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The most lucrative film ever is 2009’s Avatar. This film earned nearly $3 billion. Avengers Endgame from 2019 takes the second spot, with only $50 million less than Avatar. The third spot is reserved for 2002’s Titanic with just over $2 billion in sales. These top three are compiled for the global box office.

There are three films that have won 11 Oscars: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Return of the King (2003, third part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy). The film studio with the most Oscars in total is Walt Disney with 22 regular and 4 special Oscars and 59 nominations.

Willem-Alexander and Máxima offer the annual Koningsdag concert. The concert is attended by audiences (by invitation) involved in the organisation of King’s Day, a few weeks before King’s Day itself.

Princess Amalia’s birthday is on December 7, two days after St Nicholas and when it is very inclement outside. She herself has indicated that she will honour the current date when she ascends the throne.

Koningsdag is celebrated extensively throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands. So not only in the Netherlands, but also in Aruba, Curaçao and the Netherlands Antilles.

Koningsdag has been celebrated in its current form since 2013. The first Queen’s Day was celebrated in 1891 when Wilhelmina ascended the throne after the death of William 3. Locally, Princess Day was celebrated in honour of Wilhelmina as early as 1885.

It probably won’t surprise you, but it turns out that drop is the most popular candy in the Netherlands. More than 20 per cent of all sweets sold in the Netherlands are liquorice.

The Romans are often described in history as a very ambitious people. They symbolise glory and prosperity, and stand as an example of risk-taking for unimaginable gains. Julius Caesar proclaimed his own attempt to take over the Roman Republic with the quote “Alea iacta est”, or “The die is cast”.

First Easter always falls on a Sunday. Second Easter Day always falls on a Monday too. In many other European countries, however, they do not have this tradition. This is because the Netherlands abolished Catholic named days (as a compromise between Catholics and Protestants) in 1815 and considered it desirable for Christian feast (sun) days

The word derives from Latin, namely the word “orientis” which translates to “the rising sun” or “the east”. Japan is also often referred to as the “land of the rising sun”, and the Japanese flag depicts a red morning sun for this reason.