Swedish Music
Which instrument did Benny Andersson from ABBA primarily play?
Piano/keyboard
Which Swedish soccer player is known for saying “I am Zlatan”?
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Which Swedish candy tradition is especially tied to Saturdays?
Lördagsgodis
What is the name of the Swedish archipelago with more than 30,000 islands outside Stockholm?
Stockholm Archipelago/Stockholms skærgård)
What was the capital of Sweden before it became Stockholm?
Sigtuna
What was the Swedish song that won Eurovision in 1974 and became ABBA’s big breakthrough?
Waterloo
Which Swedish rock band is known for performing dressed as popes and monks?
Ghost
Which peculiar drink, similar to spiced cola, is traditionally consumed at Christmas in Sweden?
Julmust
Which Swedish city is often nicknamed Little London?
Gothenburg
Who was known as “Nils Dacke” and led a peasant revolt against Gustav Vasa in the 1500s?
Nils Dacke himself → the uprising is called Dackefejden
Which Swedish singer had international success with the song With Every Heartbeat?
Robyn
Which Swedish tennis legend won 11 Grand Slam titles in the 1970s–80s?
Björn Borg
What is the Swedish potato dish called that resembles a gratin, often made with cream and onions?
Janssons frestelse
Which Swedish city has the world’s largest IKEA?
Kungens Kurva, outside Stockholm
Which country has Sweden never owned territory in?
Lithuania
Which Swedish pop duo sang Listen to Your Heart and It Must Have Been Love?
Roxette
Which Swedish YouTuber became world-famous as one of the first to reach 100 million subscribers?
PewDiePie
Surströmming is notorious for its strong smell – but which Swedish region is it most associated with?
Norrland / Höga Kusten
What is Sweden’s northernmost city?
Kiruna
What was the name of the Swedish queen who abdicated in 1654 and converted to Catholicism in Rome?
Queen Kristina
What was the name of the Swedish black metal band that released the album Storm of the Light’s Bane in the 1990s?
Dissection
Which Swedish actress played the role of Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012)?
Noomi Rapace
Which sweet pastry has its own day in Sweden on October 4th?
Cinnamon bun / Kanelbulle
Where in Sweden can you find Ales Stenar, often called “Sweden’s Stonehenge”?
SkĂĄne, near KĂĄseberga
In which year did Sweden officially adopt neutrality in international conflicts – a policy maintained during WWII?
1814, after the Napoleonic Wars