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Statistics for History of Iceland Quiz
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General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 332 times
- The average score is 11 of 17
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What country did Iceland gain its independence from in 1918? | Denmark | 99%
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| What group of people settled Iceland starting in 874 AD? | Norse | 99%
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| What country invaded and peacefully occupied Iceland during WWII in 1940? | United Kingdom | 83%
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| What type of alcoholic beverage was prohibited until 1989? | Beer | 79%
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| Who was the first European to have set foot on continental North America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus? | Leif Erikson | 76%
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| What female singer has recorded 22 top 40 hits in the United Kingdom? | Björk | 75%
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| Iceland's Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was world's first ______ who was democratically elected as president. | Female | 74%
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| What was the name of the settlement he established in Canada? | Vinland | 66%
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| For fishing what type of fish (also fishing rights) did Iceland and the United Kingdom mainly get in a dispute in the 20th century? | Cod | 65%
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| In what sports event did Iceland become the least populous country to ever play in 2018? | FIFA World Cup | 64%
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| What work refers to a traditional story about the settlement and history of Iceland? | Saga | 63%
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| The Alþingi, founded in 930 AD, is said to be the world's oldest. What is it? | Parliament of Iceland | 57%
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| In which of the fields of the Nobel Prize did Halldór Laxness win one in 1955? | Literature | 56%
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| What American chess player beat Boris Spassky to become world champion in a famous match held in Reykjavík in 1972? | Bobby Fischer | 46%
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| What children's live TV series was created by Magnús Scheving? | {Lazy}Town | 34%
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| What volcano erupted in 2010, grounding European flights? | {Eyja}fjallajökull | 29%
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| What "self-governing", actually a liberal-conservative party, has dominated the Icelandic politics since 1934? | Independence Party | 11%
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