Q 01/05

Which of the European Union's principal institutions has its seat in Luxembourg's capital?

A) European Central Bank

B) European Parliament

C) European Commission

D) EU Court of Justice

Answer · why

D) EU Court of Justice

The city also houses the European Court of Auditors, the European Investment Bank and Eurostat, and the EU Council meets there for three months each y...

Q 02/05

Which of Luxembourg's administrative languages is the sole language of legislation?

A) Luxembourgish

B) German

C) English

D) French

Answer · why

D) French

Luxembourgish is the only recognised national language, a status written into law only in 1984.

Q 03/05

What is the title of Luxembourg's head of state?

A) President

B) King

C) Chancellor

D) Grand Duke

Answer · why

D) Grand Duke

It is the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy, and the Dutch kings held the title until a succession crisis in 1890 separated the two crowns.

Q 04/05

Which of these countries does NOT share a border with Luxembourg?

A) Liechtenstein

B) Switzerland

C) Germany

D) France

Answer · why

B) Switzerland

The 1839 partition handed the francophone western half of the old duchy to the new Kingdom of Belgium, fixing today's borders.

Q 05/05

Where exactly was the 1985 agreement abolishing internal European border checks signed?

A) Aboard a river boat

B) In a vineyard

C) At a border customs post

D) In the village church

Answer · why

A) Aboard a river boat

The signing took place on the MS Princesse Marie-Astrid on the Moselle, at the tripoint where France, Germany and Luxembourg meet.