Iceland Quiz Questions
1) When did Iceland become a republic?
a) 17 April 1848
b) 17 June 1944
c) 18 September1880
d) 11 November 1911
2) Who was Iceland’s first president?
a) Sveinn Bjornsson
b) Jon Sigurdsson
c) Olaf Tryggvvason
d) Vigdis Finnbogadottir
3) Which country kept a force of 60,000 in Iceland in 1941?
a) Germany
b) France
c) USA
d) Italy
4) Which sea is to the north of Iceland?
a) Baltic
b) North
c) Greenland
d) Irish
5) Which is the capital of Iceland?
a) Akureyri
b) Hafnarfjourdnar
c) Reykjavik
d) Selfoss
6) Which is the largest volcano in Vatna Glacier?
a) Thjorsa
b) Grimsvotn
c) Fjollum
d) Lagarfljot
7) When was the University of Iceland established?
a) 1901
b) 1904
c) 1911
d) 1907
8) Which is the currency of Iceland?
a) Euro
b) Krona
c) Guilder
d) Drachma
9) Which is the official language of Iceland?
a) Gaelic
b) Manx
c) Cornish
d) Icelandic
10) When did Iceland join NATO?
a) 1964
b) 1956
c) 1949
d) 1936
Iceland Quiz Questions and Answers
1) When did Iceland become a republic?
b) 17 June 1944
2) Who was Iceland’s first president?
a) Sveinn Bjornsson
3) Which country kept a force of 60,000 in Iceland in 1941?
c) USA
4) Which sea is to the north of Iceland?
c) Greenland
5) Which is the capital of Iceland?
c) Reykjavik
6) Which is the largest volcano in Vatna Glacier?
b) Grimsvotn
7) When was the University of Iceland established?
c) 1911
8) Which is the currency of Iceland?
b) Krona
9) Which is the official language of Iceland?
d) Icelandic
10) When did Iceland join NATO?
c) 1949
Always fun with quizzes but nr:6 doesn’t make sense. I think you tried to spell Grímsvötn as the answer but that is a lake..
Here is another quiz about Iceland:
http://www.rent.is/blog/iceland-trivia
Good luck!
Grimsvotn is a volcano. Refer to:
http://www.icelandontheweb.com/articles-on-iceland/nature/volcanoes/grimsvotn
http://www.kids-earth-science.com/grimsvotn-volcano.html
https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=373010
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/grimsvoetn.html
Great quiz! It’s very fun and inspirational. If you want to learn more about Iceland and plan your next trip, I can highly recommend this one: https://www.travelinsightpedia.com/7-must-see-spots-in-south-iceland