What is the capital of Belgium?
AnswerBrussels
Brussels is also a key European Union center.
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Belgium facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about belgium's geography, history and culture, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Belgium's official languages are Dutch, French and which other?
AnswerGerman
A small German-speaking community lives in the east.
Going deeper
Which Brussels structure, built for the 1958 World's Fair, models an iron crystal?
AnswerThe Atomium
Its nine spheres represent an iron crystal magnified billions of times.
Which famous 1815 battle was fought near Brussels?
AnswerWaterloo
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.
Besides EU institutions, which military alliance has its headquarters in Brussels?
AnswerNATO
NATO has been headquartered in Brussels since 1967.
Expert level
Which Belgian surrealist painted 'The Treachery of Images' ('This is not a pipe')?
AnswerRene Magritte
Magritte painted it in 1929.
The Belgian city of Antwerp is world-famous as a center for trading what?
AnswerDiamonds
A large share of the world's rough diamonds pass through Antwerp.
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