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Belgium

Georges Lemaître was a priest and a physics professor at Louvain. In 1931 he proposed that the universe grew from a single 'primeval atom'. The name Big Bang came later, on BBC radio in 1949.

Where its story happens

Leuven (Louvain), at 50.88°N, 4.70°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Belgium

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Belgium, on the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. See Belgium on a map.
  2. It is famous for chocolate, waffles and fries, and its capital is the home of the European Union.
  3. It has three official languages: Dutch, French and German.
  4. The saxophone was invented by a man from here in the 1840s, and it carries his name.
  5. The idea we now call the Big Bang was first put forward by a Catholic priest from this country.

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