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Exploring Amsterdam: A Quiz on Its Culture and History

Test your knowledge about Amsterdam's culture, history, and notable figures with this engaging quiz.

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1 This bill promoted ________ and arranged for new developments in so called "groeikernen", literally "cores of growth".

2 Tuschinski is a heritage ________ building with a beautiful lobby and six screens.

3 Which is the ruling party of Amsterdam?

4 What is Amsterdam classified as?

5 The wars of the ________ with England and France took their toll on Amsterdam.

6 What role did Aus Greidanus Jr. play in the movie Amsterdam?

7 Who played Philip in the movie Amsterdam?

8 What is the leader of Amsterdam called?

9 Which of the following titles did Amsterdam have?

10 What role did Ward Weemhoff play in the movie Amsterdam?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the KNSM Island (pictured) in Amsterdam, originally the docks for the Royal Dutch Steamboat Company and then long occupied by squatters, is now a haven for "Dockland chic".
  • the Hotel Pulitzer in Amsterdam is built from 25 historic canal houses, dating to the 17th and 18th century.
  • the Homomonument in Amsterdam commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been subjected to persecution because of their sexual orientation.
  • the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, Netherlands annually attracts around 10 million visitors.
  • the first feature film of director Paul Verhoeven is Business Is Business, a 1971 comedy film about two prostitutes in Amsterdam.
  • the typical Amsterdammertjes (pictured) that line the streets of Amsterdam will be gradually removed.
  • the memo calling for the 1907 International Anarchist Congress in Amsterdam went unsigned by French anarchists, as many rejected the very idea of organized collaboration.
  • the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam, which used to be an industrial harbor area, now attracts trendy professionals and young families with children.
  • the City of Amsterdam spent €160,000 on an unsuccessful soil sanitation program to save the Anne Frank Tree, one of the oldest chestnut trees in the area.
  • Jan Wils won a gold medal in architectural design in art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics for his design of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
  • Amsterdam's Prostitution Information Center provides the city's visitors with information and advice about prostitution.
  • Dutch mannerist painter Cornelis Ketel began to paint with his toes towards the end of a successful career as a portraitist, (example, right) in Elizabethan London and Amsterdam.
  • The Faun, a rare sculpture by Paul Gauguin, displayed for a decade by the Art Institute of Chicago and the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam was actually a fake by British forger Shaun Greenhalgh.
  • the 3,500 items owned by Amsterdam's Museum of Bags and Purses make it the world's largest collection of handbags and accessories.
  • notable former residents of Zwanenburgwal (pictured), a canal and street in the centre of Amsterdam, include Dutch painter Rembrandt and philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
  • Amsterdam has a concentric belt of canals around it.
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