Answers
Ok, for some answers, although alot of them had already been done (looks at Lisa
)
1. Where on earth can you find Belgium anyway?
Happy to say that you people know where to find it so easily
North of France, South of the Netherlands, West of Germany, East of the UK (with a bit of water halfway)
2. What is the official language of Belgium?
there's really 3 languages, not counting the differences in pronounciation between Holland-Dutch and Belgian-Dutch, there French and German are also official languages
3. What's the capital of Belgium?
Brussels, jup
4. How many people live there?
a bit over 10 Mill
5. Name 3 famous beers from Belgium
Palm, Duvel, Hoegaarden, Chimay, Lambic, Geueze, WestVleteren, Leffe, ...
6. How about 3 famous athletes, sportsmen/women?
Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne, Xavier Malisse, I guess Jean-Claude Van Damme too in a way, sure...
7. Name 3 famous foods from Belgium
Sprouts, Waffles, fries, chocolate, mussles, ...
8. Approximately how many brands of beer are there in Belgium?
depends on what you take as criteria... Officially a little over 600, in availability, a little over 300
9. Name one bad thing about Belgium (this one should be easy, so go all out if you want
)
You covered it nicely
10. Are gay marriages allowed in Belgium?
jup
11. Is weed legal in Belgium?
nope, but it's been decriminalised as stated by one of the posters.
12. What side of the road do they drive on in Belgium?
right
13. Exactly what was the function of Belgium during WW 2 ?
basically neutral, and jup, to get a running start at France
14. Belgium is at the core and the co-founder of what big organisation?
EU, Nato
15. What exactly is a "belgian compromise" ?
See Lisa's post
Thanks to everybody for trying and for a number of great answers