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Languages of European Union Quiz

The official language of each of 20 EU countries. Four options per question, with the complete list below the game.

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The same countries split three ways, by how often people actually get them wrong. Start easy and work up — each level keeps its own progress.

Level 1 Easy The flags most people already half-know. 11 countries Level 2 Medium Where scores usually start to slip. 9 countries All levels Every country at once, difficulties mixed. 20 countries

About the languages of the European Union

This quiz covers the 20 countries of the European Union that have a single official language. Countries with several — Belgium, Switzerland, Canada — are left out, because a question with three right answers cannot be marked fairly.

The countries here run from France at 551,695 km² to Slovenia at 20,273 km², and from 83.5 million in Germany down to 1.4 million in Estonia.

Between them those 20 countries speak 20 different official languages. Austro-Bavarian German is the most common, official in 1 of them — colonial history is most of the reason a language quiz is not the same shape as a map.

Distractors are taken from countries in the same region and never repeat a language, so the four options in a the European Union question are always four genuinely different answers.

All 20 countries of the European Union and their languages

Every country in the European Union against its official language, capital, population and land area.
Flag Country Language Capital Population Area
Flag of Austria Austria Austro-Bavarian German Vienna 9,208,163 83,871 km²
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgarian Sofia 6,433,302 110,879 km²
Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian Zagreb 3,876,200 56,594 km²
Flag of Denmark Denmark Danish Copenhagen 6,009,169 43,094 km²
Flag of Estonia Estonia Estonian Tallinn 1,366,475 45,227 km²
Flag of France France French Paris 68,720,337 551,695 km²
Flag of Germany Germany German Berlin 83,491,249 357,114 km²
Flag of Greece Greece Greek Athens 10,413,962 131,990 km²
Flag of Hungary Hungary Hungarian Budapest 9,514,251 93,028 km²
Flag of Italy Italy Italian Rome 58,915,656 301,336 km²
Flag of Latvia Latvia Latvian Riga 1,847,785 64,559 km²
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Lithuanian Vilnius 2,888,774 65,300 km²
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Dutch Amsterdam 18,087,633 41,850 km²
Flag of Poland Poland Polish Warsaw 36,435,861 312,679 km²
Flag of Portugal Portugal Portuguese Lisbon 10,804,871 92,090 km²
Flag of Romania Romania Romanian Bucharest 19,020,271 238,391 km²
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Slovak Bratislava 5,413,813 49,037 km²
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Slovene Ljubljana 2,130,986 20,273 km²
Flag of Spain Spain Spanish Madrid 49,355,143 505,992 km²
Flag of Sweden Sweden Swedish Stockholm 10,596,620 450,295 km²
Easy Medium Hard Flags of the European Union Capitals of the European Union Shapes of the European Union Currencies of the European Union Languages of Western Europe Languages of Eastern Europe Languages of Northern Europe Languages of Southern Europe Languages of the Balkans

Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in this quiz?

This quiz covers all 20 entries in the European Union. Questions are drawn from the full set, and the complete list appears in the table on this page.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your score stays in your own browser and is never sent anywhere.

How are the wrong answers chosen?

Deliberately, not at random. Each question prefers flags that are genuinely confusable with the right answer, then countries from the same sub-region, so guessing by elimination does not work.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no limit on how many times you play.