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1 Belgium in the XVIth Century
After reading the "Kroniek van België" ("Belgian Chronicle"), a book in the style of Tacitus' Annals, I got the idea of creating a series of quizzes. Here is my second quiz on Belgian history. I hope you'll enjoy it.
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10 Q
JanIQ
Jun 23 05
495 plays
2 Belgium in the XXth and XXIst Century
Here is the last instalment in my series on Belgian history. As always, most is inspired on the "Belgian Chronicle" - a book with annual listings and would-be newspaper articles on the most important events.
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25 Q
JanIQ
Nov 18 05
600 plays
3 Belgium Before 1500 A.D.
Belgium has been an independent nation since 1830 A.D. However, Belgian history begins around 58 B.C. Here's a quiz on Belgian history before independence.
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10 Q
JanIQ
Jun 12 05
549 plays
4 Belgium in the XVIIIth Century
As the title indicates, this quiz is on Belgian history (and related titbits). All events I mention took place in the XVIIIth century. During this century, Belgium was initially under Spanish rule, later Austrian rule and finally it was ruled by France.
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10 Q
JanIQ
Jul 12 05
432 plays
5 Belgium in the XIXth Century
During the XIXth century, Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands. This century has inspired me to a number of questions, some of which are a bit obscure. Enjoy your stay!
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20 Q
JanIQ
Sep 18 05
372 plays
6 Belgium in the XVIIth Century
Here is my third quiz on Belgian history. The subject is the XVIIth century, which was dominated by the Eighty Years' War.
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10 Q
JanIQ
Jul 01 05
372 plays
7 A Short History of Belgium
In spite of its many medieval buildings, Belgium as a state was created only as 'recently' as 1830. What do you know about the history of this small state that played a not unimportant role in the genesis of post-war European Institutions?
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20 Q
flem-ish
Dec 08 01
1269 plays
8 History of Belgium
Just choose the right answers and see if you know Belgium. I've also put the original names in Dutch and French in brackets giving first the Dutch name, then the French.
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15 Q
Arator
Jun 13 02
1176 plays
This is category 4028
Last Updated Aug 08 12 5:08 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* Which of these problems played NO role in the 'Belgian' dissatisfaction about the way the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was being run in the post-Napoleonic years 1815-1830?
* Which of these non-Belgian politicians supported the creation of a Belgian state so actively that he earned himself the nickname of 'Father of Belgium', especially because of the role he played at the London Conference?
* Who did the Belgians first try to get as their 'constitutional sovereign' after breaking apart from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands?
* What 'union' did the Belgian 'Unionists' of the years preceding the Belgian revolution have in mind?
* As soon as Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha had ascended the Belgian throne on July 21st 1831, Dutch troops started invading Belgium. Who forced them to withdraw?


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