Iceland
The North American and Eurasian plates diverge beneath Iceland. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Iceland trivia questions
What is the capital of Iceland?
Answer: Reykjavík
Bonus fact: Reykjavík is the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.
Iceland is famous for volcanoes and what heat-based energy source?
Answer: Geothermal energy
Bonus fact: Geothermal heat is widely used for heating and electricity.
Iceland sits astride what major tectonic feature?
Answer: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Bonus fact: The North American and Eurasian plates diverge beneath Iceland.
Which strait separates Greenland from Iceland?
Answer: Denmark Strait
Bonus fact: It links the Greenland Sea area with the North Atlantic.
Which country is famous for extensive geothermal heating because of abundant volcanic activity?
Answer: Iceland
Bonus fact: Iceland uses geothermal energy for heating and electricity.
Which country generates a large share of its electricity from geothermal energy because of its volcanic setting?
Answer: Iceland
Bonus fact: Iceland also uses geothermal heat extensively for buildings.
Which seafaring people came from Scandinavia and raided and traded across Europe?
Answer: Vikings
Bonus fact: Vikings also settled in Iceland and Greenland.
Halldór Laxness was a Nobel laureate from which country?
Answer: Iceland
Bonus fact: Laxness received the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature.