How much do you know about Norway? What do you know about its people? We give you 10 questions, each divided into 3 parts. And we give you 6 answers. Make your choice and write down your answers. For every correct answer you get 1 point. If you answer correctly on all 3 parts of the same question you get 1 extrapoint, that is 4 points on that question.

All set? Good luck!

Question  1: Who was King of Norway during the following periods?

A: 1905 - 1957		1: Fredrik VII
B: 1957 - 1991		2: Harald V
C: 1991 - ?		3: Håkon VII
		4: Kristian III
		5: Olav V
		6: Oscar III

Question  2: What are their christian names?

A: Grieg (music for Peer Gynt)		1: Edvard
B: Heyerdahl (Kon-Tiki)		2: Jan
C: Wesenlund (Fleksnes)		3: Krister
		4: Rolv
		5: Sixten
		6: Thor

Question  3: In which county can you find the following cities?

A: Hamar		1: Finnmark
B: Lillehammar		2: Hedmark
C: Narvik		3: Hordaland
		4: Nordland
		5: Oppland
		6: Rogaland

Question 4: In which cities can you find the following sights?

A: the Holmenkollen		1: Bergen
B: the Ibsenhouse		2: Kongsberg
C: the Nidaros-Cathedral		3: Oslo
		4: Skien
		5: Stavanger
		6: Trondheim

Question 5: Which three goups of products are the main exports from Norway?

	1: electricity
	2: timber
	3: agriculture and fishing
	4: metals
	5: raw oil and gas
	6: textiles

Question 6: When did the following happenings occur?

A: Start of the Union of Kalmar		1: 1397
B: The union between Sweden and Norway starts		2: 1529
C: The Norwegians annex the island of Jan Mayen		3: 1683
		4: 1713
		5: 1815
		6: 1922

Question 7: In which wintersports were the following Norwegians outstanding?

A: Bjørn Daehlie		1: bobsleigh
B: Sonia Henie		2: figure skating
C: Lasse Kjus		3: skiing
		4: downhill racing
		5: biathlon
		6: icehockey

Question 8: Which three of the following Nobelprizewinners won it in literature?

		1: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsen
		2: Knut Hamsun
		3: Odd Hassel
		4: Christian Lous Lange
		5: Fridtjof Nansen
		6: Sigrid Undset

Question 9: Who has written the following works?

A: The Night Birds		1: Ingvar Ambjørnsen
B: Peer Gynt		2: Karin Fossum
C: Sophie's World		3: Jostein Gaarder
		4: Tormod Haugen
		5: Anne Holt
		6: Henrik Ibsen

Question 10: Which berries are those?

A: Bringebaer		1: brambles
B: Jordbaer		2: blueberries
C: Tyttebaer		3: raspberries
		4: cowberries
		5: gooseberries
		6: strawberries

® Bernhard Kauntz, 2005

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