Q 01/05

Portugal shares its only land border with which country?

A) France

B) Morocco

C) Spain

D) Andorra

Answer · why

C) Spain

Its borders have barely moved since the Treaty of Alcañices in 1297, making them among the oldest in Europe.

Q 02/05

Besides the Azores, which autonomous Atlantic archipelago lies about 805 km southwest of mainland Portugal?

A) The Canaries

B) The Balearics

C) Cape Verde

D) Madeira

Answer · why

D) Madeira

It sits about 805 km southwest of the mainland on the African tectonic plate, and roughly half its people live in Funchal.

Q 03/05

Portugal's highest point, Mount Pico, is not on the mainland at all. Where is it?

A) The Azores

B) Madeira

C) The Serra da Estrela

D) The Algarve

Answer · why

A) The Azores

The dormant volcano rises 2,351 metres on Pico Island, more than twice the height of anything else in the archipelago.

Q 04/05

Cabo da Roca, near Sintra, holds what geographical distinction?

A) Southernmost point of Europe

B) Westernmost point of mainland Europe

C) Highest sea cliff in Europe

D) Oldest lighthouse in Europe

Answer · why

B) Westernmost point of mainland Europe

Its lighthouse has been operating since 1772.

Q 05/05

Lisbon is usually ranked as the second-oldest capital city in Europe, after which city?

A) Rome

B) Paris

C) Athens

D) Madrid

Answer · why

C) Athens

Julius Caesar made the Phoenician-founded town a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding the name to the older Olisipo.