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Who was an author and an enthusiastic advocate for a "United States of Europe", making a speech in its favor in 1849 at the Paris International Peace Congress?
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Victor Hugo
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Who called for a "United States of Europe" in a 1946 speech?
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Winston Churchill
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What was the plan proposed by a French foreign minister that would unite the French and West German coal and steel industries?
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Schuman Declaration
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Who was the first chancellor of West Germany and a founding father of the European union?
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Konrad Adenauer
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Other than those already mentioned, name another of the eleven founding fathers of the European Union.
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Joseph Bech | Johan Beyen | Alcide De Gasperi | Walter Hallstein | Sicco Mansholt | Jean Monnet | Paul-Henri Spaak | Altiero Spinelli
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The Inner Six signed the Treaty of Paris in 1951 creating what organization?
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European Coal and Steel Community
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What is the organization founded in 1952 that is tasked with interpreting European Union law?
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European Court of Justice
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Where was the treaty, signed by the Inner Six creating the European Economic Community in 1957, signed?
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Rome
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What is the third organisation of the European Communities?
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Euratom
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Who was the French President that vetoed the United Kingdom's first application to join the European Communities in 1961?
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Charles de Gaulle
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Under which Prime Minister did the United Kingdom finally join the European Communities?
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Edward Heath
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Spain applied to join the European Communities after the death of which dictator?
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Francisco Franco
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What is the institution, based in Strasbourg, that held elections for its members for the first time in 1979?
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European Parliament
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What was the agreement signed in 1985 that led to the removal of border checks and a common visa policy?
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Schengen Agreement
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Which country has taken the longest to join the European Communities, first applying in 1987?
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Turkey
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Where was the treaty, which in 1992 created the European Union, signed?
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Maastricht
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Where is the European Central Bank headquartered?
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Frankfurt
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What was the partially-recognised state that unilaterally adopted the Euro in 2002?
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Kosovo
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What was the economic downturn that started the Eurozone Crisis?
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Great Recession
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Which country is the newest member of the European Union?
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Croatia
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What is Boris Johnson's first name?
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Alexander
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Who is the current president of the European Commission?
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Ursula von der Leyen
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On that note, I was also surprised that there were no questions about Brexit. Regardless of your allegiances, the UK being the first country to leave the EU is one of the most momentous events in the bloc's history.
And just to reiterate what mrputter and Barry90 have said, some more acceptable type-ins would make this quiz even better. Aside from the aforementioned, "ECJ" for the European Court of Justice and just "Recession" for the Great Recession would be the ones I'd add in.
But other than that, like I said, a nice quiz!