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Basic knowledge of Sweden Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz to test your basic knowledge of Sweden. If you know anything about this beautiful country, it wont be too hard!

A multiple-choice quiz by chanandlerbang. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
chanandlerbang

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,979

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1682

Last 3 plays: Guest 66 (7/10), Guest 155 (8/10), Guest 104 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the bridge between Sweden and Denmark? Hint

�landsbron

�resundsbron

�restadsbron

Sundsbron

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the biggest lake in Sweden? Hint

V�ttern

Ringsj�n

M�laren

V�nern

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who became prime minister of Sweden in 1996? Hint

Carl Bildt

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Ingvar Carlsson

G�ran Persson

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Question 4 of 10

4. What three cities are the three biggest in population in Sweden? Hint

Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malm�

Gothenburg, Uppsala, Norrk�ping

Stockholm, Uppsala, Lund

Malm�, Stockholm, Lund

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Question 5 of 10

5. Everybody knows what the Nobel Prize is, but what was Mr Nobel's (the founder) first name? Hint

Alfred

Anders

Albert

Adolf

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did the Swedish group ABBA get their name? Hint

ABBA was one of the members dog's name.

ABBA is made up by the first letters of the members' last names.

It was supposed to be BABA but someone misspelled it on a billboard and the band took ABBA instead.

ABBA is made up by the first letters of the members' first names.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Swedish football-player went from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus in 2004 and is now getting his major breakthrough in Juventus and the Swedish national team? Hint

Fredrik Ljungberg

Henrik Larsson

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Marcus Rosenberg

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Swedish rock-band had a major hit with 'Hate to say I told you so'? Hint

The Hives

Cesar's

Soundtrack of Our Lives

The Cardigans

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which football team won Allsvenskan (the Swedish Premier League) in 2004? Hint

Hammarby Stockholm

Djurg�rden

Malm� FF

IFK Gothenburg

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Question 10 of 10

10. What two colours are in the Swedish flag? Hint

Blue and white

Blue and yellow

Blue and red

Blue and green

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the bridge between Sweden and Denmark?

Answer: �resundsbron

The bridge, built in 2000, goes between Copenhagen in Denmark and Malm� in Sweden and is over 10km long!

2. What is the name of the biggest lake in Sweden?

Answer: V�nern

V�nern is actually the third biggest lake in Europe. It is 5650 square kilometers. In Europe only Ladoga and Onega in Russia are bigger.

3. Who became prime minister of Sweden in 1996?

Answer: G�ran Persson

G�ran Persson, leader of the social democrats, is often made fun of because of his weight. He has been prime minister for a long time. At today's date, August 2005, he is still prime minister.

4. What three cities are the three biggest in population in Sweden?

Answer: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malm�

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is the biggest city with about 1.000.000 people. Gothenburg is second with about 500.000 and Malm� is third with 250.000.

5. Everybody knows what the Nobel Prize is, but what was Mr Nobel's (the founder) first name?

Answer: Alfred

Alfred Nobel is not only known for the Nobel Prize, but also for inventing several things, including dynamite.

6. How did the Swedish group ABBA get their name?

Answer: ABBA is made up by the first letters of the members' first names.

ABBA is Agneta, Bj�rn, Benny and Annifrid. The band is Sweden's biggest ever music export and is known all over the world. They won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo".

7. Which Swedish football-player went from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus in 2004 and is now getting his major breakthrough in Juventus and the Swedish national team?

Answer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, known for his incredible technique and his self-confident attitude, is rapidly becoming one of the worlds greatest players. His fantastic goal against Italy in the European Championship is famous all around the football-world.

8. Which Swedish rock-band had a major hit with 'Hate to say I told you so'?

Answer: The Hives

The Hives, known for their clothes, their attitude and their rock'n'roll got their breakthrough in USA in 2004. A typical Hives-comment on stage is: "Hi, we are the Hives and you love us!"

9. Which football team won Allsvenskan (the Swedish Premier League) in 2004?

Answer: Malm� FF

Malm� FF won the league in the last game. Key players that season were Afonso Alves, Niklas Skoog, Olof Persson and Patrik Andersson.

10. What two colours are in the Swedish flag?

Answer: Blue and yellow

The flag has blue fields and a yellow cross. All the countries in the Nordic area (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) have flags that have four fields with a cross.

Source: Author chanandlerbang

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