Norwegian History and Politics

History, State and Institutions

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  1. How many members does the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, have?
  2. What kind of state is Norway?
  3. Which city is the capital of Norway?
  4. What is the currency of Norway?
  5. Who is the head of state of Norway?
  6. Which international organisation does Norway belong to as a founding member, formed in 1949?
  7. How is Norway connected to the European Union's single market without being a member of the EU?
  8. Where is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded each year on 10 December?
  9. Who appoints the members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee?
  10. In which year did Norway adopt its current Constitution at Eidsvoll?
  11. Which treaty of 1920 recognises Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard?
  12. Which of these countries share a land border with Norway?
  13. How often are general elections to the Storting held?
  14. Which year saw a referendum in which Norwegians rejected membership of the European Union for the second time?
  15. What does the motto 'Alt for Norge' used by the Norwegian kings mean?
  16. Who was the first Norwegian king after the end of the union with Sweden in 1905?
  17. Which party has been the largest in several elections and is often called Ap in Norway?
  18. Which agency handles many welfare benefits in Norway, such as unemployment support and pensions?
  19. Which people are the indigenous people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia?
  20. What is the voting age in Norwegian general elections?
  21. Which town in Svalbard is the largest settlement and has an airport?
  22. What is the Norwegian name for the Constitution?
  23. Which sea does the western coast of Norway face?
  24. Which Norwegian explorer led the Fram expedition across the Arctic from 1893 to 1896 and later won the Nobel Peace Prize?
  25. Which Norwegian led the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific in 1947?
  26. The Storting has 169 members. How many seats are needed for a majority?
  27. A Storting election was held in September 2021. If the four-year term is kept, in which year is the next election held?
  28. Which statement about the Norwegian system of government is correct?
  29. Which pair correctly matches a Norwegian event with its year?
  30. Norway voted against EU membership in 1972 and 1994, but is a member of the EEA. Which consequence follows?
  31. Which statement about Svalbard is correct?
  32. In which order did these events happen: the Kalmar Union, the Constitution at Eidsvoll, the end of the union with Sweden, the Second World War occupation?
  33. Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition started in 1947. How many years passed between that voyage and the Oslo Winter Olympics of 1952?
  34. Which colours are used in the flag of Norway?
  35. What do children traditionally do on 17 May in Norway?
  36. Which large energy company, formerly called Statoil, is majority-owned by the Norwegian state?

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