1. Waterloo was the scene of a famous battle fought in 1815, in which country is it?
2. What was the name of the ferry that capsized outside Zeebrugge in Belgium?
3. What is the southern and eastern French-speaking part of Belgium called?
4. Who were the Celtic-speaking peoples living in France & Belgium during Roman Times?
5. What did the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot like exercising when soling his cases?
6. In the European Parliament elections which party surprised everyone by getting 15% of the total vote and securing 39 seats in Brussels?
7. Which 3 countries make up the Benelux countries?
8. What is the name given to the type of beer brewed by monks in Belgium?
9. The European Parliament hold meetings in two European cities. One is Brussels, what is the other?
10. The 2008 Championships, in Austria and Switzerland was the second time that two nations played host. In which year and which two countries did that happen for the first time?
11. In which year did the British ferry, the M/S Herald of Free Enterprise, capsize while leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193 on board?
12. In which city in Belgium are about 84% of the world's rough diamonds cut and polished?
13. Which tiny country does Belgium, France and Germany border?
14. What name is given to the French speaking people who live in Belgium?
15. Which leader of Catalonia fled to Belgium after the region declared independence in October?
16. Yves Camille D?sir? Leterme holds what title currently (May 2008)?
17. What is the nickname of Bruges in Belgium, due to the high number of canals?
18. One of the rarest and most expensive stamps in the world depicts a very popular Belgian born actress smoking a cigarette with a very long cigarette holder. Can you name the actress?
19. Which woodwind instrument is named after a 19th century Belgian musician and instrument maker?
20. Name the six founding members of the European Economic Community.
ANSWERS
1. Belgium
2. Herald of Free Enterprise
3. Wallonia
4. Gauls
5. Little Grey Cells
6. Green party
7. Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
8. Trappist
9. Strasbourg (France)
10. Belgium and the Netherlands in 2000
11. 1987
12. Antwerp
13. Luxembourg
14. Walloons
15. Carles Puigdemont
16. Prime Minister of Belgium.
17. Venice of the north
18. Audrey Hepburn. (The photo was from the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's")
19. Saxaphone (Adolphe Sax)
20. Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany
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