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Geography General Knowledge - Benelux Countries

Can you answer the series of geography-based general knowledge questions relating to the Benelux States (i.e. the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg)?
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Last updated: September 9, 2019
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City in the southern Netherlands that contains Europe's largest cargo port
Rotterdam
The most visited museum in Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum
Dutch city that is the seat of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court
The Hague
The southern - primarily French-speaking - region of Belgium
Wallonia
The main river flowing through the Dutch capital
River Amstel
The least populated Dutch province, a Pacific island nation was named after it
Zeeland
Dutch town famous for its (blue-coloured) pottery
Delft
Name for the central square of Brussels, an UNESCO world heritage site
La Grand Place
Forested region located in the southern parts of the Benelux states
Ardennes
The most populated Belgian province, eponymous with the name of its capital city
Antwerp
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The largest city of North Brabant, home to a football club with the abbreviation 'PSV'
Eindhoven
Largest lake (or inland bay) in the Netherlands, formed from the damming of the Zuiderzee
IJsselmeer
Dutch city known for its cheese market that dates back from over 400 years ago
Alkmaar
Country from which Luxembourg receives the most of its immigrants, who form around 16% of the population
Portugal
Landmark in Brussels composed of 9 large spheres connected by a steel framework, representing the unit cell of an Iron crystal
Atomium
Northwest Belgian city whose centre is also a world heritage site
Bruges
River that flows through Belgium and the Netherlands, past the cities of Namur and Venlo, before confluenting with the Rhine
River Meuse
Belgian province containing the settlements of Mons, Charleroi and Tournai
Hainaut
Name given to the megalopolis (chain of metropolititan areas) comprising of the Netherlands' 4 largest cities
Randstad
Island chain located to the north of the Netherlands
West Frisian Islands
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