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Which of the following cities lies most to the west on the peninsula of Jutland?

Esbjerg. Esbjerg is the fifth biggest city in Denmark. It has a population of 80,000 citizens. It was the city of the year in 1997 and 2006.

Which of the following cities is located on the "nose" of Denmark?

Ebeltoft. The "nose" of Denmark is located in the middle-east of Jutland. It is home to the amusement park "Djurs Sommerland", which is quite fun and enjoyable.

The oldest city in Denmark is Ribe. Where would you find Ribe?

Southwest Jutland. Ribe is over 1100 years old and it is home to Scandinavia's oldest high school: Ribe Kathedral School. Students still attend this school, which is over 1000 years old.

In the middle of Jutland, on the eastern side, there's an area called "The Triangle of Jutland". Which of the following cities isn't part of the triangle?

Ebeltoft. There's a distance of about 30 km between the three cities. The city of Jelling is placed in the middle of the triangle. It is a famous tourist attraction, because it has existed since the time of the vikings.

If you were to go to Copenhagen from Koege, in which direction would you travel?

North. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. It has just over one million citizens and is home to the queen. There's a statue called The Little Mermaid, which Copenhagen is known for. You will also find two of the most famous amusement parks in Denmark there: Tivoli and Bakken.

Where does the mother of the Danish queen come from?

Sweden. Queen Margrethe is half Danish and half Swedish. Her mother Queen Ingrid was a Swedish princess, until she married crown prince Frederik of Denmark back in 1935. They had three daughters Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie. Margrethe later became the queen of Denmark, Benedikte married a man named Richard and Anne-Marie married the Greek King Konstatin and resigned herself from being an heir to the Danish throne.

The crown prince of Denmark married Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in 2004. They had two children. First a son, Prince Christian, then later they had a girl. What is her name?

Princess Isabella. The Danish line of kings goes like this: Christian, Frederik, Christian, Frederik, Christian, Frederik and so on. As crown prince Frederik will be king one day and his firstborn son will get the throne after him, he had to name his firstborn son Christian. But when his second-born was a girl, they could choose which ever name they wanted. Crown prince Frederik's younger brother, Prince Joachim, married Chinese Alexandra Christina Manley in 1995. They had two sons, in 1999 and 2002. As Prince Joachim is the next one to get the throne, they could also choose what ever names they wanted for their children as long as they had the names Frederik or Christian in them. So they were named Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik and Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian.

In what part of Denmark would you find Newl and e' Gaf?

West. Newl and e' Gaf are actually called Nr. Nebel and Nymindegab. They are located in the far west of Jutland with a distance of seven km between them. They are huge tourist sites. Especially the Germans like to visit them. There are actually high numbers of summerhouses over there owned by Germans. You might find some of the best beaches there like: Henne Beach, Houstrup Beach, Gammelgab Beach and Nymindegab Beach. It's always worth going there.

If you are taking a trip from Esbjerg to Copenhagen, you might want to go by train. That's a three hour drive. If you do go by train, which train company would you travel with?

DSB. DSB is the biggest train company in Denmark. Arriva are normally just used in Jutland and since Copenhagen is on one of the Islands, Arriva doesn't go there. The Newl Pig is ONLY traveling between two stations: Nr. Nebel and Varde. Bent Thykjaer isn't a train company, it's a bus company.

When taking a vacation to Denmark, you overhear a conversation between two Danes and one of them says: "Did you hear about what happened in Christiania?" In what major city is Christiania located?

Copenhagen. Christiania is a 'freetown', located in Copenhagen and has existed since the 1970's. It was made by a group of people, who were mad at the government and didn't feel that they needed to live by their rules so, they made a home for themselves. Later Christiania became famous for Pusher Street. Pusher Street was the place where they sold drugs to each other. A few years ago it was broken down by the police force of Copenhagen.