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Find the Belgian Trivia Quiz

A simple quiz. All you have to do is work out which of the people, places or things named in each question is Belgian.

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

Author
Islingtonian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,422

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1286

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Question 1 of 10

1. First, which of the following actresses was born in Belgium? Hint

Audrey Hepburn

Ingrid Bergman

Catherine Deneuve

Brigitte Bardot

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following musical instruments was invented by a Belgian? Hint

Timpani

Violin

Saxophone

Trombone

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the world of comic strips, which of the following titles was NOT created by a Belgian? Hint

Guust Flater

The Smurfs

Tin Tin

Asterix

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Question 4 of 10

4. A vaccine for which of the following conditions was developed by a Belgian? Hint

Whooping Cough

Rubella

Measles

Rabies

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following fictional detectives was created by a Belgian? Hint

Hercule Poirot

Magnum PI

Ironside

Maigret

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the 1996 Olympics, in which of these sports did a Belgian competitor win a gold medal? Hint

Swimming

Sailing

Archery

Tennis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which part of a car was invented by, among others, a Belgian? Hint

The wipers

The Belgometer

The tyres

The internal combustion engine

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which member of the Beatles was Belgian? Hint

Ringo Starr

John Lennon

George Harrison

None of them

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Question 9 of 10

9. Now art. All of the artists below were (more or less) Belgian, except one? Which one? Hint

Bosch

Rubens

Magritte

Degas

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following world records was set by Belgians in 1999? Hint

Biggest Ears

Largest Ghent Waterzooi

Ugliest Elephant

Craziest Hamster

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First, which of the following actresses was born in Belgium?

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Perhaps this is common knowledge, but I personally was surprised that the star of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "My Fair Lady" was Belgian. I always thought she was from Birmingham.

2. Which of the following musical instruments was invented by a Belgian?

Answer: Saxophone

The saxophone was patented by Adolphe Sax in 1846, which explains why Belgium will forever be associated with jazz.

3. In the world of comic strips, which of the following titles was NOT created by a Belgian?

Answer: Asterix

Herg�, Peyo and Franquin were all Belgian. I confess I've never read any of the "Guust Flater" series, but a quick tour of the internet suggests he's very popular and looks a bit like Dustin Hoffman.

4. A vaccine for which of the following conditions was developed by a Belgian?

Answer: Whooping Cough

Apart from this, Jules Bordet also discovered that a bactericidal factor in mammalian blood serum binds with antigen-antibody complexes to produce anti-body caused immunity. He won the 1919 Nobel medicine prize for this, possibly because the jury didn't want to admit that they didn't understand what he'd done.

5. Which of the following fictional detectives was created by a Belgian?

Answer: Maigret

Georges Simenon, creator of Maigret, was a Belgian. Scientific tests have determined that 90% of people, if asked to name a famous Belgian, will plump for Hercule Poirot, but he was of course created by a Briton.

6. At the 1996 Olympics, in which of these sports did a Belgian competitor win a gold medal?

Answer: Swimming

Fred Deburghgraeve won the 100m breaststroke. Combined with a win in Judo, this meant that Belgium won more gold medals than Great Britain (for further details of this, see my other quiz "The British Suck at Sport").

7. Which part of a car was invented by, among others, a Belgian?

Answer: The internal combustion engine

The Belgian, Etienne Lenoir, was one of several to "invent" and patent an internal combustion engine.

The "Belgometer", a device for measuring the number of Belgians present in a vehicle at any given time, does not in fact exist. Shame on you if you thought otherwise.

8. Which member of the Beatles was Belgian?

Answer: None of them

I'm running out of famous Belgians to put in my quiz. Can you tell?

9. Now art. All of the artists below were (more or less) Belgian, except one? Which one?

Answer: Degas

Bosch and Rubens were technically Flemish, but it's close enough, I'm sure you'll agree.

10. Which of the following world records was set by Belgians in 1999?

Answer: Largest Ghent Waterzooi

The Ghent Waterzooi is a Belgian traditional dish, and the largest ever was created by students from the Technisch Instituut Tweebruggen in 1999. The "Guinness Book of Records" does not state which lectures they skipped to make it.

Source: Author Islingtonian

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