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European Geography By Letter - B #1

Can you guess these European geographical answers that start with the letter B?
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Last updated: December 17, 2019
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First submittedMay 20, 2013
Times taken92,851
Average score60.0%
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Clue
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Munich is its capital
Bavaria
Capital of the EU
Brussels
Sea south of Ukraine
Black Sea
Strait that separates Europe and
Asia at Istanbul
Bosphorus
Wine region in southwest France
Bordeaux
Northwest French peninsula,
one of six "Celtic Nations"
Brittany
Capital of West Germany
Bonn
Britain's highest mountain
Ben Nevis
One of the Low Countries
Belgium
Largest lake in Hungary
Balaton
Clue
Answer
Capital of Catalonia
Barcelona
Historical region of the Czech Republic
Bohemia
Sea west of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Peninsula of former Yugoslavia and neighbors
Balkan
English city called "Aquae Sulis"
by the Romans
Bath
Country sometimes called the
"Last Dictatorship in Europe"
Belarus
Capital of Switzerland
Bern
Largest city on Norway's west coast
Bergen
Bay west of France and north of Spain
Bay of Biscay
Northern Spanish city home to a
Guggenheim museum
Bilbao
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Level 92
Jan 24, 2014
Surprising how many things I expected to see on this quiz that weren't. Cities like: Budapest, Bucharest, Birmingham, Belfast, Belgrade, etc.
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Level 18
Dec 14, 2014
Berlin should be in there
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Level 66
Sep 19, 2019
Why? Way too easy. Just because start with a b it does not HAVE to be on here. In fact I think the names you see over and over on other quizzes should NOT be on here. Time to broaden your horizon and not be a one trick wonder.
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Level 41
Mar 10, 2015
I really thought that Belgrade will be here, it's one of the oldest cities in Europe.
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Level 59
Dec 19, 2017
In other words, there are lots of places that begin with B in Europe - you can't have them all otherwise the quiz would become more like an exam at school. Have some realistic expectations
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Level 65
Feb 18, 2014
great quiz..challenging
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Level 44
Apr 20, 2014
18/20 So close.
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Level 51
Jan 10, 2016
Please add some additional spellings for Bordeaux...
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Level 57
Oct 8, 2016
Why? If you know the answer, you should know the spelling.
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Level 78
Sep 22, 2019
Well that's just lies... What about anything you've heard in conversation?
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Level 84
Oct 12, 2016
I presume you'd like "Bor-doh!"
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Level 71
Oct 10, 2016
easy one....20/20 with 3.11 left
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Level 67
Dec 31, 2016
Very fun quiz and very equally balanced as well.
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Level 62
Jan 17, 2019
Can’t believe I missed the Black Sea and the Bosporus
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Level 67
Jan 15, 2020
of course I'm Belgian and I missed Belgium ...
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Level 71
Jan 15, 2020
Dictatorship? ..... how about The Vatican ........A dictatorship is an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism
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Level 67
Jan 15, 2020
Well it's in quotes, which suggests it's just a common saying, not a hard fact, although your comment raises interesting questions about the nature of Vatican citizenship. I think like 5% of the Vatican's very tiny population is female, so I doubt many people are born Vatican citizens. That life is something you opt into, not come into. I also doubt that the college of cardinals spends a lot of time on civil law. I'd imagine they mostly adopt Italian law, with some modifications to cohere with Catholic doctrine. It's probably a dictatorship in the literal sense, but it's definitely different in its effects from what makes dictators so terrible.
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Level 67
Jan 15, 2020
@Jmellor13

1) There have never been any female citizens of The Vatican

2) Nobody is born a citizen of The Vatican

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Level 69
Jan 15, 2020
the batican then, surely? please accept this qm.
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Level 77
Feb 23, 2021
Strange comment Malbaby. The Vatican is not usually referred to as a dictatorship. Popes are elected by cardinals, who follow strict traditions. If we want to get technical, the Vatican is an absolute monarchy. It is strange to call an absolute monarch a dictator, because monarch rely on seemingly legitimate power through tradition. Dictators have some other claim to power, like through force. The Vatican, as far as I'm concerned, is not a dictatorship and it is silly to call it as such.
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Level 76
Jun 8, 2022
That is a distinction that only exists in your mind, likely shaped by the context in which each term is commonly used. But any absolute monarchy is a dictatorship by definition, since all the power is concentrated on one person, who can dictate whatever they want in terms of policy.

It's just that dictatorship is a more modern term (excluding ancient roman use, which was somewhat diferent).

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Level 77
Mar 6, 2023
Nope, it's a distinction that exists right in my explanation above. Go read a basic Wikipedia explanation of the difference.
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Level 61
Jan 15, 2020
try my quiz please i will be happy if you do. States of Ethiopia
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Level 43
Jan 15, 2020
Not cool that "Bosforus" isn't accepted, at least I know how to correctly spell it now
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Level 78
Jan 15, 2020
That's pretty cool :)
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Level 84
Jan 21, 2020
Having "Ben Nevis" under B is like having "Mount Everest" under E.
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Level 79
Apr 3, 2020
Huh?
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Level 75
Feb 23, 2021
Under 'M' I'm sure s/he meant. Probably a good point.
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Level 79
Apr 5, 2021
Ben Nevis is actually an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name Beinn Nibheis, Beinn meaning 'mountain'.
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Level 57
Jun 12, 2020
Uh, not all of us are British. Only 45% got it, far less than would get Everest on any “E” quiz.
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Level 66
May 5, 2023
This comment is garbled, but Ben Nevis is definitely categorised under "N".

There's Ben Lomond famously, and plenty of other mountains with the Ben name. Mount Blanc would be under B not M.

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Level 61
Jun 11, 2020
BORDEAUX IS NOT A REGINO it's a city
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Level 78
Jul 15, 2020
It is, however, a wine region.
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Level 73
Jan 4, 2021
The Balkans aren't actually a peninsula. The clue should name it a region instead.
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Level 68
Jan 27, 2022
The EU has three capitals: Brussels (executive), Luxembourg (judiciary) and Strasbourg (legislative). Now, I know that, of those, only Brussels starts with a B, but since Brussels is often incorrectly referred to as "the" capital of the EU, would you consider changing the clue to "Executive capital of the EU" or "one of the three capitals of the EU"? I mean, the clue is correct as it is, but I think it would be better with the change. Many thanks in advance!
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Level 24
Jul 10, 2022
The "official capital" is Brussels. It's like the UK: Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and London are capitals of "something", but overall, the authorized capital is London.
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Level 68
Feb 19, 2023
That's what I was worried about: people being confused. It's absolutely *not* like that, Sirgomboach. The UK has only one official capital, but the EU absolutely has three official capitals. If you want to compare the UK to the EU, London is comparable to Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, while Edinburgh or Cardiff are comparable to Paris, Berlin, Rome... or any other capital of a Member State that is *not* a capital of the Union.
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Level 66
Jul 21, 2022
Sadly Breizh isn't accepted for Britanny which is its official name in brezhoneg (Brittany's language) but the French name Bretagne works
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Level 68
Feb 19, 2023
Breizh atao!
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Level 67
Feb 17, 2023
14/20