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1.)
Where are the Delta Works?
a.) Zeeland b.) Noord-Holland c.) Belgium
2.)
Which animals does Neeltje Jans have?
a.) Penguin b.) Elephant c.) Seals
3.)
When was the Water flood?
a.) 1990 b.) 1889 c.) 1953
4.)
Which delicious meal can you eat in Zeeland?
a.) Chicken b.) Fish c.) Wiener Schnitzel
5.)
Where is the Zeeland bridge?a.) Over the Westerscheld b.) Over the Oosterschelde c.) At Neeltje Ja
Festivals
6.) At which date do we celebrate Sinterklaas?
a.) 6 December b.) 5 November c.) 5 December
7.) What did St. Maarten give to the beggar?
a.) His sword b.) His mantle c.) His horse
8.) What do we put in a Christmas tree?
a.) Sweets, lamps and birds. b.) Glamorous balls, lamps and a top
c.) Glamorous balls, lamps and eggs
9.) What are typical things for Easter?
a.) Bonfires, eggs and the Easter bunny b.) Easter trees, Easter bunny and Easter bread
c.) Eggs only
10.) Prince Carnival is helped by..?a.) Eleven soldiers and a general b.) Eight women c.) Eleven councillors and an assistant
11.) Where is Queen’s Day celebrated?a.) Germany, the Netherlands and Aruba b.) Belgium, the Netherland and the Dutch Antilles
c.) The Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles and Aruba
Cities
12.) Where does the name Amsterdam come from?
a.) It comes from Willem Amsterdam. He was a Dutch hero in the 17th century. As a honour for his great deeds, the river was named by his second name
b.) In 1648 there was found a weird sea creature in this river, which was marked with the name Amsterdam
c.) The name of Amsterdam comes from the dam in the river Amstel
d.) A brave dog, named Amsterdam, saved a little boy out of the water in 1857. The dog was very mysterious, people only knew that he listened to
the name Amsterdam. So in honour of this brave animal, the river was called Amsterdam
13.) What can you do in the Anne Frank House?a.) It’s a restaurant, in old style. Waiters and waitresses are wearing historic clothes. The dishes are also recipies from that time. It’s all very
magnificent and delicious
b.) The Anne Frank House is a historic museum, where you can see where Anne Frank, a Jewish girl in the second world war, hid for the Germans
c.) It was a hiding place for Anne Frank. Nowadays it’s a house where the Dutch Queen is living
d.) It’s a big modern architecture of the queen of The Netherlands. Each year people bring flowers to this architecture to honour the Queen of The
Netherlands
14.) What is Ahoy Rotterdam?a.) It is a very big restaurant, with famous chefs of the world
b.) It is the harbour of Rotterdam, one of the biggest of the world
c.) It is a big building where you can watch to musicals and concerts
d.) It is a stadium of a professional football club in Rotterdam, Feyenoord
15.) When is the Erasmus bridge opened by the queen?
a.) On 7th of June, 1896
b.) On 14th of January, 1996
c.) On 6th of September, 1996
d.) On 11th of September, 2001
16.) What can you see in Madurodam?
a.) Famous paintings and statues
b.) Famous buildings in The Netherlandsreconstructed in very little buildings
c.) It is a big cinema and you can watch new movies which you can’t see in a normal cinema
d.) Old ships from the Golden Century
e.) All kinds of fishes and sea animals
17.) What is Palace Noordeinde?
a.) The queen’s offic b.) A restaurant for rich people with very expensive food
c.) The queen’s holiday cottag d.) The place where the queen lives
e.) It is a museum where you can see many things from the Middle Ages
Water recreation
18.) How many miles is the swimming pool away from our village geesteren?a.) 5,00 miles b.) 3,11 miles c.) 2,56 miles
19.) What can’t you do in the Summer?a.) Ice skating b.) Swimming c.) Fishing
20.) What can’t you do in the Winter?
a.) Ice skating b.) Fishing c.) Swimming
21.) When is the Afsluitdijk Designed?a.) 1891 b.) 1927 c.) 1932
22.) How much is the entrance for the swimming pool?a.) 2,50 euros b.) 5,00 euros c.) 1,50 euros
Nature
23.) When was the Veluwe formed?a.) 200,000 years ago b) 2 years ago
c.) 2000 years d.) 20000 years ago
24.) Where do tourist like to stay in the Veluwe?
a.) Campsites b.) Villas c.) Forest d.) Flat
25.) How did they build dolmens?
a.) With slaves b) With sand and stone
c.) With bones d.) With animal skin
26.) How many dolmens are there in Drenthe?
a.) 52 b.) 54 c.) 56 d.) 58
27.) How large is the sea in the Biesbosch?a.) A 100,000 km² b.) 300 km² c.) There wasn’t a sea d.) 70,000km²
28.) When was the Biesbosch formed?a.) 1850 BC
b.) 1850 AD
c.) 1950 BC
d.) 1431 AD
People in the Netherlands eat raw herring with onions on top?
The Netherlands" and "Holland" are the same country?
When Dutch schoolchildren pass their exams, they hang a Dutch flag and a school bag outside their homes
