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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.

Author
StefanL

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
136,807

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these was NOT a cabinet that governed Holland from 1989 until 2003? Hint

Lubbers III

Kok II

Kok I

Balkende III

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Question 2 of 10

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

orange

red

blue

purple

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Question 3 of 10

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

A prominent politician was killed and the elections were cancelled

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

A train was hijacked, but the elections were not cancelled

A train was hijacked and the elections were cancelled

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Question 4 of 10

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

two

five

three

four

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Question 5 of 10

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

League of Dissatisfied Taxpayers

Farmers' Party

General Union of Older People

Gardeners' Association

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Question 6 of 10

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

Labour Party

Livable Netherlands

Radical Gay Union

Christian Union of Bulb Farmers

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

a plane crash on a suburb of Amsterdam

methods of investigation into drug related crimes

fraudulent activities by building enterprises

immigration policies

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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

Seven

One

Zero

Three

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Question 9 of 10

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

Wim Kok and Jan Pronk

Gerrit Zalm and Jan Pronk

Wim Kok and Gerrit Zalm

Ruud Lubbers and Wim Kok

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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

Nicaragua

Bosnia

Cambodia

Eritrea

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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.

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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