Aarhus Summer School Quiz

What is TRUE about Danish?

• There is no word for coziness

• There is no word for please

• There is no letter 'p'

• There is no word with only one letter

How many islands does Denmark have?

• 444

• 222

• 11

• 888

What is FALSE about Denmark?

• They have a monarchy

• The Danish flag is the oldest in the world

• They have the oldest amusement park in the world

• ABBA is their most famous musical group

Which song is performed by a Danish band?

• Holiday in Spain - Bløf

• Dancing Queen - ABBA

• 7 years -

  Lukas Graham

• Take On Me -

  A-ha

What is a Danish tradition?

• For Carnival, children dress up and they used tp hit a cat out of a barrel, like piñata, although now they use sweets.

• If a Dane turns 25 and is are still single, their friends will tie them to a lamp post, pour water and then cinnamon over them

• Danes typically stand on chairs just before Midnight on New Year's Eve so they can jump into the new year

• The Danish birthday song has four paragraphs!

What is the origin of the name 'Aarhus'

• It comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Our House'

• It was the name of the Norwegian who first arrived in Aarhus

• It means 'Mouth of the River' from the Danish 'å' meaning 'river' and the Icelandic word for mouth 'oss'

• It means 'Remember your king' comes from the Swedish word 'Ore' meaning money and the Danish word 'Husk' meaning Remember

What is true about Aarhus?

• It has the biggest university in Denmark

• It has the tallest cathedral in Denmark

• It has the largest population of Denmark

• It has the tallest museum in Denmark