Sweden

Who decides on the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

The Swedish Academy

Which King began the Gustavian period of Swedish history?

Gustav III

Against which team did Sweden win bronze in the 1994 Football World Cup?

Bulgaria

Which of these authors wrote "The story of Gösta Berling" aka "Gösta Berling's saga"?

Selma Lagerlöf

In 1973, the quartet that would come to be known as ABBA released their first album. What was it called?

Ring Ring

With the death of which autocratic monarch did Sweden's great power status end?

Karl XII

What Abba album includes the mega hit "Dancing Queen"?

Arrival

In which Swedish city is the world's largest fermented Baltic herring party?

Alfta

Which Swedish king marched his troops across the ice on the Oresund to Denmark and forced the Danes to accept the Treaty of Roskilde?

Karl X Gustav

Which Swedish King participated in the 30 year war?

Gustav II Adolf

What does Lady Gaga's Swedish/Moroccan producer/songwriter call himself?

Red One

Who was the first Swedish Nobel Prize winner?

Svante Arrhenius

Which is the fifth largest lake in Sweden?

Storsjön

Which of these Swedes did NOT win a Nobel Prize for literature?

Vilhelm Moberg

How many members does the Swedish Academy have?

18

In the Bergman film "The Seventh Seal" a knight played by Max von Sydow plays chess with the personification of death. Who plays the part of death?

Bengt Ekerot

Which year was Jean Baptiste Bernadotte chosen as the Swedish monarch?

1810

What does "Roe Deer" mean in old English?

Spotted animal

When did Swedish become the official language of Sweden according to a new language policy?

2009

The union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved in 1905, who was the Norwegian King at the time?

Håkon VII

Who was the last Swedish monarch to be crowned?

Oscar II

Which is Sweden's fifth largest island?

Hisingen

Which member of Metallica died in a bus accident in Sweden on 27th December, 1986?

Cliff Burton

What year did ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo?

1974

With what band did the Swedish singer Nina Persson make "I Can Buy You"?

A Camp

Which of the following songs is NOT on the Roxette album "Look Sharp!" from 1988?

It Must Have Been Love

Which of the following songs is not Roxette's 1988 album "Look Sharp!"?

It Must Have Been Love

Which Swedish monarch abdicated and converted to Catholicism?

Queen Christina

What is the artiste Basshunter's real name?

Jonas Altberg

What is the name of the Swedish Queen who abdicated for her Catholicism and who is buried in St Peter's Church in Rome?

Queen Christina

The state bank of Sweden is the world's oldest, when was it founded?

1668

When did Sweden's top men's football league change name from Division 1 to Allsvenskan?

1987

What's the name of the Swedish defender who has played for Aston Villa?

Olof Mellberg

This blonde comes from Sweden, had a role in a James Bond movie, and was once Rod Stewart's girlfriend. Who is she?

Britt Ekland

Who served as Sweden's prime minister from 2014 to 2018?

Stefan Löfven

What is the longest Swedish River?

Klarälven

Staffan Tapper missed a penalty when Sweden lost 0-1 in the 1974 Football World Cup. Against which team?

Poland

What Swedish musician was a member of Blood, Sweat and Tears 1972-1975?

Jojje Wadenius

In which war did the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg make his great contribution to humanity?

WW II

Between which towns does the inland line run?

Kristinehamn and Gällivare

When did Sweden join the EU?

1995

What is the name of the Swedish singer Marit Bergman's second album?

I Think it's a Rainbow

Which well-known Swedish researcher gave the elements their alphabetic symbols?

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

The song "All That She Wants" was a big hit in 1993. Who sang that song?

Ace of Base

In which Astrid Lindgren book do we meet the evil knight, Kato?

Mio in the Land of Faraway

Approximately, how much of Sweden's area is covered by forest?

55.00%

Swedish actor, Alexander Skarsgård, became famous after his peculiar role as...

A viking vampire

What light variety of wood is primarily used for model making?

Balsa Wood

Which Roxette song was part of the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack?

It Must Have Been Love

Which Astrid Lindgren character has a father called Efraim?

Pippi Longstocking

The 1958 Football World Cup was held in Sweden. Which country won?

Brazil

Which Swedish recording artist had a big international hit in the 80s with the song Buffalo Stance?

Neneh Cherry

In 2008, which Swedish individual was listed among the world's ten richest people?

Ingvar Kamprad

In 2008, one Swedish person was on the list of "The Ten Richest People In The World". Who was it?

Ingvar Kamprad

In 1709 the Battle of Poltava took place between Sweden and Russia. Which King led the Swedes?

Karl XII

Which country was the first to ban corporal punishment of children in 1979?

Sweden

The port city of Gdynia, which ferries traffic to Sweden, is located in which country?

Poland

What breed of dog is Bosun, in Astrid Lindgren's novel "Sea Crow Island"?

St. Bernard

In which year did King Carl Gustav of Sweden marry Silvia?

1976

In which year did Sweden switch from driving on the left to the right?

1967

Where did the drunkard Gösta stand, in the introduction to Selma Lagerlöf's book?

The Pulpit

What was the name of the armored warship invented by the Swedish American John Ericsson?

Monitor

What is the name of Sweden's largest lake?

Vänern

Which of the following kinds of apple is Swedish?

Aroma

In which of these towns is the Nobel Prize ceremony held?

Stockholm

Who was Marie-Antoinette's alleged Swedish lover?

Axel von Fersen the younger

Where is the actress Greta Garbo buried?

Stockholm

What language did the Walloons, who migrated to Sweden in the 16th and 17th centuries, speak?

French

Where do you go if you die in Nangiyala, according to Astrid Lindgren's book, The Brothers Lionheart?

Nangilima

What movie star is the mother to the actress Isabella Rossellini?

Ingrid Bergman

Who played Björn Borg in the legendary 1980 Wimbledon final?

John McEnroe

Sweden's oldest university is located in Uppsala, but when was it founded?

1477

Who was the first Swede in space?

Christer Fuglesang

When did ABBA disband?

1982

What is the first word of the lyrics of the ABBA song Waterloo?

My

What is Sweden's fourth largest city?

Uppsala

In which Astrid Lindgren book do we meet the evil knight Tengil?

The Brothers Lionheart

Which Swede was General Secretary of the U.N.?

Dag Hammarskjöld

What is the name of the valley that the Brothers Lionheart arrive at in Astrid Lindgren's saga?

Körsbärsdalen (Valley of Cherry)

With which Swedish singer did Ricky Martin sing "Private Emotion" in 1999?

Meja

What is the name of the film from 1960, based on a Swedish folk song, and with Birgitta Pettersson and Max von Sydow in the leading roles?

The Virgin Spring

What is "necessity" called in a well-known figure of speech?

The mother of invention

What is the first word in the first verse of the ABBA song "Dancing Queen"?

Friday

In which Swedish province is the Sarek National park located?

Lappland

What is the name of the river that forms part of the border between Finland and Sweden?

Torne

What Abba song does Madonna allude to in "Hung Up"?

Gimme gimme gimme

What was the name of the Swedish Count who was appointed U.N. arbitrator in Palestine 1948?

Folke Bernadotte

How many rooms does the small hotel Vega in Trosa have?

3

What was the first Kurt Wallander novel?

Faceless Killers

What year was ABBA formed?

1972

Which Swedish King reigned for the large part of The Great Northern War?

Karl XII

What was the name of Roxette's first album?

Pearls of Passion

Which author created "Emil i Lönneberga"?

Astrid Lindgren

Who was the first Swede to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Selma Lagerlöf

What is the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius credited with for being the first to discover?

Greenhouse effect

Where is the room referred to as "The Red Room" in Strindberg's book of the same title located?

Berns Salonger

When did Sweden lose Finland?

1809

Which Swedish king founded The Swedish Academy?

Gustav III

What is Sweden's fourth largest lake?

Hjälmaren

Who won the first Swedish edition of the TV show "Idol" in 2004?

Daniel Lindström

What Swedish band did the 2001 "Room Service Tour"?

Roxette

Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 7 times. Which other country shares this record with 7 victories?

Ireland

Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 6 times. Only one country has won more, with 7 wins. Which country is this?

Ireland

What is the name of the Swedish footballer who moved to Arsenal from IFK Eskilstuna in 2001?

Sebastian Larsson

What race is included in "A Swedish classic"?

Vasaloppet

Sweden did not like where the 1978 Football World Cup was held. Where was it held?

Argentina

What is the name of the Swedish goalkeeper who was bought by Manchester City ahead of the 2006/2007 season?

Andreas Isaksson

Under which name did Jean Baptiste Bernadotte become king in Sweden?

Karl XIV Johan

Sweden is a country with many lakes, but which is Sweden's largest lake?

Vänern

Which Swedish King made Sweden a protestant country?

Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)

The Swedish muscle man, Dolph Lundgren, first became famous for dating a famous woman. Who?

Grace Jones

Who was the husband of the Holy Bridget?

Ulf Gudmarsson

In which year did Alfred Nobel invent dynamite?

1867

Who was the Swedish woman engaged to Napoleon?

Désirée

In which Swedish city was the Bond girl "Maud Adams" born?

Luleå

Marie Antoinette had a love affair with a famous Swedish man, who?

Axel von Fersen

Which year was the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme killed?

1986

In which Swedish location can you find Northern Europe's largest thumbtack factory?

Pålsboda

What happened to the Swedish heir to the throne, Gustav Adolf, in 1947?

He was killed in a plane crash

After an argument about taxes, Bergman left Sweden and lived for a few years in which other country?

Germany

Who was Sweden and Norway's Queen 1844-1859?

Josefina

What is the name of the Swedish forward who played for Barcelona between 2004 and 2006?

Henrik Larsson

What Swede is the borough of the Bronx in New York named after?

Jonas Jonson Brunk

Which was the first country Sweden played in the group stage of the Football World Cup in 1994?

Cameroon

What international music prize is awarded by Sweden and presented by the country's monarch?

The Polar Prize

The famous French philosopher Descartes died in Stockholm in 1650. Something strange happened to his remains on the way back to France. What?

His head disappeared

What was "Old Town" in Stockholm built on top of?

A pile of trash

Which artist was performing a concert at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm on 2 March 2012, when a platform in the crowd collapsed and several were injured?

Avicii