Q 01/05
A) 19
B) 24
C) 29
D) 34
Answer · why
The City of Brussels, the national capital, is just one of them.
Q 02/05
A) Market by the wood
B) Settlement in the marsh
C) Bridge over the river
D) Fort of the duke
Answer · why
Bruocsella combined 'bruoc', marsh, and 'sella', home; a bishop first recorded 'Brosella' in 695.
Q 03/05
A) Meuse
B) Dyle
C) Senne
D) Scheldt
Answer · why
Its course through the city was completely covered over between 1867 and 1871 because it had become a health hazard.
Q 04/05
A) Charles Buls
B) Adolphe Max
C) Léopold Ranst
D) Jules Anspach
Answer · why
The river had become a serious health hazard; a central boulevard now bears his name.
Q 05/05
A) French and Dutch
B) French and German
C) Dutch and English
D) French and Walloon
Answer · why
Historically Dutch-speaking, the city shifted to French from the late 19th century; the region was created in 1989.
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