Danish History and Politics
Danish History and Politics
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- What is the capital of Denmark?
- What is the name of the Danish parliament?
- What is the name of the Danish flag, red with a white Nordic cross?
- How many members does the Folketing have, including the members from Greenland and the Faroe Islands?
- Which form of state does Denmark's constitution, first written in 1849, establish?
- Who has been the Danish head of state since January 2024?
- Which queen ascended the Danish throne on Frederik IX's death in 1972 and reigned until her abdication in 2024?
- In which year did Denmark join the European Communities, now the European Union?
- Which currency does Denmark use?
- In which year did Denmark sign the North Atlantic Treaty as a founding member state?
- Which day does Denmark mark as Constitution Day?
- In which year did Danish women, along with Icelandic women, acquire full voting rights?
- On which date in 1940 did German troops cross the border into Denmark?
- Which Danish territory is the world's largest island?
- On 30 March 1948, Denmark granted home rule to which island group, after protracted negotiations?
- In which year did Denmark sell the Danish West Indies to the United States?
- What did Denmark decide in the 2000 referendum on the euro?
- Which city is the second-largest in Denmark?
- At which town in Denmark are the massive carved runestones from the 10th century found?
- On which date in 1945 was Denmark officially free of German control?
- Who is the head of the Danish government?
- At least how often must elections to the Folketing be held?
- Which country is the Kingdom of Denmark bordered only by, on land?
- Which bridge, opened in 2000, links Copenhagen with Malmö in Sweden?
- What did the Self-Government Act, backed by Greenlanders in a 2008 referendum, transfer?
- Which country's city of Malmö is separated from Copenhagen by the Øresund strait?
- Under which charismatic leader did the Social Democrats become Denmark's largest party in the 1924 Folketing election?
- Under which 1992 agreement were Denmark's EU opt-outs secured after Danish voters rejected the Maastricht Treaty?
- What does the word 'Rigsfællesskabet' refer to?
- In which year did the Constitutional Assembly approve Denmark's first free constitution, signed by Frederick VII?
- Which constitution abolished the Landsting, leaving the unicameral Folketing?
- Which palace complex, built for four noble families, did the royal family buy and move into after Christiansborg Palace burned in 1794?
- On which little island of Copenhagen's inner city does Christiansborg Palace stand?
- From what age may Danish citizens vote in legislative elections?
- What was the Danish Freedom Council, founded in 1943?
- Who officially began her first term as prime minister of Denmark on 3 October 2011?
- Which Dane became the 12th NATO Secretary General on 1 August 2009?