1. Which 5 countries represented Europe in the 2006 Ryder Cup? (1 point per correct answer)

2. What is the name of the large shallow arm of the North Sea which extends from the narrow stretch between Sweden and Denmark, to the Gulf of Bothnia? (which is between Sweden and Finland).

3. The Vasa, a 17th century sailing ship, is now in a museum in which city?

4. Where did the smorgasbord originate?

5. Which three countries joined in 1995?

6. All of the events at the 1956 Summer Olympics except one were held in and around the host city Melbourne. Which events were held five months earlier in Stockholm Sweden?

7. What variety of baked potato takes its name from a restaurant in Stockholm?

8. Which two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?

9. What is the Swedish name for hot or cold dishes served as a buffet?

10. What kind of skin is named after a European country?

11. Which country's jury memorably voted "nul points" to the Swedish entry (which happened to win the competition and later go on to be a massive act worldwide) in 1974?

12. Where in the World does the largest car and Passenger ferry operate?

13. Who led Sweden to its first Davis cup victory in 1975?

14. What is the ISHOTELLET in Sweden?

15. What are the two official languages of Finland?

16. Which 2 countries are divided by the Kattegat sea passage?

17. How many EU member states are kingdoms?

18. Name the nine countries with a border on the Baltic Sea. 1 pt for each correct answer

19. Patty Hearst is perhaps one of the best known examples of which syndrome?

20. In which Swedish city was Eurovision held?

ANSWERS

1. England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden

2. Baltic sea

3. Stockholm. (The Vasa was raised from Stockholm Harbour in 1961, 333 years after her ill-fated maiden voyage in 1628)

4. Sweden.

5. Austria, Finland and Sweden

6. Equestrian

7. Hasselback

8. Sweden and Finland

9. Smorgasboard

10. Suede (from the French 'gants de suede' meaning Swedish gloves)

11. The United Kingdom - The act was ABBA, with Waterloo

12. Between Stockholm in Sweden and Helsinki in Finland.

13. Bjorn Borg

14. A hotel made from ice

15. Finnish and Swedish

16. Denmark and Sweden

17. Five (Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden)

18. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland.

19. Stockholm Syndrome

20. Malmö