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The Netherlands... Or Belgium?

You probably know Belgium and the Netherlands well, but is it enough to ace this quiz?
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Last updated: October 9, 2023
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First submittedMay 9, 2019
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1. Its capital's sights include a peeing boy on a fountain
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Netherlands
Belgium
2. It is famous for exporting tulips
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Belgium
3. German is an official language
Belgium
Netherlands
Both
4. Dutch is an official language
Netherlands
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Belgium
5. The last colony, Congo, became independent in 1960
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Belgium
Netherlands
6. The government is not located in the capital
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Belgium
Netherlands
7. A king serves as Head of State
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Netherlands
Belgium
8. Has islands in the North sea
Netherlands
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Belgium
9. Borders Luxembourg
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Belgium
10. Its capital is a capital of the European Union at the same time
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11. Will shut down its only nuclear power plant in 2034
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Belgium
12. Borders the German city of Aachen
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13. Divided into three regions
Netherlands
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Belgium
14. Home to the biggest port in Europe
Belgium
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Netherlands
15. Gouda cheese comes from here
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12 Comments
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Level 74
May 9, 2019
Belgium : 3 regions base on territory : Flanders, Walloonia, Brussels region and 3 communites based on language : french community, flemish community german community. So it's never four regions
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Level 62
May 9, 2019
Thanks, I must have translated it wrong. The error is fixed :)
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Level 57
Apr 24, 2020
Hey I was going to say the same thing. It is confusing isn't it. But for whatever reason it doesn't seem to have been fixed - I got the "four" question.

I also got the Aachen one wrong despite having had a holiday there recently! 🤦‍♂️

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Level 62
Jun 2, 2020
That's because the Netherlands are divided into 12 provinces. I changed the question now, thanks!
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Level 51
Sep 10, 2019
100% first time! I'm Dutch so I should have 100% though
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Level 43
Mar 1, 2021
The Netherlands has five nuclear powerplants...
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Level 62
Mar 1, 2021
No, it actually only has one (Borssele).
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Level 65
Jun 23, 2024
Correct, however the new government is planning on building three more nuclear power plants.
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Level 72
Oct 9, 2023
It is still four regions, you didn't fix that
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Level 62
Oct 9, 2023
It should be fixed now dear!
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Level 72
Oct 12, 2023
I wonder if anyone answered "both" to question 14
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Level 80
Jun 23, 2024
It's crazy to me that Belgium doesn't have a single island haha, the more you know