Take our quiz on the European Union

Q1. How many MEPs are there in the European Parliament?

801 751 779 648

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Yes, there are 751 MEPs. You can find out more on the institutions of the EU here.

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Sorry! There are actually 751 MEPs. You can find out more about what an MEP does here.

Q2. Who is the President of the European Parliament?

Jean Claude Juncker Donald Tusk David Sassoli Christine Lagarde

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Well done. David Sassoli was elected as European Parliament President in July 2019

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Oops. David Sassoli was elected as European Parliament President in July 2019. You can find out more about the work of the European Parliament.

Q3. How many member states are there in the European Union?

27 28 25 33

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Yay. There are 27 member states and Ireland joined in 1973.

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​There are actually 27 member states. Ireland joined in 1973.

Q4. How many Irish MEPs are there?

11 8 9 13

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Good job. There are 13 members spread over 3 constituencies: Dublin, South and Midlands North-West.

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There are 13 members of the European Parliament from Ireland. The 13 are elected from 3 different constituencies: Dublin, South and Midlands North-West.

Q5. In what two cities does the Parliament sit?

Brussels & Luxembourg Brussels & Strasbourg Strasbourg & Luxembourg Brussels & Copenhagen

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You got it. The Parliament moves to Strasbourg once a month.

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It’s Brussels & Strasbourg. The Parliament moves to Strasbourg once a month.

Q6. How many official languages does the European Union have?

24 26 18 28

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​24 is correct. And Irish is one of those official languages.

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24 is the correct answer. And Irish is one of those official answers.

Q7. What political group in the European Parliament has the largest number of MEPs?

Socialists & Democrats (S&D) European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Liberals & Democrats (ALDE) Independents (NI)

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Yes it is the EPP, with 187 MEPs.

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The correct answer is the European People’s Party with 187 MEPs.

Q8. The Treaty of Rome sets out a number of key principles of the European Union. What are these principles?

Freedom of speech, conscience, and worship Free movement of goods, services, capital and labour Freedom from want and fear Freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition the government

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You got it. The free movement of goods, services, capital and persons within the EU are the four freedoms at the heart of the EU.

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Not quite! The free movement of goods, services, capital and persons within the EU are the four freedoms at the heart of the EU.