Stúdentspróf (Iceland) · History
Settlement to the Modern Republic
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- According to tradition, who was the first permanent settler of Iceland?
- What was the Althing, founded in 930?
- Where did the Althing meet for most of the commonwealth period?
- In which year did Iceland become a republic?
- Who was Jón Sigurðsson, whose birthday is Iceland's national day?
- Which country ruled Iceland from the thirteenth century until 1918, with Norway's crown passing to Denmark?
- Who was the first democratically elected female president in the world, elected in Iceland in 1980?
- Which Nordic country has no standing army and relies on a coast guard, police and NATO?
- How many Cod Wars did Iceland and the United Kingdom fight over fishing limits?
- How did Iceland adopt Christianity around the year 1000?
- What was the Old Covenant (Gamli sáttmáli) of 1262–1264?
- What was the Danish trade monopoly in Iceland, in force from 1602 to 1787?
- What were the Móðuharðindin, the Mist Hardships of 1783–84?
- What did the Act of Union of 1918 do?
- What happened in Iceland in May 1940?
- What was the Women's Day Off of 24 October 1975?
- Which security organisation did Iceland join as a founding member in 1949?
- What did the 1994 EEA agreement do for Iceland?
- What happened to the Icelandic banks in October 2008?
- What was the Reykjavik summit of 1986?
- How many members does the Althing have today?
- What is the role of the president of Iceland?
- Which volcanic island arose from the sea off Iceland's south coast from 1963?
- Which event led to the evacuation of Heimaey in the Westman Islands in 1973?
- What did the Danes return to Iceland in 1971?
- Who was Skúli Magnússon, known as the father of Reykjavík?
- Which sequence puts these events in the correct order: Act of Union, home rule, republic, Old Covenant?
- Why was the Act of Union of 1918 a step toward full independence, not the end of it?
- Why did Iceland's trade with Denmark shape its economy before 1787?
- What was the significance of the Cod Wars for Iceland's economy and foreign policy?
- How did the 2008 crisis affect Iceland's relationship with Europe?
- Which statement best explains why women's participation in politics became a theme in Icelandic history?
- What can be inferred from the fact that the Althing lacked an executive such as a king?
- Why is Þingvellir significant both in nature and in history?
- What best explains why Iceland had no cities in the Middle Ages?
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