Q 01/05

Which three countries most commonly make up Scandinavia in its narrowest definition?

A) Norway, Finland and Iceland

B) Norway, Sweden and Finland

C) Denmark, Sweden and Iceland

D) Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Answer · why

D) Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Denmark, Norway and Sweden are all monarchies whose languages are close enough to be mutually understood; Finland and Iceland are Nordic countries, on...

Q 02/05

Which Roman author left one of the earliest written mentions of the name Scandinavia?

A) Julius Caesar

B) Pliny the Elder

C) Seneca the Younger

D) Livy

Answer · why

B) Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder, like the geographer Pomponius Mela a generation before him, took it for a large island in the north; the first 'n' of the name is tho...

Q 03/05

Which is Sweden's southernmost province?

A) Småland

B) Skåne

C) Halland

D) Blekinge

Answer · why

B) Skåne

Skåne, or Scania in English, is thought to share its root with the name Scandinavia itself; one reading makes it 'dangerous island', after the sandban...

Q 04/05

The Scandinavian Peninsula is roughly how long?

A) About 200 km (125 mi)

B) About 600 km (375 mi)

C) About 1,850 km (1,150 mi)

D) About 5,600 km (3,500 mi)

Answer · why

C) About 1,850 km (1,150 mi)

About 1,850 km (1,150 mi) of land that is still rising: Ice Age glaciers kilometres thick pressed the peninsula down, and it has been springing back e...

Q 05/05

What is the highest mountain in Norway and on the whole Scandinavian Peninsula?

A) Galdhøpiggen

B) Glittertinden

C) Snøhetta

D) Stetind

Answer · why

A) Galdhøpiggen

Galdhøpiggen, at 2,469 metres, long had a rival in neighbouring Glittertinden, which counted as higher while its summit snow cap lasted but has sat be...