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Handball 2007: Norway Trivia Quiz

Norway is one of the world's leading nations in women's handball. As many predicted, the team met the Russian team in the final of the 2007 World Championship. Here's a quiz about the Norwegian players.

A multiple-choice quiz by kejtil. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kejtil

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
281,030

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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219

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was captain of the Norwegian national handball team for women in the 2007 Championship? Hint

Else-Marthe S�rlie Lybekk

Gro Hammerseng

Katrine Lunde Haraldsen

Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Norway's coach for the championship? Hint

Marit Breivik

Mia H�gdahl

Gunnar Pettersen

Sven Tore Jacobsen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Only two specialists of pivot play were in among the players picked for the 2007 tournament. What are their names? Hint

Marit Malm Frafjord & Else-Marthe S�rlie Lybekk

Anette Hovind Johansen & Katja Nyberg

Ragnhild Aamodt & Karoline Charlotte Dyhre Breivang

Linn J�rum Sulland & Tonje N�stvold

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which club team had the most players in the troop for the 2007 championship? Hint

By�sen

Ikast

Larvik

Stab�k

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Question 5 of 10

5. The coach chose to include only one specialist on the left wing in the troop. What was her name? Hint

Ragnhild Aamodt

Kari Mette Johansen

G�ril Snorroeggen

Terese Pedersen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who scored the most points for Norway in the 2007 World Championship? Hint

Linn Kristin Riegelhuth

Katja Nyberg

Gro Hammerseng

G�ril Snorroeggen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Norwegian player was elected Most Valuable Player in the World Championship in 2007? Hint

Katja Nyberg

Katrine Lunde Haraldsen

Gro Hammerseng

Else-Marthe S�rlie Lybekk

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Norwegian team often used a special strategy when a player has been given a two-minute suspension. What do they do? Hint

They try to get as many free throws as possible, making time go

They take out the goalkeeper, and play with six attackers

They don't have a special strategy when playing with one less player on the field

They try to provoke the other team into getting a suspended player as well

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team did Norway meet in their first match in the championship? Hint

Croatia

Angola

Austria

Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year was Norway last in a World Championship final before the tournament in 2007? Hint

1999

2003

2001

2005

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was captain of the Norwegian national handball team for women in the 2007 Championship?

Answer: Gro Hammerseng

Gro Hammerseng is arguably the best player of the team. This national mach was her 133rd played for Norway. Her club was Ikast.

2. Who was Norway's coach for the championship?

Answer: Marit Breivik

Norway's highly merited coach has managed the national team since 1994, and in that period, the team has achieved 11 championship medals.

3. Only two specialists of pivot play were in among the players picked for the 2007 tournament. What are their names?

Answer: Marit Malm Frafjord & Else-Marthe S�rlie Lybekk

After Isabel Blanco was injured, Marit Malm Frafjord from By�sen and Else-Marthe S�rlie Lybekk from Leipzig were the obvious choices in this position.

4. Which club team had the most players in the troop for the 2007 championship?

Answer: By�sen

Five players from By�sen were found worthy a place in the tournament; Marit Malm Frafjord, G�ril Snorroeggen, Vigdis H�rsaker, Kari Aalvik Grimsb� and Tonje N�stvold.

5. The coach chose to include only one specialist on the left wing in the troop. What was her name?

Answer: Kari Mette Johansen

Kari Mette Johansen played for Larvik, the leading club team in Norway. In early 2007, she was elected the third best female handballer in the world, after her fantastic match against Russia in the final of the 2006 European championship.

6. Who scored the most points for Norway in the 2007 World Championship?

Answer: Gro Hammerseng

The captain was also the one who scored the most points, as she did in the Euro 2006.

7. Which Norwegian player was elected Most Valuable Player in the World Championship in 2007?

Answer: Katja Nyberg

Although she did many mistakes in the offensive play, she was awarded this because of her fantastic overview, solid defense and her fantastic ability to pass the ball to other players.

8. The Norwegian team often used a special strategy when a player has been given a two-minute suspension. What do they do?

Answer: They take out the goalkeeper, and play with six attackers

This strategy has functioned pretty well. It is Karoline Dyhre Breivang who was most often used as "the sixth attacker".

9. Which team did Norway meet in their first match in the championship?

Answer: Angola

Their first match against Angola was played on the 2nd of December 2007. Norway won 32-26.

10. In what year was Norway last in a World Championship final before the tournament in 2007?

Answer: 2001

The last time Norway was in the final of a World Championship, was in Italy in 2001. They lost to Russia also then. In 1999, the ladies won the tournament on home ground, after an exciting match against France. In 2003, the championship was held on Croatian soil.

This tournament ended in a bitter loss against Spain in the match for 5th place. Norway didn't make it to the Olympics in Athens as a consequence of this loss. The result of the 2005 cup in Russia, wasn't very positive for the Norwegian team.

It ended in 9th place.

Source: Author kejtil

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