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Quiz about Politics in Holland  A Strange Country
Quiz about Politics in Holland  A Strange Country

Politics in Holland - A Strange Country Quiz


Holland is generally known as an eccentric country. Try to answer the following questions about recent Dutch politics and find out yourself!

A multiple-choice quiz by StefanL. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
StefanL
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
136,807
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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583
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these was NOT a cabinet that governed Holland from 1989 until 2003? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What colour is usually associated with the cabinets led by Wim Kok? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What startling series of events took place one week before the elections of 2002? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many parties merged to form the new party Green Left in 1990? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The elections of 1994 brought a landslide. Which party was the unexpected winner? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which party ousted its own leader Pim Fortuyn three months before the elections of 2002? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the period 1990-2002 Dutch parliament held four so called "parliamentary inquiries". It is a Dutch tradition to use this method after something has gone completely wrong. Which of the following has NOT been a subject of a parliamentary inquiry during 1990-2002? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Netherlands was ruled by Queens between 1890 and 2013. How many female Prime Ministers did it have during this period? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Only two ministers served as such during the whole period of 1989 until 2002. Who are they? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Dutch participated in a number of UN peacekeeping operations abroad. What is NOT one of the regions to which Dutch soldiers were sent? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these was NOT a cabinet that governed Holland from 1989 until 2003?

Answer: Balkende III

These are Lubbers III, Kok I, Kok II, and Balkenende I.
2. What colour is usually associated with the cabinets led by Wim Kok?

Answer: purple

Purple, because of the coalition between socialists (red) and liberals (blue).
3. What startling series of events took place one week before the elections of 2002?

Answer: A prominent politician was killed, but the elections were not cancelled

The promising politician and probable winner Pim Fortuyn was killed by an extremist who hated him. The government decided not to cancel the elections.
4. How many parties merged to form the new party Green Left in 1990?

Answer: four

Four: Communists (CPN), Radicals (PPR), Pacifists (PSP) and Leftist Evangelicals (EVP).
5. The elections of 1994 brought a landslide. Which party was the unexpected winner?

Answer: General Union of Older People

The General Union of Older People (Algemeen Ouderenverbond) hoped to safeguard their pensions by founding their own party.
6. Which party ousted its own leader Pim Fortuyn three months before the elections of 2002?

Answer: Livable Netherlands

Fortuyn managed to form a new party of his own in just a few weeks: the List Pim Fortuyn.
7. In the period 1990-2002 Dutch parliament held four so called "parliamentary inquiries". It is a Dutch tradition to use this method after something has gone completely wrong. Which of the following has NOT been a subject of a parliamentary inquiry during 1990-2002?

Answer: immigration policies

Immigration policies, however, is by the general public seen as much more controversial than any of the other subjects.
8. The Netherlands was ruled by Queens between 1890 and 2013. How many female Prime Ministers did it have during this period?

Answer: Zero

There were three successive queens during this period; Wilhelmina (1890-1948), Juliana (1948-1980) and Beatrix (1980-2013). 31 Prime Minsters served under them, from Aeneas Mackay to Mark Rutte. All were male.
9. Only two ministers served as such during the whole period of 1989 until 2002. Who are they?

Answer: Wim Kok and Jan Pronk

Wim Kok was minister of Finance (1989-1994) and Prime Minister (1994-2002).
Jan Pronk was minister of Development Aid (1989-1998) and of Housing and Environment (1998-2002).
10. The Dutch participated in a number of UN peacekeeping operations abroad. What is NOT one of the regions to which Dutch soldiers were sent?

Answer: Nicaragua

The failure of the Dutch mission in Srebrenica (Bosnia) in 1995 led SEVEN YEARS later (after a parliamentary inquiry) to the fall of Wim Kok's second cabinet.
Source: Author StefanL

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