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Svalbard

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Svalbard game quiz
"Svalbard...an isolated, Arctic Norwegian island north of Scandinavia. How much do you know about it?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. To kick things off, what is the capital of Svalbard?
    Barentsburg
    Svea
    Longyearbyen
    Pyramiden


2. What is the approximate population of Svalbard?
    50
    150,000
    5,000
    2,500


3. What is the main religion of the inhabitants of Svalbard?
    Buddhist
    Roman Catholic
    Protestant
    Atheist


4. The war in Svalbard in the 1600's was between which two countries?
    Holland and England
    Norway and Holland
    England and Norway
    Finland and England


5. In what year was Svalbard first discovered?
    1694
    1596
    1209
    1822


6. What happened in 1920?
    Longyearbyen is established as the territories capital.
    First cargo of coal shipped from Svalbard.
    The Svalbard Treaty was written.
    Northern Norway Weather Forecasting Station is established


7. The Svalbard reindeer the largest species of reindeer in the world. True or false?
    True
    False


8. Approximately how far is Svalbard from the North Pole?
    100,000 km
    100 km
    1,000 km
    10,000 km


9. "Svalbard" means "Land with the cold edge"?
    True
    False


10. What is an average January temperature in Svalbard?
    -30 c
    0 c
    -15 c
    15 c


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