Stieg Larsson Trivia

1. What was the primary job of one of the main characters, Mikael Blomkvist?

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Journalist

Mikael Blomkvist was primarily a journalist. At the start of the book, he was considered guilty of libel against wealthy industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerstrom, which led to a short spell in prison. Blomkvist had a strange love-hate relationship with Lisbeth Salander, the 'girl with the dragon tattoo', and had a strong moral compass.

From Quiz Characters from "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Answer: A hurricane

Lisbeth is on the island of Grenada when the storm hits. During a heroic rescue on the beach during the storm, she sees a tornado rise up out of the hurricane which she knows should be impossible. We learn later that experts decided to call it a pseudo-tornado, something that looked like a tornado but isn't.

From Quiz Characters From "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Answer: Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth is an unusual young woman who is a key figure in all three books. In "The Girls with the Dragon Tattoo", we learn that she is one of the best computer hackers in the world but she is socially inept.

From Quiz The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Answer: Sahlgrenska

The operation on Salander's body lasted for three hours. The doctor removed no fewer than 32 bone chips from around the entry wound on her head.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Kalle

Mikael was nicknamed Kalle Blomkvist by his fellow journalists, because he solved the bank robberies by the 'Bear gang'.

From Quiz Characters from "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Answer: George Bland

George Bland is her young lover. Lisbeth goes into the storm to get George to come to the hotel basement when they encounter Richard Forbes attempting to murder his wealthy wife and use the storm as cover. They rescue Geraldine, and Richard Forbes dies in the storm.

From Quiz Characters From "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Answer: Her shoulder

She has several tattoos, including a wasp on her neck and a band of stars on her torso. She also has several piercings on her face and body.

From Quiz The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Answer: Anders Jonasson

Dr. Jonasson has a record of zero mortality rate, however some of his patients died after they were discharged. Prof. Ellis is an American surgeon working at Karolinska hospital, and an expert in brain research.

From Quiz The Girl Who Played with Fire

Answer: Nils Bjurman

Bjurman wanted to get rid of Salander because she had video evidence of his crime. Also, Salander humiliated him, and took control of his life.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Millennium

"Millennium" is a monthly magazine that is part-owned by Blomkvist, Berger and Malm.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Harriet

Harriet Vanger was a much-loved great-niece of Henrik Vanger. One fateful day, she went missing, and Henrik Vanger could not find a trace of her body. When Mikael Blomkvist lost the case against Wennerstrom, he offered to give him solid evidence against Wennerstrom and a large sum of money...but only if Blomkvist could finally help locate his great-niece, whether she be dead or alive. Blomkvist accepted and moved to Hedeby Island, putting a hold on his other work.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: In a guest house

Mikael departed from the 'Millennium' offices, much to the disdain of his partners, though they understood why he needed to leave for the year-- besides, the money was good and would help get the floundering magazine back on its feet. Meanwhile, Frode and Armansky called Lisbeth off the Blomkvist case, though it wasn't like her to leave a case unfinished. Upon his arrival, Mikael got to know the town of Hedestad and discovered that Vanger had accumulated thirty-six years-worth of material in binders and boxes. He'd set up in a humble guest house before he started reading the first binder. Lisbeth, during a break in her casework, met with her new guardian; her previous guardian, a man named Palmgren, had been hospitalized by a hemorrhage and was not expected to recover. Her new guardian, Bjurman, decided to restrict her finances as he was the one responsible for her. Thus, she would be forced to play by his rules. She opted not to discuss her job with him to protect herself.

From Quiz Characters from "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Answer: Miriam Wu

Mimmi was Lisbeth's sometime lover before Lisbeth disappeared for over a year. Returning to Stockholm, Lisbeth seeks out Mimmi. After their reunion, Lisbeth offers Mimmi the use of her empty apartment free of charge for a year. Unfortunately, this leads to Mimmi getting involved in the hunt for Salandar.

From Quiz Characters From "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Answer: Mikael Blomkvist

Mikael is a prominent journalist and part owner of "Millennium" magazine who is convicted of libel for being unwilling to provide evidence of his published accusations against a well known industrialist. He is fined and has to serve jail time. Immediately after his trial, a retired business man hires him for his investigative skills to solve a 40 year old mystery--a missing heiress.

From Quiz The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Answer: 1964

"The Section" was the idea of Hans Wilhelm Francke. Its purpose was to protect the safety of Sweden at all cost. With the acknowledgment of Prime Minister Erlander in 1964, "The Section" had become an ultra-secret unit led by Evert Gullberg.

From Quiz The Girl Who Played with Fire

Answer: Dag Svensson

Svensson was married to Johansson who was also working on a thesis about illegal sex trafficking. Johansson was about to receive her doctorate in Criminology before she was murdered. Svensson chose "Millennium" because it is the most credible and outspoken magazine.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth is regarded as socially awkward, and a person who values her privacy very highly. Also, Blomkvist speculated that Salander had a condition known as Aspergers.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Vanger became a full-fledged financial partner

Mikael organized the family into a comprehensive tree to better understand their lives, and discovered that each of them held countless secrets. When he taped the family tree together, he found that he had several dozen suspects in the case, all of whom were present on the day of the accident. After meeting several members of the family, Mikael departed from Hedestad for a day to meed Detective Superintendent Morell and get his thoughts on the case; Morell assumed Harriet was murdered but, of course, there was no way to prove it. Erika Berger visited and, during a conversation, Vanger offered his partnership to save "Millennium" provided Mikael would take over as publisher again. This act would be the strongest message they could make against Wennerstrom, and possibly protect them from losing any more advertisers. During his investigation, Mikael discovered a list of five names and numbers in the back of a datebook written by Harriet. These, however, were of no use to him until he found their meaning. Lisbeth, seeking the cash for a new computer, visited Bjurman at his office but, to her shock, was sexually attacked. Following this traumatic event she decided to take matters into her own hands.

From Quiz Characters from "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Answer: The leader of Svavelsjo MC

Lundin heads a very bad gang involved in drugs, prostitution and murder. He is hired to track down Salandar and attempts to kidnap her. After this failed kidnap attempt he surprises Lisbeth at the home of another conspirator and she bests him again.

From Quiz Characters From "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Answer: Erika Berger

Malm, Berger and Blomkvist are co-owners of the magazine. Erika is the editor, Mikael is the publisher and Christer is the graphical expert. Erika and Mikael have a 20+ year affair even though Erika is married to a prominent artist. "Millennium" is an investigative magazine which ran the articles which led to Mikael's conviction for libel.

From Quiz The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Answer: Malin Eriksson

Eriksson took over the role because Berger was offered another job at Svenska Morgon-Postem (SMP). Consequently, Berger returned to her old job at Millennium due to differences with board chairman Magnus Borgsjo. In addition, the majority of the senior members at SMP didn't take her seriously because of her gender.

From Quiz The Girl Who Played with Fire

Answer: Richard Ekstrom

Ekstrom was illegally leaking information to the media, about Salander's psychiatric report.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Erika Berger

Berger is a strong, and efficient operator who is in charge of "Millenium". In addition, she is the lover of Mikael Blomkvist.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Millennium

The Millennium offices were initially part-owned by Mikael Blomkvist, along with Erika Berger and Christer Malm. This name is also given to the trilogy of books: 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' being the first in this trilogy. In 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', Blomkvist does not spend too much time at the office, however it features more heavily in later books in the trilogy. Blomkvist had a casual sexual relationship with Erika Berger despite her having a boyfriend.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Two months

Mikael has success with the book and Cecilia Vanger, but not the case involving Harriet's disappearance. When he's sent to prison he stays there for two months and continues writing. The media is informed that he will inevitably be returning to his post at the "Millennium" offices by the end of the year. In Stockholm, Lisbeth is invited to Bjurman's apartment and is sexually attacked despite her plan to fight back. She ultimately returns with a vengeance, getting her independence through other means and blackmailing Bjurman into giving her financial independence. With no work, she chooses to follow up on the Blomkvist case, especially considering his unorthodox return to the forefront of the news. Mikael leaves prison and the 'Millennium' becomes more successful with Vanger enjoying every bit. Upon his return, Mikael investigates a photo album left behind in his cottage and Gottfried's cabin on the Vanger property. Here, he finds several books including Harriet's Bible.

From Quiz Characters from "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Answer: Paolo Roberto

Paolo is a friend of Lisbeth's and agrees to watch her old apartment for Mikael to try and talk to Mimmi, so he is there when Mimmi is kidnapped. He is a champion boxer, which almost isn't enough to save them from the unusual man who has Mimmi.

From Quiz Characters From "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Answer: Dragan Armansky

Lisbeth is one of his best researchers because she can hack into any computer (but Dragan isn't aware of that). Armansky allows Lisbeth free rein on her assignments because she exceeds expectations on her background checks and security reviews.

From Quiz The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Answer: Anikka Giannini

Giannini is a prominent lawyer who represents victimized women. She was hesitant to represent Salander because she wasn't a criminal defense lawyer. However she won Salander's trial using her previous experiences, and her psychology degree.

From Quiz The Girl Who Played with Fire

Answer: Lisbeth Salander

Salander was hiding in her apartment, Fiskargatan 9, and communicating with Blomkvist through his computer, while the authorities were looking for her.

From Quiz The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Answer: Henrik Vanger

Henrik was once the chairman of the Vanger corporation, which was one of the most influential in Sweden. He is also not fond of the majority of the extended Vanger family.

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