After a few years inactive, the "Doomsday" one moved in a pessimistic direction in 2017.
Clock
In French: Ile
Island
The less formal name for table tennis
Ping-Pong
The capital city is Amsterdam but the government of the Netherlands resides in this city
The Hague
The name of the politico-economic union between his mother's motherland and two nearby countries
Benelux
Term for anything transparent and round; the snow type is a popular souvenir
Globe
In German: Vulkan
Volcano
"My country 'tis of thee" is alternatively known by this one-word title
America
This potent potable was created in the Netherlands under the name genever
Gin
Where's my...?
Blazer
Arnold Schwarzenegger got this title nickname in a 1996 movie because he made people's past disappear
Eraser
In Dutch: Berg
Mountain
Farsi, the official language of Iran, is also known by this 7-letter title
Persian
A sabot is another name for this type of wooden shoe originally worn by Dutch farmers
Clog
This American short-story writer, author of "The Raven" was born on 19 January 1809
Edgar Allan-Poe
Cliffs made of this form of soft, fine-grained white limestone rise on both sides of the straight of Dover
Chalk
Beach
Varicella is another name of this childhood disease
Chickenpox
This colorful dynasty led the Dutch revolt against Spain & later became the royal family
The House of Orange
His birthday (at least) once fell on this day, regarded as "the most depressing day of the year".
Blue Monday
A covert operation by one country's operatives pretending to be from another country is a "false" this attack
Flag
In Italian: Fiume
River
From the Greek for "Wolf Man", it's another term for werewolf
Lycanthrope
The Dutch gave us this word for the little finger
Pinky
His name derives from the one of the twelve sons of this Patriarch of the Israelites
Jacob (later given the name "Israel")