QUIZ 460

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Finland's highest point, Mount Halti, is 1,328 meters.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

3. Finland has 187,888 lakes according to the Geological Survey of Finland, making the moniker Land of a Thousand Lakes.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. The Finnish founding myth and national epic is the Kalevala, a collection of old Karelian stories and poems.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. 5None of the above

5. Kalevala, collated in 1835, recounts the creation of the world and the adventures of Väinämöinen, a shamanistic hero with magical powers.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A