Gloser
Danish Immigrant Waves
Assimilation and Traditions
USA and Denmark
Bonus: Karen
100
What does "abolition" mean? (In Danish)
Hvad er "at afskaffe"
100
Between which years came 375.000 Danes to USA?
What is 1820 to 1990
100
Hvordan siger man "Tak for sidst" på Engelsk?
What is "Thanks for the last time".
100
What did Denmark in 1916 sell to the United States?
What is the Virgin Islands
100
What is the best English translation for the Danish word "hygge"
What is "cozy"
200
What does "conscription" mean? (In Danish)
Hvad er værnepligt
200
If the Danes were not motivated by religious or political reasons, why would they then immigrate to the US?
What is economical reasons
200
How big was the total population in the census of 1990 in USA?
What is 248,709,873 people
200
What did the United States built during World War II in Greenland?
What is two air bases
200
Which people often took jobs as domestic servants?
What is Young people and single women.
300
What does "encounter" mean? (In Danish)
Hvad er at møde eller at træffe
300
Which Danes immigrated to the US in 1950s and 1960s?
What is highly educated young professionals
300
Which US state had the most immigrants from Denmark in the period from 1890 to 1920?
What is Iowa
300
How much money did the United States provide to Denmark after World War II?
What is 271 mil. $
300
the eight nation to recognize the independence of the united states
What is Denmark
400
What does equivalent means? (In Danish)
Hvad er noget tilsvarende
400
Name five countries who all were a part of the old Prussia
What is Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Belgium and Switzerland
400
How many Americans listed Danish as their ancestry group in 1990? (In percent or the exact number)
What is 0,7 % or 1,634,669 millions
400
In what year did the United States and Denmark both join the organization NATO
What is year 1949
400
What did the first Danish settlers work as?
What is buttermakers, government inspectors
500
What does ancestry mean? (In Danish)
Hvad er forfædre, slægt eller herkomst
500
What was the peak year for immigration to the US
What is 1882, when 11.618 Danes entered the United States
500
Which traditions and costums do USA and Denmark share? Name two
What is What is shaking hands and proper table etiquette
500
In what year did Denmark recognize the United States as an independent nation?
What is year 1791
500
the last wave of immigrants (year)
What is 1950-1960
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