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What is the capital of the province of North Holland?

Haarlem. Amsterdam is also in North Holland and is the national capital, but not the provincial capital. Rotterdam and The Hague are in South Holland.

What is the capital of the province of South Holland?

The Hague. Rotterdam is also in South Holland and its biggest city. Amsterdam and Haarlem are in North Holland.

What is the name of the region in the northern part of North Holland with the cities Hoorn and Enkhuizen?

West Friesland. West Friesland belonged to Friesland in the Middle Ages. Kennemerland and Het Gooi are in the southern part of North Holland, Westland is in South Holland.

What is the main city of the region Het Gooi?

Hilversum. Hilversum, once a small village, is considered to be the "media capital" of the Netherlands.

The fishers' village Volendam is also known for its many music groups. What is the nickname (English translation) of their type of music?

Eel Sound. Eel is a well known fishery product from Volendam. BZN is one of its music groups.

What is the name of the navy port in the northern part of North Holland?

Den Helder. Den Helder is situated at the tip of North Holland between North Sea and Waddenzee.

What island lies north of Den Helder?

Texel. Texel is the biggest of the "Wadden Eilanden".

Every Dutch province is divided into communities ("gemeenten"). What is the name of the community where Amsterdam International Airport is located?

Haarlemmermeer. The Haarlemmermeer ("Lake of Haarlem") was a lake until 1852.

What is the alternative and original name of Amsterdam International Airport?

Schiphol. The name refers to the ships that sank there during heavy storms, when the Haarlemmermeer was still a lake.

What is the name of the canal that crosses the province of North Holland from west (IJmuiden) to east (Amsterdam)?

Noordzeekanaal. The Noordzeekanaal (North Sea Canal) was completed in 1876 and shortened the sea route to Amsterdam.

True or false: the Keukenhof exposition near the village of Lisse features Dutch windmills.

f. The Keukenhof features flowers.

What is the name of the town half way between The Hague and Rotterdam?

Delft. The members of the Dutch Royal Family are buried in Delft. William the Silent, their ancestor, was murdered in Delft in 1584.

What is the name of the river that divides the polders Krimpenerwaard and Alblasserwaard?

Lek. Lek is the name of one of the branches of the river Rhine west of Arnhem.

What is the alternative and original name of Rotterdam International Airport?

Zestienhoven. Zestienhoven is located north of Rotterdam.

True or false: Schouwen-Duiveland is the southernmost part of South Holland.

f. Goeree-Overflakkee is the most southern part of South Holland.