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Who wrote "Diary of a Young Girl" while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic?
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Anne Frank
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What country was known as the Dutch East Indies when it was a Dutch colony?
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Indonesia
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What country in South America was once a Dutch colony?
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Suriname
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Who painted "The Starry Night"?
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Who painted "The Night Watch"?
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Rembrandt
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Who painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?
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Jan Vermeer
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What African city was established by the Dutch in 1652?
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Cape Town
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What Dutch-derived language is still spoken in Africa today?
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Afrikaans
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From what country did the Netherlands gain its independence following the Eighty Years' War?
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Spain / Habsburg Empire
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What was the currency of the Netherlands before it was replaced by the Euro?
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Guilder
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What Dutch footballer won three Ballon d'Or awards in the early 1970s?
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Johan Cruyff
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What flower's prices caused a "mania" in the 17th century?
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Tulip
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What was the name of New York City when it was Dutch colony?
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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During what 1688 revolution was the King of England overthrown and replaced by his daughter and her Dutch husband?
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Glorious Revolution
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What trade did the Netherlands dominate during the 1600s and 1700s?
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Spice Trade
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What city, starting with U, was the most important city of the Netherlands during the Middle Ages?
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Utrecht
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What Dutch scientist was the first person to see single-cell organisms?
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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What Dutch explorer "discovered" New Zealand?
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Abel Tasman
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What bird went extinct shortly after the Dutch settlement of Mauritius in 1638?
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Dodo
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What Dutch royal house was established by William the Silent?
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House of Orange- Nassau
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