Geography: Scandinavia Jeopardy Template

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Denmark

2
Sweden

3
Norway

4
Finland

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Trivia

100

What is the capital of Denmark?

A) Billund

B) Copenhagen

C) Skagen

B) Copenhagen

100

What is the capital of Sweden?

A) Lund

B) Smâland

C) Stockholm

100

What is the capital city of Norway?

A) Asgard

B) Bergen

C) Oslo

100

What is the capital city of Finland?

A) Helsinki

B) Mariehamn

C) Vaasa

A) Helsinki

100

What is Scandinavia?

A) A Country

B) A Collection of Countries

C) A Continent

B) A Collection of Countries. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

200

What famous toy was created in the Danish town of Billund? [Hint: there is even an amusement park celebrating these toys.]

A) Lego

B) Lincoln Logs

C) Tinker Toys

A) Lego

200

Which of these business are not considered a Swedish business?

A) Ikea

B) Lego

C) Volvo

B) Lego. Lego is a toy company from Denmark.

200

What happened in the touristy city of Lillehammer in 1994?

A) They found the original Viking Stave Church

B) They hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games

C) They celebrated the anniversary of the Viking Age.

B) They hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games

200

In what year did Finland become an independent country?

A) 1664

B) 1817

C) 1917

200

True or False: Sweden has the highest number of McDonalds restaurants per capita in Europe?

A) True

B) False

A) True

300

Skagen in Denmark has wandering sand dunes in the area where both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. The wandering sand dunes will cover anything in their paths. Every year they move about how many feet?

A) 9 feet

B) 19 feet

C) 49 feet

300

How many lakes are there in Sweden?

A) 700

B) 5,700

C) 95,700

C) 95,700 lakes

300

What animated film takes place in Norway?

A) Atlantis: The Lost Empire

B) Frozen

C) Moana

B) Frozen

300

Rovaniemi, Finland, is the "official" home town of what famous person?

A) Hans Christian Andersen

B) Santa Claus

C) Thor, God of Thunder

B) Santa Claus

300

The Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, used his namesake to create the Nobel Peace Prize; but what was he famously known for inventing?

A) Dynamite

B) Hearing Aids

C) X-Ray Machines

A) Dynamite

400

A Little Mermaid statue in Denmark celebrates Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author of many famous fairy tales. Which of these stories did he not write?

A) The Snow Queen (or Frozen)

B) Rapunzel (or Tangled)

C) The Ugly Duckling

B) Rapunzel (or Tangled)

400

What is the Swedish name to describe a table of open-faced sandwiches topped with smoked fish, cheese, or sliced meat served in Sweden?

A) Hoagy

B) Smörgåsbord

C) Subway

B) Smörgåsbord

400

What warrior group of people came from the Scandinavian territories?

A) The Celts

B) The Egyptians

C) The Vikings

400

What does the Finnish term Anteeks translate to in English?

A) Antiques

B) Excuse Me

C) Very Old

B) Excuse Me

400

Every winter, artists in Sweden use river water to create Ice Hotels; with rooms, statues, and even furniture. Then it all melts away when the temperatures rise in what season?

A) Fall

B) Spring

C) Summer

B) Spring

500

Danish is the traditional language spoken in Denmark; although English is also a main language. "Goddag" is Danish for hello, and "Tak" means thank you. What does the Danish expression "Ingen ko på isen" (pronounced: 'ing koh paw ess-ehn') translate to?

A) Northern Lights are out

B) No Vikings here

C) No cow on the ice

C) No cow on the ice; but it can also mean 'no worries', or 'no problem'

500

What Swedish region is called the Kingdom of Crystal, because it's known for its handblown glass which has been made there since 1742?

A) Kalmar

B) Öland

C) Smâland

500

The Norwegian city of Tromso is known as the "Gateway to the Arctic." Why is the city given this nickname?

A) It's an entrance into the Arctic Circle

B) People can get the best views of the Northern Lights

C) It's the unofficial hometown of Santa Claus

B) People can get the best views of the Northern Lights

500

What is the national mammal of Finland?

A) Arctic Fox

B) Reindeer

C) Siberian Wolf

B) Reindeer

500

How would you say hello to a Scandinavian?

A) Goddag

B) Guten Tag

C) Hola

A) Goddag

600

Which of the 4 Scandinavian countries is the smallest?

A) Denmark

B) Norway

C) Sweden

A) Denmark

600

What does the Swedish expression of 'Fartkontroll', translate to?

A) Digestion Discomfort

B) Restroom

C) Speed Trap

600

What event started in the year 793 A.D.?

A) The Middle Ages begins

B) The Renaissance begins

C) The Viking Age begins

600

Lapland is in the far north region of Finland. It is a region shared with Sweden and Norway where, in the summer, daylight can last for almost how many hours long?

A) Almost 12 hours

B) Almost 16 hours

C) Almost 24 hours