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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.

Author
Beatka

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,522

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
744

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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

Parishes

Communes

Provinces

Cities

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Question 2 of 5

2. What is the national language of Luxembourg? Hint

Dutch

German

Luxembourgish

French

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Question 3 of 5

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

Organisation trading in LUXury goods

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

Organisation for good illumination (LUX means 'light' and BENE is 'well' in Latin)

Organisation of nations living well (BENE in Latin) and in LUXury.

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Question 4 of 5

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

It is so cute and tiny

By chance, they just drew lots

No other city wanted to host the European Union institutions

They couldn't agree on any of the formal candidates

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Question 5 of 5

5. What is Luxembourg's main industry? Hint

iron steel

engineering

food processing

banking and finance

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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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