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Monday, 24 June, 2002, 15:39 GMT 16:39 UK

Take the European test

Can you match the Poles getting three-quarters of the questions right? Or will you join Portugal on the bottom rung? Try these questions from the Reader's Digest quiz.

Which country is the home of the Nokia phone company?
A: Sweden
B: Denmark
C: Finland
Who said: "I think, therefore I am"?
A: Voltaire
B: Kant
C: Descartes
Where is Anne Frank's House?
A: Berlin
B: Vienna
C: Amsterdam
What is the most populous country in the European Union?
A: France
B: United Kingdom
C: Germany
Which one of these countries is not a member of the European Union?
A: Sweden
B: Norway
C: Portugal
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
A: Leonardo da Vinci
B: Michaelangelo
C: Raphael
Who first came up with the theory that infectious diseases are caused by germs?
A: Madame Curie
B: Louis Pasteur
C: Alexander Fleming
Who wrote the story "Hansel and Gretel"?
A: Hans Christian Andersen
B: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
C: The Brothers Grimm
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