Q 01/05

Stockholm's centre is spread across how many islands?

A) 7

B) 14

C) 21

D) 28

Answer · why

B) 14

Stockholm's centre is spread across 14 islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic, which is why so many of the city's roads run through tunnels and o...

Q 02/05

Which Swedish city has the largest port in the Nordic countries?

A) Malmö

B) Gothenburg

C) Helsingborg

D) Norrköping

Answer · why

B) Gothenburg

Gothenburg is Sweden's second-largest city and its biggest port, sitting on the west coast at the mouth of the Göta älv about 400 km from Stockholm.

Q 03/05

What is Sweden's third-largest city?

A) Uppsala

B) Malmö

C) Västerås

D) Linköping

Answer · why

B) Malmö

Malmö is Sweden's third-largest city and the largest in Skåne, sitting at the Swedish end of the Öresund crossing to Denmark.

Q 04/05

The Öresund Bridge carries road and rail from Sweden across the strait to which foreign capital?

A) Reykjavik

B) Copenhagen

C) Amsterdam

D) Helsinki

Answer · why

B) Copenhagen

The crossing links Sweden with Copenhagen; the bridge ends on the artificial island of Peberholm and a four-kilometre tunnel completes the link to the...

Q 05/05

Why did Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost city, decide in 2004 to relocate its centre?

A) Repeated flooding of the Torne

B) Avalanche risk from nearby peaks

C) Melting permafrost under the roads

D) Ground subsidence from its iron mine

Answer · why

D) Ground subsidence from its iron mine

Kiruna decided to move its centre because of ground subsidence from its iron mine, as LKAB's ore body runs beneath the old town; the relocation began ...