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Iceland A-Z

For each letter A-Z, can you guess the answer that pertains to the country of Iceland?
Þ can be written as t or th
ð can be written as d, dh or th
Æ can be written as A or AE
Ö can be written as O or OE
If I made translation mistakes please leave a comment, if you'd like me to correct them
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Clue
Answer
A
"Penguin" of the northern hemisphere (extinct)
Pinguinus impennis
Great auk
B
Famous icelandic singer
Björk
C
Iceland won against the UK in this wars
Cod Wars
D
Country from which Iceland became independent 1918/44
Denmark
E
Through this Iceland shuts down european air travel every few years
Eruptions
F
Broad Bay on which #R is located
Faxaflói
G
Iceland is Europes second biggest island
Name the biggest, that has approximately 2 times Icelands size
Great Britain
H
Mainland of the Vestmannaeyjar/ #W
Heimaey
I
Monks (Papar) from this country are believed by some to have settled Iceland before the Scandinavians
Ireland
J
Prime Minister since 2017
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
K
Currency
Icelandic króna
L
National anthem
Translated into english it literally means hymn
Lofsöngur
M
Norwegian Island northeast of Iceland
Jan Mayen
N
International organisation Iceland is part of
NATO | Nordic Council
O
Endemic type of bird
Norse God
Hani means rooster/ cock
Óðinshani
P
Common type of Bird
Atlantic/ Common puffin
Q
Letter that is not contained in the icelandic language
Q
R
Capital
Reykjavík
S
Icelandic historian and poet 1179-1241
Author of the ______'s Edda (Prose Edda)
Snorri Sturluson
T
While there are some native sorts, Iceland has not many of these plants, unlike most countries of the world
Trees
U
Timezone of Iceland
Abbreviation
UTC
V
Many icelandic mountains are active _______
Volcanoes
W
English name of the Vestmannaeyjar
Westman Islands
X
Radio channel
X-ið 977
Y
Icelandic for Island
Ends on Y
Ey
Z
This revival of the pagan sumerian religion has 1605 members in Iceland (0,55%)
Zuism
Þ
Parliament
Contains a Þ
Alþingi
Ð
President since 2016
Contains a Ð
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Æ
Old name of Iceland meaning "snowland"
Contains an Æ
Snæland
Ö
#V and glacier in the south of the Vatnajökull that contains the Hvannadalshnúkur, with 2110m (6920 ft) the highest mountain of Iceland
Öræfajökull
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Level 59
Jul 11, 2021
The great auk is not related to the penguins of the southern hemisphere. But the word Penguin first was used for them. Later it was transferred to southern penguins because of their similar look and way of life. The word penguin originally comes from the welsh words "pen" and "gwyn" and means "white head", because they have a notable white mark around their eyes (Another explanation would come from some latin word i can't remember right now). Otherwise their back is black and their front (downside if swimming) is white.