Test je Nederlands! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Germany

"Which of the following countries does not have Dutch as official language?" Dutch is not an official language in Germany.

Answer: I'm 18 years old.

The meaning of the question was: "What is your age?"
If you want to know the time, you ask: "Hoe laat is het?"
If you want to know when the bus will arrive, you ask: "Hoe laat komt de bus?"
If you want to know somebody's name, you ask: "Wat is je naam?" or "Hoe heet je?"

Answer: Dirk Jansen

"I am Jan Jansen, what is my father's name?"
My father's name could only be Dirk Jansen because he's a man who shares my last name.

Answer: An umbrella

"It is starting to rain, what will I need if I'm going outside?"
I don't think you'd find sunglasses much help if it starts to rain.

Answer: Leopold I

"What was the name of the first king of Belgium?" The first king of Belgium was Leopold I.

Answer: Trees

"Jan and Leen are walking in a forest, what would they see without a doubt?"

Answer: Italian

"What is the language spoken in Italy?" The language people speak in Italy is Italian. I'm sorry, but a boot simply isn't a language.

Answer: Jean-Claude Van Damme

"When you translate his nickname, you get 'De Spieren van Brussel'" -
'The Muscles of Brussels' ...

Answer: A mammal

"What kind of animal is a 'potvis'?" A "potvis" is a beluga whale, so it is a mammal.

Answer: John

John's dad had three sons: Tom, Dick and, of course, John himself.

Answer: Frank De Winne

"Who was the second Belgian in space?" (twee = 2, tweede = 2nd)
Dirk Friemout was the first Belgian in space, Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon and Ilan Ramon the first Israeli in space. Too bad Mr. Ramon isn't among us anymore, as he and six other astronauts died in the crash of the Columbia. Mr. De Winne was the second Belgian in space.

Answer: A Playstation

"What kind of device can't be used to send messages to a mobile phone?"

Answer: A pineapple

"Ananas" (plural: ananassen) means "pineapple", the Dutch words for "banana", "apple" and "grapefruit" are respectively "banaan" (plural: bananen), "appel" (plural: appels) and "pompelmoes" (plural: pompelmoezen)

Answer: An orange

"Sinaasappel" (plural: sinaasappels) means "orange", the Dutch words for "pear" and "lemon" are respectively "peer" (plural: peren) and "citroen" (plural: citroenen)

Answer: Tree

"De appel valt niet ver van de boom (tree)" is a saying we use in Dutch to indicate if someone takes after his/her father or mother. You could translate this literally by saying "The apple never falls far from the tree".

Answer: Clock

"Zoals het klokje (clock) thuis tikt, tikt het nergens" can be translated as "There's no place like home" or "Home, sweet home"

Answer: A squirrel

"Eekhoorn" (plural: eekhoorns) means squirrel, the Dutch meanings for "mouse", "unicorn" and "rhinoceros" are respectively "muis" (plural: muizen), "eenhoorn" (plural: eenhoorns) and "neushoorn" (plural: neushoorns)

Answer: The older men get, the more handsome they become.

I'll translate the other sayings:
"All aging men, need their naps."
"Mannen die ouder worden, hebben hun dutjes nodig."
"All young men are getting older."
"Alle jonge mannen, worden ouder."
"The older men get, the less handsome they become."
"Mannen worden minder knap naarmate ze ouder worden."

Answer: It's raining cats and dogs.

"Smoke is coming out of the chimney."
"Er komt rook uit de schoorsteen."
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
"Na regen komt zonneschijn."
"The roof is on fire."
"Het dak staat in brand."

Answer: They are 40 cents each.

In this question, I ask how much these stamps will cost me.
If you want to know where the post office is, you ask: "Waar is het postkantoor?"
If you want to know if I speak English, you ask: "Spreek jij Engels?"
If you want to know how I feel, you ask: "Hoe voel je je?"