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Question	Answer	% Correct
Near what Belgian town did Napoleon meet his final defeat?	Waterloo	98%
What country was personally owned (and abused) by King Leopold of Belgium?	D.R. Congo	93%
From what country did Belgium declare its independence in 1830?	Netherlands	88%
What event was hosted in Antwerp in 1920?	Summer Olympics	88%
What little blue comic figures were created by Peyo in 1958?	The Smurfs	79%
What fictional detective was created by Agatha Christie?	Hercule Poirot	67%
What British commander defeated Napoleon at that battle?	Duke of Wellington	63%
Via what forest in Belgium did Hitler invade France?	Ardennes	58%
What type of famous musical instrument was invented by a Belgian guy named Adolphe?	Saxaphone	53%
Near what Belgian city were five WWI battles fought?	Ypres	52%
In what sport did Eddy Merckx compete in tournaments?	Cycling	51%
What region, east of the above, did Germany cede to Belgium after WWI?	Ruanda-Urundi	51%
What football player had the highest transfer fees for Real Madrid?	Eden Hazard	46%
Who painted "The Elevation of the Cross" and fleshy women?	Peter Paul Rubens	45%
What famous painter will say what a pipe isn't?	René Magritte	45%
What German counter-offensive on the Western front took place in late 1944?	Battle of {Bulge}	40%
Who was sworn in as King of the Belgians in 2013?	King Philippe	38%
Who painted the "Arnolfini Portrait" and a self portrait in a red turban?	Jan van {Eyck}	36%
What was the name of the WWI plan where Germany invaded France via neutral Belgium?	{Schlieffen} Plan	26%
What scientific theory was originally formalised by Belgian Catholic priest and professor of physics Georges Lemaître	Big Bang	19%