Vocabulary
Animals
History
When in Iceland...
100
Icelanders say this, "Takk Fyirr", to formally express gratitude
What is "thank you" ?
100
Horses, reindeer, sheep, cats, and humans- are all mammals brought in by settlers. This, however, is the only native mammal to Iceland...
What is the Arctic Fox?
100
Iceland's "Althingi" is Europe's oldest.
What is the oldest Parliament?
200
This pure-bred animal has been isolated on Iceland for over 1,000 years and is prized for its hardiness. Once one of these leaves Iceland, they are not allowed to return for risk of introducing hoof and mouth disease.
What are Icelandic Horses?
200
Iceland has a Coast Guard to keep its fishermen and sailors safe. But it does not have an Army, Navy, nor Air Force. It relies completely on this organization for its defense.
What is NATO?
300
Iceland is one of 2 countries in the world that doesn't have one of these popular franchise restaurants. They tried to open several in 2009 but had to shut down due to economic challenges. They were however, able to rebrand with locally sourced ingredients and are now called "Metro."
What is McDonald's?
400
Instead of one magical Santa Claus, Icelandic children are visited the two weeks before Christmas by one of these mischievous pranksters.
What are Yule Lads ?
Before being banned in 1746 by the King of Denmark, many Icelandic Yule Lad legends terrified children with threats they would be eaten if they were naughty.
500
More than 60% of Iceland's entire population lives in this capital city.
What is Reykjavik?
500
Over 260 of these are named and 11% of Iceland is covered in this.
What are Glaciers?