Notable Danes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Niels Bohr

Along with Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Niels Bohr (1885-1962) was one of the most notable physicists in the first decades of the 20th century. The two respected each other greatly. However, when it came to the field of quantum mechanics they had very different views. Einstein never accepted the uncertainty in quantum mechanics.

A story tells that one day Einstein in a conversation with Bohr told him: "God doesn't play dice" to which Bohr replied: "Don't tell God what to do". Whether that's a true story is uncertain. :)

Answer: Peter Schmeichel

When Peter Schmeichel retired from professional football in 2003 he had won national championships in England, Portugal and Denmark. By the time he retired in 2003 he also held the record for most played international games for Denmark (129 games). Other honors include: UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year in 1992, 1993, 1997 and 1998. Lastly he was voted into the 'England League Team of the Century'.

Answer: Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen is a very versatile actress. She has done work in film, TV and theatre. Notable films includes: "Let's get Lost" (1997), "Mona's World" (2001) and "After the Wedding" (2006).

Answer: Ole Kirk Christiansen

At the beginning Lego made toys from wood. It was not until 1949 that the company began to make plastic bricks. The Lego name comes from the Danish words LEg GOdt which literally translated means 'play well'.

Answer: Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield started Metallica back in 1981. The band has had numerous hits like: 'Master of Puppets', 'Nothing Else Matters', 'Enter Sandman', 'One', etc.

The band consisted of: Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo. Former members of the band includes, Dave Mustaine(who went on to co-found the band Megadeath), Jason Newsted, Cliff Burton((killed in a traffic accident in Sweden) and Ron McGovney. Worldwide the band has sold more than 100 million albums.

Answer: Victor Borge

Victor Borge's career lasted for more than 75 years. He started out as a concert pianist. Later he began to incorporate more and more comedy into his shows. One of his trademark acts was "Phonetic Punctuation".

Borge used "Phonetic Punctuation" when reading a text out loud. He assigned a specific sound and gesture to each punctuation mark (colon, question mark, comma etc.) in the text.

Answer: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen was Secretary General from August 2009 to October 2014.
Prior to this he was Prime Minister of Denmark (November 2001-April 2009).
Anders Fogh Rasmussen was elected to the Danish parliament (Folketinget) in 1978 representing the political party Venstre. Venstre is a liberal party. In 2001 he was elected Prime Minister of Denmark after a landslide victory over Poul Nyrup Rasmussen from The Social Democrats.

Answer: Jørn Utzon

The Sydney Opera House opened in October 1973.
Due to disputes regarding design and costs, Utzon had left the project in 1966.

Other works by Utzon includes the Elineberg Housing in Helsingborg, Sweden, the National Assembly of Kuwait and Bagsværd Church in Denmark.

Answer: Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier also directed "The Idiots", "Breaking the Waves" and "Dogville".
In 1995 Lars von Trier together with Thomas Vinterberg founded the "Dogme 95" movement. The movement listed a set of rules as to how a movie should be produced. Among the rules was that you always had to film on location and with a handheld camera.

Answer: Queen Margrethe II

After the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972, Queen Margrethe was proclaimed Queen. In 1967 Queen Margrethe married Henri Monpezat(now Prince Henrik). They have two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.