Oslo

Which of the following parks is not located in Oslo?
Rondane park

Which king founded the city of Oslo in 1048?
Harald Hårdråde

What is the Holmenkollen best known for?
Its ski jumping ramp

What is the name of Oslo's airport?
Gardermoen

What is Karl Johan primarily associated with in Oslo?
A street

Which of the following is true about Oslo's airport?
It has the largest tax-free store in Europe

What is Oslo called?
City of Tigers

Who lived in gråbeinsgårder?
Poor people

What was stolen from a museum in Oslo in 1994?
The painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch

What shape is Oslo built in?
Horseshoe

Which of the following is the most popular beach in Oslo?
Huk

What name did Oslo previously have?
Kristiania

What will you find in the auditorium at the University of Oslo?
Frescos by Munch

Which of these cities is, as the crow flies, the closest to Oslo?
Minsk, Belarus

Which is a large park within the city core of Oslo?
Frogner Park

What street is this?
Karl Johans gate


Which of the following newspapers is published in Oslo?
Dagsavisen

Who is the highest ranking representative of the city in Oslo?
Mayor of Oslo

What is Oslo's patron saint?
Saint Hallvard

What's the name of the royal palace in Oslo?
The Royal Palace

What was Oslo named in 2007?
The world's most expensive city

What is Byporten?
A mall

What is Holmenkollen, located outside Oslo?
A ski resort

What's the name of the most famous sculpture in the park "Vigelandsparken"?
Sinnataggen

What event takes place each year in City Hall?
The Nobel Peace Prize Awards

In 1845, Oslo started using public transport. What would you have traveled in then?
Trams pulled by horses

What is Vigeland?
A sculpture park

What is a common thing to do at the Oslo Opera House?
Walk on the roof

Which of the following stadiums can hold the most spectators?
Ullevål Stadion

What nickname does Oslo have?
The Tiger City

Which restaurant is the only one in Oslo with 3 Michelin stars?
Maaemo

Which of the following hotels is not located in Oslo?
Svelgen Hotel

What was the name of Oslo up until 1925?
Kristiania

Which one of the following arenas was opened first?
Bislett Stadion

In what year did Oslo become Norway's capital?
1299

The painting "The Scream" was stolen from a museum in Oslo in 1994. Who is the artist?
Edvard Munch

Oslo is one of Norway's counties, how many did Norway have before the division of counties changed around 2020?
18

Along which street in Oslo is the famous park "Vigelandsparken" located?
Nobels gate

How large is Oslo's surface area?
454 km²

Which of these is the large park within the city core in Oslo?
Frogner Park

This building in Oslo won the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2009. Which was it?
The Opera House

Oslo's nickname is "Tiger City". Which square has a large tiger as a tribute?
Jernbanetorget

In terms of population, Oslo is Norway's biggest city. Which city in Norway was second biggest in 2006?
Bergen

What is The Scream?
A painting

Which poet's apartment has remained untouched since his death in 1906?
Henrik Ibsen

What is the exotic Kon-Tiki?
An indigenous style raft

Which "county" does not border Oslo?
Hordaland

With regards to population, where does Oslo place in comparison with the other Nordic capitals?
Fourth largest

Which of the following islands is NOT located outside of Oslo?
Bjorøyna

From which country did Thor Heyerdahl sail the Kon-Tiki raft?
Peru

Which arena in Oslo hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996?
Oslo Spektrum

By car, roughly how far is Oslo from the Swedish border?
About 100 km

Who was Henrik Ibsen?
Author

Who was Thor Heyerdahl?
An explorer

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