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Netherlands Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of the Netherlands?
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Last updated: August 8, 2019
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First submittedMay 5, 2013
Times taken63,608
Average score66.7%
Rating4.46
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Hint
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Most populous cities
(by city proper population)
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
The Hague
Bordering countries
(within Europe)
Belgium
Germany
Type of embankment meant to keep
the water out
Dike
Term for a piece of reclaimed land
surrounded by the above
Polder
Name for the heir to the throne
Prince of Orange
Official language
Dutch
Wooden shoe
Clog or Klomp
Flower whose prices caused a
"mania" in the 17th century
Tulip
Country that was once called
the Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Hint
Answer
Painter of "The Night Watch"
Rembrandt
Painter of "The Starry Night"
Vincent Van Gogh
Major oil company
Royal Dutch Shell
Largest bank
ING
National airline
KLM
National sport
Soccer
Caribbean island shared
with France
Saint Martin
Current king
Willem-Alexander
Most famous beer brand
Heineken
Most popular french fry topping
Mayonnaise
Former currency
Guilder
Scientist who was the first to see
single-cell organisms
Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek
plattitude
+5
Level 92
May 21, 2013
Was surprised that I knew all of these--though took forever to spell van Leeuwenhoek correctly enough to get credit :)
dwo
+5
Level 93
May 22, 2013
The Netherlands also borders France… if you want to get technical.
Tim000w
+27
Level 70
Nov 1, 2013
That would be the Kingdom of the Netherlands, rather than the Netherlands, if you want to get really technical
effeietsanders
+8
Level 24
Feb 8, 2014
Then also the question 'island shared with france' would be incorrect, if you want to be really really technical ;)
johnappleseed
+3
Level 49
Sep 12, 2020
the netherlands can also mean the kingdom of the netherlands
Quizmaster
+22
Level ∞
Aug 18, 2015
Added "within Europe" to the clue so we don't have to get technical anymore. :)
SundarIsaacs
+3
Level 59
Mar 14, 2016
:-)
Camelback
+3
Level 29
Nov 5, 2013
The term Indië was also popularly used for the former Indonesia
EcceHomo
+4
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
Not in English.
Carry
+5
Level 63
Nov 7, 2013
Can you accept Den Haag for The Hague?
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Aug 18, 2015
Den Haag will work now.
Cahill2
+4
Level 28
Mar 11, 2014
I kept spelling the King's name as William Alexander. Urgh.

Anyways, 14/24, not bad for a American.

TenThousand
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Level 76
Jun 9, 2014
I chose Amstel for my beer! Can that be an allowed choice too?
potetosarada
+1
Level 19
Aug 14, 2019
No one knows Amstel outside of the Netherlands, so wouldn't make sense. I prefer Zundert, but who cares
JackBeNimble
+11
Level 80
Aug 17, 2019
Are you kidding? It's very often available on tap in the UK, is available bottled all over Belgium, Luxembourg and France, and is one of the most popular beers in Spain.
Hollywood
+8
Level 62
Feb 25, 2020
We have Amstel and (Amstel Light) in the US.
divantilya
+4
Level 37
Mar 17, 2020
Amstel is also very popular on the Caribbean islands!
EcceHomo
+4
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
Oh, I didn't realise I had never heard of it. I was under the impression that I had.
datisapina
+7
Level 43
Apr 15, 2020
Amstel is known, but nowhere near as iconic as Heineken on a global scale.
Thomas1VL
+6
Level 62
Jul 26, 2020
'Iconic' meaning well-known for its bad taste ;) - A Belgian
martay
+2
Level 70
Sep 8, 2020
Heineken is great for when you want to pay extra but still taste like you're drinking swill.
KimDL
+6
Level 62
Aug 14, 2014
I thought that the national sport of netherlands was ice skating.
ngc213
+5
Level 21
Aug 14, 2019
I thought it was Field hockey so...
potetosarada
+5
Level 19
Aug 14, 2019
It's definitely Ice Skating
Yoylecake
+5
Level 36
Jan 18, 2020
I typed “Fierljeppen”
BugsBunny
+8
Level 47
Dec 17, 2015
Stole mayonnaise from the Belgians. Viva La Belgique!
sillie
+6
Level 77
Mar 14, 2016
You are mixing Spanish and French there. "Vive la Belgique" if you want to go that route. (I think, didn't check it and it was ages ago I studied French)
ruudsje
+6
Level 69
Aug 13, 2019
well, bugs isn't far off, bringing spanish into the equation. some say mayonnaise comes from 'mahonesa', which means 'from mahon', a town in menorca, one of the balearic islands, where the sauce supposedly comes from.
ddddan
+4
Level 81
Aug 13, 2019
And wasn't Belgium the Spanish Netherlands at one point?
tourwoorden
+4
Level 70
Aug 14, 2019
@ddddan all of the Netherlands was the Spanish Netherlands at one point, though indeed the Spanish stayed longer in control of the territory that's now roughly Belgium.
erikj
+7
Level 65
Mar 14, 2016
glad I scored 24/24 as a Dutchman :) Good questions! I was a bit disappointed that 'Willem' was sufficient for the king. But Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made up for that!
Kestrana
+3
Level 60
Mar 14, 2016
Couldn't spell Leeuwenhoek to save my life x.X
ferdy86
+2
Level 76
Mar 15, 2016
I THOUGHT SPEED SKATING WAS THEIR NATIONAL SPORT.
Stiwi99
+2
Level 65
Mar 15, 2016
More people play football than speed skating. But yes, speed skating is our national "winter sport" so to say..
kshanti
+4
Level 61
Mar 13, 2017
You could say that korfball is the national sport.
NoahHOE
+2
Level 38
Oct 23, 2022
no, as a dutchie, it's absolutely football
JJ
+4
Level 43
Apr 8, 2016
"Voetbal" should be accepted for the national sport.
SuperMax93
+10
Level 61
Aug 2, 2016
Why? Football is accepted. Kind reminder that this is an English based website.
Quizdoinger
+2
Level 33
Aug 14, 2022
why is klompen and dijk also accepted then
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 84
Apr 6, 2017
Can NOT believe I remembered Leeuwenhoek!!! (though I did miss the "u") I must've learned about him in 8th grade, which is several decades in my rear view mirror. Okay, that made my night.
divantilya
+2
Level 37
Aug 15, 2017
Two corrections: It's Prince of Oranje-Nassauw and the island shared with France is Sint Maarten in Dutch.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Aug 8, 2019
Those aren't corrections. This quiz is in English.
divantilya
+4
Level 37
Nov 4, 2019
^ In that case translate van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Polder into English as well. Picking and choosing what to leave in the original language and what to translate into English is confusing.
PeregrineFalcon
+7
Level 76
Apr 15, 2020
All these words/names are 'translated'. They just happen to be the same.
datisapina
+5
Level 43
Apr 15, 2020
Nassau is spelled without W. If you're going to be pedantic, at least be correct...
Kalleanon
+2
Level 66
Sep 8, 2020
Not to mention that in Dutch it's "Prins van Oranje" (or, currently, Prinses van Oranje).
ingriddurden
+7
Level 60
Oct 10, 2017
Oranje should be acceptable, it is the Dutch spelling of Orange
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 86
Aug 6, 2018
Wait, are you telling me that all these years, I could have been calling them "klomps"? Such a missed opportunity!
Nooitmeerlaf
+5
Level 62
Dec 29, 2019
plural would be klompen in dutch
DrJos
+4
Level 24
Aug 20, 2018
In Dutch it is Nassau without the -w-. The Dutch plural of "klomp" is "klompen" not "klomps".
Sifhraven
+4
Level 67
Dec 6, 2018
somehow I allways assumed we shared a border with luxembourg aswell. Since we have the drielandenpunt (three-countries-point) where... ahum ok while typing I see the flaw in my logic (I never consciously thought about it, that's the problem)

I wanted to type the three countries but then thought hey if I type luxembour, belgium and germany, the netherlands isnt there haha.

My original point was gonna be something like: " I guess we share a point with luxembourg,not a border"

But we dont at all haha. Some things you just never have take a moment to think about. (like I dunno how many letters does the word municipality have... you probably don't know untill you count them. ) If I would ve lived in limburg (provence) I definitely would ve known

divantilya
+3
Level 37
Dec 14, 2018
^ Perhaps you thought that because of the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), tripartite of the 20th Century.
PjotrL
+2
Level 74
Aug 14, 2019
Easy to assume from an outsider view. Similar flag (just a different shade of blue) and Luxembourg was actually a part of the Netherlands until 1879, much longer than Belgium (1830).
tourwoorden
+2
Level 70
Aug 14, 2019
Actually at one point the 'drielandenpunt' was a 'vierlandenpunt' (four corners point), as it was also touched by Neutral Moresnet which existed between 1816 and 1920.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Aug 13, 2019
How do you measure "most famous" for the beer? Most of the time I see that on this site, it's in a context in which there is no possible alternative to the right answer. In this case, I think Amstel is a viable answer. It is also a very popular beer, and I encountered it much more during my travels in Europe than I encountered Heineken. Ancedotal to be sure, but I think the question could be clarified. Either consider accepting Amstel, or re-word it, as the Heineken company brews both Amstel and Heineken brands.
rustwat
+2
Level 64
Aug 13, 2019
Heineken sells the biggest volume of beer.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Aug 13, 2019
Then the question should just ask which is the best-selling brand of beer. The best-selling version of something is usually the most famous, but not always. Pink Floyd has sold more albums than the Rolling Stones have, but I suspect the Stones are more famous. It just seems like a needless and easily corrected ambiguity.
datisapina
+3
Level 43
Apr 15, 2020
Heineken is googled 3x as frequently as Amstel. By any realistic metric, Heineken is most famous, including ownership of Amstel.
IvanAndonov
+4
Level 65
Aug 13, 2019
pls accept Oranje for Orange
Sandro
+2
Level 59
Aug 16, 2019
Easy 100% as a Dutchman :D
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 76
Feb 29, 2020
I only got Leeuwenhoek from a Magic School Bus book :P
bostjan
+4
Level 72
Mar 17, 2020
I tried Fritessaus, Frietsaus, Joppiesaus, Fry sauce, Frenchfry sauce, potatsaus, potato sauce, french fried potato sauce, and then, out of desperation, tried mayo.
divantilya
+2
Level 37
Mar 17, 2020
I learned to prefer Mayonnaise on my fries because of my Mom, who drowned her fries in it. My brother and sister preferred ketchup and my Dad wouldn't eat fries at all! Whatever he ate had to include a bowl of rice! Dysfunctional family?
Chutney
+4
Level 62
Apr 15, 2020
why would you put mayonnaise on french fries
leannevz
+2
Level 55
Apr 15, 2020
What else would you put on it? That sweet weird tomato sauce called ketchup?
Jacktheguy
+5
Level 89
Sep 8, 2020
Uh... yes.
vermiciousknid
+4
Level 88
Sep 8, 2020
Ketchup and mayo go quite well together as a dip for fries. I also like using ranch and honey mustard, although not mixed together.
Nickelz
+1
Level 65
Sep 20, 2023
yes?
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Jul 11, 2020
In Britain white vinegar is a very popular topping for chips.
EcceHomo
+2
Level 78
Jul 24, 2020
No it isn't. Malt vinegar is.
camus
+3
Level 78
Sep 8, 2020
We put both mayo and ketchup on our fries where I come from.
digitalmaster
+2
Level 29
Jun 14, 2020
nice quiz, didn't know them all, I should know them because I live in the Netherlands
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Jul 11, 2020
I only got the scientist's name because I learned it in Biology!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Sep 8, 2020
Antoine... any relation to Ren Hoek?
alexandertorres1978
+3
Level 71
Sep 8, 2020
"Most popular french fry topping"? Really? That's a question we're supposed to know?

I don't mean to sound harsh but I like your quizzes a lot and this sort of question is silly.

kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Sep 8, 2020
I knew it. I still remember the first time I ever saw someone put mayonnaise on a french fry. It was at a little falafel stand near the train station in downtown Amsterdam. But I don't think I realized what it was, such a foreign concept it was, until I saw people doing it again later at a McDonald's.
camus
+2
Level 78
Sep 8, 2020
It's a rather famous fact, mentioned in Pulp Fiction and known by 62% of users who took the quiz.
erikj
+2
Level 65
Sep 8, 2020
It is so common that fries with mayo is simply called: patatje met (fries with).
CommitSelfDelete
+4
Level 46
Sep 8, 2020
Day 69:

Nice

KURWA
+2
Level 59
Sep 9, 2020
24/24 as a Dutchman
Eigengrau
+2
Level 60
Sep 20, 2020
It just irks me a little to see European and other First World countries getting such silly country quizzes ("Wooden shoe", "Most popular french fry topping"). Why can't we just have a normal country quiz for every country, regardless of its location or reputation? Sure, the First World countries would be easy then, but where does it say a quiz has to be hard? Why can't we see normal geographic questions in these quizzes?
geographygenius1
+2
Level 59
Oct 28, 2020
These quizzes are so fun! How long does it usually take to make one?
CalRodgers
+2
Level 63
Jan 1, 2021
What about "sabot" for a wooden shoe? Thanks!
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 55
Mar 9, 2024
are you trying to sabotage the quiz?
Damangio
+2
Level 64
Mar 25, 2021
I didn't get the fry french topping, but I would have gotten the most popular bread topping: chocolate sprinkles.
THEAilin
+1
Level 35
May 9, 2022
Fun fact: Dutch people also eat apple sauce with their fries :)
ThePurpleKing
+1
Level 37
Sep 6, 2022
Yeah I do and Im a Dutchie!
Quizdoinger
+1
Level 33
Aug 15, 2022
when my country is day 69

nice

cmr0
+2
Level 70
Sep 3, 2022
Why some countries like Netherlands have 24 questions, but tiny islands have only 12? That's unfair
cta127
+3
Level 72
Dec 1, 2022
The Netherlands has a lot more to offer than some tiny islands.
ThePurpleKing
+1
Level 37
Sep 6, 2022
24/24. As a Dutchie myself I can be proud!
Mees11
+1
Level 37
Oct 10, 2022
VIVA HOLLANDIA!
Isaure25
+2
Level 27
Dec 11, 2022
ITS BELGIAN FRIES
WWEFan619
+2
Level 60
Feb 6, 2023
Nothing about Max Verstappen? He's a two-time champion now so I think he should get a spot on this quiz somewhere.
phaine
+1
Level 44
Feb 8, 2023
Maybe replace/update the Shell question? Shell already dropped the "Royal Dutch" part after giving up the dual-share structure and moving its head office to London.
Aoto327
+1
Level 68
Dec 22, 2023
I don’t live far from the Netherlands and I didn’t score average…
ilonasadat
+1
Level 32
Jan 5, 2024
i live in belgium and i know that the heir to throne princess catharina-amalia is.
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