What was Corrie ten Boom's profession?

Watchmaker Click to see the answer

How many Jews were living in the Netherlands at the outbreak of WW2?

140,000

Anna Maria van Schurman became the first European woman to do what?

Go to university

Delftware pottery has been produced in Delft since which century?

17th

The City Hall in Amsterdam was transformed into a Palace by King Louis Napoleon in which century?

19th

Piet Heyn captured 4 million gold ducats from a Spanish ship in which year?

1628

In which century did the Dutch abolish slavery in Suriname?

19th Click to see the answer

Radio Oranje was broadcast in Dutch during WW2 from which city?

London

Hannie Schaft was a WW2 resistance fighter known for having what color of hair?

Red

Mathematician Simon Stevin standardised which mathematical concept?

Decimals

How many children did Queen Juliana have?

4

In which decade did the Dutch claim the west half of the island of New Guinea?

1820s

To combat food shortages in 1945, the Red Cross imported flour from which European country?

Sweden

The former Dutch colony of Suriname is in which continent?

South America

The Dutch controlled the island of Sri Lanka until which year?

1796

Suriname became fully independent from the Netherlands in which year?

1975 Click to see the answer

Diary writer Anne Frank died in which concentration camp?

Bergen Belsen

Under the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch were granted Suriname by which other country?

Great Britain

Queen Juliana abdicated in which year?

1980

New Amsterdam was the original name of which American city?

New York

How many days was Freddy Heineken kidnapped for in 1983?

21

Queen Juliana graduated in which subject from Leiden University?

International Law

Hendrik Doeff started work on trade in Japan in which year?

1799

A warehouse for which item exploded in Enschede in 2000?

Fireworks

Hendrik Doeff promoted trade between the Netherlands and which Asian country?

Japan

How old was Queen Juliana when she died of a lung inefction in 2004?

94

In which city was Desiderius Erasmus born in 1466?

Rotterdam

The German occupied Netherlands suffered a famine in which year?

1944 Click to see the answer

Which island nation was named after Prince Maurits of Nassau in 1598?

Mauritius

Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge was opened in which year?

1996

Indonesia was a Dutch colony until what year?

1945

What was the profession of Titus Brandsma, who died in Dachau in 1942?

Priest

Amsterdam's historic canal district was listed by UNESCO in which year?

2010

Queen Juliana died at the age of 94 in which year?

2004

How old was Charles V when he came to the throne in 1506?

6

How many million guilders was paid in ransom for Freddy Heineken in 1983?

35 million

The Dutch Royal Family was exiled to which country during WW2?

Great Britain

Michiel de Ruyter was wounded and killed in a battle off which island in 1676?

Sicily

Suriname started to self-govern in which decade?

1950s

In which European country did Desiderius Erasmus die in 1536?

Switzerland

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek founded which field of science?

Microbiology

The central Canal Ring area of Amsterdam dates to which century?

17th

In which year did the Netherlands start using the Euro?

2002 Click to see the answer

Which King was in charge of Spain at the time of the Dutch revolt in 1566?

Philip II

Which island was called Van Diemen's Land when it was discovered in 1642?

Tasmania

In which year did the Dutch start to revolt against Spain?

1566

The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen was founded in Rotterdam in which century?

19th

What was the name of diary writer Anne Frank's father?

Otto

Gerardus Mercator is famous for creating which objects?

Maps

Who was Dutch Prime Minister at the start of WW1 in 1914?

Pieter Cort van der Linden

Adrian VI was Bishop of which city before becoming Pope?

Utrecht

Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer is thought to have saved how many Jewish children by getting them out of the Netherlands?

10,000

What was the real first name of Dutch war hero Corrie ten Boom?

Cornelia

Herman Snellen invented a chart to test which of our senses?

Sight

In which year did the Netherlands pass the AOW pensions law?

1957

Women were given the right to vote in Dutch elections in which year?

1919

In which month of 1940 did Germany invade the Netherlands?

May

Adrian Florenszoon Boeyens, Bishop of Utrecht, became Pope Adrian VI in which century?

16th

What drink did the Dutch bring to Europe from Asia in 1610?

Tea

In which decade did Margarine Unie and Lever Bros combine to form Unilever?

1930s

When Charles V came to the throne in 1506, what was the name of the aunt he put in charge of the Netherlands?

Margaret of Austria Click to see the answer

Aletta Jacobs worked in which profession at the start of the 20th century?

Medicine

Who was the Queen of the Netherlands during WW2?

Wilhelmina

Guilder coins were originally made from which metal?

Gold

How many people were killed when a fireworks warehouse exploded in Enschede in 2000?

20

The Afsluitdijk causeway was officially opened in which year?

1933

Operation Market Garden was a WW2 operation to destroy the bridge in which city?

Arnhem

Traiectum was a Roman settlement on the site of which modern day city?

Utrecht

Around how many people are thought to have died in the St Lucia Flood in 1287?

50,000 to 80,000

The St Lucia flood hit the Netherlands in which century?

13th

Which monarch succeeded William the Silent in 1585?

Maurits

What was the name of the American secretary of state whose plan reconstructed the Netherlands after WW2?

Marshall

Which American general was in charge of the attack on Arnhem in World War 2?

Montgomery

What was the name of the first King of the Netherlands in 1815?

Willem

Who was Dutch Prime Minister at the start of WW2 in 1939?

Dirk Jan de Geer

Which country did the Dutch fight in the Eighty Years War between 1568 and 1648?

Spain

Which company was formed in a merger between Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie?

Unilever

Michiel de Ruyter held which position in the Navy?

Admiral

The Netherlands was a founding member of NATO in which year?

1949

Anna Maria van Schurman became the first female student of which University?

Utrecht

In which year did Anne Frank and her family move from Germany to Amsterdam?

1933

Dom Tower in Utrecht dates from which century?

14th

Joseph Luns was appointted head of which organization in 1971?

NATO

How many Dutch men have ever been elected Pope?

1

Female education pioneer Anna Maria van Schurman was born in which German city?

Cologne

How many years did Queen Wilhelmina reign for?

58 years

Which island nation was first discovered by Abel Tasman?

New Zealand

Aletta Jacobs was the first Dutch woman to do what?

Go to university

How many years did it take to build the Afsluitdijk causeway?

5

In which year did Willem Alexander become monarch?

2013

How many Dutch citizens died of starvation during the Hunger Winter of 1944/45?

20,000

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe what item in the human body?

Sperm

Dutch Princes Juliana and her daughters spent WW2 in which Canadian city?

Ottawa

Frederik Hendrik commissioned the building of Huis ten Bosch Palace in which century?

17th

Inventor Cornelis Drebbel spent his later years in which European city?

London

Red lights in the pavement of which city mark the extent of bombing in 1940?

Rotterdam

Cornelis Drebbel invented which type of transport?

Submarine

Afrikaners are Dutch speaking settlers to which modern day country?

South Africa

Abraham Ortelius published the world's first atlas in which century?

16th

Out of the 140,000 Jews living in the Netherlands in 1939, how many survived the War?

35,000

Gemma Frisius determined that which object could be used to determine longitude on a map?

Clock

TV presenter Rudi Carrell died in which year?

2006

In which century was the Dutch East India Company founded?

17th

How many guilders did Dutch slave owners receive for each person after emancipation?

300 Click to see the answer

Prince Bernhard was caught up in a 1975 bribery scandal involving which type of company?

Aircraft

What relation was King Maurits to the King who succeeded him, Frederik Hendrik?

Brother

In which town was the German surrender document signed at the end of WW2?

Wageninen

In which year did Prince Friso die after a skiing accident?

2013

Anne Frank's diary was published for the first time in which year?

1947

The European Coal and Steel Community, a forerunner of the EU, was established in which decade?

1950s Click to see the answer

In which year did Allied forces liberate the southern part of the Netherlands?

1944

Which Dutch city came under heavy air bombardment on 14th May 1940?

Rotterdam

It was claimed that Prince Bernhard had been paid how much in bribes by Lockheed Martin?

$1 million

In which decade did the Netherlands enact legislation to stop under 12s working in factories?

1870s

What was the name of Louis Bonaparte's wife?

Hortense

The Dutch government started to use VAT to raise funds in which year?

1969

St Peter's Fortress in Maastricht was built to keep which nation's soldiers out?

France

In which year was Princess Beatrix married?

1966

In which year did the van Gogh museum open in Amsterdam?

1973 Click to see the answer

In 1806, who was made king of Holland by Napoleon?

Louis Bonaparte

There is a bronze statue to resistance fighter Hannie Schaft in which town?

Haarlem

How old was King William III when his only daughter Wilhelmina was born?

63

How many years did the Dutch government spend in exile during WW2?

5

Prince Diponegoro sparked rebellion in Java in which year?

1825

The Netherlands was a founding member of which international body in 1920?

League of Nations

How many Javanese died in the war between 1825 and 1830?

200,000

William III beat Catholic forces at the Battle of the Boyne in which country?

Ireland

Petrus Camper was a 18th century researcher on which subject?

Anatomy

In which year did the Netherlands enforce compulsory schooling?

1901

What was the name of the main Dutch fascist group in the 1930s?

NSB

In which year did the Netherlands withdraw all troops from Afghanistan?

2010 Click to see the answer

What type of building was created as a memorial to 19th century Jan van Speijk?

Lighthouse

Legislation to stop children under which age working in factories was introduced in 1874?

12

What proportion of people on board flight MH17 were Dutch?

two thirds

Which country revolted in 1830 and created their own country away from the Netherlands?

Belgium

DAF Trucks was founded in Eindhoven in which decade?

1920s

The treaty creating the EEC in 1957 was named after which city?

Rome

What name was given to the group of fugitive slaves in Suriname?

Maroons

Daniel Farenheit lived in The Hague but was born in which European country?

Poland

The border between Belgium and Naetherlands was not finalised until which year?

1995

The Railway Museum in Utrecht was founded in which year?

1927

How many lighthouses were built in the East Indies between 1861 and 1892 to mark shipping lanes?

26

Social security assistance was introduced in the Netherlands in which year?

1965

Otto and Edith are the parents of which famous girl?

Anne Frank

The people hiding in the Secret Annexe were arrested in which month of 1944?

August

How many years were Dutch troops deployed in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan?

4 Click to see the answer

In 1791, how many Europeans were living in Suriname?

5,000

How many people died in the air raid on Rotterdam in May 1940?

900

The treaty which led to the creation of the euro was signed in Maastricht in which year?

1992

Which nation occupied the Dutch territories on Java during WW2?

Japan

In 1813, the Prince of Orange was invited to assume power from which country?

France

Which city hosted Eurovision in 1976, after Teach-In won in 1975?

The Hague

In which decade did Phillips do public on the Amsterdam stock exchange?

1910s

Miners started excavating limestone in the St Peter's Cave near Maastricht how many years ago?

1000

In 1791, how many enslaved Africans were there in Suriname?

53,000

Since which century has Dutch government been based at The Hague?

16th

Willem Kolff, pioneer of kidney dialysis, died in which year?

2009

In which year was the Dutch Open University established?

1984

The Dutch sent troops to take over the palace of the sultan of Aceh in which year?

1871

The Maeslantkering storm surge barrier was opened in which year?

1997

St Peter's Fortress in Maastricht was built in which century?

18th

Conscription into the military was suspended in which year?

1996

How many people died after serious flooding in the Netherlands in 1953?

2,000

In which year did Suriname achieve independence from the Netherlands?

1975 Click to see the answer

There was a huge fire at a Chemie-Pack factory in which year?

2011

Saba, Saint Eustatius and Bonaire swapped the guilder for which currency in 2011?

US dollar

How many people were hiding in the Secret Annexe including Anne Frank?

8

By 1900, what was the population of Amsterdam?

500,000

Diponegoro's guerilla campaign in Java started in 1825 and finished in which year?

1830

The first elected Parliament met in the Hague in which century?

18th

Johannes van den Bosch was governor of which Dutch overseas territory?

Java

The Dutch colonial army surrendered to the Japanese in which year?

1942

How many Dutch soldiers lost their life in the Java war of 1825-1830?

15,000

Government encouraged emigration after WW2 saw how many people leave the Netherlands?

500,000

A general from which Allied Nation accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands in 1945?

Canada

Civilians raided transport of which food in Amsterdam in 1917, intended for soldiers?

Potatoes

Euromast Tower in Rotterdam was built in which year?

1960

What was planted in Dam Square in 1795 to herald the arrival of the French?

Tree

The NSB set up a youth movement, modelled on the Hitlerjugend, in which decade?

1930s

Queen Beatrix abdicated in which month of 2013?

January

Who became monarch of Great Britain after the death of William III in 1702?

Anne

What was the first name of the Heineken beer tycoon, kidnapped in 1983?

Freddy

The Batavi tribes were conquered by the Romans in which year?

13 BC

Which nation took control of Suriname when the Netherlands was occupied by France?

Great Britain

How many Dutch sugar plantations were there in Suriname by 1750?

500

The Provo movement encouraged squatting in the 1960s by painting doors which color?

White

How many members did the Dutch fascist youth movement have under German occupation?

16,000

Fascist party NSB got what percentage of the vote in the 1935 elections?

8%

In which year was the EEC founded with the Netherlands as a founding member?

1958

The Delta Commission was set up to tackle flooding in which year?

1953

What were the two main crops grown by the Dutch in Suriname?

Coffee and Sugar

KLM's first scheduled service in 1920 was from Amsterdam to which city?

London

Utrecht University was founded in which century?

17th

What is the modern day name of the city of Batavia?

Jakarta

In which month of 1941 did Amsterdam workers go on strike in support of the Jewish people?

February

What was the profession of Cor van Teeseling, arrested by the Nazis for printing a newsletter?

Artist

The speculation over tulips burst in which year, causing financial ruin for many?

1637 Click to see the answer

Which satellite navigation brand was founded in the Netherlands in 1991?

TomTom

How many Dutch people died in the MH17 plane crash in 2014?

193

How many British troops were parachuted into Ede in 1944 to conquer the bridge on the Rhine?

2,000

Willem Barents explored which part of the world in the 16th century?

Arctic

In what year was the first election held where all Dutch men could vote?

1918

KLM airline was founded in which year?

1919 Click to see the answer

In which town was the 2009 parade where 5 people were killed?

Appeldoorn

Christophorus Buys Ballot studied which aspect of the weather in the 19th century?

Wind

For how many years did the Batavian Republic last?

11

In which year did the Netherlands raise the legal drinking age from 16 to 18?

2014

Prince Claus, husband of Queen Beatrix, was born in which country in 1926?

Germany

Willem Blaeu made which types of objects during the Golden Age?

Maps

In which year was the world's first blood bank created in The Hague?

1940

Efteling theme park first opened in which year?

1952

Beginning in 1609 was a period of peace known as what?

12 Years Truce Click to see the answer

The Netherlands Carillon stands in Arlington Cemetery in which US city?

Washington DC

Lake Beemster was drained to create the Beemster Polder in which year?

1612

Queen Beatricx and Prince Claus were married in which year?

1966

The Netherlands Carillon was a gift to which country after WW2?

United States

Breda fell to the Spanish in which year?

1625

There were riots in the Ondiep district of which city in 2007 after a police shooting?

Utrecht

The Great Depression hit the Netherlands in which decade?

1920s

Piet Heyn attacked the Spanish fleet and captured silver off the coast of which island in 1628?

Cuba

Politician Pim Fortuyn was shot in which year?

2002

Abraham Blauvelt was a 17th century pirate in which area of the world?

Central America

Adriaen Block explored North America to trade for which object?

Furs

The fourth Anglo-Dutch war started in 1780 and ended when?

1784 Click to see the answer

Princess Christina was born with which health condition in 1947?

Blindness

Hugi De Vries was one of the founders of which branch of science in the late 19th century?

Genetics

The Wouda Pumping Station runs off which type of power?

Steam

The WW2 Westerbork transportation camp is near which town?

Hooghalen

The Madurodam miniature city opened in The Hague in which year?

1952

Het Loo Palace was converted into a museum in which decade?

1980s

How many people were killed in 2009 by a man driving a car into crowds watching a parade?

5

Princess Christina married a refugee from which country in 1975?

Cuba

The War of the Austrian Succession started in which year?

1740

Dutch troops helped defeat Napoleon at which battle in 1815?

Waterloo

The Dutch Army suffered heavy losses invading which country under Napoleon in 1812?

Russia

The famous Wouda Pumping Station was opened in which year?

1920

The Battle of the Scheldt in World War Two was a campaign to seize which port back from Nazi control?

Antwerp

The Sint-Bavokerk in Aardenburg dates back to which century?

10th

Anthony Fokker developed which method of travel?

Aeroplane Click to see the answer

The euthanasia debate in the Netherlands started in which decade?

1970s

The Netherlands was part of the French Empire under Napoleon from 1806 to which year?

1813

Tulip Mania' gripped northern Europe in the early part of which century?

17th

Noordeinde Palace has been a Royal residence since which year?

1609

In which year was Schipol airport founded in Haarlemmermeer?

1916

What was the name of the husband of Queen Beatrix who died in 2002?

Claus

In which year was the Westerbork camp established to house refugees?

1939

Anthony Fokker set up an aircraft factory in 1922 in which US state?

New Jersey

Herman Boerhaave was a 17th century expert in which scientific field?

Medicine

Troops from which nation played the main role in the Battle of the Scheldt during World War Two?

Canada

In which month of 2001 were the first same-sex marriages in the Netherlands?

April

The Dutch Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide legislation came into effect in which year?

2002

Which island was discovered by Willem Barents in 1596?

Spitzbergen

The WW2 at Arnhem involved a bridge over which river?

Rhine

Cornelis van Bynkershoek was an 18th century figure in which area of society?

International law

In which century was the second stadtholderless period in the Nethlerlands?

18th

For how many years did the War of the Austrian Succession last?

8

What was the first name of film-maker Van Gogh, shot by an extremist in 2004?

Tim