Scandinavian Literature quiz
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Which country chooses the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Which country does Three Billy Goats Gruff come from?
Answer: Norway
Why: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe collected it for their Norwegian Folktales in the 1840s.
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Which country's tale inspired The Emperor's New Clothes?
Answer: Spain
Why: Andersen knew Juan Manuel's 1335 tale from a German translation.
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In which century was the Prose Edda written?
Answer: 13th century
Why: It was written as a handbook to help poets understand kennings, the poetic stand-in phrases of skaldic verse.
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Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Selma Lagerlöf
Why: Novelist Bertha von Suttner won a Nobel four years earlier, in 1905, but hers was the Peace Prize.
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Which goddess claims half of all warriors slain in battle?
Answer: Freyja
Why: Freyja takes her half to her field Fólkvangr, while Odin's half go to Valhalla.
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What was the poet Tomas Tranströmer's day job?
Answer: Psychologist
Why: From 1960 to 1966 he worked at Roxtuna, a centre for young offenders, while writing poems.
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