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This quiz lets you guess how the Dutch call certain sports and athletic terms. At the same time, you'll get an idea of which sports they're interested in.

A multiple-choice quiz by Woordenboer. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Woordenboer

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,843

Updated
Dec 02 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1134

This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.

1. Soccer is called ... Hint

foutbal

slagbal

vangbal

voetbal

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2. When a goal is scored, a sports announcer will exclaim ... Hint

Doel!

Zijnet!

Paal!

Doelpunt!

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3. 'Een strafschop' is... Hint

a pass

a foul

a penalty kick

a corner

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4. What the Dutch call 'hockey' is played on an ice-rink.

True

False

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5. Golf is called 'kolf' in Dutch.

True

False

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6. Another popular sport is 'schaatsen.' What specific event does that usually mean to the Dutch? Hint

Speed skating (on a 400 meter ice track)

Figure skating

Short-track speed skating

Inline skating (on the road)

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7. In the Netherlands, the most popular national event is the 'Elfstedentocht', a speed-skating race through Frisia (Friesland), which can only occasionally be held - namely, in severe winters.

True

False

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8. Belgium's national sport is cycling. Which of these is NOT a type of bicycle? Hint

ligfiets

racefiets

eenwieler

mountainbike

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9. In tennis, gravel is called... Hint

grint

gravel

grond

gruwel

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10. In Dutch, baseball is called ... Hint

baseball

baasbal

beisbol

honkbal

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11. Volleyball is called ... Hint

kaatsen

vliegbal

volleybal

zweefbal

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12. A basket is 'een korf', so basketball is called korfbal.

True

False

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13. Which of these sports is NOT a discipline of athletics (track and field)? Hint

polsstokhoogspringen

hordenlopen

schieten

speerwerpen

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14. Which of these sports is NOT an equestrian discipline? Hint

voltige

dressuur

hinkstapspringen

mennen

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15. Which of these is NOT a watersport? Hint

zeilen

zwemmen

schermen

roeien

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Soccer is called ...

Answer: voetbal

'Foutbal', 'slagbal' and 'vangbal' are baseball terms.

2. When a goal is scored, a sports announcer will exclaim ...

Answer: Doelpunt!

Literally, goal point. 'Goal!' is also used, but less often.

3. 'Een strafschop' is...

Answer: a penalty kick

It's a literal translation of 'penalty kick'. Dutch has a rich soccer vocabulary, partly because both translations and the original English words are used, e.g. 'strafschop' - 'penalty'.

4. What the Dutch call 'hockey' is played on an ice-rink.

Answer: False

It's field hockey! Dutch field hockey teams of both genders have won World and Olympic championships. The NHL game is called 'ijshockey'.

5. Golf is called 'kolf' in Dutch.

Answer: False

It's simply 'golf'. 'Kolf' was a medieval Dutch game, sometimes considered a predecessor to golf as we know it.

6. Another popular sport is 'schaatsen.' What specific event does that usually mean to the Dutch?

Answer: Speed skating (on a 400 meter ice track)

This is one of the most popular spectator sports in the Netherlands, but hardly anyone abroad is interested.

7. In the Netherlands, the most popular national event is the 'Elfstedentocht', a speed-skating race through Frisia (Friesland), which can only occasionally be held - namely, in severe winters.

Answer: True

The last three races of the 20th century, in 1985, 1986 and 1997, were completed in under seven hours by the winners.

8. Belgium's national sport is cycling. Which of these is NOT a type of bicycle?

Answer: eenwieler

An 'eenwieler' is a unicycle :-)

9. In tennis, gravel is called...

Answer: gravel

'Grind' means gravel in the sense of small stones, 'gravel' only ground bricks.

10. In Dutch, baseball is called ...

Answer: honkbal

A 'honk' is a base.

11. Volleyball is called ...

Answer: volleybal

Dutch television viewers chose the national volleyball team's victory in the Atlanta Olympics of 1996 as the sporting event of the 20th century.

12. A basket is 'een korf', so basketball is called korfbal.

Answer: False

Korfbal is a different sport, probably derived from basketball trough Swedish ringboll. A notable difference is that men and women play together.

13. Which of these sports is NOT a discipline of athletics (track and field)?

Answer: schieten

It's shooting. 'Polsstokhoogspringen' refers to the pole vault. But there is also a horizontal version called 'polsstokverspringen' or 'fierljeppen' - a traditional sport invented by farmhands as a way of crossing ditches.

14. Which of these sports is NOT an equestrian discipline?

Answer: hinkstapspringen

It's the triple jump in athletics. Horses do make triple jumps sometimes, but not in that contorted way.

15. Which of these is NOT a watersport?

Answer: schermen

'Schermen' = fencing, 'roeien' = rowing, 'zeilen' = sailing, 'zwemmen' = swimming.

Source: Author Woordenboer

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