Stockholm City Facts Quiz【Questions – Answers】

Stockholm City Facts Quiz - Sweden

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Question 1: Situated on Sweden’s eastern coast where which body of water joins the Saltsjon and enters the Baltic Sea?

(A) Lake Vaner

(B) Lake Malaren

(C) Lake Mien

(D) Lake Runn

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(B) Lake Malaren  

Question 2: Spread over some 20 islands and the adjacent mainland, Stockholm is often referred to as ___what?

(A) The Venice of the North

(B) The Venice of the Ease

(C) The Venice of the South

(D) None of above

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(A) The Venice of the North  

Question 3: What year was Stockholm first mentioned as a town? 

(A) 1254

(B) 1256

(C) 1252

(D) 1258

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(C) 1252  

Question 4: Stockholm development was largely down to the efforts of which Swedish ruler?

(A) Eric the Victorious

(B) Olof Skotkonung

(C) Anund Jacob

(D) Birger Jarl

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(D) Birger Jarl  

Question 5: The town grew rapidly as the result of a reciprocal trading treaty with which German city?

(A) Lubeck

(B) Munich

(C) Cologne

(D) Leipzig

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  (A) Lubeck 

Question 6: It became the capital of Sweden officially, in what year?

(A) 1435

(B) 1437

(C) 1436

(D) 1439

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  (C) 1436 

Question 7: The capital of Sweden was liberated from Danish control in 1523 by which Swedish King?

(A) Yngvi-Frey

(B) Gustav I Vasa

(C) Eysteinn

(D) Ingjald

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(B) Gustav I Vasa  

Question 8: The original nucleus of the city, the Old Town, is called what in Swedish?

(A) Gothenburg

(B) Uppsala

(C) Malmo

(D) Gamla Stan

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(D) Gamla Stan  

Question 9: The Royal Palace is in which part of Gamla Stan?

(A) Grinda Island

(B) Stads Island

(C) Arholma Island

(D) Sandhamn Island

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(B) Stads Island  

Question 10: The Royal Palace’s Another part is Riddar Island, dominated by which church?

(A) Stockholm Cathedral

(B) Gustav Vasa Church

(C) Riddarhom Church

(D) Oscar’s Church

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  (C) Riddarhom Church 

Question 11: The third part of Gamla Stan is Helgeands Island, which is the location of what legislative and administrative building?

(A) The House of Parliament

(B) Stockholm Palace

(C) Turning Torso

(D) Kista Science Tower

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(A) The House of Parliament  

Question 12: Which of the northern (mainland) districts is the main shopping, business and financial sector?

(A) Farsta

(B) Norrmalin

(C) Bromma

(D) Kungsholmen

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(B) Norrmalin  

Question 13: What is the name of the outdoor ‘living’ museum showing aspects of traditional Swedish life?

(A) Stockholm Observatory

(B) Biological museum

(C) Skansen

(D) Swedish Museum of Natural History

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(C) Skansen

Question 14: On the island of Djurgarden is the museum housing the salvaged Swedish warship from 1628.What is it called?

(A) Bonniers Konsthall

(B) Hallwyl Museum

(C) Maritime Museum

(D) The Vasa Museum

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  (D) The Vasa Museum 

Question 15: Who was the Stockholm-born Prime Minister of Sweden who was assassinated in 1986?

(A) Olaf Palme

(B) Arvid Posse

(C) Gillis Bildt

(D) Karl Staaff

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  (A) Olaf Palme