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Belgium, Capital of Brussels? Trivia Quiz

Belgium is a very tiny country in Europe, but Brussels is well known as the capital city of Europe. Some facts about my home country, enjoy...

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

Author
wimm

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,181

Updated
Apr 23 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. To the nearest half million, approximately how many inhabitants are there in Belgium?
Hint

7.5 million

11.5 million

22.5 million

15 million

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many official languages are there in Belgium? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Belgium's national airline company, that went bankrupt in October 2001?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The airline company Ryanair claims to bring you to Brussels South in Belgium. In reality, you will land in another town at approximately 60 kilometers of Brussels. Where is this? Hint

Liege

Charleroi

Antwerp

Brugge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Belgium is a kingdom. Who became king in 1993? Hint

Albert I

Albert II

Baudouin I

Baudouin II

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whom did Prince Philippe marry in December 1999? Hint

Paola

Maxima

Mathilde

Leen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Belgium's national railway company is called NMBS. When did it commence operations? Hint

1897

1903

1933

1926

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Question 8 of 10

8. Belgium has been very much fought about in the past. In which town was Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the 19th century?

Answer: (think ABBA)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The oldest city of Belgium is _____ . Hint

Antwerp

Tongeren

Brugge

Ghent

10. In 2001 Belgium was shocked by the fraud discovered in a company, named L and H (Lernout and Hauspie). This company appeared on Nasdaq and reached enormous heights with their language technology (speak recognition). What was the hometown of this company? This city has also a big World War I history. Hint

Ghent

Torhout

Bastogne

Ieper (Ypres)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To the nearest half million, approximately how many inhabitants are there in Belgium?

Answer: 11.5 million

2. How many official languages are there in Belgium?

Answer: 3

They are: Dutch, French and German.

3. What was the name of Belgium's national airline company, that went bankrupt in October 2001?

Answer: SABENA

A company called SN Brussels Airlines (formerly DAT)) began operations before the end of 2001.

4. The airline company Ryanair claims to bring you to Brussels South in Belgium. In reality, you will land in another town at approximately 60 kilometers of Brussels. Where is this?

Answer: Charleroi

5. Belgium is a kingdom. Who became king in 1993?

Answer: Albert II

Baudouin II does not exist. Baudouin I died in 1993 as reigning king for 42 years.

6. Whom did Prince Philippe marry in December 1999?

Answer: Mathilde

Paola, mother of Prince Philipe, became Queen in 1993 when Albert II became king.

7. Belgium's national railway company is called NMBS. When did it commence operations?

Answer: 1926

8. Belgium has been very much fought about in the past. In which town was Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the 19th century?

Answer: Waterloo

You can visit a monument in Waterloo: a big statue of a lion on top of a hill.

9. The oldest city of Belgium is _____ .

Answer: Tongeren

Tongeren is the town of the famous leader Ambiorix. The legions of Julius Caesar marched through this town a long time ago.

Answer: Ieper (Ypres)

Bastogne is known from the 'offensive of the Ardens' in World War II. Ieper has a very well known World War I museum, called In Flanders Fields, in respect of all the people who died there. In honour of those people, every day "The Last Post" is played at the Menenpoort (a porch, monument, with thousands of names engraved in it).

Source: Author wimm

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