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Hurray For Holland Quiz: Holland is a region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. The name Holland is also frequently used to informally refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands. This usage is commonly accepted in other countries, but in the Netherlands and particularly in other regions of the country it could be found undesirable or even insulting.
Quiz: Hurray For Holland
- Question 1 of 8
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What is the proper name of the country in northwestern Europe, bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – The Netherlands
What is the country called? Officially, The Netherlands, but it’s widely referred to as Holland because during early politics the country was usually dominated by the largest and wealthiest province, Holland. “Netherlands,” i.e. low territories, is a reasonably accurate description. If it weren’t for the sea dikes, over a quarter of the country would be under water at high tide.
- Question 2 of 8
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Which group of people have not ruled the Netherlands in the past?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – the English
The country’s rulers have included the Romans, a Germanic people called the Franks, the Spanish, and the French.
- Question 3 of 8
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What form of government does the Netherlands have?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Constitutional monarchy
The country’s political system is a constitutional monarchy. Currently, the monarch is Queen Beatrix of Orange.
- Question 4 of 8
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What do the Caribbean islands of Antilles and Aruba have in common with the Netherlands?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – They are part of the Netherlands
The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, islands in the Caribbean, are part of the Netherlands.
- Question 5 of 8
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What is the capital of the Netherlands?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Amsterdam
Officially Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. However, the Hague is the “seat of government which means that everything you associate with being a national capital is in the Hague – parliament, government offices, etc. Very curious, eh?
- Question 6 of 8
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In the 1st century BC, who conquered the lands that now make up the Netherlands?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Julius Caesar
Historical accounts of the Netherlands date from the 1st century BC, when Roman forces led by Julius Caesar conquered most of the present area of the country. At the time the region was inhabited by Frisians, a Germanic tribe that lived in the north, and by other Germanic and minor Celtic tribes.
- Question 7 of 8
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Which is NOT one of the Netherlands boundaries?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – France
The Netherlands is bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium.
- Question 8 of 8
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By 800 the entire territory of the Netherlands was part of whose realm?
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Wrong — Correct Answer – Charlemagne
By 800 the entire territory of the Netherlands was part of the realm of Charlemagne. After Charlemagne died, his empire disintegrated, and in 843 the Treaty of Verdun divided the empire into three parts. The Netherlands became part of Lotharingia (Lorraine) and still later, in 925, part of the Holy Roman Empire. At that time a Dutch nation did not exist, and the immediate loyalties of the inhabitants were to local lords.
