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Basic Swedish History Trivia Quiz

Since I am from Sweden it was obvious that I had to create a quiz on Swedish history. I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by shy_girl_m. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
shy_girl_m

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
222,501

Updated
Jun 26 23

# Qns
20

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Tough

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11 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. In Norse mythology, what was the name of the guard of the well of wisdom? Hint

Mimir

Munin

Hugin

Odin

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Question 2 of 20

2. What kind of funeral was given to Viking chieftains? Hint

They were burned with their ships

They were buried in the ground

They were thrown into the sea

Their bodies were burned as if in sacrifice on an altar

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who was the first Christian missionary that came to Sweden? Hint

Ansgar

Harald

Louis

Sigismund

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Question 4 of 20

4. According to Norse mythology, earth was created from a giant that the gods had killed. What was the name of the giant? Hint

Ymir

Thrym

Loki

Greip

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Question 5 of 20

5. This is the first name of the person who is regarded as Sweden's first king? Hint

Harald

Karl

Nils

Olof

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these countries was *not* a part of the Kalmarunion? Hint

Finland

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

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Question 7 of 20

7. The southern part of Sweden was once owned by Denmark, but Sweden got it in a peace treaty. Which of these places is the treaty named after? Hint

Roskilde

�rhus

Elsinore

Copenhagen

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Question 8 of 20

8. For a long time Sweden's population was generally divided into four groups, which one of these are one of those? Hint

Clergy

Slaves

Bishops

Servants

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Question 9 of 20

9. One of Sweden's most famous king is Gustav Vasa. He had four sons,of whom three became kings. What is the name of the son who didn't become a king? Hint

Karl

Magnus

Erik

Johan

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was responsible for the Stockholm blodbath? Hint

Christian II

Sten Sture

Karl XII

Gustav Vasa

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which king accepted the Reformation, making Sweden a Protestant country? Hint

Eric XIV

Gustavus II Adolphus

Karl XVI Gustav

Gustav Vasa

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Question 12 of 20

12. What was one of the chief attractions of Protestantism to one of Sweden's 16th century monarchs? Hint

He was talked into it

He was a Protestant

The church's money

He liked Martin Luther

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Question 13 of 20

13. There was a person who wanted the change to protestantism and helped the king. He had translated his name into Latin, so what is that guy's Latin name? Hint

Nikolaus Cantri

Gustavus Adolphus

Carolus Ludensis

Olaus Petri

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Question 14 of 20

14. Why did Sweden intervene in the Thirty Years' war? Hint

They were attacked

To help the Protestants

They hated the Habsburgs

None of these

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Question 15 of 20

15. Where did Gustavus II Adolphus die? Hint

L�tzen

Tartu

Bender

Stockholm

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Question 16 of 20

16. Why was the university in Lund built? Hint

To brag to Denmark

A lack of universities in Sweden

To provide cheap university tuition for the king's favourites

To make the people there Swedes

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Question 17 of 20

17. At the beginning of the 18th century Sweden lost a lot of land, "because" of who? Hint

Karl XII

Gustav III

Karl XI

Adolphus Fridericus

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Question 18 of 20

18. After a not so succesful attack at Russia, Sweden got to pick a relative of the Russian Empress to be the heir of the Swedish throne. Who was picked? Hint

Gustav III

Adolphus Fridericus

Lovisa Ulrika

Karl XIII

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Question 19 of 20

19. Gustavus III was murdered on 16 March 1792 when attending a masked ball. Who killed him? Hint

Ribbing

Anckarstr�m

Horn

Ehrensv�rd

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Question 20 of 20

20. The Swedish Academy decides who gets the Noble prize in literature each year, but who founded the Swedish Academy? Hint

Gustav III

Adolphus Fridericus

Gustav Vasa

Karl XI

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Norse mythology, what was the name of the guard of the well of wisdom?

Answer: Mimir

Odin gave his eye to Mimir so he could drink from the well. He actually wore a hat so people shouldn't notice that he was missing an eye. Hugin and Munin are Odin's ravens and he sent across the world to report what was happening.

2. What kind of funeral was given to Viking chieftains?

Answer: They were burned with their ships

Often one or more of their slaves was burned with them. Obviously, this involved human sacrifice.

3. Who was the first Christian missionary that came to Sweden?

Answer: Ansgar

The rest of Europe thought that the Vikings were brutal robbers and that maybe they would behave better if they became Christians. So Louis the Pious sent Ansgar to convert them in 829.

4. According to Norse mythology, earth was created from a giant that the gods had killed. What was the name of the giant?

Answer: Ymir

His flesh became the earth, his hair became trees, his blood became seas and oceans, his bones became mountains and his skull was turned into the sky.

5. This is the first name of the person who is regarded as Sweden's first king?

Answer: Olof

Olof Sk�tkonung was the first Christian king and the first to be baptised. He is thought to be the one who made Sweden a Christian country.

6. Which of these countries was *not* a part of the Kalmarunion?

Answer: Finland

The union meant that Sweden, Denmark and Norway all had the same king(or queen) even though they remained seperate countries. It was created in 1397 and ended when Sweden left it in 1523.

7. The southern part of Sweden was once owned by Denmark, but Sweden got it in a peace treaty. Which of these places is the treaty named after?

Answer: Roskilde

The peace treaty was made after Karl X Gustav with troups had marched with his army on the ice from Jutland towards Copenhagen . It was signed on 26 February 1658 and Sweden got Sk�ne, Halland, Bohusl�n and Blekinge.

8. For a long time Sweden's population was generally divided into four groups, which one of these are one of those?

Answer: Clergy

The four groups were: clergy, nobility, peasantry and burghers. The Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) was comprised of these four estates of the realm until 1866.

9. One of Sweden's most famous king is Gustav Vasa. He had four sons,of whom three became kings. What is the name of the son who didn't become a king?

Answer: Magnus

He is said to have been mentaly ill.

10. Who was responsible for the Stockholm blodbath?

Answer: Christian II

First he had a coronation party for three days and then he had all of the city's exits closed. During those three days he decapitated almost 100 people whom he considered his enemies. The people who were decapitated actually got a trial, but the prosecutor was the same person as the judge, Erik Trolle.

It started on November 7 1520. That's why Christian is known in Sweden as "Christian the Tyrant".

11. Which king accepted the Reformation, making Sweden a Protestant country?

Answer: Gustav Vasa

Gustav Vasa was king from 1523, when he took the power from Christian II, until his death 1560.

12. What was one of the chief attractions of Protestantism to one of Sweden's 16th century monarchs?

Answer: The church's money

When Gustav Vasa took over as king he had debts and he wanted money for himself as well. (Similar motives played a part in the thinking of many other European monarchs who adopted Protestantism).

13. There was a person who wanted the change to protestantism and helped the king. He had translated his name into Latin, so what is that guy's Latin name?

Answer: Olaus Petri

His real name was Olof Pettersson. He translated the bible including the psalms into Swedish.

14. Why did Sweden intervene in the Thirty Years' war?

Answer: To help the Protestants

At least the official reason was that they wanted the Protestants to win. But they also wanted more power and land. Sweden was also keen to check the power of the Habsburgs and, in particular, didn't want the Baltic to become a "Habsburg lake".

15. Where did Gustavus II Adolphus die?

Answer: L�tzen

He was killed in the fog in L�tzen on 6 November 1632. The Swedish troops, however, won the battle.

16. Why was the university in Lund built?

Answer: To make the people there Swedes

Sweden won Sk�ne from Denmark and wanted the people there to be Swedes.

17. At the beginning of the 18th century Sweden lost a lot of land, "because" of who?

Answer: Karl XII

Three countries, Russia, Poland and Denmark, all started wars against Sweden. Russia and Peter the Great were great competitors, and Sweden's days as an great power were over after the death of Karl XII in 1718.

18. After a not so succesful attack at Russia, Sweden got to pick a relative of the Russian Empress to be the heir of the Swedish throne. Who was picked?

Answer: Adolphus Fridericus

Adolphus Fridericus was a German duke and Lovisa Ulrika was his wife. Gustav III and Karl XIII are sons of Adolphus Fredricus, Gustav became king after Adolphus Fridericus.

19. Gustavus III was murdered on 16 March 1792 when attending a masked ball. Who killed him?

Answer: Anckarstr�m

Jacob Johan Anckarstr�m didn't like the king's new tax laws so with a group of accomplices he shot the king in the back. The other options are three of his accomplices.

20. The Swedish Academy decides who gets the Noble prize in literature each year, but who founded the Swedish Academy?

Answer: Gustav III

It was founded 1786 by Gustav III. Its motto is "Talent and Taste".

Source: Author shy_girl_m

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