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Quiz about Facts About The Netherlands 1

Facts About The Netherlands 1 Trivia Quiz

People associate Holland with windmills, tulips and dikes, but of course there is more to Holland than meets the eye. Here are some interesting facts about this kingdom.

A multiple-choice quiz by jaydel. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jaydel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,711

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Almost half of the Netherlands lies beneath sea level. In Nieuwerkerk aan den Yssel you will find the lowest point in the Netherlands. How low will you go there? Hint

-2.4 metres

-25.1 metres

-6.76 metres

-17.5 metres

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which province will you find the highest point of the European mainland of the Netherlands? Hint

Gelderland

Limburg

Utrecht

Friesland

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the Netherlands Remembrance Day comes directly after Liberation Day.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What town in the province of Utrecht has given its name to a borough of New York? Hint

Breukelen

Waalwijk

Vlissingen

Oranjedorp

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Question 5 of 10

5. Between which two cities was the first railway line in Holland built? Hint

Amsterdam and The Hague

Amsterdam and Utrecht

Amsterdam and Haarlem

Amsterdam and Rotterdam

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which renowned nature reserve was originally meant for industrial use? Hint

Veluwe

De Wielen

Oostvaardersplassen

Biesbosch

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Question 7 of 10

7. The abbreviation of the Dutch guilder (now no more, as you will know), came from what Italian city? Hint

Genoa

Florence

Venice

Rome

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cheese is NOT made in which of these cities? Hint

Alkmaar

Leerdam

Stolwijk

Gouda

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the most popular saint in the Netherlands? Hint

Saint Valentine

Saint Nicholas

Saint Patrick

Saint Juttemis

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Netherlands is also known as Holland. What did Holland originally mean? Hint

Hollow land

Swampy land

Running land

Woodland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Almost half of the Netherlands lies beneath sea level. In Nieuwerkerk aan den Yssel you will find the lowest point in the Netherlands. How low will you go there?

Answer: -6.76 metres

It is 20.34 feet beneath sea level. Nieuwerkerk aan den Yssel lies just north of Rotterdam.

2. In which province will you find the highest point of the European mainland of the Netherlands?

Answer: Limburg

The province of Limburg lies between Germany and Belgium. In the deepest south you will find the Vaalserberg at a point where the borders of Holland, Germany and Belgium meet. The Vaalserberg has a height of 321 metres or 1053 feet.

It should be noted however that on October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. As a result, several islands became part of the Netherlands. Saba was one of them. And on its soil stands Mount Scenery, a dormant volcano of 821 metres high (2694 feet), making it the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

3. In the Netherlands Remembrance Day comes directly after Liberation Day.

Answer: False

It's the other way around. Remembrance Day is on the 4th of May, immediately followed by Liberation Day.

4. What town in the province of Utrecht has given its name to a borough of New York?

Answer: Breukelen

Breukelen has transformed into Brooklyn. Vlissingen (Flushing) lies in the province of Zeeland. Waalwijk hasn't exported its name at all and Oranjedorp does not exist.

5. Between which two cities was the first railway line in Holland built?

Answer: Amsterdam and Haarlem

The construction was completed in 1839.

6. Which renowned nature reserve was originally meant for industrial use?

Answer: Oostvaardersplassen

Along the coast of the young province of Flevoland (in the south of the IJsselmeer) fallow land developed into marshland. It has a rich variety of common and not so common birds and mammals. Measuring some 35 square miles it is located some 25 miles east of Amsterdam.

7. The abbreviation of the Dutch guilder (now no more, as you will know), came from what Italian city?

Answer: Florence

The guilder originally was called the golden florin, which has its obvious links with the city of Florence.

8. Cheese is NOT made in which of these cities?

Answer: Alkmaar

The only thing that ties Alkmaar with cheese is the world famous market.

9. Who is the most popular saint in the Netherlands?

Answer: Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas (aka Sinterklaas), arrives by steamboat and on December 5th, sets off for a journey through the country. Riding the rooftops with his grey horse, he throws his presents through the chimneys,while his black servants (originally they were Moors and are called Zwarte Pieten, literally translated Black Peters) treat the young folk with gingerbread nuts, meringues and chocolate letters.

10. The Netherlands is also known as Holland. What did Holland originally mean?

Answer: Woodland

Holland probably derives from the old Dutch holt lant "wood land"

Source: Author jaydel

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