9ECB Tourism Pretest

If you were standing outside Buckingham Palace visiting Madam Tussauds or watching a game of tennis at Wimbledon, in which capital city would you be?

• London

• Rome

• Paris

• Moscow

If you visited Paris, the capital of France, which of the following could you not do?

• See the Mona Lisa at the "Louvre"

• Visit the Ann Frank House

• Go for a boat ride on the River Seine

• Climb the Eiffel Tower

If you wanted to go on a river cruise in Europe, which one of these rivers should you visit?

• Amazon

• Nile

• Mississippi

• Rhine

If you wanted to go to the Vatican City to visit the Pope, which European city would you need to visit?

• Barcelona

• Istanbul

• Athens

• Rome

Scandinavia is a large part of Europe made up of three nations. Which of these countries is not part of Scandinavia?

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Norway

• Portugal

Finland is a country in the far north of Europe. Which of these animals would you be likely to see when visiting Finland?

• LION

• GIRAFFE

• REINDEER

• CROCODILE

As my plane comes in to land the pilot tells us that we are passing over the River Thames. I look out the window and I can see the houses of parliament. Apparently I can have fish and chips for lunch. Which country am I visiting?

• England

• Norway

• Scotland

• France

For my next country I travel north. I am told that heather is a common plant here, and that some people speak a language called Gaelic. I can hear bagpipe music and someone offers me porridge for breakfast. Where am I now?

• Wales

• Scotland

• Germany

• Italy

Still in mainland Europe, I travel south. I can hear castanets clacking and can hear guitars playing. Somebody has given me a cold soup called gazpacho. I see a sign for a bull fight. Where am I?

• Iceland

• Spain

• Poland

• Greece

Next I decide I want to visit the country that is home to the spanish steps and the leaning tower of pisa and a city that has canals instead of streets. Where am I?

• Belgium

• France

• Italy

• Poland