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Region Quiz on a Map - Benelux

Salut ! Find the displayed geographical, historical, and cultural features of the Benelux countries and try to complete the map! Veel succes!
Population by city proper, not urban area (from citypopulation.de)
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Bordering Countries
France
Germany
 
Bordering Sea
North Sea
 
Lake
IJsselmeer
 
River
Meuse
Rhine
Largest Cities by Population
931,298
Amsterdam
670,610
Rotterdam
566,221
The Hague
544,759
Antwerp
374,238
Utrecht
 
 
Other Cities
Technology and design hub, home of Philips
Eindhoven
Host to an annual 10-day festival, attracting more than a million spectators
Ghent
The Netherlands' youngest city
Groningen
City called "The Fervent City"
Liège
Capital of an eponymous country
Luxembourg
Regions
Only official bilingual province of the Netherlands
Friesland
French-speaking region of Belgium
Wallonia
Least populated region of the Netherlands, which gave its name to a Pacific country
Zeeland
 
 
Monuments
Symbol of Brussels constructed for the 1958 World's Fair
Atomium
Oldest university in the Netherlands
Leiden University
Most visited Dutch museum
Rijksmuseum
 
 
Natural Wonders
Largest cave complex in Belgium, carved by the river Lesse
Caves of Han-sur-Lesse
Intertidal zone stretching from the Netherlands to Denmark
WaddenSea
Famous People
Delft: This "Father of Microbiology" invented the microscope there
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Brussels: This singer filmed his music video for 'Formidable' with hidden cameras in this city
Stromae
Luxembourg: This winner of the 2010 Tour de France was born there
Andy Schleck
 
 
Pieces of Art
Delft: Vermeer painted this domestic worker there
The Milkmaid
Brussels: The main character of this comic lives there with his dog Snowy
The Adventures of Tintin
Bruges: This movie starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is set in this city
In Bruges
 
 
Battles
1815: French defeat ending the Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Waterloo
1915: First mass use of poison gas by Germans in WWI
Second Battle of Ypres
3 Comments
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Level 52
Jul 17, 2024
Hey,

If you like this quiz, you may also like the similar quiz by Maxibon.

Also, even though the Brussels metropolitan area is one of the most populated in the region, the city itself is quite small, which is why it does not appear in the 'Largest Cities'.

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Level 52
Jul 17, 2024
You are right, I forgot. Thanks!
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Level 28
Nov 24, 2024
isn't almere the newest/youngest city? not groningen