Short answers, pulled from the story.
According to a list compiled by K. Bochmann, the core elements of European culture include a shared heritage from Greco-Roman antiquity, Christianity, Judaism, the Renaissance, Humanism, and the Enlightenment; a rich material culture; respect for individual rights and liberty; a plurality of states sharing ideas; and respect for peoples outside Europe.
The Loevenmensch figurine, dating from about 30,000 BC, is the oldest undisputed piece of figurative art in Europe. The oldest known representation of the human body is the Venus of Hohle Fel, found in Schelklingen, Germany, and dating from 40,000 to 35,000 BC.
European cinema began on the 28th of December 1895, when Antoine Lumiere realized the first projection with the Cinematograph in Paris. In 1897, Georges Melies established the first cinema studio on a rooftop property in Montreuil, near Paris. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.
In 2010-76.2% of Europeans identified as Christian. Catholics were the largest group, accounting for more than 48% of European Christians, followed by the Orthodox at 32% and Protestants at about 19%.
Association football, which originated in the United Kingdom with The Football Association of England founded in 1863, is now the world's most popular sport. The Tour de France is the world's most-watched live annual sporting event. Golf, originating in Scotland, and rugby, created in England, have also spread globally through colonization and emigration.
The European Capital of Culture is an EU initiative begun in 1985 in which one or more cities across Europe are designated each year. Athens was the first city designated in 1985, followed by Florence in 1986 and Amsterdam in 1987.