The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (ABC Islands), and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten (SSS Islands).
Aruba seceded in 1986 as a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the rest of the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on 10 October 2010, resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as “special municipalities”.
Netherlands Antilles Quiz Questions
1. When did Christopher Columbus sight the island of Saint Martin?
a) 1 March 1476
b) 20 May 1482
c) 12 July 1562
d) 11 November 1493
2. Who occupied Curacao in 1634?
a) Piet Heyn
b) John Maurice
c) Johannes van Walbeeck
d) Robert Blake
3. When did Sint Eustasius recognize USA?
a) 1 January 1801
b) 16 November 1776
c) 20 September 1798
d) 14 April 1824
4. Who captured Sint Eustatius on 3 February 1781?
a) George Rodney
b) John Benbow
c) Edward Montagu
d) William Penn
5. Which is the largest island of Netherlands Antilles?
a) Sint Eustatius
b) Saba
c) Curacao
d) Bonaire
6. Which is the capital of Curacao?
a) Philipsburg
b) New Amsterdam
c) Kralendijk
d) Willemstad
7. Which is the official language of countries and special municipalities of Netherlands Antilles?
a) Spanish
b) English
c) Dutch
d) Portuguese
8. Which is the highest point in Netherlands Antilles?
a) Mount Scenery
b) The Quill
c) Sentry Hill
d) Mount Saint Christoffel
9. When did Netherlands Antilles get autonomy?
a) 17 February 1955
b) 22 June 1971
c) 21 August 1946
d) 15 December 1954
10. Which island separated from Netherlands Antilles in 1986?
a) Dominica
b) Aruba
c) Saint Vincent
d) Saint Kitts
Netherlands Antilles Quiz Questions with Answers
1. When did Christopher Columbus sight the island of Saint Martin?
d) 11 November 1493
2. Who occupied Curacao in 1634?
c) Johannes van Walbeeck
3. When did Sint Eustasius recognize USA?
b) 16 November 1776
4. Who captured Sint Eustatius on 3 February 1781?
a) George Rodney
5. Which is the largest island of Netherlands Antilles?
c) Curacao
6. Which is the capital of Curacao?
d) Willemstad
7. Which is the official language of countries and special municipalities of Netherlands Antilles?
c) Dutch
8. Which is the highest point in Netherlands Antilles?
a) Mount Scenery
9. When did Netherlands Antilles get autonomy?
d) 15 December 1954
10. Which island separated from Netherlands Antilles in 1986?
b) Aruba