Kingsday

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

This week

King's Day

what do you know?!

Which words come to mind when you think of King's day?

Who was the first Queen to celebrate Queen's day?

1. Beatrix
2. Maxima
3. Wilhelmina
4. Juliana

Why did Queen Beatrix NOT celebrate Queen's day on her own birthday?

1. because she didn't like the tradition
2. because her birthday was in a cold season
3. because her birtday was on Christmas day
4. because she wasn't allowed to celebrate it

Let's start easy: what is the name of our King?

1. Willem
2. Willem-Alexander
3. Claus
4. William

How old will the King become this year?

1. 49
2. 62
3. 44
4. 57

What is the name of the mother of our King? She is our former Queen.

1. Juliana
2. Wilhelmina
3. Beatrix
4. Emma

On which date did we use to celebrate Queen's Day?

1. 27 April
2. 30 April
3. 31 January
4. 31 August

How many kids does our King have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

What's the name of the King's wife?

1. Laurentien
2. Katharina
3. Maxima
4. Josephina

Where is she from?

1. Spain
2. Portugal
3. Brazil
4. Argentina

Since when is red-white-blue the colour of our National flag?

1. 1596
2. 1854
3. 1937
4. 1945

With what percentage does the sale of tompoucen rise before King's day?

1. 100%
2. 150%
3. 600%
4. none

Approximately how many people celebrate King's Day in Amsterdam each year?

1. 700.000
2. 1.500.000
3. 100.000
4. 500.000

What is the name of our National Anthem

1. God save the King
2. the Wilhelmus
3. the Marseillaise
4. Oranje Boven

How does the Wilhelmus start? Translated in English.

1. Wilhelmus van Nassouwe am I, of Dutch blood,
2. Wilhelmus van Nassouwe am I, of German blood,
3. Wilhelmus van Nassouwe am I, of Protestant blood,
4. Wilhelmus van Nassouwe am I, of Christian blood,

Why is the color of King's Day orange?

1. Because we say the house of orange
2. Because the king thinks it is a beautiful color
3. The Dutch flag is orange
4. This is determined by the queen