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Quiz about Luxembourg Tiny Quiz about a Tiny Country
Quiz about Luxembourg Tiny Quiz about a Tiny Country

Luxembourg: Tiny Quiz about a Tiny Country


Luxembourg is a tiny albeit beautiful place, whose greatest claim to fame is that, statistically speaking, it is the richest country in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by Beatka. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Beatka
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,522
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
5
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
3 / 5
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Question 1 of 5
1. Luxembourg is politically divided into three districts. These are then divided into cantons. These cantons are further divided into units called what? Hint


Question 2 of 5
2. What is the national language of Luxembourg? Hint


Question 3 of 5
3. Luxembourg is a part of an organisation called BENELUX. What does it mean? Hint


Question 4 of 5
4. Luxembourg has become one of the three European Union capitals because: Hint


Question 5 of 5
5. What is Luxembourg's main industry? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Luxembourg is politically divided into three districts. These are then divided into cantons. These cantons are further divided into units called what?

Answer: Communes

There are 106 communes in Luxembourg, responsible for the administration of local services rather than national mandates.

In 2011 the population of Luxembourg was a smidge over 500,000, and the population of Luxembourg, the capital city, was about 89,000.
2. What is the national language of Luxembourg?

Answer: Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish is a language in the High German language family and has a few dialects within Luxembourg and surrounding regions. The language has French roots as well as German. French and German are administrative languages within Luxembourg but not the national language.
3. Luxembourg is a part of an organisation called BENELUX. What does it mean?

Answer: Union of three nations: Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NE), and Luxembourg (LUX)

Benelux was created in 1948 as an economic (customs) union between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It was established in order to promote economic prosperity, but it is not reflected in the name of the organisation. Benelux is also an acronym for these three countries considered together.
4. Luxembourg has become one of the three European Union capitals because:

Answer: They couldn't agree on any of the formal candidates

It was Germany's chancellor Konrad Adenauer who suggested Luxembourg as a "provisional" seat of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC - first of the three European Communities, created in 1952), when the ECSC Treaty signatories could not choose between the formal candidates: Liege, Nice, and Turin. Later Luxembourg became home to other European Community institutions, including the European Court of Justice and the European Investment Bank.
5. What is Luxembourg's main industry?

Answer: banking and finance

Luxembourg is famous for its banking services. As of 2006, there were 156 banks from 25 countries operating there. Luxembourg is also the second largest, after USA, investment fund center.
Source: Author Beatka

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