Danish Science, Arts and Culture
Danish Science, Arts and Culture
37 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- Whose fairy tales, 156 stories in nine volumes, have been translated into more than 125 languages?
- Which Danish physicist received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for work on the structure of atoms?
- Which Danish astronomer first showed in 1676 that light travels at a finite speed?
- Which company's name is a contraction of the Danish words leg godt, meaning play well?
- Which bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen sits on a rock at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen?
- In which city is Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park opened in 1843?
- Which film movement did Lars von Trier found just before making Breaking the Waves?
- Which film, premiering at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film?
- Which film by Bille August won the Palme d'Or and the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?
- Which Danish architect designed the Sydney Opera House?
- Which designer created the Egg and the Swan chairs for the SAS Royal Hotel, which he also designed?
- Which Danish chair designer is known for the Wishbone Chair?
- Which Danish composer is especially noted for his six symphonies, his Wind Quintet and his concertos for violin, flute and clarinet?
- What does the Danish word hygge describe?
- What is the name of the sweet Danish pastry known abroad as a Danish?
- Which Danish football team won the European Championship in 1992?
- Which Manchester United goalkeeper also played for the Denmark national team that won the UEFA European Championship in 1992?
- Which Danish player collapsed on the pitch after a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match on 12 June 2021?
- In which sport did Viktor Axelsen, a Danish professional player born in 1994, win Olympic gold in 2020 and 2024?
- Which Danish manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines was founded in 1945?
- Which Danish pharmaceutical company manufactures mainly diabetes and obesity medications?
- Whose beer was first brewed on 10 November 1847 and first exported in 1868, to Edinburgh?
- Which Danish physician won the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1903 for his work on phototherapy?
- Which writer shared the Nobel prizes awarded in 1917 with Karl Gjellerup?
- Which Danish university was founded in 1479, making it the oldest in Denmark?
- Which Danish city's rock music festival has been held annually since it was first held in 1971?
- In which Danish town is the first Legoland theme park, opened in 1968, located?
- Which Danish political drama television series premiered in Denmark on 26 September 2010?
- Which writer of Pelle the Conqueror took his last name from the Bornholm town his family moved to in 1877?
- In Denmark, which dish is a sandwich considered a form of, with an extra piece of bread on top?
- Which city is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world?
- Which Danish astronomer, through nightly observations of a comet, estimated its closest approach to Earth at about 230 times the Earth's radius?
- Who wrote the lyrics of 'Der er et yndigt land' in 1819, which bore a Latin motto from Horace?
- Which Danish painter is known for his poetic, subdued portraits and interiors?
- Which neoclassical sculptor has a museum in Copenhagen that houses his works?
- Near which Danish city were the well-preserved remains of five Viking ships excavated from the fjord in the late 1960s?
- Which Danish high-end consumer electronics company, founded in 1925, designs audio products and television sets?