BET ON THE EUROPEAN UNION!

1. BET ON THE EUROPEAN UNION! Directions for playing the game Created by Andreea Silter, Bucharest, Romania Layout: James Madison University Source of information: http://www.europa.eu.int ;Pictures downloaded fromhttp://school.discovery.com/clipartandhttp://www.pics4learning.com

2. How many stars are there on the European flag?

3. 10 points • 12 stars

4. What is the motto of the European Union?

5. 20 points • United in Diversity!

6. When do we celebrate Europe Day?

7. 30 points • 9 May

8. Name the single European currency.

9. 40 points • euro

10. Who is the composer whose music is used in the European anthem - "Ode to Joy"?

11. 50 points • Beethoven

12. How many countries are members of the European Union?

13. 10 points • 27 countries

14. Name the candidate countries of the EU.

15. 20 points • Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey

16. When did the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia join the European Union? • 9 May 1950 • 1 July 2002 • 1 May 2004

17. 30 points • 1 May 2004

18. Name at least 15 countries which are members of the EU.

19. 40 points • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, UK.

20. Name at least 5 countries which are members of the EU but are not currently participating in the single European currency (Euro).

21. 50 points Denmark, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, UK, Bulgaria and Romania

22. Name at least 3 EU institutions.

23. 10 points • The European Parliament • The European Commission • The Council of the European Union • The Court of Auditors • The European Economic and Social Committee • The Court of Justice • The Committee of the Regions • The European Central Bank • The European Investment Bank

24. What EU institution shares with the European Parliament the responsibility for passing laws and taking policy decisions?

25. 20 points • The Council of the European Union

26. Who is the president of the European Commission until 2009?

27. 30 points • Mr. Barroso from Portugal

28. What does MEP stand for?

29. 40 points • Member of the European Parliament

30. What EU institution proposes new laws for the European Union?

31. 50 points • The European Commission

32. Identify the right or freedom that is included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights • The right to sign a petition •   The right to petition the European Parliament •   The right to petition for a re-trial

33. 10 points • Article 44 Right to petition the European Parliament Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State hasthe right to petition the European Parliament.

34. Identify the right or freedom that is included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights • The right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial •   The right to become a judge •   The right to choose your judge

35. 20 points Article 47 • Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial Everyone whose rights and freedoms guaranteed by the law of the Union are violated has the right to an effective remedy before a tribunal in compliance with the conditions laid down in this Article. Everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law. Everyone shall have the possibility of being advised, defended and represented.

36. Identify the right or freedom that is included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights • The freedom of telling the truth •   The freedom of expression and information •   The freedom of writing a letter of complaint to your boss

37. 30 points Article 11 Freedom of expression and information Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.

38. Identify the right or freedom that is included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights • The right to visit the European Parliament •   The right to dissolve the European Parliament • The right to vote and stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament

39. 40 points Article 39 Right to vote and stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which he or she resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.

40. Identify the right or freedom that is included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights • The freedom of movement and residence within the territory of the EU member states • The freedom of movement and residence anywhere in Europe •   The freedom of movement and residence within the territory of the USA

41. 50 points Article 45 Freedom of movement and residence within the territory of the EU member states Every citizen of the Union has the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.

42. Who proposed setting up a European Coal and Steel Community on 9 May 1950?

43. 10 points • Robert Schuman

44. What is the name of the treaty which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951?

45. 20 points • The Treaty of Paris

46. What treaties set up the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) in 1957?

47. 30 points The Treaties of Rome

48. Name the treaty that lays the basis for a common foreign and security policy, closer cooperation on justice and home affairs and the creation of an economic and monetary union, including a single currency.The inter-governmental cooperation in these fields added to the existing Community system creates the European Union (EU).

49. 40 points The Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht. It entered into force on 1 November 1993.

50. When and where did the presidents of the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission solemnly proclaim and approve the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?