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Trademark Animals
(10 votes)
, Played 62 times
Nothing says business like an animal in a company's brand logo.
Did the companies choose wisely? Do you know their brand name?
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Wet Netherlands
(4 votes)
, Played 20 times
If the Netherlands weren't protected by dikes, one third of the country would be below sea-level.
If sea-levels keep rising, will the Dutch keep their clogs dry? Well, at least in Maastricht they will...
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International Recovery Position
(4 votes)
, Played 21 times
To prevent an unconscious victim from choking on his own tongue, place the victim in the recovery position while you wait for emergency medical service.
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Ora et Labora - True Trappist Beers
(5 votes)
, Played 52 times
A Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks. Seven monasteries (six in Belgium and one in the Netherlands) are authorized to label their beers as Trappist beer.
For MrT - cheers mate!
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Rainbow Warriors - The Greenpeace Fleet
(2 votes)
, Played 10 times
Greenpeace is a non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment.
Here's an overview of their fleet.
Images: Greenpeace International - www.greenpeace.org.
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Cows of the Netherlands
(7 votes)
, Played 59 times
There are some 1.500.000 cows in the Netherlands, eating 120.000.000 kg of grass every day.
Images from www.zuivelonline.nl.
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Beers of the Netherlands
(4 votes)
, Played 75 times
Tag the right brand name or the name of the brewery to the right image.
Background image: Grolsch clip-lock bottles.
For Aquambulushirsutus: a true expert.
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Pop Art 1950 - present
(8 votes)
, Played 849 times
Pop art is a visual art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States, characterized by themes and techniques drawn from popular mass culture (wikipedia).
Background image: Keith Haring, Untitled, 1986.
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Fablernas Värld
(5 votes)
, Played 18 times
Fablernas värld (nederländsk originaltitel De Fabeltjeskrant) animerad nederländsk TV-serie för barn, producerad 1968–1992 och totalt omfattande 1640 avsnitt.
For PaulfunI
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Bauhaus 1919 - 1933
(7 votes)
, Played 1,016 times
Bauhaus (das Staatliche Bauhaus Weimar) was an art school in Germany founded by Walter Gropius that combined crafts and the fine arts. It operated from 1919 to 1933 (Wikipedia).
Background image: Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923.
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Art Nouveau / Jugendstil 1890 - 1905
(12 votes)
, Played 1,453 times
International movement and style of art, architecture and applied art - especially the decorative arts - that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century (1890–1905). Source: Wikipedia.
Background image: The Tree of Life, Gustav Klimt 1909
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Art Deco 1925 - 1939
(9 votes)
, Played 1,075 times
International art design movement from 1925 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, industrial design, fashion, painting, the graphic arts and film (Wikipedia).
Background image: Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1927.
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Snooker Table Set-up
(6 votes)
, Played 94 times
Correctly set up a snooker table and place all coloured balls where they should be.
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1959 Morris Mini-Minor
(6 votes)
, Played 234 times
Just excellent car design.
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Harley Davidson's Hogs
(2 votes)
, Played 11 times
The first Harley-Davidson production model was introduced in 1903 as the F-Head Single with a $200 price tag.
The latest 2009 V-Rod Muscle starts at $17.160.
Some famous models from over a century.
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Norman Rockwell's America
(12 votes)
, Played 598 times
Born in 1894, Norman Rockwell depicted seven decades of American life in hundreds of excellent, lifelike paintings.
Norman Rockwell died in 1978 in his hometown of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, leaving an unfinished painting on his easel.
A tribute to a great artist.
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1959 Volkswagen Bus
(12 votes)
, Played 225 times
Just excellent car design...
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Clogs of the Netherlands
(14 votes)
, Played 512 times
In the Netherlands everyone wears clogs (wooden shoes). They're warm, sturdy and highly fashionable.
Here are some of the latest models.
Background image: Frau Antje in Berlin.
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Windmills of the Netherlands
(4 votes)
, Played 896 times
There are 1200 windmills in the Netherlands still 'millworthy' today. Many were used to reclaim land from the sea. The province thus created, Flevoland, now is marked with windturbines to harvest windenergy.
Left dot: type of mill
Right dot: location
Names in English and Dutch
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Caution! - Warning Signs
(6 votes)
, Played 47 times
These symbols should make it easy to figure out what danger they represent.
Do you know what to watch out for?
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Sirloin & Tenderloin - A Bovine Treasure Map
(2 votes)
, Played 10 times
Butcher this cow correctly and reveal its treasures.
Picture courtesy of H.A.M. - Handbook of Australian Meat
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Perfumes - The Coolest Waters
(6 votes)
, Played 879 times
Perfumes have always been an indispensable part of fashion.
The famous Chanel No. 5 was introduced as early as 1921 and is still the most popular eau de toilette today.
Background image: Tabac by Maurer-Wirtz
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Icelandic Road Signs
(5 votes)
, Played 158 times
From the Icelandic Traffic Counsil, www.umferd.is.
Background image: sheep near Breiðavik, Western fjords, Iceland. © Snavelaar.nl
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Food for the Brave
(6 votes)
, Played 39 times
There are many acquired tastes in the world.
Left dot: name of the dish.
Right dot: place of origin.
Background image: Beer, cheese and bread pie (Welsh rarebit) at Café Des Sports, Le Touquet, France. © Snavelaar.nl 2007
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Telephone Alphabet: Swedish
(4 votes)
, Played 82 times
When you're on the telephone in Sweden and have to spell a name, you can use this commonly used telephone alphabet.
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Colours in Plains Cree
(3 votes)
, Played 52 times
Plains Cree is spoken throughout South Central Saskatchewan. There are approximately 45 First Nations reserves in Saskatchewan that speak the plains Cree dialect. Here's how they named their colours.
Background image: Cree Tipi from http://www.firstpeople.us/tipi/cree-tipis.html
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Nederlandse verkeersborden 6
(2 votes)
, Played 17 times
Serie van 7 spelletjes over Nederlandse verkeersborden. Verplichte kennis voor het rijbewijs.
Achtergrondafbeelding: Langste file van Mini's Wereld Record 2008.
© Snavelaar.nl
Traffic signs in Dutch.
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Nederlandse verkeersborden 5
(1 votes)
, Played 25 times
Serie van 7 spelletjes over Nederlandse verkeersborden. Verplichte kennis voor het rijbewijs.
Achtergrondafbeelding: Langste file van Mini's Wereld Record 2008.
© Snavelaar.nl
Traffic signs in Dutch.
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Nederlandse verkeersborden 4
(1 votes)
, Played 12 times
Serie van 7 spelletjes over Nederlandse verkeersborden. Verplichte kennis voor het rijbewijs.
Achtergrondafbeelding: Langste file van Mini's Wereld Record 2008.
© Snavelaar.nl
Traffic signs in Dutch.
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Nederlandse verkeersborden 3
(1 votes)
, Played 11 times
Serie van 7 spelletjes over Nederlandse verkeersborden. Verplichte kennis voor het rijbewijs.
Achtergrondafbeelding: Langste file van Mini's Wereld Record 2008.
© Snavelaar.nl
Traffic signs in Dutch.
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