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Lady Gaga had a hit last year called Die with a Smile with which other chart topper? |
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One of the most famous events to take place on June 6th is not the Swedish National holiday. The most famous events official name was Operation Overlord but was better known by what name? |
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Now frequently associated with Dracula, the historical region in Central Europe, known as Transylvania, is a part of which country? |
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Name these four famous Swedes.
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First published in October 1950 The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schultz published it’s last cartoon strip in which of these years a) 1980 b) 1990 or c) 2000 |
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The locals nickname which US city as Gotham? |
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at just around 4,856 years old, Methusalah in California is the oldest living what? |
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Name these six Swedish music groups.
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The Oresundstag which travels between Sweden and Denmark was used for the first time in what year (plus or minus 1)? |
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Name any town or city mentioned in the title of a Shakespeare play, except Venice? There are four possible answers |
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listen to these four clips, they are classical covers of four well known songs, name the four songs.
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How many European countries use the Krona or Crown as its official currency? |
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Chinese history can be divided up into dynasties. The last emperor was PuYi who abdicated in 1912. Which of these was the name of the first dynasty that ruled from 1600bce to 1046bce a);Ming b) Shang or c) Qing |
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What are these four animals native to Sweden?
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Founded in the year 1689, what is considered by many to be the oldest continuously existing company in the world that is still operating today is a Swedish one. The company has got the same name as the Smaland town in which it was founded. What is the name of the company? |
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The flag of which country is “Six horizontal stripes of black, yellow and red with a central white disc bearing a crested crane.”? |
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At the Oscars in 2023, two nominees for best actress shared what first name? This included the winner for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. |
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Four Swedish landmarks, in which cities would you find them?
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In what year did June 6th first become a red day in Sweden? |
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What magical instrument appeared in the title in Mozarts last opera? |
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Is this Benny or Bjorn from ABBA
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You will hear five clips from five songs, name the five songs. Each of these songs were hits in Sweden during the same year,, for f name the year. |
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Bruno Mars |
2 |
D-Day |
3 |
Romania |
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a. Anna Lindh b. Greta Garbo c. Alfred Nobel d. Max von Sydow |
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c) 2000 (February 13th) |
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New York |
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Tree |
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a. The Cardigans b. Ace of Base c. First Aid Kit d. The Ark e. Icona Pop f. Swedish House Mafia |
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2000 (July 2nd) |
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Windsor, Verona, Tyre, Athens |
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a.That’s so True (Gracie Abrams) b. Come as you Are (Nirvana) c. Right Here waiting (Richard Marx) d. Beautiful Things (Benson Boone) |
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Five (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Czechia (koruna)) |
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b) Shang |
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a. Wolverine b. Moose c. Beaver (Bävrar) Do not accept Marmet, it loks like beaver but it is not native to Sweden d. Arctic Fox |
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Husqvarna |
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Uganda |
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Michelle (Michelle Yeoh and Michelle Williams) |
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a. Visby b. Stockholm c. Landskrona d. Kalmar |
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2005 |
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Flute |
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Bjorn |
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a. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Wham) b. Say Say Say (Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson) c. Never Ending Story (Limahl) d. Forever Young (Alphaville) e. Self Control (Laura Branigan) f. 1984 |
