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Complete the sentence about Rutger Hauer with the correct year: In ______, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.
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Complete the sentence about Rutger Hauer with the correct year: In ______, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.
1999. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.
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Complete the sentence about Karel Appel with the correct year: Christiaan Karel Appel was born on 25 April ______ in his parents' house at Dapperstraat 7 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1921. Christiaan Karel Appel was born on 25 April 1921 in his parents' house at Dapperstraat 7 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Complete the sentence about Spyker with the correct year: The ______ C1 “Aerocoque” was one of the world's first cars with aerodynamically streamlined bodywork.
1919. The 1919 C1 “Aerocoque” was one of the world's first cars with aerodynamically streamlined bodywork.
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Complete the sentence about Keti Koti with the correct year: The Keti Koti festival marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean in ______.
1863. The Keti Koti festival marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean in 1863.
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Complete the sentence about Frans Hals with the correct year: Frans Hals married his first wife Anneke Harmensdochter around ______.
1610. Frans Hals married his first wife Anneke Harmensdochter around 1610.
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Complete the sentence about Anglo-Dutch Wars with the correct year: In ______ the Dutch concluded the Peace of Münster with the Kingdom of Spain.
1648. In 1648 the Dutch concluded the Peace of Münster with the Kingdom of Spain.
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Complete the sentence with the correct year: The term Indonesia was used for the geographical location after ______.
1880. The term Indonesia was used for the geographical location after 1880.
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Complete the sentence about Willem Einthoven with the correct year: In ______, he became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1902. In 1902, he became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Complete the sentence about Dutch comics with the correct year: In ______ the Swiss comic strip Monsieur Cryptogame by Rodolphe Töpffer was translated in Dutch by J.J.A.
1858. In 1858 the Swiss comic strip Monsieur Cryptogame by Rodolphe Töpffer was translated in Dutch by J.J.A.
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Complete the sentence about Flag of the Netherlands with the correct year: In Ghent in ______, William was welcomed with a number of theatrical allegories represented by a young girl wearing orange, blue and white.
1577. In Ghent in 1577, William was welcomed with a number of theatrical allegories represented by a young girl wearing orange, blue and white.
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Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, she won the 50 m freestyle at the European Championships.
1999. In 1999, she won the 50 m freestyle at the European Championships.
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Complete the sentence about Habsburg Netherlands with the correct year: De facto Habsburg rule ended with the annexation by the revolutionary French First Republic in ______.
1795. De facto Habsburg rule ended with the annexation by the revolutionary French First Republic in 1795.
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Complete the sentence about Dutch Safety Board with the correct year: As a result of the ______ fipronil egg scandal, the Dutch Safety Board announced on 8 August that an official investigation had been initiated.
2017. As a result of the 2017 fipronil egg scandal, the Dutch Safety Board announced on 8 August that an official investigation had been initiated.
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Complete the sentence about Senate with the correct year: The new constitution, which came into effect on 24 August ______, thus provided for a Senate consisting of forty to sixty members appointed by the king for life.
1815. The new constitution, which came into effect on 24 August 1815, thus provided for a Senate consisting of forty to sixty members appointed by the king for life.
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Which place completes this sentence about Drenthe? In archives from Het Utrechts Archief, from 1024 to 1025, the "county Drenthe" is mentioned, when Emperor Henry II gave it to Bishop Adalbold II of ______.
Utrecht. In archives from Het Utrechts Archief, from 1024 to 1025, the "county Drenthe" is mentioned, when Emperor Henry II gave it to Bishop Adalbold II of Utrecht.
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Complete the sentence about Rotterdam with the correct year: In ______, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland.
1340. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland.
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Complete the sentence about M. C. Escher with the correct year: Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on 17 June ______ in Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands, in a house that forms part of the Princessehof Ceramics Museum today.
1898. Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on 17 June 1898 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands, in a house that forms part of the Princessehof Ceramics Museum today.
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Complete the sentence with the correct year: After his dismissal in ______, he remained an advisor to both Ajax and Barcelona.
1996. After his dismissal in 1996, he remained an advisor to both Ajax and Barcelona.
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Complete the sentence about Protestant Church in the Netherlands with the correct year: Secularization, or the decline in religiosity, first became noticeable after ______ in the Protestant rural areas of Friesland and Groningen.
1960. Secularization, or the decline in religiosity, first became noticeable after 1960 in the Protestant rural areas of Friesland and Groningen.
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Complete the sentence about Famke Janssen with the correct year: In ______, Janssen moved to the United States to begin her professional career as a fashion model.
1984. In 1984, Janssen moved to the United States to begin her professional career as a fashion model.
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Which place completes this sentence about Hendrik Lorentz? From 1866 to 1869, Lorentz attended the Hogere Burgerschool in ______, a new type of public high school recently established by Johan Thorbecke.
Arnhem. From 1866 to 1869, Lorentz attended the Hogere Burgerschool in Arnhem, a new type of public high school recently established by Johan Thorbecke.
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Complete the sentence about Synod of Dort with the correct year: In ______, the first entire critical edition of the Acts and Documents of the Synod was published.
2014. In 2014, the first entire critical edition of the Acts and Documents of the Synod was published.
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Complete the sentence about Westerkerk with the correct year: The building of the Westerkerk was finished and completed by his son Pieter de Keyser and inaugurated on June 8, ______.
1631. The building of the Westerkerk was finished and completed by his son Pieter de Keyser and inaugurated on June 8, 1631.
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Complete the sentence about The Night Watch with the correct year: In ______, the painting was moved to the Amsterdam Town Hall, for which it was trimmed on all four sides.
1715. In 1715, the painting was moved to the Amsterdam Town Hall, for which it was trimmed on all four sides.
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Complete the sentence about Heike Kamerlingh Onnes with the correct year: In ______, he entered the University of Groningen, where he obtained a candidate degree the following year.
1870. In 1870, he entered the University of Groningen, where he obtained a candidate degree the following year.
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Complete the sentence about Afsluitdijk with the correct year: In ______, Lely was Minister of Water Management, and land reclamation was included in the government program.
1913. In 1913, Lely was Minister of Water Management, and land reclamation was included in the government program.
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