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All Things Orange. Trivia Quiz

Join me as we examine the lives of the Dutch Royal Family.

A multiple-choice quiz by irishchic5. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
irishchic5

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,264

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
296

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Question 1 of 10

1. This man was the first King of the Netherlands. Hint

William I

Pieter

William II

Alexander

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Question 2 of 10

2. Was the House of Orange influential in the naming of a vegetable?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who became King of the Netherlands on April 30, 2013? Hint

Johan Friso

Claus

Constantijn

Willem-Alexander

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which son of former Queen Beatrix passed away from injuries sustained in a skiing accident? Hint

Johan Friso

Pieter-Christian

Constantijn

Floris

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Question 5 of 10

5. The monarch of the Netherlands has absolute power and control of the government.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Members of the royal family took shelter in what country during World War Two? Hint

Canada

Switzerland

United States

Germany

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Willem-Alexander's oldest daughter? Hint

Maxima

Alexia

Catharina-Amalia

Ariane

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which princess of the Netherlands was born nearly blind? Hint

Beatrix

Christina (Marijke)

Margriet

Laurentien

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Question 9 of 10

9. Willem-Alexander married what woman on February 2, 2002? Hint

Mary

Mette-Marit

Maxima

Mathilde

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did no member of the royal family attend the wedding of Princess Irene in 1964? Hint

She was marrying a divorced man

She was marrying a Catholic

She was pregnant

She was her mother's least favorite child

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This man was the first King of the Netherlands.

Answer: William I

Willem Frederik was born in the Hague in 1772. He proclaimed himself King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on March 16, 1815 and abdicated the throne in 1840.

In 1815 the title of King of the Netherlands was new. From 1795-1814 the country had been under French rule and before that the head of the Dutch state was the stadtholder.

2. Was the House of Orange influential in the naming of a vegetable?

Answer: True

According to legend, the first orange carrots were created in the Netherlands in honor of members of the House of Orange, who were the leaders of the Dutch revolt against Spain.

3. Who became King of the Netherlands on April 30, 2013?

Answer: Willem-Alexander

Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand was born on April 27, 1967. He suceeds his mother, Queen Beatrix. Beatrix abdicated the throne after 33 years.

4. Which son of former Queen Beatrix passed away from injuries sustained in a skiing accident?

Answer: Johan Friso

Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg was the second son of Queen Beatrix. He was buried under an avalanche while skiing in Austria in February of 2012. He was resuscitated and remained in a vegatative state until his death in August of 2013.

5. The monarch of the Netherlands has absolute power and control of the government.

Answer: False

The monarch is a neutral party and stays out of politics for the most part, leaving the act of governing to the ministers. The monarch does have immunity, however.

6. Members of the royal family took shelter in what country during World War Two?

Answer: Canada

After Nazis invaded the Netherlands, then-Princess Juliana and her children took refuge in Canada with her husband and children. When her third daughter, Margriet, was born, her hospital room was temporarily declared to be Dutch soil. This enabled Margriet to have Dutch citizenship.

7. What is the name of Willem-Alexander's oldest daughter?

Answer: Catharina-Amalia

Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria was born on December 7, 2003. She has two younger sisters, Alexia and Ariane.

8. Which princess of the Netherlands was born nearly blind?

Answer: Christina (Marijke)

Maria Christina is the youngest of Queen Juliana's four daughters. The Queen contracted German measles during her pregnancy, causing Christina to be born nearly blind. Medical advancements eventually allowed her to attend school and lead a normal life.

9. Willem-Alexander married what woman on February 2, 2002?

Answer: Maxima

M�xima Zorreguieta was born in Argentina on May 17, 1971. She worked as an investment banker before marriage.

10. Why did no member of the royal family attend the wedding of Princess Irene in 1964?

Answer: She was marrying a Catholic

Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth is the second child of Queen Juliana. While studying in Madrid, Irene met Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and secretly converted to Catholicism. The couple married in Rome in 1964 and had four children before divorcing in 1981.

Source: Author irishchic5

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