Fun Facts of Belgium & Netherlands
Belgium is famous for these sweet breakfast treats often shaped like a grid.
What are "Waffles"?
True or False: Belgium has more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.
What is True?
I have a roof but no house. What am I?
What is a "Mouth"?
What flower is the Netherlands famous for?
What are Tulips
True or False: Belgium has more castles per square mile than any other country in the world.
What is True!
What famous Dutch painter cut off part of his own ear?
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Once part of the same region known as the Low Countries, these two nations are now famous for medieval towns, canals, and world-class chocolate and cheese.
What are Belgium and the Netherlands?
This animal appears on Belgium's coat of arms.
What is a Lion?
In Belgium, what is the traditional condiment served with fries instead of ketchup?
What is Mayonnaise?
I have a head and a tail but not body. What am I?
What is a "Coin"?
True or False: The Netherlands has more bicycles than people.
What is True! About 23 million bikes for 17 million people.
True or False: Belgium has more comic artists per square mile than any other country.
What is True? Brussels even has a Comic Strip Route featuring over 50 colorful murals of famous characters like Tintin and The Smurfs.
The Netherlands is one of the World's biggest exporters of which dairy product?
What is Cheese?
This Dutch city is known for Anne Frank's house?
What is Amsterdam?
What bubbly beverage does Belgium produce more types of than anywhere else?
What is Beer? over 1,500 kinds!
I have a neck but no head. What am I?
What is a "Bottle"?
What is the Dutch word that describes a feeling of coziness, comfort, and togetherness, often shared with family or friends?
A) Gemutlich B) Hygge C) Gezellig' D) Bonhomie
What is C) Gezellig'
Belgium is famous for this sweet treat and known worldwide for its quality.
What is Chocolate?
Which of the following is NOT a real type of Dutch Cheese?
A) Gouda B) Edam C) Havarti D) Leyden
What is C) Havarti?
This cheese, named after a Dutch City, is one of the most popular cheeses in the world.
What is Gouda?
Belgium is known as the birthplace of what popular "French Food"?
What are French Fries?
I have hands but can't clap. What am I?
What is a "Clock"?
What famous artist painted The Night Watch and is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age?
A) Rembrandt B) Vermeer C) Van Gogh D) Mondrian
Who is A) Rembrandt?
This city is the capital of Belgium and also serves as the de facto capital of the European Union.
What is Brussels?
The Dutch celebrate "king's Day" each April 27th by wearing what color?
A) Red B) Blue C) Orange D) Gold
What is C) Orange?
This wind-powered structure is an iconic symbol of the Dutch countryside.
What is a windmill?
What sweet treat was first created by Belgian chocolatier Jean Neuhaus in 1912?
What is The Praline? (filled chocolate)
I go through fields but never move. What am I?
What is a "Road"?
The Netherlands is famous for its many canals. Which city is sometimes called the "Venice of the North"?
A) Rotterdam B) Utrecht C) Amsterdam D) Delft
What is C) Amsterdam?
What is the famous battlefield in Belgium was the site of Napoleon's final defeat in 1815.
What is Waterloo?
True or False: The Dutch are the tallest people in the World!
What is True! The average man stands around 6 feet and the average woman nearly 5' 7".
This tiny Brussels statue of a little boy is dressed in costumes throughout the year.
What is Manneken Pis?
Which intricate handmade craft has been part of Belgium's culture since the 1500's?
What is Lace Making?
I am tall when young and short when old. What am I?
What is a "Candle"
What Dutch footwear is made from wood?
A) Klompen B) Expardrilles C) Sabots D) Loafers
What is A) Klompen (wooden clogs)
These three official languages are spoken in Belgium.
What are Dutch, French, and German?
Though Tulips are now a national symbol of the Netherlands, they actually came from this country in the 1500's?
What is Turkey?