Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Composer of seven symphonies, a violin concerto, and tone poem "Finlandia" | Jean Sibelius | 91%
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Mythical figure who gives presents once a year. Finns insist he lives in Finnish Lapland. Other claimed residences include Greenland and the North Pole. | Santa Claus | 85%
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Formula One World Champion 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | 84%
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Marshal of Finland, sixth President of Finland (1944–46) famous for his leadership in World War II | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim | 83%
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Writer, illustrator, comic artist, cartoonist, painter, creator of the Moomins | Tove Jansson | 80%
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Ice hockey player for Anaheim Mighty Ducks nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" | Teemu Selänne | 78%
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Diplomat, tenth President of Finland (1994–2000) who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 | Martti Ahtisaari | 75%
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Two-time Formula One World Champion | Mika Häkkinen | 75%
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Modernist architect and designer known for his wooden furniture | Alvar Aalto | 70%
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Middle and long distance runner nicknamed "The Flying Finn" who broke 22 world records. Named greatest Olympian of all time by Time Magazine | Paavo Nurmi | 69%
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Rock band whose albums include "Love Metal" and "Dark Light" | HIM | 58%
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Metal band whose discography includes the albums "Century Child" and "Dark Passion Play" | Nightwish | 58%
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Ice hockey player, first European to captain Montreal Canadiens | Saku Koivu | 53%
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Creator of the Linux operating system | Linus Torvalds | 52%
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Chemist who specialized in agriculture and nutrition, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1945 | Artturi Ilmari Virtanen | 37%
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Architect and designer whose work includes the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and Washington Dulles International Airport | Eero Saarinen | 23%
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Conductor; currently principal conductor of London's Philharmonia Orchestra | Esa-Pekka Salonen | 22%
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Opera composer whose works include "Adriana Mater" and "La Passion de Simone" | Kaija Saariaho | 9%
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