The Arctic

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1. What was the town of Narvik called during 1887-1902? Fredriksvern Kongshavn Victoriahavn Oscarshavn

2. Finnmark is the northernmost county in Norway. But what town is the seat of the county administration? Vadso Hammerfest Vardo Kirkenes

3. And what town is the seat of the Same or Lapp parliament called the Sameting? Kautokeino Alta Karesuando Karasjok

4. What is the northernmost settlement in the world? Thule, Greenland Siorapaluk, Greenland Alert, Nunavut, Canada Nordvik, Russia

5. What is the northernmost settlement in the world with more than 1000 inhabitants? Upernavik, Greenland Longyearbyen, Svalbard Barrow, Alaska Inuvik, Canada

6. What is the northernmost town in the world with more than 5000 inhabitants? Pevek, Russia Barrow, Alaska Hammerfest, Norway Tiksi, Russia

7. What is the northernmost town in the world with more than 50,000 inhabitants? Anchorage, Alaska Severomorsk, Russia Murmansk, Russia Tromso, Norway

8. What is the northernmost city in the world with more than 100,000 inhabitants? Anchorage, Alaska Reykjavik, Iceland Trondheim, Norway Murmansk, Russia

9. What is the northernmost city in the world with more than 500,000 inhabitants? Oslo, Norway Helsinki, Finland Murmansk, Russia Stockholm, Sweden

10. What is the northernmost capital in the world? Nuuk, Greenland Reykjavik, Iceland Oslo, Norway Helsinki, Finland

11. What is the northernmost of Canada's regional capitals? Victoria, British Columbia Whitehorse, Yukon Iqualuit, Nunavut Yellowknife, North West Territories

12. What is the northernmost point in Canada? Cape Isachsen Cape Sheridan Cape Columbia Cape Thomas Hubbard

13. Is any point in Iceland north of the Arctic circle? Yes or no? Answer: (One Word)

14. What is the northernmost point in Greenland? Cape Farewell Cape Ravn Cape Brewster Cape Morris Jessup

15. What is the northernmost point on the Russian mainland? Cape Karlsen Cape Kanin Cape Chelyuskin Cape Belyy

16. The northernmost point in Russia is on an island or island group. Which one? Severnaya Zemlya Franz Josef Land Novaya Zemlya Sakhalin

17. Who was the first to sail the Northwest Passage? Fridtjof Nansen Roald Amundsen Adolf Erik Nordenskiold Henry Larsen

18. Who was the first to sail the Northeast Passage? Fridtjof Nansen Adolf Erik Nordenskiold Roald Amundsen Vitus Bering

19. What is the biggest city in Siberia north of the Arctic circle? Dudinka Salekhard Khatanga Norilsk

20. What is the northernmost settlement in Canada with more than 3000 inhabitants? Iqaluit Fort McPherson Inuvik Coppermine

21. One of Canada's arctic settlements is named after one of Roald Amundsen's ships. Which one? Resolute Bay Clyde Repulse Bay Gjoa Haven

22. The Russian province of Yakutia is partly self-governed. What is the official name of the province? Altay Chuvashia Sakha Khakassia

23. What is the northermost settlement in USA with more than 3000 inhabitants? Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Nome, Alaska Barrow, Alaska

24. In 1928 Umberto Nobile led an expedition with a zeppelin across the North Pole. The zeppelin crashed and several people died. What was the name of this zeppelin? Norge Italy Norway Italia

25. In what country is the magnetic North Pole located? Greenland Canada Svalbard, Norway In no particular country