 - 1. What is the official and standard language of the Antwerp province?
A) English B) Dutch C) French D) German
- 2. What is the local dialect variety in the Antwerp province?
A) West Flemish B) Limburgish C) Brabantian D) East Flemish
- 3. What percentage of the population identifies as Catholic according to the 2008 data?
A) 73.3% B) 50.0% C) 24.1% D) 2.6%
- 4. Who is the current governor of Antwerp province?
A) King Baudouin B) Bart De Wever C) Cathy Berx D) Jan Jambon
- 5. How often is the provincial council of Antwerp elected?
A) Every six years B) Every five years C) Every four years D) Every ten years
- 6. How many seats does the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) hold in the council?
A) 5 B) 2 C) 6 D) 14
- 7. What is the highest point in the Antwerp province?
A) Beerzelberg B) Prinsenpark C) Kalmthoutse Heide D) Liereman
- 8. Which municipality is the Beerzelberg located in?
A) Turnhout B) Mechelen C) Putte D) Antwerp
- 9. Which of these is a river in the Antwerp province?
A) Meuse B) Scheldt C) Rhine D) Seine
- 10. Which highway is also known as the King Baudouin highway?
A) E19 B) E34 C) E313 D) E40
- 11. Which tunnels connect the highway network to East Flanders and Ghent?
A) Scheldt tunnel B) Oosterweelconnection C) Antwerp tunnel D) Kennedy Tunnel and Liefkenshoek Tunnel
- 12. Where is the Antwerp International Airport located?
A) Herentals B) Deurne C) Turnhout D) Mechelen
- 13. Which canal connects the Scheldt in Antwerp with the Meuse and Liège?
A) Iron Rhine B) Albert Canal C) Nete canal D) Dessel canal
- 14. What type of traditional farms are found in the Campine region?
A) Cottages B) Windmills C) Chateaus D) Langgevelboerderijen
- 15. In what year did the population reach 1,744,862?
A) 1930 B) 2010 C) 2008 D) 1947
- 16. What percentage of the population identifies as non-religious?
A) 73.3% B) 10.0% C) 2.6% D) 24.1%
- 17. The Iron Rhine railroad connects Antwerp with which city?
A) Mönchengladbach B) Brussels C) Amsterdam D) Liège
- 18. Which of these is a forest or heathland area in the province?
A) Beerzelberg B) Kalmthoutse Heide C) Port of Antwerp D) Mechelen city center
- 19. How many members are in the provincial council of Antwerp?
A) 6 B) 36 C) 5 D) 14
- 20. When were the last elections for the provincial council held?
A) 14 October 2018 B) 14 October 2008 C) 14 October 2010 D) 14 October 2020
- 21. What is the capital of the Antwerp province?
A) Turnhout B) Brussels C) Antwerp D) Mechelen
- 22. Which country is located to the north of the Antwerp province?
A) Germany B) Netherlands C) France D) Luxembourg
- 23. Between 1815 and 1830, what was the Antwerp province known as?
A) South Brabant B) North Brabant C) East Brabant D) Central Brabant
- 24. What is the approximate total area of the Antwerp province in square kilometers?
A) 1,920 B) 2,876 C) 3,500 D) 1,110
- 25. Which region comprises the main part of the eastern section of the province?
A) Campine B) Wallonia C) Flanders D) Limburg
- 26. What was the name of the department created during the First French Empire that later became the modern province?
A) Department of the Scheldt B) Department of Flanders C) Department of the two Netes D) Department of Brabant
- 27. Who established the Margraviate of Antwerp in 974?
A) Otto II B) Henry V C) Charlemagne D) Godfrey I of Leuven
- 28. In what year was the province renamed Antwerp following Belgium's independence?
A) 1795 B) 1790 C) 1815 D) 1830
- 29. What is the status of the Antwerp province in terms of population within Belgium as of 2024?
A) Least populous B) Most populous C) Third most populous D) Second most populous
- 30. Which major facility is located within the capital city of Antwerp?
A) Port of Antwerp B) European Parliament C) Royal Palace D) NATO Headquarters
- 31. Under which house did the Duchy fall in 1477?
A) House of Burgundy B) House of Bourbon C) House of Leuven D) House of Habsburg
- 32. What was the name of the pagus that included the region around what would become the city of Antwerp?
A) Pagus Toxandria B) Pagus Hasbaniensis C) Pagus Bracbatinsis D) Pagus Renesium
- 33. In 1106, to whom did Henry V grant the Margraviate of Antwerp?
A) Godfrey I of Leuven B) Otto II C) Charlemagne D) Napoleon
- 34. Who was the first Prefect of the Department of the two Netes?
A) Jacques Fortunat de Savoye-Rollin B) Marc René Marie de Voyer d'Argenson C) Charles Cochon D) Marquis Charles Joseph Fortuné d'Herbouville
- 35. Which Prefect served immediately before Baron Jacques Fortunat de Savoye-Rollin?
A) François de Robiano B) Marc René Marie de Voyer d'Argenson C) Marquis Charles Joseph Fortuné d'Herbouville D) Charles Cochon
- 36. Who was the Governor of the province of Antwerp in 1830 during the United Kingdom of the Netherlands?
A) Leonard Pierre Joseph du Bus de Gisignies B) André Charles Membrede C) Alexandre François Ghislain van der Fosse D) Edmond Charles Giullaume Ghislain de la Coste
- 37. Who served as Governor directly before Andries Kinsbergen?
A) Georges Holvoet B) Camille Paulus C) Gaston van de Werve de Schilde D) Richard Declerck
- 38. Who was the first Governor of the Belgian province of Antwerp in 1830?
A) Charles Rogier B) Henri de Brouckère C) Jean-François Tielemans D) François de Robiano
- 39. Which Governor served the longest term in the 19th century?
A) Jan Teichmann B) Charles Rogier C) Edward Pycke d'Ideghem D) Edward Osy de Zegwaart
- 40. In what period did Charles Cochon serve as Prefect?
A) 1809–1813 B) 1813–1814 C) 1800–1805 D) 1805–1808
- 41. Who succeeded Pierre Joseph Pycke as Governor of Antwerp?
A) Charles–Louis van Keverberg van Kessel B) Edmond Charles Giullaume Ghislain de la Coste C) André Charles Membrede D) Leonard Pierre Joseph du Bus de Gisignies
- 42. What was the GDP of the Antwerp province in 2018?
A) 88 billion € B) 100 billion € C) 75 billion € D) 50 billion €
- 43. In what year was the first nuclear installation in Belgium established at SCK•CEN?
A) 1957 B) 1962 C) 1980 D) 1970
- 44. Where is the European Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) located?
A) Geel B) Turnhout C) Mol D) Antwerp
- 45. What is the unemployment rate in Antwerp province as reported for 2017?
A) 4.5% B) 7.2% C) 5.9% D) 8.1%
- 46. Which city is known for its paper and printing business?
A) Nijlen B) Arendonk C) Turnhout D) Balen
- 47. The petrochemical industry cluster in Antwerp is the second-largest in the world after which city?
A) Houston B) Singapore C) Rotterdam D) Doha
- 48. Which company is a world leader in playing cards based in Turnhout?
A) L. Biermans B) Splichal C) Cartamundi D) Brepols
- 49. In which town was the first shoe factory in the province established?
A) Grobbendonk B) Herentals C) Arendonk D) Geel
- 50. What was the main economic activity of the eastern part of the province before 1880?
A) Paper manufacturing B) Diamond cutting C) Chemical production D) Agriculture
- 51. In which city is the pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica located?
A) Turnhout B) Antwerp C) Beerse D) Geel
- 52. Which technology center in Geel is part of the EBN network?
A) Innotek B) SCK•CEN C) VITO D) IRMM
- 53. What kind of metallurgy became renowned in the Campine region?
A) Non-ferrous B) Steel C) Iron D) Aluminum
- 54. Which company was founded in Balen-Nete in 1888-1889?
A) Union Minière B) Glaverbel C) La Vieille Montagne D) La Metallo-Chimique
- 55. La Vieille Montagne had its roots in the exploitation of which mines?
A) Rhodesia gold mines B) Katanga copper mines C) Moresnet zinc mines D) Herentals coal mines
- 56. In which municipality was the Société Générale Métallurgique de Hoboken established?
A) Balen B) Turnhout C) Arendonk D) Olen
- 57. When was the Métallurgique de la Campine established?
A) 1910 B) 1919 C) 1888 D) 1931
- 58. Which product was the specialty of La Metallo-Chimique?
A) Copper B) Radium C) Antimony D) Lead
- 59. Which company, now known as Sibelco, was founded in 1872 to extract silica sand?
A) Beles Réunios B) Sablières et Carrières Réunies C) Univerbel D) Glaverbel
- 60. Where was the glass bottle manufacturer Beles Réunios set up in 1920?
A) Olen B) Mol-Donk C) Turnhout D) Herentals
- 61. In 1961, Glaver merged with which company to form Glaverbel?
A) Libbey-Owens B) Sibelco C) Beles Réunios D) Univerbel
- 62. Why were several dynamite factories established in the Campine region?
A) Because of cheap wool B) Because of the proximity to the coast C) Because of the abundance of water D) Because it was sparsely populated
- 63. Which company was established in 1881 near Balen and later acquired by the PRB?
A) Ravago B) Societe Anonyme d'Arendonk C) Glaver D) La Forcite N.V.
- 64. Why was the dynamite factory founded near Herentals in 1887 closed?
A) Due to its vicinity to the city B) Due to the economic crisis C) Due to a lack of raw materials D) Due to a merger
- 65. Which city became the centre of the tobacco industry at the end of the 19th century?
A) Turnhout B) Arendonk C) Herentals D) Mol
- 66. How many municipalities are located within the province of Antwerp?
A) 10 B) 19 C) 67 D) 3
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