Statistics for History of The Netherlands

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who wrote "Diary of a Young Girl" while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic?	Anne Frank	98%
Who painted "The Starry Night"?	Vincent Van Gogh	95%
What country was known as the Dutch East Indies when it was a Dutch colony?	Indonesia	92%
What was the name of New York City when it was Dutch colony?	Nieuw Amsterdam	92%
What country in South America was once a Dutch colony?	Suriname	90%
What flower's prices caused a "mania" in the 17th century?	Tulip	90%
What Dutch-derived language is still spoken in Africa today?	Afrikaans	89%
What bird went extinct shortly after the Dutch settlement of Mauritius in 1638?	Dodo	83%
What African city was established by the Dutch in 1652?	Cape Town	80%
Who painted "The Night Watch"?	Rembrandt	78%
From what country did the Netherlands gain its independence following the Eighty Years' War?	Spain / Habsburg Empire	77%
What city, starting with U, was the most important city of the Netherlands during the Middle Ages?	Utrecht	76%
What Dutch royal house was established by William the Silent?	House of {Orange}- Nassau	72%
What trade did the Netherlands dominate during the 1600s and 1700s?	{Spice} Trade	72%
What was the currency of the Netherlands before it was replaced by the Euro?	Guilder	54%
What Dutch explorer "discovered" New Zealand?	Abel Tasman	49%
Who painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?	Jan Vermeer	48%
What Dutch footballer won three Ballon d'Or awards in the early 1970s?	Johan Cruyff	47%
What Dutch scientist was the first person to see single-cell organisms?	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek	32%
During what 1688 revolution was the King of England overthrown and replaced by his daughter and her Dutch husband?	{Glorious} Revolution	31%