Customs and Traditions
Holidays
Cuisine
Language
Historical Events
100
The focal point of social organization and why
What is family because of a small population size, relative isolation of farms, and difficulty of surviving at times?
100
The month full of parties, the theatre, operas, and annual banquet
What is the winter?
(People that like to drink alcohol drink a lot, and the people that don't do not drink at all.)
100
Reason for Iceland's food culture being simple
What is harsh winters and barren soil?
(They make use of what is available.)
100
The dialect that was brought to Iceland when the Norwegians settled there
What is "Old Norse"?
100
The first settlers of Iceland and the century it was settled in
What is the Irish monks discovered the island in the 8th century before the Norse arrived in the 9th and 10th century?
(Ingolfur Arnarson is known as the first permanent settler of Iceland.)
200
The Icelanders' top values and how it effects them
What is equality and individualism? In Iceland, everyone is seen as equals, they want to know how they are contributing to an outcome, and express a high level of caring and investing a great deal of energy in helping others. 
200
The amount of days Christmas is celebrated
What is 12 nights with various traditions happening each night?
(The 12th night celebration includes fireworks, bonfires, and drinking until dawn.)
200
Most typical food in Iceland and why
What is meat-based dishes (fish, lamb, or Icelandic skyr) due to the lack of farmable land
200
The number of letters in the Icelandic alphabet
What is 32?
200
The way early settlers sustained life in Iceland
What is trading with the outside world?
(Iceland had abundant resources, but people still lacked many life essentials. They traded with neighboring countries, such as Scandinavia and Europe.)
300
The main religion in Iceland and the God they believe in
What is Christianity and a universal spirit or life source, not a personal God?
(Many Icelanders identify as Christian, but only 1% go to Church weekly.)
300
Iceland is the only country to celebrate the end of this prohibition
What is the beer ban that lasted 74?
(Beer Day is on March 1st.)
300
Amount of times Icelanders eat fish weekly
What is twice a week and over half of the population consumes fish oil at least four times a week?
(Most restaurants have a "fish of the day", and they have a lot of seafood restaurants.)
300
The effect Iceland's isolated location had on its language
What is the language was easily preserved with only slight evolutions over the centuries?
(Because of this, modern Iceland speakers can still understand original text that were written 800 years ago.)
300
The reason Iceland converted to Christianity
What is Olaf, the Norwegian King at the time, cut off all trade routes to Iceland because his attempt at converting Iceland failed?
(Therefore, they decided to convert.)
400
Things young children are taught
What is to work hard and be self-reliant?
(Different upbringings do not exist in Iceland. Thus, is why they have many strong, capable, warm women. Children are encouraged to be independent, so they are not disciplined often, especially in public.
400
The holidays that celebrate women/wives and men/husbands
What is Konudagur and Bondadagur?
(Konudagur is Women or Wive's Day where the men do anything for the women in their lives. Bondadagur is Men or Husband's Day where the women celebrate their partener.)
400
A staple and popular traditional food in Iceland
What is stockfish?
(The stockfish are hung and dried by the cool air and wind, and it is eaten as a stack with butter. It used to replace bread in meals because it was difficult to get bread.)
400
Icelandic has only been influence by ___ in regard to modern language.
What is English?
(Other influences on the language are relatively insignificant.)
400
The result of Iceland's Civil War
What is clans that refused to accept they were subject to the Norwegian monarch initially won, but the Norwegian King was persistent and eventually signed the Old Covenant, which made Iceland a vassal of Norway?
(The different clans during the Civil War)
500
Emerged in 1984 and 1990 as ___ as a nation.
What is the happiest nation?
(Although, they were not satisfied with their financial standings.)
500
The holiday largely associated with Norse mythology
What is Thorrablot?
(During this holiday, Icelanders celebrate the pagan gods of Iceland that they used to worship, and they toast to the old gods.)
500
The midwinter festival celebrated all over the country with feasts of traditional food
What is Þorri?
(You can still find cured meat in grocery stores.)
500
A highly original description of the language unique in Europe at the time that was concerned with the sounds of the language composed in the late 12th century
What is the First Grammatical Treatise?
500
The country Iceland gained its independence from
What is Demark?
(Iceland was granted to the Danish a century after Norway gained control over them. Towards the end of WW2, Denmark was still occupied by Germany, so they did not hold an election. However, 98% of Icelanders voted in favor of independence. Iceland gradually gained independence from Denmark. On June 17, 1944, Iceland officially became independent.)
