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Quiz on Brussels: Test Your Knowledge!

Test your knowledge about Brussels with this engaging quiz covering its geography, history, and leadership!

#Brussels #Geography #History #European Union #Trivia

1 How many metres above sea level is Brussels?

2 Which of the following subdivisions is Brussels in?

3 When was Brussels established?

4 What is the postcode of Brussels?

5 The city was captured by France in 1746 during the ________ but was handed back to Austria three years later.

6 What type of subdivision is Brussels?

7 What is the leader of Brussels called?

8 What time offset in UTC is Brussels in during daylight savings?

9 Who of the following is/was the leader of Brussels?

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💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Dexia Tower in Brussels has reduced its nightly light show (pictured) to only 10 minutes an hour due to the recession.
  • the controversial sculpture Entropa, unveiled in Brussels on January 13, 2009, depicts Bulgaria as a series of squat toilets (example pictured).
  • two glazed shopping arcades of the 1840s — the Passage in St Petersburg and the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in Brussels — accommodated luxury shops, coffee houses, museums and even theatres.
  • the covering of the Senne River (construction pictured) created the major boulevards of Brussels.
  • the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium houses European Commission headquarters.
  • the European Parliament is currently housed in Espace Léopold in Brussels, Belgium.
  • the irises of Saint Gaugericus Island became a symbol of Brussels, and the iris is now on the flag of the Brussels-Capital Region (pictured).
  • the porcelain set Elka (pictured) by the Czech designer Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the Grand Prix in design at the Expo '58 in Brussels.
  • of the vast Silva Carbonaria, "the charcoal forest" that stretched from south of Brussels to the Rhine in Merovingian days, 44.21 km² still remains in the Forêt de Soignes/Zoniënwoud.
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