Ever wondered how Belgian you were or could be? For the Belgian National Day, I have made this silly test, which is kind of related to this blog (but hush!)... (This test is scientifically a test, no Googling, no hesitating, and note your answers on a paper.)
1. What's the national dish of Belgium?
A. chips
B. French fries
C. Belgian fries
2. What do you eat them with?
A. mayonnaise
B. ketchup
C. mustard
3. How would you qualify your mother tongue?
A. a majority language
B. a minority language
C. a minority language which is also a majority language
4. What is your favourite drink?
A. wine
B. beer
C. anything else
5. How would you qualify yourself?
A. messy
B. tidy
C. messy but full of compromises
6. How do people qualify your humour?
A. absurd and self-mocking
B. cynical and trash
C. witty and elitist
7. What is a neuske/cuberdon? (Don't Google it)
A. a type of waffle
B. a type of sweet
C. a type of nose
8. What are February and March made for?
A. Valentine's day and St Patrick's day
B. pancakes
C. Carnival
9. As a kid, which one were you waiting for?
A. Santa Claus on 25th December
B. Saint Nicholas on 6th December
C. anything else
10. What do you put in every dish (including sandwiches)?
A. rice
B. aubergine
C. fries
11. Which weather are you most used to?
A. sunny
B. snowy
C. rainy
12. When do you feel proud of your country?
A. all the time
B. never
C. when I'm abroad and/or the national sports team is winning something
13. When not to go shopping?
A. between noon and 2pm
B. late afternoon
C. before Christmas
14. If you have a bicycle, you'd better use it in:
A. the North
B. the South
C. the capital city
15. If you like kissing people to greet them, you'd better not go to:
A. the North
B. the South
C. the capital city
16. Do you know your national anthem?
A. yes, by heart
B. not really, but who cares?
C. I know the neighbour's one better
Check your answers in the comment!
Correct answers: 1C, 2A, 3C, 4B, 5C, 6A, 7B, 8C, 9B, 10C, 11C, 12C, 13B, 14A, 15A, 16C
ReplyDeleteFor each answer, count one point and calculate your results:
- between 0 and 4: Which exotic country do you come from?
- between 5 and 8: Sorry, you must be Dutch or French...
- between 9 and 12: I can see you've lived here for quite a long time!
- between 13 and 16: Wow! You're really surrealistic.... You should definitely ask for Belgian citizenship if you don't have it!