A Netherlands Question Tour

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Hint	Answer
Cities 1: Home to the international court of justice.	The Hague
Cities 2: Europe's largest seaport.	Rotterdam
Cities 3: The last stage of the Cretaceous period is named after this city located on the Meuse River.	Maastricht
Cities 4: A New York neighborhood is named after this city.	Haarlem
Artificial Landmarks 1: The world's largest flower gardens.	Keukenhof Gardens
Artificial Landmarks 2: Famous art museum located in Amsterdam.	Rijksmuseum
Artificial Landmarks 3: Large castle located near Utrecht.	De Haar
Artificial Landmarks 4: Series of dams constructed in the 1950s to combat floods - and later, rising sea levels.	Delta Project
People 1: Considered the founding father of the Netherlands due to leading the revolt against Spanish rule.	William of Orange
People 2: One of the founders of secular thought and the Enlightenment through his criticisms of religion.	Baruch Spinoza
People 3: Fist person to use a microscope to spot single-celled organisms.	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
People 4: He discovered the moon Titan and developed the pendulum clock.	Christiaan Huygens
History 1: Series of wars between 1350 and 1490 over the title of "Count of Holland."	Hook and Cod Wars
History 2: Treaty that led to the creation of an independent Dutch state.	Peace of Munster
History 3: These flowers were once valuable commodities in the Netherlands...before the price crash, anyways.	Tulips
History 4: The Netherlands was the first modern country to legalize this practice.	Gay Marriage

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Culture 1: Internationally famous autobiography written by Anne Frank while hiding in Amsterdam	Diary of a Young Girl
Culture 2: Comic series centered around a white cat and his bear friend.	Tom Poes
Culture 3: Famous organist from the beginning of the Baroque period.	Jan van Sweelinck
Culture 4: Most successful football club in the Netherlands.	AFC Ajax
Painters 1: "Starry Night," "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers"	Vincent Van Gogh
Painters 2: "The Night Watch," "The Stoning of Saint Stephen."	Rembrandt
Painters 3: "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "View of Delft"	Johannes Vermeer
Painters 4: "New York City," major influence of the De Stijl movement	Piet Mondrian
Cuisine 1: Dish of boiled and mashed vegetables such as potatoes, onions, and carrots.	Hutspot
Cuisine 2: Sausage made of ground meat (usually pork stuffed in a pig's intestine) mixed with spices and salt.	Rookworst
Cuisine 3: Juniper-flavored liquor that would come to England as gin.	Jenever
Cuisine 4: Ball of whipped cream coated in chocolate, hailing from the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch.	Bossche Bol
Vocab 1: (Noun) Vader	Father
Vocab 2: (Verb) Weten	To know
Vocab 3: (Adjective) Beroemde	Famous
Vocab 4: (Preposition) Rond	Around