QUIZ 405

Check your Knowledge Quotient!                       

1. Ingólfur Arnarson is credited as Iceland’s first permanent settler. 

A. False

B. True    

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

2. The ruling Iceland chiefs established the Althingi, which is believed by many to be the world’s oldest nation-wide parliament.

A. True

B. False

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

3. Disaster struck Iceland with the violent eruption of the Laki volcano in the 18th century, killing 9000 Icelandic citizens. 

A. False

B. True

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

4. Jón Sigurðsson is credited as the founder of modern day Iceland.

A. True

B. False

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

5. Iceland finally became a republic on June 17, 1944, when 97% of voting Icelanders opted in favor of independence from Denmark.

A. False

B. True

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – B