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Swedish cities Trivia Quiz

I am sorry that Swedish letters with dots and circles don't work. Hope you'll all do well anyway. But I must admit it is challenging!

A multiple-choice quiz by fritte. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
fritte

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,702

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1916

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 68 (7/10), Guest 87 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which city is the centre of Sjuharadsbygden? Hint

Boras

Skovde

Lund

Falun

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Question 2 of 10

2. Stockholm lies on the border of two Swedish 'landscapes' (old regions). Which two? Hint

Narke and Sodermanland

Sodermanland and Uppland

Uppland and Narke

Narke and Vastmanland

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these Swedish cities has the largest population? Hint

Norrkoping

Lund

Jonkoping

Uppsala

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Swedish city was founded as a base for the navy? Hint

Karlskrona

Visby

Stockholm

Umea

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which Swedish city do the highways E4 and E6 split up? Hint

Malmo

Helsingborg

Lund

Jonkoping

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Swedish city is also called 'Match town' (Tandsticksstaden) and 'Jerusalem of Smaland', referring to the strong religiousness? Hint

Vaxjo

Jonkoping

Kalmar

Tidaholm

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which city is the northernmost? Hint

Skelleftea

Lycksele

Umea

Pitea

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which city of these does NOT have a university? Hint

Kiruna

Goteborg (Gothenburg)

Uppsala

Stockholm

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these cities is NOT a part of metropolitan Stockholm? Hint

Landskrona

Solna

Nacka

Djursholm

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which city does the archbishop live? Hint

Sigtuna

Nykoping

Vasteras

Uppsala

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Nov 28 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which city is the centre of Sjuharadsbygden?

Answer: Boras

Boras is also the centre for the textile industry, and has a basketball team where Magic Johnson made a surprising comeback in 1999.

2. Stockholm lies on the border of two Swedish 'landscapes' (old regions). Which two?

Answer: Sodermanland and Uppland

Uppland is to the north and Sodermanland to the south. The border goes just south of Gamla Stan (Old town).

3. Which of these Swedish cities has the largest population?

Answer: Uppsala

Uppsala has grown a lot the last 50 years and has since then more than doubled its population to about 130,000. Thereby is Uppsala the fourth biggest city. Note that the population is counted based on the city, not the 'kommun'.

4. Which Swedish city was founded as a base for the navy?

Answer: Karlskrona

Karlskrona is built on islands in the inner part of an archipelago. The old navy base is well preserved and was recently registered as a World Heritage by Unesco.

5. In which Swedish city do the highways E4 and E6 split up?

Answer: Helsingborg

Helsingborg is also called 'Pearl of the Sound', referring to Oresund, the sound between Sweden and Denmark.

6. Which Swedish city is also called 'Match town' (Tandsticksstaden) and 'Jerusalem of Smaland', referring to the strong religiousness?

Answer: Jonkoping

Today there is no match industry, and the city is becoming more and more secular.

7. Which city is the northernmost?

Answer: Pitea

Mikael Renberg with many seasons in NHL comes from Pitea.

8. Which city of these does NOT have a university?

Answer: Kiruna

9. Which of these cities is NOT a part of metropolitan Stockholm?

Answer: Landskrona

Landskrona lies between Helsingborg and Malmo in the very southern part.

10. In which city does the archbishop live?

Answer: Uppsala

Uppsala has been the centre for religion in Sweden since before Christianity came.

Source: Author fritte

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