Statistics for Reykjavík City Trivia

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Closest "country" to Reykjavík, actually an autonomous territory	Greenland	100%
Ocean that borders the city	North Atlantic Ocean	100%
Reykjavík was officially founded in 1786, under the rule of this country	Denmark	94%
Reykjavík is the northernmost national capital in the world. Which is the second?	Helsinki	94%
Iceland was occupied during this war, with British and American troops establishing bases in the city	World War II	94%
Reykjavík hosted the famous 1972 World Championship of this game	Chess	89%
The Alþingi, first held near the city in 930, is said to be the world's oldest _________	Parliament	89%
Animal that played a major role in the city's initial economy (hint: shearing)	Sheep	89%
The Reykjavík Summit was held in 1986, one of many of its kind during this "war"	Cold War	78%
Singer born in Reykjavík who famously wore a swan dress	Björk	61%
American who defeated Boris Spassky in the championship above	Bobby Fischer	61%
Citizens from this country make up the biggest immigrant group in the city	Poland	56%
2016 Matt Damon action film partially set in Reykjavík	Jason Bourne	44%
Second-biggest city in Iceland, located right next to Reykjavík	{Kópa}vogur	44%
Norse explorer and the first European to reach America who has a statue in the city	Leif Erikson	44%
Volcano that erupted in 2010, grounding flights in Reykjavík and the rest of Europe	{Eyja}fjallajökull	28%
Common English translation of the city's name	Bay of {Smoke}	22%
Region Reykjavík is part of	{Capital} Region	17%