Abeka History 5 Quiz 30

______ is often called Holland.

• The Netherlands

• Amsterdam

• Denmark

• Brussels

Answer explanation

The people of the Netherlands are known as Hollanders or Dutch.

Government buildings in the Netherlands were located at​ (a)   .

• The Hague
• Rotterdam
• Amsterdam

Answer explanation

Rotterdam is the Netherland's major port for shipping on Europe's important Rhine River.

_________ was known as the "Father of Dutch Liberties" after he defended his country against attacks from the Spanish ruler Philip II and led the Netherlands to independence.

• William the Silent

• Henry Hudson

• Canute the Dane

• William the Conqueror

Match each definition to the correct term.

• Igloos

• Long, narrow inlets of the sea with high, rocky banks

• Fjords

• Wooden shoes worn by the Dutch to protect feet from dampness

• Dikes

• Temporary shelters made of snow blocks

• Klompen

• Damlike barriers made of earth and stone

• Timber line

• A point on a mountain or in polar regions beyond which trees cannot grow because of the cold

Match the capitals to each country.

• Brussels

• Sweden

• The Netherlands

• Belgium

• Norway

• Denmark

• Stockholm

• Oslo

• Copenhagen

• Amsterdam

Answer explanation

Other capitals:

💠Luxembourg's capital is also named Luxembourg

💠Iceland's capital is Reykjavik.

💠Finland's capital is Helsinki.

📌​ (a)   is called "Land of the Midnight Sun" because the area above the Artic Circle has sunshine 24-hours a day from mid-May through July.

📌​ (b)   is called the "Land of Fire and Ice" because volcanoes, hot springs, and steaming geysers are found alongside the glaciers.

• Sweden

• Denmark

• Norway
• Iceland

Answer explanation

For 10 weeks in the winter, the sun is not seen at all in Norway.

The world's largest island, Greenland, belongs to ______, even though it is thousands of miles away.

• Norway
• Sweden

• Belgium

• Denmark

A (a)   is a marshy plain that's located in the Northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and the interior of Iceland.

• tundra
• desert
• savanna
• rainforest

​ 🎵​ (a)   , the "Father of Modern Music," wrote beautiful music for the Protestant churches.

🎶​ (b)   wrote the song The Messiah, which is about the life of our Lord Jesus.

🎵​ (c)   wrote music even after he lost his hearing.

• Bach
• Handel
• Beethoven

The most famous German scientists were:

​ (a)   - one of the greatest scientific geniuses the world has ever known.

​ (b)   - who described how the planets orbit around the sun.

• Einstein
• Kepler
• Newton