Sweden
Sweden shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with Norway. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 16 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Sweden trivia questions
Sweden is located on which peninsula?
Answer: Scandinavian Peninsula
Bonus fact: Sweden shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with Norway.
Which annual international prizes are awarded in Stockholm except for the Peace Prize?
Answer: Nobel Prizes
Bonus fact: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.
Denmark is connected to Sweden by what bridge-tunnel link?
Answer: Øresund Bridge
Bonus fact: The Øresund link connects Copenhagen with Malmö.
What is the capital of Sweden?
Answer: Stockholm
Bonus fact: Stockholm is built across numerous islands.
In what year did Nelly Sachs flee Nazi Germany for Sweden?
Answer: 1940
Bonus fact: Sachs continued living in Stockholm after her escape.
Which fellow Nobel laureate helped Nelly Sachs and her mother escape to Sweden?
Answer: Selma Lagerlöf
Bonus fact: Sachs had admired Lagerlöf's work and corresponded with her by letter.
Norway's mainland lies mainly on which peninsula?
Answer: Scandinavian Peninsula
Bonus fact: Norway and Sweden occupy most of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Which field was added later and is technically a memorial prize rather than one of Nobel's original prizes?
Answer: Economic sciences
Bonus fact: The economics prize was established by Sweden's central bank in 1968.
The Vikings came mainly from which region?
Answer: Scandinavia
Bonus fact: Norse seafarers came from present-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Which nation became the first to win both the men's and women's FIFA World Cups when its women won in 2003?
Answer: Germany
Bonus fact: Germany defeated Sweden 2-1 after extra time on Nia Künzer's golden goal in the 2003 women's final.
Which nation won its first men's FIFA World Cup title in 1958?
Answer: Brazil
Bonus fact: Brazil defeated host Sweden 5-2 in the final.
Which country shares land borders with Norway and Finland?
Answer: Sweden
Bonus fact: The UN Geospatial world map shows Sweden in this set of international land-boundary relationships.