| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Author of The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling | Hans Christian Andersen | 84%
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| Footballer who collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest | Christian Eriksen | 75%
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| Physicist who specialised in atomic theory and quantum mechanics | Niels Bohr | 67%
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| World's best goalkeeper in 1992, 1993 and in 2000 | Peter Schmeichel | 67%
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| Philosopher, known as “the father of existentialism” | Soren Kierkegaard | 63%
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| Footballer and older brother of Brian | Michael Laudrup | 61%
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| Explorer, the strait between Asia and America was named after him | Vitus Bering | 61%
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| Actor who portrayed Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings | Viggo Mortensen | 57%
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| King of Denmark since 2024 | Frederik X | 54%
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| Actor who played in Star Wars: Rogue One and TV series Hannibal | Mads Mikkelsen | 52%
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| Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 | Margrethe II | 47%
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| Handballer, named the IHF World Player of the Year three times | Mikkel Hansen | 47%
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| Author best known for memoir Out of Africa | Karen Blixen | 46%
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| Drummer and co-founder of heavy metal band Metallica | Lars Ulrich | 46%
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| Female tennis player and Australian Open winner in 2018 | Caroline Wozniacki | 44%
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| Director of movies Dancer in the Dark, Europa and Dogville | Lars Von Trier | 41%
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| Highest-ranked Danish male tennis player in history | Holger Rune | 37%
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| Actor who played Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | 35%
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| Astronomer known for his accurate astronomical observations | Tycho Brahe | 35%
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| Formula One driver who drove for Haas team | Kevin Magnussen | 33%
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| Model who appeared in Chris Isaak's video Wicked Game | Helena Christensen | 32%
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| Racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans record nine times | Tom Kristensen | 32%
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| Actress who starred in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV | {Brigitte} Nielsen | 31%
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| Actress who played the role of Lucilla in Gladiator | {Connie} Nielsen | 25%
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| Actress, born in New York to a Danish father and American mother | Scarlett Johansson | 25%
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| Founder of construction toy company The Lego Group | Ole Kirk Kristiansen | 23%
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| Runner born in Kenya who has the second fastest of all time over 800 m | Wilson Kipketer | 22%
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| Danish prince, who captured the throne of England in 1016 | Cnut the Great | 21%
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| Handball goalkeeper, IHF World Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021 | Niclas Landin Jacobsen | 18%
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| Princess Dagmar of Denmark, before she became the Empress of Russia | Maria Feodorovna | 9%
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