Terrorist attacks kill dozens in Belgium

Q: Explosions rocked the main airport and a subway in Belgium's capital last week, killing dozens of people. The attacks occurred four days after the capture of a suspect in an earlier terrorist attack. Where is Belgium?

Circle the area on this map


Q: An unexploded bomb was found later in Belgium's capital, which also is the de facto capital of the European Union. What is the capital of Belgium?

A. Berlin

B. Bremen

C. Brussels

D. Bruges

Q: Islamic State terrorists claimed responsibility for the Brussels attacks as they did for an attack last fall in the capital of Belgium's southwestern neighbor . . .

A. France

B. Germany

C. Luxembourg

D. Netherlands

Q: Some called last week's bombings an attack on the “heart of Europe” as Belgium straddles the cultural divide between Germanic and Latin Europe. About 59% of Belgians speak Dutch and 41% speak French. Which Belgian region speaks French?

A. Flanders

B. Wallonia

Q: As European governments scramble to contain the expanding terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State, it is steadily losing ground in . . .

A. Afghanistan

B. Lebanon

C. Pakistan

D. Syria


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