KidsQuiz | Bombardement Bezuidenhout '45

1

A landmark in bezuidenhout

WHY IS THIS STREET CALLED BEZUIDENHOUTSEWEG?

Because the road is next to a wood

Because this road has always been used to transport wood

Because the road is located in the Bezuidenhout district

Because the road is located to the south of the wood

2

Bezuidenhout remembers

WHY DO YOU THINK WE USE THIS LOCATION TO COMMEMORATE THE VICTIMS?

One of the bombs fell here

There is sufficient space here for a lot of people to attend a remembrance ceremony

There is a statue of Juliana van Stolberg here

This is a beautiful location in the district

3

An ultra-modern pool

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE BOSBAD (POOL OF THE WOOD) THAT SHOWS YOU THIS WAS A MODERN BUILDING FOR ITS TIME?

Its elongated shape

Its white colour and angular shapes

The building has different heights

The entrance is in the centre of the building

4

The V2-offensive

HOW LONG WAS A V2 ROCKET?

3 metres

9 metres

14 metres

19 metres

5

The Atlantic wall

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANTI-TANK DITCH?

To stop the tanks of the allied forces

To store freshwater

To serve as a fish pond

tore the scarce supplies of petrol

6

Grocery coupons

WHY DID YOU NEED COUPONS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS DURING THE WAR?

The products were no good and the police wanted to confiscate them

There was a shortage of these products, but with a coupon you could still get a limited amount

Then you could save the stamps; and with 10 stamps you got 1 free

You could get these products without having to pay for them straight away

7

Intersection in ruins

ON THE PHOTO AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT YOU WILL SEE A POST WITH A RING ON TOP. WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WAS?

An overhead line for the tram

An advertising sign

Street lighting

A clock

8

Football, church and offices

HOW MANY YEARS HAS THE FOOTBALL CLUB V.U.C. PLAYED ON THE SITE OPPOSITE THE LIDUINA CHURCH?

29 years

38 years

68 years

106 years

9

The school stood firm

CAN YOU FIND THE SCHOOL THAT WAS IN THE STREET EVEN BEFORE THE BOMBARDMENTS? WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL?

Liduina school

Amalia school

Den Hertog school

Bavo school

10

The Wilhelmina Church

WHAT IS A ‘valscherm’?

A glove

A helmet

An army jacket

A parachute

11

A devastated square

IF YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU WILL SEE THAT A SINGLE CORNER HOUSE REMAINED STANDING. WHICH HOUSE NUMBER DOES IT HAVE?

1

23

50

53

12

Stately Bezuidenhout

ONE OF THE NINE STREETS THAT INTERSECT THE JULIANA VAN STOLBERGPLEIN STILL CONTAINS HOUSES FROM BEFORE THE BOMBARDMENTS. WHICH OF THE STREETS THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM HERE IS IT?

Prinses Beatrixlaan

Valentijnstraat

Adelheidstraat

Tweede Adelheidstraat

13

From residential to shopping

IF YOU LOOK AROUND CAREFULLY, YOU CAN STILL SEE HOUSES THAT SURVIVED THE BOMBARDMENT. CAN YOU FIND THEM AND WHAT ABOUT THEM SHOWS YOU THEY ARE OLD?

The red bricks

The three storeys

The white styling elements

The many windows