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A Tour around Finland Trivia Quiz

Find out more about the 'Suomi' country!

A multiple-choice quiz by bigbro. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigbro

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1799

Last 3 plays: Guest 88 (9/10), Guest 202 (7/10), Guest 77 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the highest point of Finland? Hint

Saana

Halti

Tampere

Korvatunturi

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the largest lake in Finland? Hint

Saimaa

Laatokka

Pielinen

Roine

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the biggest city in Finland? Hint

Tampere

Turku

Helsinki

Espoo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Upon his election in 1994, Ahtisaari became the ____ president of Finland since independence? Hint

11th

13th

15th

10th

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was elected President of Finland in 2000? Hint

Pentti Arajarvi

Eeva Ahtisaari

Tarja Halonen

Tellervo Koivisto

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the oldest city in Finland? Hint

Rauma

Helsinki

Turku

Porvoo

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Question 7 of 10

7. When was the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Helsinki held? Hint

1975

1977

1972

1970

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Question 8 of 10

8. Q8. Finland qualified for the World Cup Finals in soccer twice during the 20th century.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Finland is famous for: Hint

high mountains

clean environment

windmills

watches

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finland gained its independence in what year? Hint

1898

1922

1917

1939

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the highest point of Finland?

Answer: Halti

Halti is 1, 327 m high arctic hill in Northern Finland.

2. What is the largest lake in Finland?

Answer: Saimaa

Saimaa is the biggest lake in Finland. It has 1147 sq km surface.

3. What is the biggest city in Finland?

Answer: Helsinki

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is the biggest city with more than 500, 000 inhabitants.

4. Upon his election in 1994, Ahtisaari became the ____ president of Finland since independence?

Answer: 10th

The presidents of Finland were: 1. Stahlberg 1919-1925 2. Relander 1925-1931 3. Svinhufvud 1931-1937 4. Kallio 1937-1940 5. Ryti 1940-1944 6. Mannerheim 1944-1946 7.P aasikivi 1946-1956 8. Kekkonen 1956-1982 9. Koivisto 1982-1994 10. Ahtisaari 1994-2000. Halonen became the 11th in 2000.

5. Who was elected President of Finland in 2000?

Answer: Tarja Halonen

Eeva is Martti Ahtisaari's wife and Tellervo is wife of Mauno Koivisto. Pentti is the husband of Tarja Halonen, who was elected the President of Finland in 2000.

6. What is the oldest city in Finland?

Answer: Turku

Turku, the former capital of Finland, was founded in the 13th century.

7. When was the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Helsinki held?

Answer: 1975

In 1969 Finnish government suggested to hold a Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). It took place in 1975 and was hosted by president Kekkonen. CSCE changed its name to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during the Budapest summit in 1994.

8. Q8. Finland qualified for the World Cup Finals in soccer twice during the 20th century.

Answer: False

Finland never qualified for any of the World Championships in soccer during the 20th century, held from 1930 to 2000.

9. Finland is famous for:

Answer: clean environment

Finland has clean environment and green nature with more than 60,000 lakes and hundreds of islands.

10. Finland gained its independence in what year?

Answer: 1917

During communist revolution in the former Soviet Union the Finnish parliament took advantage of it and declared independence on the 6th of December, 1917.

Source: Author bigbro

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