I has to be said that today (the 21st of July) is our national day. I would love to say that there are too many stereotypes but no, this quiz is rather nice. And yes, I ate waffles today ;).
It also has to be mentionned somewhere that the original name of the "smurfs" is "schtroumpfs", a word created by André Franquin, one of the geniuses of belgian comics.
I've lived in Belgium for nearly 18 years and can't believe I didn't get 100 percent on this one. I guess that is what I get for never reading Agatha Christie.
The irony of this is that Georges Simenon (Belgian) is somewhere around the 6th best-selling author of all time - and he wrote largely in the same genre as Christie. Inspector Maigret might not be as well known in the English-speaking world, but I'd bet he's bigger in Belgium.
How do you make silence, and really when you say trappist, first thing that comes to mind is beer. But I guess in a lot of countries special draft beers are not that common and people might not know that there is a whole world out there of beers that arent watery low percentage stuff.
i was missing poirot because only detective who came to my mind was Maigret who is actually (and fictionally, of course) French. In my defense his creator, Simenon, was belgian.
I think the clue for the Belgian colony should be adjusted. I first typed "DRC," which is the former Belgian Congo's present day name, in abbreviated version. I then typed Rwanda. I ultimately did type Congo; didn't bother with Burundi. Given that there are three countries in Africa that are former Belgian colonies, I think this needs some rephrasing.
Disappointed that I forgot about René Magritte even though I went to a museum in Brussels last summer that displayed his paintings, including the one depicting the pipe!
I'm not 100% sure but in the album "Flight 714 to Sydney", Tintin precisely does not reach Sydney because of the kidnapping, the volcano, the aliens etc...
How dare you call Belgium the worst country in the world? The United States can learn a whole lot from little Belgium. Not in the least a good social security system. You listened too much to your former president who called Brussels a hell-hole. I invite you to come to Belgium and experience the worst country in the world. Chances that you don't want to return are fairly big, believe me.
I don't know why the Quizmaster pretends to hate Belgium, but it has nothing to do with Trump, it must be more personal, though I guess it's rather become just a recurring joke now.
Belgium is absolutely horrible. One of the highest crime rates in the world. I mean, just look at the flag. Red for the bloodshed of gang violence, gold for the greed of the Belgian people, and black for the death of millions that occurs every year due to poverty and rampant diseases.
I typed "smurfs" before reading any clues. Glad to see the most important thing about Belgium is represented. Never heard of the mayonnaise thing though. :)
i’m truly ashamed by my older commentsQuote: Some U.S. president
I kept trying Dame and it wouldn’t accept!
If it wasn't a joke this comment would be valid