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European places in the local language quiz

David Whitley, 05/06/202505/06/2025

This geography quiz is about famous places in Europe that are called something different in the local language. You’ll know all of the landmarks, cities and geographical features referred to in the quiz – but you might not recognise them under the local name. Can you work out what the place is from the clues and do the translation?

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European places in the local language quiz

This geography quiz is about famous places in Europe that are called something different in the local language. You’ll know all of the landmarks, cities and geographical features referred to in the quiz – but you might not recognise them under the local name. Can you work out what the place is from the clues and do the translation?

1 / 10

Which European river, which flows through Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, is known as the Donau in German?

2 / 10

Which European capital city, home to the Little Mermaid statue and Tivoli Gardens theme park, is known in the local language as Kobenhavn?

3 / 10

In which Italian city will you find the free-standing but somewhat wonky campanile known locally as the Torre Pendente, and beloved by selfie-taking tourists?

4 / 10

How is the body of water known as La Manche in French, and featuring the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, usually known in English?

5 / 10

How is the area of Germany known locally as the Schwarzwald and famous for its gooey cakes better known in English?

6 / 10

Which is the largest island in the archipelago known as Las Islas Baleares in Spanish?

7 / 10

Which Prague landmark, a key part of a historic royal procession route and notorious for artists doing iffy caricatures of visitors, is known locally as Karluv Most?

8 / 10

Which German city, home to the BMW Museum, English Garden and Nymphenburg Palace, is known locally as Muenchen?

9 / 10

Which European capital city is known as Lefkosia in Greek, the primary language of the country?

10 / 10

Which Italian city, home to the Uffizi Galleries, the Ponte Vecchio and a vast swathe of Renaissance art, is locally known as Firenze?

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Other language-based quizzes on Geograquiz include a test on languages by the country with most speakers, a country names in Welsh trivia challenge and a quiz about the Roman names for cities.

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