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FINNISH Quiz!
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A quiz about history and culture of Finland.
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1
With which country does Finland share its longest land border?
Russia
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
2
What is the national musical instrument of Finland called?
Kantele
Gallen-Kallela
Kekkonen
Kalevala
3
Who was elected President of Finland in 2012?
Sauli Niinistö
Martti Ahtisaari
Alexander Stubb
Tarja Halonen
4
Nordic walking is extremely popular in Finland. Do you know what it actually is?
FolkDance where dancers walk in queues along paths in forest
Inofensive way describs drunk people walking aimlesly around
Disco dance in which the dancer moves with stiff shaky legs
A fit walking with ski poles in your hands.
5
What did Nokia manufacture before becoming number 1 in mobile phone business?
Cables
All of them
Tyres
Rubber boots
6
What is the oldest city in Finland?
Helsinki
Turku
Rauma
Porvoo
7
What holiday is celebrated in Finland on May 1
st
?
Vappu
Juhannus
Helluntai
Joulu
8
What can you find at Korkeasaari Island?
Zoo
Red light district
Football stadium
Opera
9
TRUE or FALSE? Over 70% of Finland is covered by forests and woodland areas.
True
False
10
Martti Ahtisaari is one of the best known contemporary Finns in the worldWhat is he famous for?
He danced naked in front of Queen Elizabeth.
He won FormulaOneWorld championship in two consecutive years
He won the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is vocalist of worldfamous Finnish rockband Nightwish.
11
Checking you :-) When Finland declared it's independance?!
1 January 1907
6 December 1917
6 December 1907
6 January 1917
12
What name of the soccer club that plays all its matches at Sonera Stadium near Olympic Stadium?
HJK
SJK
FC Lahti
Helsingfors
13
Finland qualified for the World Cup finals in soccer twice during the 20
th
century.
False
True
14
When did Finland declare independence?
1917
1809
1906
1920
15
What is the Swedish name for Helsinki?
Helsingfors
Helsinkara
Halikadee
Halsanki
16
What day is the Finnish Independence Day?
August 6
May 6
December 6
June 6
17
Which country lies immediately south of Finland's capital,Helsinki, across the Gulf of Finland?
Estonia
Germany
Poland
Latvia
18
What are the official languages of Finland?
Finnish and Russian
Finnish and English
Finnish and Swedish
Finnish and Italian
19
Which of folwing concerning Finish sentnce
Aja hiljaa sillalla
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Drive slowly on the bridge
,true?
It was elected most unplesant sounding sentence in the world
It was elected the sexiest sentence in the world.
It was elcted most dificult sentnce to prnounce in the world
It was elected most beutiful sounding sentence in the world.
20
What year did Helsinki host the Olympic Games?
1956
1950
1952
1954
21
Which animal appears on the Finnish coat of arms?
Reindeer
Eagle
Bear
Lion
22
What is the highest point in Finland?
Saana
Halti
Tampere
Korvatunturi
23
German scientists came up with information about Finns with blond hair.Gues what they found out
Blonds wil extinct in next 200 years,last will be in Finland
All the blondes in the world have Finnish genes in their DNA
BlondHair Finsh infants caused mothers' exposure to coldness
The average IQ of Finns blonds is higher than other's people
24
Which one of the following European languages is related to Finnish?
Swedish
Hungarian
Basque
Russian
