Pop Culture
The recent Disney film "Frozen" was loosely based on which of H. C. Andersen's fairy tales?
What is "The Snow Queen".
What year did Finland become independent from Russia?
What is 1917.
The Heimskringla, a collection of sixteen sagas by Snorri Sturluson, tells of the early lives of the kings of what country?
What is Norway.
Before the introduction of the Latin alphabet, what characters did the people of today's Denmark, Norway, and Sweden use?
What is runes.
Two well-known Norwegians, the composer Grieg and the painter Munch share what first name?
What is Edvard.
Which capital city is home to the Little Mermaid?
What is Copenhagen.
Which Nordic country uses the euro?
What is Finland.
The son of Loki and Angrboda, which beast of Ragnorok, a wolf, was destined to be the slayer of Odin?
Who was Fenrir.
In which language's alphabet can one find a letter known as "eta"?
What is Iceland. (ð)
Actor Viggo Mortensen is half American, half ____?
What is Danish.
What country is Zara Larsson from?
What is Sweden.
Lindisfarne was raided in what year, also known as the start of the Viking Age?
What is 793.
Guardian of the bridge which linked Asgard to Midgard, who could hear the sound of grass growing and see 100 miles?
Who was Heimdall.
What does Reykjavík mean?
What is Smoky Bay.
Erik the Red was the father of whom?
Who was Leif Ericson.
Which country has a heavy metal band for children, called Hevisaurus?
What is Finland.
When did Greenland obtain home rule?
When was 1979.
The Norns, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld were the Nordic counterparts to which figures of Greek mythology?
Who are the Fates?
In what century was the Bible first translated into Swedish?
What is the 16th-century/1500s. (1541)
The Bering strait was named after an explorer from which country?
What is Denmark.
How many painted versions of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" were made?
What is 4.
Which king was killed at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030BC?
Who was King Olaf II.
Which poet wrote the "Saga of King Olaf" about a king who tries to avenge a death and reclaim his kingdom from Thor?
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
What three languages are known as West Scandinavian languages?
What are Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
In what Swedish city was Alicia Vikander born?
What is Gothenberg.