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Iceland multiple choice

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1. The capital of Iceland is
Reykjavik ✓
Oslo ✓
Stockholm ✓
Helsinki ✓
2. Which letter is not found in the Icelandic alphabet?
ß ✓
ð ✓
æ ✓
þ ✓
ß is a German letter
3. Hákarl is...
Putrefied shark meat ✓
Singed sheeps head ✓
A paté made with ram’s testicles ✓
Air dried fish ✓
But all the options are regularly eaten
4. The population of Iceland is approximately ...
25,000 ✓
1,000,000 ✓
340,000 ✓
624,000 ✓
5. The average temperature in the capital in January is...
-20° to -18° Celsius ✓
-1° to +1° Celsius ✓
-5° to -2° Celsius ✓
-10° to -8° Celsius ✓
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 are blue ✓
They have never been tamed and are rumoured to be unrideable ✓
They have an additional gait ✓
They are unusually small ✓
The “tolt” is specific to Icelandic horses
7. Iceland’s Nobel Prizewinning author was called...
Brynhildur Þórsdóttir ✓
Sigga Benedikt ✓
Halldor Laxness ✓
Kjartan Ólafsson ✓
8. Which animal is native to Iceland
Arctic fox ✓
Polar bear ✓
Lemming ✓
Musk ox ✓
9. The denomination of Iceland’s national religion is...
Methodist ✓
Lutherin ✓
Baptist ✓
Catholic ✓
10. Which is not a Norse god or goddess?
Freyr ✓
Sif ✓
Juno ✓
Odin ✓
Juno is a Roman goddess
11. The Icelandic currency
Kronur ✓
Gulder ✓
Schilling ✓
Euro ✓
12. The colours of Iceland’s flag are
Red, blue and black ✓
Blue and yellow ✓
White and red ✓
Red, blue and white ✓
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13. Leif Erikson is probably the best known Icelander because ...
He discovered gold near the volcano Hekla ✓
He was the first settler in Iceland ✓
He discovered the New World long before Colombus ✓
He banned slavery in Iceland ✓
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...
Journey to the Centre of the Earth ✓
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ✓
Around the World in 80 Days ✓
The Mysterious Island ✓
15. The main source of energy in Iceland is..
Geo-thermal ✓
Tidal ✓
Wind ✓
Nuclear ✓
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