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Iceland... or Ireland?

For each statement, guess whether it applies to Ireland, Iceland or both.
Quiz by adrmcm
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Last updated: May 14, 2021
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First submittedFebruary 16, 2019
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1. Vikings were the first known people to settle on the island
Iceland
Ireland
Both
2. Its capital city is located on the eastern part of the island
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3. Is part of the European Union
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Ireland
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4. Has a life expectancy over 75 years
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Ireland
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5. Has a per-capital GDP of at least $50,000
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Ireland
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6. Was occupied by the British and Americans during WWII
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Ireland
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7. Has active volcanoes
Iceland
Ireland
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8. Its name evolves from an ancient goddess
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Ireland
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9. Uses the Krona as its currency
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10. Is a parliamentary republic
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11. Has multiple wins in the Eurovision song contest
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12. Doesn't have any McDonald's franchises
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13. The temperature has never reached 40° Celsius (104° F)
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Iceland and Ireland rank #1 and #2 as the countries with the lowest all-time high temperatures
14. The name of its capital city can be loosely translated as "Smoke Bay"
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15. Has one of the five lowest population densities of any country
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Level 72
Jun 1, 2020
Well made, would like to see it get featured.
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Level 38
Jun 4, 2020
As an Irishman love quizzes about my country. I'll give you a nomination.
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Level 79
May 14, 2021
There is a river in Reykjavik, the Elliðaár. It may not be navigable, and it doesn't go through the city center, but it is a river, and it flows within the city boundaries.
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Level ∞
May 14, 2021
Thank you very much. I didn't verify this. The question has now been replaced.
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Level 70
May 14, 2021
The vikings settled in Dublin/Ireland in 841. What year do you consider for the first viking settlement on Iceland? Written records mentioned 874.
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Level 84
May 14, 2021
Pretty sure it's asking whether the very first settlers in each country were vikings or not.
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Level ∞
May 14, 2021
Yep. Ireland had been inhabited for thousands of years before the first Viking ever set foot there.
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Level 59
Jun 8, 2021
On the other Hand Irish Monks (Papar), like the holy Brendan, probably discovered Iceland before the Scandinavian Settlement and may have even been the first settlers in Iceland. But of course that should be seen with strong doubt, because there is no archaelogical Evidence for that.
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Level 76
May 21, 2021
Spelling: króna is an uncapitalised word (the same way dollar or pound is!)
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Level 62
Feb 22, 2023
Second spelling: per capital, not per capital.
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Level 74
Feb 22, 2023
Muphry's law?
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Level 52
Feb 25, 2023
EXACTLY

I knew it wasn't just me when I saw it read "per capital" instead of "per capita"

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Level 68
May 30, 2021
The vikings might not have been the first to inhabit Iceland. The sagas describe the island as having been already inhabited by Papars, a celtic monastic people, before the arrival of the first norse settlers. Since there is zero evidence for the existence of Papars outside of the sagas, the norse might have been the first settlers, but the sagas might also be truthful and celtic monks may have colonized the island some time before the norse showed up.
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Level 62
Jun 20, 2021
Glad I got the highest temperature question. 37 sounded too high to be relevant for Iceland. Anyway, congrats on the feature, adrmcm!
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Level 72
Jun 24, 2021
I blame Will Ferrell for getting #11 wrong.
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Level 65
Feb 22, 2023
Crossing questions 7 and 13, I guess icelandic active volcanoes are cool enough to stay below 40°C xD
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Level 81
Feb 22, 2023
#5 should read per-capita
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Level 68
Feb 22, 2023
I've been to McDonalds in Iceland, but see that it closed in 2008. It was the most expensive McDonalds I have ever seen!