12 January 2024

Quiz: How well do you know Europe's national parks?

From Spain's highest mountain to Iceland's largest icecap, let's find out how much you know about the wild, untouched and protected lands across Europe...

2 mins

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1. Which of the following was the first national park in Spain?

Doñana National Park

Timanfaya National Park

Picos de Europa National Park

Sierra Nevada National Park

2. Which country is home to the oldest national park in Europe?

Sweden

Switzerland

Spain

Slovenia

3. Cairngorms National Park in Scotland is home to the UK’s only free-ranging population of which animal?

Beaver

Lynx

Otter

Reindeer

4. Iceland’s Vatnajokull National Park is Europe’s second-largest national park. It is home to an ice cap that covers what percentage of the country?

20%

34%

41%

5. Teide National Park is the site of the highest mountain (3,718m) in Spain. On which island can you find it?

Lanzarote

Mallorca

Tenerife

Ibiza

6. In 2023, Vjosa River National Park became the first wild river national park in Europe. In which country will you find it?

Albania

Portugal

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Finland

7. Alfred Wainwright’s famous UK Coast to Coast walk (306km) goes from Robin Hood Bay in North Yorkshire to St Bees in Cumbria. How many national parks does it cross en route?

8. France’s largest national park lies in which overseas department?

Mayotte

Réunion

Martinique

French Guiana

9. Which country has the higher number of national parks:?

France

Norway

Germany

Hungary

10. Białowieża Forest National Park, home to the world's largest herd of European Bison, spans which two countries?

Poland and Belarus

Hungary and Czechia

Denmark and Germany

France and Spain

11. In which European country will you find Plitvice Lakes National Park, famous for its waterfalls?

Austria

Montenegro

Croatia

Italy

12. Can you name this German national park pictured?

Hainich National Park

Saxon Switzerland National Park

Harz National Park

Berchtesgaden National Park