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Complete the sentence about Baltic Sea with the correct year: Denmark gradually gained control over a large portion of the Baltic coast, until it lost many of its possessions after being defeated in the ______ Battle of Bornhöved.
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Complete the sentence about Baltic Sea with the correct year: Denmark gradually gained control over a large portion of the Baltic coast, until it lost many of its possessions after being defeated in the ______ Battle of Bornhöved.
1227. Denmark gradually gained control over a large portion of the Baltic coast, until it lost many of its possessions after being defeated in the 1227 Battle of Bornhöved.
2
Complete the sentence about Tetra Pak with the correct year: In ______, Ruben Rausing and Erik Åkerlund established a food carton company in Malmö.
1929. In 1929, Ruben Rausing and Erik Åkerlund established a food carton company in Malmö.
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Complete the sentence about Ericsson with the correct year: In ______, Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment.
1878. In 1878, Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment.
4
In which city was the car maker Volvo founded in 1927?
Gothenburg, on the west coast. The Volvo Group considers itself to have started in 1927, when the first car, a Volvo ÖV 4, rolled off the production line at the factory in Hisingen, Gothenburg.
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Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, is remembered for what?
A temperature scale that bears his name
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Complete the sentence about Sweden and NATO with the correct year: Since ______, Sweden has not formally declared war, and the country remained neutral even during World War I and World War II.
1814. Since 1814, Sweden has not formally declared war, and the country remained neutral even during World War I and World War II.
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Complete the sentence about Ingmar Bergman with the correct year: In ______, aged 16, he was sent to Germany to spend the summer holidays with family friends.
1934. In 1934, aged 16, he was sent to Germany to spend the summer holidays with family friends.
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Complete the sentence about Globen with the correct year: In ______, the naming rights to the Stockholm Globe Arena were acquired by Ericsson, and it became known as the Ericsson Globe.
2009. In 2009, the naming rights to the Stockholm Globe Arena were acquired by Ericsson, and it became known as the Ericsson Globe.
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On which date is St Lucia's Day celebrated in Sweden?
13 December, with a procession of candles. The 13th of December is Lucia where most of the children and some adults dress up and have processions in preschool, school and companies.
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Carl Linnaeus is best known for which achievement?
Creating the modern system of naming plants and animals. He developed a two part naming system for classifying plants and animals.
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In which mountain range does Kebnekaise stand?
The Scandinavian Mountains. The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula.
12
Complete the sentence about Visby Cathedral with the correct year: Since ______ Gotland and the cathedral have been part of Sweden.
1645. Since 1645 Gotland and the cathedral have been part of Sweden.
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Complete the sentence about Skansen with the correct year: Since ______, Skansen has been served by the Skansens Bergbana, a funicular railway on the northwest side of the Skansen hill.
1897. Since 1897, Skansen has been served by the Skansens Bergbana, a funicular railway on the northwest side of the Skansen hill.
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Which place completes this sentence about Öland? There was an Öland County in the short period between 1819 and 1826; otherwise, the island has been part of ______ County since 1634.
Kalmar. There was an Öland County in the short period between 1819 and 1826; otherwise, the island has been part of Kalmar County since 1634.
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Complete the sentence about Turning Torso with the correct year: Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden, in ______.
2005. Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden, in 2005.
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Complete the sentence about Carl Linnaeus with the correct year: By the time of his death in ______, he was one of the most acclaimed scientists in Europe.
1778. By the time of his death in 1778, he was one of the most acclaimed scientists in Europe.
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Which video game was created by the Swede Markus Persson?
Minecraft
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Complete the sentence about Battle of Lützen with the correct year: The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November ______, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War.
1632. The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War.
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Complete the sentence about Ingrid Bergman with the correct year: In ______, when Bergman was around 14, her father died of stomach cancer.
1929. In 1929, when Bergman was around 14, her father died of stomach cancer.
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Complete the sentence about Swedish Reformation with the correct year: Trolle supported the Kalmar Union and was allied with Christian II who made a unionist conquest of Sweden in the autumn of ______.
1520. Trolle supported the Kalmar Union and was allied with Christian II who made a unionist conquest of Sweden in the autumn of 1520.
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Complete the sentence about Västerås with the correct year: The area has been populated since the Nordic Viking Age, before ______ CE.
1000. The area has been populated since the Nordic Viking Age, before 1000 CE.
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Complete the sentence about Linköping with the correct year: In ______ the current Linköping cathedral school was established, making it the third oldest gymnasium in Sweden.
1627. In 1627 the current Linköping cathedral school was established, making it the third oldest gymnasium in Sweden.
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Complete the sentence about Tomas Tranströmer with the correct year: In addition to selected journal publications, his first collection of poems, 17 Poems, was published in ______.
1954. In addition to selected journal publications, his first collection of poems, 17 Poems, was published in 1954.
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Complete the sentence about Svante Arrhenius with the correct year: In ______, based on this work, he submitted a 150-page dissertation on electrolytic conductivity to Uppsala for the doctorate.
1884. In 1884, based on this work, he submitted a 150-page dissertation on electrolytic conductivity to Uppsala for the doctorate.
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Complete the sentence about Henrik Larsson with the correct year: In ______, he moved to Helsingborg IF where in his first campaign he helped the club win promotion to Allsvenskan after 24 seasons.
1992. In 1992, he moved to Helsingborg IF where in his first campaign he helped the club win promotion to Allsvenskan after 24 seasons.
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Which place completes this sentence about Visby Cathedral? At the end of the Middle Ages Saint Mary's Church was the richest church in ______ by far, and it was the second-largest church of the city.
Visby. At the end of the Middle Ages Saint Mary's Church was the richest church in Visby by far, and it was the second-largest church of the city.
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