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