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Iceland multiple choice
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Last updated: May 15, 2019
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| First submitted | May 13, 2019 |
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1.
The capital of Iceland is
Helsinki
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Reykjavik
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Oslo
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Stockholm
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2.
Which letter is not found in the Icelandic alphabet?
ð
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æ
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þ
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ß
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ß is a German letter
3.
Hákarl is...
Singed sheeps head
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Air dried fish
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Putrefied shark meat
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A paté made with ram’s testicles
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But all the options are regularly eaten
4.
The population of Iceland is approximately ...
624,000
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1,000,000
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25,000
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340,000
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5.
The average temperature in the capital in January is...
-20° to -18° Celsius
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-5° to -2° Celsius
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-1° to +1° Celsius
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-10° to -8° Celsius
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To quote the Iceland Adventures website “Iceland is probably the warmest arctic country” (although only a tiny island in the far north is actually in the arctic circle)
6.
Iceland’s horses are famous because...
They have never been tamed and are rumoured to be unrideable
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They are unusually small
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They have an additional gait
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They are blue
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The “tolt” is specific to Icelandic horses
7.
Iceland’s Nobel Prizewinning author was called...
Kjartan Ólafsson
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Sigga Benedikt
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Halldor Laxness
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Brynhildur Þórsdóttir
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8.
Which animal is native to Iceland
Musk ox
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Arctic fox
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Polar bear
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Lemming
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9.
The denomination of Iceland’s national religion is...
Baptist
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Catholic
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Methodist
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Lutherin
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10.
Which is not a Norse god or goddess?
Odin
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Juno
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Sif
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Freyr
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Juno is a Roman goddess
11.
The Icelandic currency
Gulder
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Euro
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Schilling
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Kronur
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12.
The colours of Iceland’s flag are
Blue and yellow
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White and red
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Red, blue and white
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Red, blue and black
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13.
Leif Erikson is probably the best known Icelander because ...
He discovered gold near the volcano Hekla
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He was the first settler in Iceland
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He discovered the New World long before Colombus
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He banned slavery in Iceland
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At some point between 970 and 1020 AD Leif Erikson sailed off course en route to Greenland and discovered Vinland - thought to be part of Newfoundland
14.
The Jules Verne novel featuring the mountain Snæfell is...
Around the World in 80 Days
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The Mysterious Island
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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15.
The main source of energy in Iceland is..
Geo-thermal
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Wind
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Nuclear
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Tidal
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