Q 01/05

Central Stockholm is spread across how many islands?

A) Fourteen

B) Sixteen

C) Eighteen

D) Twenty-two

Answer · why

A) Fourteen

They sit where a great lake flows into the Baltic; over 30 percent of the city area is water and another 30 percent parkland.

Q 02/05

Stockholm was founded as a city in 1252 by which Swedish statesman?

A) Gustav Vasa

B) Birger Jarl

C) Magnus Ladulås

D) Sten Sture

Answer · why

B) Birger Jarl

Erik's Chronicle says he built it to guard against Karelian sea raids after the sack of Sigtuna in 1187.

Q 03/05

The 'holm' in Stockholm means what in Swedish?

A) Harbour

B) Fortress

C) Islet

D) Log

Answer · why

C) Islet

'Stock' means log, or possibly fortification; the islet is thought to be Helgeandsholmen in the city centre.

Q 04/05

Which freshwater lake, Sweden's third largest, flows out into the Baltic at Stockholm?

A) Vänern

B) Vättern

C) Hjälmaren

D) Mälaren

Answer · why

D) Mälaren

The city lies at the 59th parallel, further north than parts of Canada above the Arctic tree line, yet enjoys some 1,900 hours of sun a year.

Q 05/05

Which Viking Age trading centre near Stockholm is a World Heritage Site?

A) Sigtuna

B) Uppsala

C) Birka

D) Visby

Answer · why

C) Birka

Its restored remains sit on a lake island; the site of Stockholm itself appears in the sagas as Agnafit.