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Quiz about The Dutch Are Everywhere
Quiz about The Dutch Are Everywhere

The Dutch Are Everywhere Trivia Quiz


The Dutch have always been an enterprising nation. As a result, their influence can still be seen around the world. Some questions about the Dutch in international history.

A multiple-choice quiz by Case2. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Case2
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
86,386
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2312
Last 3 plays: Guest 95 (9/10), Guest 2 (3/10), Guest 76 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Once upon a time New York was called New Amsterdam until it was lost to the English. The Dutch gave up their claim on New York in 1667 in exchange for what? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. During the Edo period in Japan (1603-1867), the Dutch were the only Western nation allowed to trade with Japan. Their trading post, now a Dutch theme park called Huis Ten Bosch, was in which city? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Dutch first landed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1602. It took them 56 years to drive out the other European nation that wanted control over the island. Which nation was this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The focal point of the Dutch overseas empire in the 17th and 18th century was Jakarta in Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies). At the time it was not called Jakarta. What was the Dutch name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. An island in the Indian ocean was used by the Dutch as a reserve for fresh food on the way to India. It was occupied from 1638 until 1710 and was named after the Dutch stadholder (highest government official) at the time. The island still bears this name. What is it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Tasmania is of course named after the Dutch seafarer, Abel Tasman. He didn't name it after himself though as it was only named Tasmania in 1856. Before that it was named after the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. What was his name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Afrikaans, the language spoken by many white South Africans is a version of Dutch and many place names in South Africa are of Dutch origin. In 1854 the Boers (which is the Dutch word for farmer) proclaimed parts of South Africa to be two seperate republics. One was Transvaal, what was the other? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. There have been three presidents of the United States whose ancestry can be traced back to the settlers in New Amsterdam. Both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Who is the third? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Dutch have lost all their overseas possessions with the exception of Aruba and the Dutch Antilles. The Antilles consist of 5 islands, Curacao, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. What is the fifth? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. So far most of the Dutch influence mentioned in this quiz have been in the warmer parts of this world. There is however a sea North of Norway and Russia named after a Dutch explorer who tried to sail to China via the Northern route in the 16th century. What is it called? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Once upon a time New York was called New Amsterdam until it was lost to the English. The Dutch gave up their claim on New York in 1667 in exchange for what?

Answer: Suriname

All of the above have been Dutch colonies. But the Dutch received Suriname in exchange for New York.
2. During the Edo period in Japan (1603-1867), the Dutch were the only Western nation allowed to trade with Japan. Their trading post, now a Dutch theme park called Huis Ten Bosch, was in which city?

Answer: Nagasaki

The trading post was in Dejima, an island in Nagasaki harbour, from 1641 until 1859. The only other foreign nation allowed to trade in Japan was China.
3. The Dutch first landed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1602. It took them 56 years to drive out the other European nation that wanted control over the island. Which nation was this?

Answer: Portugal

Ceylon did not become British until 1796. Before the Dutch took control is was a Portuguese colony.
4. The focal point of the Dutch overseas empire in the 17th and 18th century was Jakarta in Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies). At the time it was not called Jakarta. What was the Dutch name?

Answer: Batavia

Batavia did not become Jakarta until the start of World War II when Japan occupied Indonesia.
5. An island in the Indian ocean was used by the Dutch as a reserve for fresh food on the way to India. It was occupied from 1638 until 1710 and was named after the Dutch stadholder (highest government official) at the time. The island still bears this name. What is it?

Answer: Mauritius

Named after Stadholder Maurits.
6. Tasmania is of course named after the Dutch seafarer, Abel Tasman. He didn't name it after himself though as it was only named Tasmania in 1856. Before that it was named after the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. What was his name?

Answer: Anthony Van Diemen

Tasmania used to be called Van Diemen's Land.
7. Afrikaans, the language spoken by many white South Africans is a version of Dutch and many place names in South Africa are of Dutch origin. In 1854 the Boers (which is the Dutch word for farmer) proclaimed parts of South Africa to be two seperate republics. One was Transvaal, what was the other?

Answer: Oranje Vrijstaat

Both republics were annexed by England after the Boer Wars in 1902.
8. There have been three presidents of the United States whose ancestry can be traced back to the settlers in New Amsterdam. Both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Who is the third?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Kind of an easy one as the name is so obviously Dutch. Peter Stuyvesant was governor of New York when the Dutch lost New Amsterdam.
9. The Dutch have lost all their overseas possessions with the exception of Aruba and the Dutch Antilles. The Antilles consist of 5 islands, Curacao, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. What is the fifth?

Answer: St. Maarten

There were six islands in the Dutch Antilles until 1986, when Aruba became a separate constitute country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Dutch Antilles itself was dissolved in 2010, when each of the five islands became a separate country/municipality in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Only half of St. Maarten is Dutch, the other half is French and called St. Martin.
10. So far most of the Dutch influence mentioned in this quiz have been in the warmer parts of this world. There is however a sea North of Norway and Russia named after a Dutch explorer who tried to sail to China via the Northern route in the 16th century. What is it called?

Answer: The Barents Sea

Named after Willem Barentsz who died in 1597 after spending the winter on Novaya Zemlya caught in the ice while trying to sail past the North Pole.
Source: Author Case2

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