What is the midnight sun?

Summer sun that stays above the horizon all night

Scandinavian Geography Trivia: 10 Questions With Answers

This Scandinavian geography trivia explores Norway's fjords, Sweden's lakes, Denmark's islands, Lapland and the midnight sun. Ten questions with answers show what you really know.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Norway
What is Norway's longest and deepest fjord?
Sweden
What is Sweden's largest lake?
Denmark
Greenland is a self-governing territory of which country?
Nature
What is the midnight sun?
Lapland
Which Indigenous people live across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia?
Norway
What is the highest mountain in Scandinavia?
Bridges
Which bridge links Copenhagen and Malmö?
Norway
Which Norwegian islands are famous for fishing villages and drying cod?
Sweden
Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town, is known for what?
Denmark
Denmark is made up of the Jutland peninsula and about how many islands?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is Norway's longest and deepest fjord?
Answer: Sognefjord
Sognefjord runs about 205 kilometers inland and reaches depths of about 1,300 meters in places.
Q2: What is Sweden's largest lake?
Answer: Vänern
Vänern is the largest lake in the European Union, covering about 5,650 square kilometers.
Q3: Greenland is a self-governing territory of which country?
Answer: Denmark
Greenland, the world's largest island, belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark but handles most of its own affairs.
Q4: What is the midnight sun?
Answer: Summer sun that stays above the horizon all night
North of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set for days or weeks around the June solstice.
Q5: Which Indigenous people live across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia?
Answer: The Sámi
Many Sámi have traditionally herded reindeer. Their homeland is called Sápmi.
Q6: What is the highest mountain in Scandinavia?
Answer: Galdhøpiggen
Galdhøpiggen in Norway's Jotunheimen range rises about 2,469 meters, the highest point in Northern Europe.
Q7: Which bridge links Copenhagen and Malmö?
Answer: Øresund Bridge
The Øresund link opened in 2000 and combines a bridge, an artificial island and a tunnel.
Q8: Which Norwegian islands are famous for fishing villages and drying cod?
Answer: Lofoten
Lofoten's stockfish has been dried on wooden racks and exported for about a thousand years.
Q9: Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town, is known for what?
Answer: An iron ore mine
Mining has made the ground unstable, so Kiruna is moving its town center a few kilometers east.
Q10: Denmark is made up of the Jutland peninsula and about how many islands?
Answer: Over 400
Denmark has more than 400 named islands, of which about 70 are inhabited, including Zealand and Funen.

Scandinavian Geography Trivia – Land of Fjords and Forests

Scandinavia's landscapes were carved by ice. Glaciers scraped out Norway's fjords and Sweden's thousands of lakes, then melted about 10,000 years ago. Denmark, by contrast, is low and flat, made of glacial deposits and islands.

The far north experiences extremes of light. In summer the sun barely sets, and in winter it may not rise for weeks. The long nights bring the northern lights, which draw visitors to Tromsø, Abisko and Lapland.

The region is also known for strong conservation laws. In Sweden and Norway, the right to roam lets anyone walk, camp and pick berries on most uncultivated land, as long as they respect nature and private homes.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz helps travelers and students understand the landscapes of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

How fjords were formed
Which lakes and peaks are largest
Who the Sámi are
What the midnight sun is
How Denmark and Sweden are linked

Did You Know?

Norway's coast has about 1,200 fjords.
Sweden has roughly 100,000 lakes.
Denmark's highest point is only about 171 meters.
Svalbard is about halfway between Norway and the North Pole.
The Lærdal Tunnel in Norway is the world's longest road tunnel.