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Norwegian and Nordic History

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  1. On what date is the Norwegian Constitution Day celebrated each year?
  2. Which period in Scandinavian history is usually said to begin with a raid on the monastery of Lindisfarne in 793?
  3. Which king, according to tradition, united much of Norway after the Battle of Hafrsfjord around 872?
  4. At which battle in 1030 did King Olav Haraldsson, later called Saint Olav, die?
  5. Which event of 1066 is often used to mark the end of the Viking Age?
  6. Which disease reached Norway in 1349 and killed a large part of the population?
  7. In 1397 Norway entered a union with two other kingdoms. Which union was it?
  8. Which religious change took place in Denmark-Norway in 1537?
  9. How did the city of Oslo get the name 'Christiania' in 1624?
  10. What did the Treaty of Kiel of January 1814 decide about Norway?
  11. What did Norwegians do in spring 1814 after the Treaty of Kiel?
  12. What was the result of the brief war with Sweden in the summer of 1814?
  13. In which year was the union between Norway and Sweden dissolved?
  14. Who was elected king of independent Norway in 1905?
  15. In which year did all Norwegian women get the right to vote in national elections?
  16. On which date did German forces invade Norway in 1940?
  17. Where did King Haakon VII and the government go during the occupation?
  18. What happened in Norway on 8 May 1945?
  19. Which resistance action in 1943 targeted the heavy water plant at Vemork in Telemark?
  20. In which year did Norway become a founding member of NATO?
  21. Which Norwegian was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, elected in 1946?
  22. Which field was discovered in 1969 and started the Norwegian oil industry?
  23. How did Norway vote in the referendums on joining the European Community or Union in 1972 and 1994?
  24. What is the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global?
  25. Which polar explorer led the Norwegian expedition that reached the South Pole on 14 December 1911?
  26. What is the Sami Parliament (Sametinget), opened in 1989?
  27. Who became the first woman Prime Minister of Norway in 1981?
  28. How many years passed between the adoption of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814 and the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905?
  29. Which sequence of Norwegian events is in the correct order?
  30. Which description of Norway's position in the union with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 is correct?
  31. Why did the Eidsvoll assembly of 1814 not lead to lasting independence?
  32. A Norwegian was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for work with refugees and famine relief. Who was he?
  33. Which pair correctly gives the years when Norwegian men and women won universal suffrage?
  34. Who has been the king of Norway since 1991?
  35. Which Norse explorer is credited with reaching North America around the year 1000?
  36. In the Middle Ages the city of Bergen was important for which trade with German merchants of the Hanseatic League?
  37. In the history of Norway, which decisive naval battle around 872 AD led to Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre) being recognized as the first king to unify Norway?
  38. In the history of Norway, which 1030 battle resulted in the death of King Olav Haraldsson, who was subsequently canonized as St. Olav, the patron saint of Norway?
  39. In the history of Norway, which 1066 battle in England marked the death of King Harald Hardrada (Harald Hardråde) and the traditional end of the Viking Age?
  40. In the history of Norway, which momentous legal milestone was enacted in 1274 by King Magnus VI the Lawmender (Magnus Lagabøte)?
  41. In the history of Norway, what was the catastrophic demographic consequence of the Black Death (Svartedauden) arriving in Bergen in 1349?
  42. In the history of Norway, which Scandinavian queen was the chief architect behind the establishment of the Kalmar Union in 1397 uniting Denmark, Norway, and Sweden?
  43. In the history of Norway, what political loss did Norway suffer during the Lutheran Reformation under King Christian III of Denmark in 1536-1537?
  44. In the history of Norway, which international treaty signed in January 1814 forced the King of Denmark to cede Norway to the King of Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars?
  45. In the history of Norway, on which historic date did the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll sign the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway?
  46. In the history of Norway, which agreement ended the brief Swedish-Norwegian War in August 1814, establishing a personal union while preserving the Eidsvoll Constitution?
  47. In the history of Norway, which landmark legislation adopted in 1837 laid the foundation for modern local municipal democracy in Norway?
  48. In the history of Norway, who led the Liberal Party (Venstre) to victory in 1884, establishing parliamentarism after impeaching the conservative Selmer cabinet?
  49. In the history of Norway, in which year was universal voting rights for all adult men introduced for Storting elections in Norway?
  50. In the history of Norway, which Norwegian Prime Minister led the government during the peaceful dissolution of the union with Sweden on 7 June 1905?
  51. In the history of Norway, what was the overwhelming outcome of the August 1905 Norwegian national referendum regarding the dissolution of the union with Sweden?
  52. In the history of Norway, which Danish prince was elected as King Haakon VII of independent Norway in November 1905?
  53. In the history of Norway, in which year did Norway become one of the world's first sovereign nations to grant full universal voting rights to women?
  54. In the history of Norway, what was Norway's official diplomatic and military status during World War I (1914-1918)?
  55. In the history of Norway, which German heavy cruiser was sunk on 9 April 1940 at Oscarsborg Fortress in the Oslofjord, delaying the Nazi capture of Oslo?
  56. In the history of Norway, what was King Haakon VII's historic response (Kongens nei) to German demands at Elverum in April 1940?
  57. In the history of Norway, which daring 1943 military sabotage operation crippled Nazi Germany's atomic research program in Rjukan, Telemark?
  58. In the history of Norway, which notable role did resistance heroes Gunnar Sønsteby and Max Manus play in occupied Norway during World War II?
  59. In the history of Norway, what destructive policy did retreating German forces execute in Finnmark and northern Troms in late 1944?
  60. In the history of Norway, which Labour Party statesman served as Prime Minister for 17 years and is remembered as the 'Father of the Nation' (Landsfaderen)?
  61. In the history of Norway, which international military alliance did Norway join as a founding member in 1949, abandoning its traditional policy of neutrality?
  62. In the history of Norway, which Norwegian politician served as the very first Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952?
  63. In the history of Norway, which event on Christmas Eve 1969 fundamentally transformed Norway's economy and modern history?
  64. In the history of Norway, which state-owned enterprise was established by unanimous Storting decision in 1972 to manage Norway's commercial oil interests?
  65. In the history of Norway, what was the result of the September 1972 national referendum on Norwegian membership in the European Economic Community (EEC)?
  66. In the history of Norway, what was the outcome of the November 1994 national referendum on Norwegian membership in the European Union (EU)?
  67. In the history of Norway, how does Norway participate in the European Single Market without being a member of the European Union?
  68. In the history of Norway, what is the primary fiscal purpose of the Government Pension Fund Global (Statens pensjonsfond utland / Oljefondet), established in 1990?
  69. In the history of Norway, which major political conflict in the late 1970s and early 1980s over a hydroelectric dam catalyzed Indigenous rights and the creation of Sametinget?
  70. In the history of Norway, who opened the first session of the Sámi Parliament (Sametinget) in Karasjok on 9 October 1989?
  71. In the history of Norway, which prominent politician served as Norway's first female prime minister across three terms and chaired the UN World Commission on Environment?
  72. In the history of Norway, which national tragedy occurred in Norway on 22 July 2011, claiming 77 lives in Oslo and Utøya?
  73. In the history of Norway, what is Norway's constitutional form of government under the 1814 Constitution?
  74. In the history of Norway, how is the national parliament of Norway (Stortinget) structured today?
  75. In the history of Norway, which Norwegian monarch ascended the throne in January 1991, choosing the royal motto 'Alt for Norge' like his father and grandfather?
  76. In the history of Norway, which 1920 international treaty recognized Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard while granting equal commercial rights to signatories?
  77. In the history of Norway, what does the Norwegian fiscal policy rule (handlingsregelen), introduced in 2001, govern?
  78. In the history of Norway, why is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo, Norway, unlike the other Nobel Prizes which are presented in Stockholm, Sweden?

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