Luxembourg Trivia
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50 free Luxembourg trivia questions with answers — geography quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Luxembourg trivia quiz covers the small country in full. It opens with the essentials — the borders, the three languages and which one the laws are written in, the grand duchy and its 2025 succession, the EU court on the Kirchberg — then digs into a thousand years of history: Count Siegfried and the Bock in 963, Emperor Henry VII, John the Blind at Crécy, the Golden Bull, three partitions, the 1867 crisis, Marie-Adélaïde's abdication and the Battle of the Bulge. It also collects the things worth knowing over dinner: why the city is the Gibraltar of the North, what happened at Schengen in 1985, who fathered the euro, the hopping procession of Echternach, the Codex Aureus, Bouneschlupp, Radio Luxembourg, Josy Barthel's Olympic gold, the Schleck brothers, Gabriel Lippmann's colour photographs and Vicky Krieps. About a third of the questions are easy; the rest will surprise even people who have visited. Our Romania and Belgium pages continue the tour. Every answer has been checked against Wikipedia's Luxembourg articles and the sources they cite, and each explanation adds one more thing worth knowing.
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Q 01Luxembourg is the world's only remaining sovereign what?
Grand duchy
It has been ruled by its own line of grand dukes since Adolphe of Nassau-Weilburg in 1890.
Q 02Which three countries border Luxembourg?
Belgium, Germany and France
Its culture and languages are shaped by France and Germany, and it forms the Low Countries with Belgium and the Netherlands.
Q 03Which Germanic tongue, close to Moselle German dialects, is Luxembourg's only recognised national language?
Lëtzebuergesch
French is the sole language of legislation, and all three of Luxembourgish, French and German are used in administration.
Q 04Which language is the sole language used for Luxembourg's legislation?
French
Luxembourgish is a Moselle Franconian dialect descended from the Salian Franks' speech.
Q 05Roughly what share of Luxembourg's population are foreign nationals?
Almost half
The country of about 694,000 people has Europe's highest population growth rate.
Q 06Who became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in October 2025 after his father abdicated?
Guillaume V
Henri announced the abdication in his 2024 Christmas message and stepped down on 3 October 2025.
Q 07Which body, the EU's highest judicial authority, sits in Luxembourg City?
The Court of Justice of the European Union
Most of the institutions sit on the Kirchberg plateau; Luxembourg is regarded as one of the EU's three de facto capitals.
Q 08Luxembourg's recorded history begins in 963 when which count acquired the castle on the Bock rock?
Siegfried of the Ardennes
He got Lucilinburhuc from St. Maximin's Abbey in Trier by exchange; folklore marries him to the water spirit Melusina.
Q 09Which Count of Luxembourg became Holy Roman Emperor in 1312?
Henry VII
His descendants Charles IV, Sigismund and Wenceslaus also wore the imperial crown.
Q 10Luxembourg's national hero John the Blind died heroically at which 1346 battle?
Crécy
He was also King of Bohemia and founded the Schueberfouer fair in 1340.
Q 11Which member of the House of Luxembourg issued the Golden Bull of 1356?
Charles IV
The decree fixed key parts of the Holy Roman Empire's constitution for centuries.
Q 12What nickname did Luxembourg City's fortress earn after Carnot ranked it second only to a British rock?
The Gibraltar of the North
The old city and its fortifications became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
Q 13How many times was Luxembourg partitioned, shrinking it to its present size?
Three
The Third Partition came with the 1839 Treaty of London, when the western half went to Belgium.
Q 21Which Luxembourg-born statesman is counted among the founding fathers of the European Union?
Robert Schuman
Werner is called the father of the euro, and Thorn, Santer and Juncker all went on to lead the European Commission.
Q 22Which Luxembourgish politician is 'considered the father of the Euro'?
Pierre Werner
His 1970 plan laid out economic and monetary union decades before the currency arrived.
Q 23What is Luxembourg's highest point, at 560 metres?
Kneiff
It stands near Wilwerdange in the hilly Oesling in the north.
Q 14What is the 1867 diplomatic showdown, sparked by Napoleon III trying to buy the country, called?
The Luxembourg Crisis
Napoleon III had tried to buy the country from the Dutch king; the Prussians objected and Luxembourg was made neutral instead.
Q 15What is the Luxembourgish national motto Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn in English?
We want to remain what we are
The sentiment peaked in 1890 when the Dutch king ceased to be Grand Duke and Adolphe of Nassau-Weilburg took over.
Q 16Why was Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde forced to abdicate in January 1919?
She was seen as having collaborated with the Germans
Her sister Charlotte took over and reigned until her own abdication in 1964.
Q 17Grand Duchess Charlotte reigned from 1919 until abdicating in which year?
1964
Her wartime broadcasts from exile made her a symbol of resistance during the German occupation.
Q 18Which World War II offensive destroyed or damaged a third of Luxembourg's buildings?
The Battle of the Bulge
The country lost 1.45% of its pre-war population, the highest such loss in Western Europe.
Q 19What did the Nazis use the Grand Ducal Palace for during the occupation?
A concert hall and tavern
The palace in Luxembourg City remains the Grand Duke's official residence today.
Q 20Near which Luxembourg village was the 1985 agreement ending internal European border checks signed?
Schengen
Five of the ten EEC members signed it on 14 June 1985, aboard a boat on the Moselle.
Q 24What is Luxembourg's land area?
2,586 km²
It is nonetheless one of the richest countries on earth per head.
Q 25Luxembourg City stands at the confluence of the Pétrusse and which other river?
Alzette
The valley quarters of the Grund and Pfaffenthal lie far below the old town on the plateau.
Q 26The Bock, site of the original Luxembourg castle, is famous for what network cut into the rock?
Casemates
They began as the medieval castle's cellars and grew into kilometres of defensive tunnels.
Q 27Which Northumbrian missionary founded Luxembourg's oldest abbey in 698 and is the country's patron saint?
Willibrord
The abbey produced the Codex Aureus, written entirely in gold ink, in the 11th century.
Q 28What unusual annual Catholic event honours the saint of Luxembourg's oldest abbey?
A hopping or dancing procession
Pilgrims skip through the town in rows to a traditional tune.
Q 29Which Luxembourgish runner shocked the 1952 Helsinki Olympics by winning the 1500 metres?
Josy Barthel
Born in Mamer, his talent was discovered during the Second World War; the national stadium was named after him.
Q 30Which Luxembourgish cyclist was awarded the 2010 Tour de France after Alberto Contador's doping case?
Andy Schleck
His brother Fränk was also a professional; Charly Gaul had won the Tour outright in 1958.