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1.Which country is a member of the EU?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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All three
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All three countries were founding members of the EU
2.Which country does NOT have one of the EU capitals within its borders?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Brussels in Belgium and Luxembourg in Luxembourg are both EU capitals
3.Which countries border metropolitan (European mainland) France?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Belgium & Luxembourg
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All three
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The Netherlands borders France on Sint Maarten/Saint Martin in the Caribbean
4.Which country does NOT have a king?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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All three have a king!
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Luxembourg is a Grand-Duchy
5.Limburg is a province of which country?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Netherlands & Belgium
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Both Belgium and The Netherlands have a Limburg, there's also a province of Luxembourg in Belgium and a few Brabants in Belgium and The Netherlands. To make life even more confusing, there is a Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (Flanders) in the Netherlands
6.Which country houses the European Court of Justice
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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None of these 3 countries
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The European Court of Justice is in Luxembourg
7.In which country is the International Court of Justice?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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The international Court of Justice is in Den Haag/The Hague, the Netherlands
8.What's the majority language in the Benelux?
Dutch
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French
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Luxembourgish
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German
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Most of the Netherlands and approx. 60% of Belgium have Dutch as their first language
9.Which country has the highest GDP per capita (PPP)?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Luxembourg is listed over 100.000 USD by any reliable source (IMF, World Bank, CIA), roughly double of either the Netherlands or Belgium
10.In which country is German an offical language?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Belgium & Luxembourg
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Netherlands & Belgium
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Both countries have French and German as an official language, Dutch is official in the Netherlands and Belgium.
11.Which country has the largest airport (by passenger traffic)
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Schiphol - Amsterdam Airport in the Netherlands is one of the largest airports in Europe
12.Which country is Quizmaster's least favorite?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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QM loves all!
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Many comments indicate QM does not like Belgium :)
13.Which country is landlocked?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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The Netherlands and Belgium both border the North Sea
14.Which country declared independence in 1830?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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From the Netherlands, Luxembourg also became independent from the Netherlands (in 1879)
15.Which country has the Euro as their currency?
Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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All three
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All three countries switched at introduction of the Euro
Hi! There are many comments on several quizzes from QuizMaster that he doesn't like Belgium. I think it may be meant jokingly, but those who read comments may have noticed.
As an example. I am sure there is an element of fun in there, but I think it fits perfectly with the question in this quiz.