Saturday, January 26, 2013

Pop Quiz #3: Belgium or Not Belgium?

Are these things from Belgium or not Belgium?
[Answers at the bottom, but don't cheat!]

1.  Brussell sprouts

2.  The Holy Roman Empire started here

3.  Most castles per square mile

4.  The coffee filter

5.  The metric system

6.  The Communist Manifesto was written here

7.  Black/Yellow/Red flag with horizontal stripes

8.  The Belgian waffle.



DON'T CHEAT!!!






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Answers:

1.  Begium.  It's the Brussel sprout!  Don't over think it!
2.  Not Belgium.  The Holy Roman Empire started in Germany.
3.  Belgium.  Yep, most castles/square mile.
4.  Not Belgium.  The coffee filter comes from Germany.
5.  Not Belgium.  The metric system comes from France.
6.  Belgium.  When in excile, Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto here.
7.  Not Belgium. Horitzontal Black/Yellow/Red is the German flag.  The Belgian flag is the same, but vertical stripes.
8.  Belgium.  You over thought it again, didn't you?!




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