Q 01/05

Copenhagen sits mainly on which Danish island?

A) Zealand

B) Funen

C) Jutland

D) Bornholm

Answer · why

A) Zealand

A smaller part lies on Amager, where the airport is; the Øresund strait separates the city from Malmö in Sweden.

Q 02/05

Copenhagen's Danish name København originally meant what?

A) King's harbour

B) Merchants' harbour

C) Cold harbour

D) Herring harbour

Answer · why

B) Merchants' harbour

The Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn is cognate with 'chapmen's haven'; the Swedish name Köpenhamn is a direct translation.

Q 03/05

Which chemical element is named after Hafnia, the Latin name for Copenhagen?

A) Holmium

B) Helium

C) Hafnium

D) Hassium

Answer · why

C) Hafnium

The name comes from 'havn', harbour; the element was discovered in the city in 1923.

Q 04/05

Which bishop built a fortress on Slotsholmen in 1167, traditionally Copenhagen's founding?

A) Ansgar

B) Jakob Erlandsen

C) Eskil

D) Absalon

Answer · why

D) Absalon

It defended against Wendish pirates; Christiansborg Palace stands on the same spot today.

Q 05/05

Copenhagen became Denmark's capital around 1416 when which king moved his seat to Copenhagen Castle?

A) Valdemar I

B) Christian I

C) Eric of Pomerania

D) Sweyn Forkbeard

Answer · why

C) Eric of Pomerania

That was during the Kalmar Union linking Denmark, Norway and Sweden.