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  Famous Swedish-Americans   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Over the centuries, about one fourth of the Swedish population left their native land to seek a better life in America. Some of them made their mark in the most varying of fields. This is a quiz in their honour!
Tough, 10 Qns, jensj2, Aug 16 05
Tough
jensj2
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  How Swede It Is   popular trivia quiz  
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This quiz is about people from my ancestoral home of Sweden.
Average, 10 Qns, Robert907, Apr 26 12
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Swedes: Famous & Historical Trivia Questions
1. Ingvar Kamprad is a very successful Swedish business man. What is the source of his wealth?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: IKEA, a retail company

Kamprad is reputed to be one of the richest people in the world. The name IKEA came from Kamprad's initials, the "E" from the farm he grew up on and the "A" from a nearby village.

2. Ingmar Bergman was a very successful Swedish film director best remembered for the movie "Wild Strawberries". What crime was Bergman accused of in 1976 that led to his self-imposed eight year exile from Sweden?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: Tax evasion

Although Bergman was eventually cleared of his tax evasion charges, he never fully got over his bitterness from the experience. He passed away in 2007 at the age of eighty-nine.

3. Swedish actress Maud Adams is remembered as being a "Bond Girl" in which two James Bond movies?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Octopussy"

In 1983, Adams played the title character of "Octopussy". She also appears as an extra in Roger Moore's last film as Bond, "A View to a Kill".

4. Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold was the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. What were the unusual circumstances about Hammarskjold's death in 1961?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: Plane crash

Dag Hammarskjold was on his way to what is today Zambia to negotiate a ceasefire when his plane crashed killing fifteen other people as well. The cause of the crash was never conclusively determined.

5. Tennis player Mats Wilander won seven Grand Slam Singles titles during his illustrious career. What tournament did Wilander win in 1982 that made him, at that time, the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam tournament?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: The French Open

Subsequently, both Boris Becker and Michael Chang beat Wilander's record for youngest ever champion. In 1988, Wilander won three of the four Grand Slams and was the number one player in the world that year.

6. Swedish-American actress Ann-Margret Olsson was born in Stockholm on April 28, 1941. For what movie did Ann-Margret receive her only nomination for the Best Actress Oscar?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: 1975's "Tommy"

Ann-Margret lost out to Louise Fletcher for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". In 2010, she won her first Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the American televsion show "Law & Order: SVU".

7. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist remembered for inventing dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes. What is reputed to be the main motivation for Nobel in establishing the awards?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: A mistakenly published obituary

When Nobel's brother died, a French newspaper mistakenly published Alfred's obituary criticizing him for making a fortune from the pain of others brought about by his inventions. Wishing to leave a better legacy, Nobel established the prizes that still bear his name.

8. Legendary jazz musician and composer Charles Mingus had a most varied ethnic background. His half-Swedish Mulatto father was a farmhand who ran away before Mingus was even born. What was Mingus's main instrument?

From Quiz Famous Swedish-Americans

Answer: Bass

He had a violent temper, and is allegedly the pioneer in smashing instruments on stage (since copied by The Who and assorted punk bands). His ashes are scattered in the Ganges. Mingus is on record as saying that the trouble with people is that we pay too much attention to each other's background. Beautiful words, but hey, I've got a ten-question quiz to complete...

9. Hans Blix is a Swedish diplomat whose name became closely associated with which phrase in the early 2000's?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: Weapons of Mass Destruction

At the request of the UN Secretary General, Blix headed the "United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission". Blix wound up in the middle of a political firestorm as the American and British governments were convinced Iraq was hiding weapons of mass distruction that the commission could not verify.

10. Ingrid Bergman is perhaps Sweden's most famous actress. Bergman's final role before her death in 1982 was in a mini-series based on the life of which 20th century politician?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: Golda Meir

Ingrid Bergman won her second Emmy Award for her portrayal of the Israeli Prime Minister. She will of course always be remembered for her roles in "Casablanca", "Notorious" and "Joan of Arc", not to mention being one of the most beautiful women in history.

11. Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who was widely credited with saving thousands of lives during World War II. In which European capital was Wallenberg a special envoy during the War?

From Quiz How Swede It Is

Answer: Budapest

Wallenberg issued passports and sheltered Jews during the latter stages of the war. He was detained by the Soviets and is presumed to have died in custody in 1947. His actions led to his memory being honored all over the world.

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