History quiz
EU member states by year joined
Six countries started it in 1958 and 21 more have joined since. Name all 27 members; each lands in the year it joined.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 27 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 27
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every member state of the European Union.
1958 (founders)0/6
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19730/2
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19810/1
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19860/2
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19950/3
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20040/10
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20070/2
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20130/1
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About this quiz
The European Union has 27 member states. The six founders are counted from 1958, when the European Economic Community began, and ten countries joined in 2004.
- The six founders are Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
- The 2004 enlargement added ten countries, more than any other round.
- Croatia is the newest member, having joined in 2013.
- Denmark and Ireland were the first countries to join after the founders, in 1973.
Sources
- [1]European Union. EU countries.
Note on the data. The 27 member states and the year each became a member follow the European Union's own list of EU countries, checked on 3 October 2026. Country names follow EU usage (Czechia), with common alternatives accepted.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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