitants of this ancient country refused to eat beans, believing they contained the souls of the dead.	Greece	15%
PM Nikola Gruevski had an Arc de Triomphe and a White House built in the capital city. He was later sentenced to 9 years in jail, but fled the country.	North Macedonia	15%
There is a mini Statue of Liberty in the Haugaland district. The copper for the real statue came from here.	Norway	8%
This cyrillic-using nation was the birthplace of 17 Roman emperors, including Constantine the Great.	Serbia	8%