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Nordic Geography Quiz

Answer these random Nordic geography questions.
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On what peninsula are Sweden and Norway located?
Scandinavia
What term refers to a long, narrow ocean inlet in Norway?
Fjord
What is the most populous Nordic city?
Stockholm
Through what peninsula does Denmark share a border with Germany?
Jutland
What bridge connects the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö to each other?
Øresund Bridge
What indigenous people reside in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland?
Sami
What is the name of the region in which those people reside?
Lapland
What small town in Norway hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics?
Lillehammer
What is the largest island of Sweden?
Gotland
On what island is Copenhagen located?
Zealand
What is the capital city of Iceland?
Reykjavík
What Atlantic island chain of Denmark is closer to Scotland than Denmark itself?
Faroe Islands
What visa-free Norwegian archipelago is free for anyone from any country to live in?
Svalbard
What is the most populous inland city of Finland?
Tampere
What type of power is responsible for about 50% of Denmark's electricity?
Wind Power
What ethnic-based region, starting with K, does Finland share with Russia?
Karelia
What gulf is located between Finland and Sweden?
Gulf of Bothnia
What is the world's northernmost town with a population higher than 10,000?
Hammerfest
What type of small seabird with an orange beak is sometimes eaten as food in Iceland?
Puffin
Name one of the two largest lakes by surface in Sweden. (both start with V)
Vänern / Vättern
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Level 67
May 12, 2020
Hammerfest is not the world's northernmost town. Both Barrow and Tiksi is more north.
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Level 76
Mar 16, 2021
Nice quiz but there are a couple of mistakes (in question 4, 6, 7 and the last one)
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Level 72
Mar 17, 2021
Fixed all.
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Level 73
Mar 17, 2021
What is the name of the region in which ??does?? people reside?

Name one of the two largest ?? by surface in Sweden.

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Level 72
Mar 17, 2021
Fixed both.
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Level 60
Apr 4, 2021
Faroe Islands in the Atlantic. Spitsbergen could be added for Svalbard (although technically incorrect).
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Level 72
Apr 4, 2021
Fixed. Spitsbergen is Svalbard's main island, so not acceptable.
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Level 67
Apr 3, 2022
The population of Hammerfest town is around 8000. The northernmost over 10000 is Alta.