How much do you know about the Netherlands? What do you know about its people? We give you 10 questions, each divided into 3 parts. And we give you 6 answers. Make your choice and write down your answers. For every correct answer you get 1 point. If you answer correctly on all 3 parts of the same question you get 1 extrapoint, that is 4 points on that question.

All set? Good luck!

Question  1: What is their Christian name?

A: the painter Van Gogh		1: Frans
B: the speed-skater Schenk		2: Vincent
C: the landscape-architect Lely		3: Jan
		4: Ard
		5: Cornelis
		6: Johan

Question  2: Which three of these areas were Dutch colonies?

	1: Aruba
	2: Indonesia
	3: Madeira
	4: Martinique
	5: Surinam
	6: Tokelau

Question  3: What are you served, if you order the following?

A: Poffertjes		1: banana-liqueur
B: Hutsepot		2: pancakes
C: Krentenbroodjes		3: mashed potatoes with carrots and onion
		4: buns with raisins
		5: sirup-wafers
		6: hot dogs

Question 4: In which province are the following cities situated?

A: Arnhem		1: Zeeland
B: Maastricht		2: Friesland
C: Zwolle		3: Overijssel
		4: Groningen
		5: Limburg
		6: Gelderland

Question 5: In which three of these cities are there international airports?

	1: Utrecht
	2: Rotterdam
	3: Maastricht
	4: Delft
	5: Groningen
	6: Haarlem

Question 6: Which cities are the homes of these soccer-teams?

A: Ajax		1: Alkmaar
B: Feyenoord		2: Amsterdam
C: PSV		3: Eindhoven
		4: Nijmengen
		5: Rotterdam
		6: Utrecht

Question 7: Who has painted those pictures?

A: the milkmaid		1: Ruysdael
B: the nightwatch		2: Vermeer
C: the potatoe-eaters		3: Van der Heyden
		4: Rembrandt
		5: Steen
		6: Van Gogh

Question 8: In which century were the following persons born?

A: Piet Mondrian		1: 14th century
B: Wilhelm I of Oranien		2: 15th century
C: Erasmus of Rotterdam		3: 16th century
		4: 17th century
		5: 18th century
		6: 19th century

Question 9: What do these Dutch expressions mean in English?

A: Vallei		1: springtime
B: Ziekenhuis		2: barn
C: Lente		3: hospital
		4: cave
		5: valley
		6: beauty

Question 10: In which city can you find the following buildings?

A: Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum		1: Amsterdam
B: Rembrandthuis		2: Utrecht
C: Maritim Museum		3: Eindhoven
		4: Rotterdam
		5: Vlissingen
		6: Goes

© Bernhard Kauntz, 2004

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