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ICELAND CULTURE!
ICELAND CULTURE!
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1
Which is the icelandic ring dance? The word/name is used to describe the dance or the songs that are sung to the dance.
Drumull Draculli
Vikivaki
Mazurka
Tuljak
2
Múm, Ólafur Arnalds, GusGus and Janus Rasmussen are the names of famous..?
Restaurant chains
Authors
Electronic music artists
Deodorant brands
3
What is the name of the icelandic instrument which has a single melody string and usually two drone strings?
Sitar
Kokle
Langspil
Đàn tranh
4
About the 13 Yule Lads!
Kids place a shoe every evening in the 13 days before christmas
All the previous are right
GRÝLA is an ogress who live in the mountains with her 13 sons, the YuleLads
Depending on how children behave they will get small gifts or potatoes
5
Who is the Icelandic famous artist because of her/his music connection in the creation of the graffiti murals?
Banksy
Vhils
Liesbet Bussche
Sara Riel
6
What is the name of the manuscript that details the establishment of the first colons in Iceland in the 12
th
century?
Fire Saga
Robinson Crusoe
Ragnarbók
Landámabók
7
Which movie is not from the director Baltasar Kormákur?
Everest
Nói Albínói (Noi the Albino)
Hafið (The Sea)
Djúpið (The deep)
8
Which Icelandic writer won the Nobel prize of literature in 1955?
Halldór Laxness
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Gudni Thorlacius
Jon Snow
9
Why is " 101 Reykjavík" the title of the movie from 2000?
Because it is about a person that is 101 years old+lives in Reykjavík
Because it's a reference to 101 Dalmatians.
Because you will learn everything there is to know about Reykjavík.
Becauseit is set in Reykjavík Miðborg which has this postalcode.
10
In Iceland they don't have a single Santa Claus character, Icelandic children are visited by 15 Yule Lads
True
False
11
How is the traditional Icelandic festival to celebrate the end of winter called?
Bjordagur
Sundlaug
Thorrablot
Skyrdagur
12
What does Ragnar Kjartansson not do?
Performance and Video art
Being a member of the electronic-pop/rockband Trabant
Playing in the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Paintings/Drawings
13
How is the Icelandic volcano that inspired Jules Verne to write the book
Journey to the Center of the Earth
called
?
Askja
Hekla
Snæfellsjökull
Coulant
14
Uncover the artists that are NOT icelanders!
Sigur Ros, Björk
Ólafur Arnalds, Ásgeir
Simon Nail, Angu
Emiliana Torrini, Kaleo
