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Famous Norwegians - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 738 times
- The average score is 9 of 21
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Expressionist painter known for "The Scream" | Edvard Munch | 89%
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| Playwright and novelist who authored "Peer Gynt" and "A Doll's House" | Henrik Ibsen | 82%
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| Explorer who discovered the South Pole in 1911 | Roald Amundsen | 78%
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| Composer famous for "Lyric Pieces" and incidental music to "Peer Gynt" | Edvard Grieg | 65%
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| Fascist politician who collaborated with Germany in World War II and was executed for high treason in 1945 | Vidkun Quisling | 61%
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| Ethnographer and adventurer known for the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific Ocean in 1947 | Thor Heyerdahl | 53%
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| Explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian whose efforts to defend refugees and displaced people earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 | Fridtjof Nansen | 47%
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| King of Norway since 1991 | Harald V | 46%
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| Author who wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1903 | Bjørstjerne Bjørnson | 44%
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| Author who wrote "Hunger" and "Growth of the Soil" and received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920 | Knut Hamsun | 43%
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| Figure-skating champion who became one the highest-paid filma stars in Hollywood in the 30's and 40's | Sonja Henie | 43%
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| Cross-country skier, most successful sprinter in cross-country World Cup history | Marit Bjørgen | 42%
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| Explorer who founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland | Erik the Red | 33%
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| Cross-country skier, most successful winter Olympic champion of all time | Bjørn Dæhlie | 29%
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| First Secretary-General of the United Nations | Trygve Lie | 26%
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| Actress and filmmaker who starred in several films by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman (eg. "Persona", "Shame", "Hour of the Wolf") and also has a daughter with him | Liv Ullmann | 23%
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| World-famous violinist of the 19th century who bought land and found a colony in Pennsylvania | Ole Bull | 21%
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| Physician who identified the prime agent of leprosy in 1873; leprosy is also known as "_____'s disease" in his honour | Gerhard Armauer Hansen | 12%
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| Black metal band whose discography includes "Death Cult Armageddon" and "In Sorte Diaboli" | Dimmu Borgir | 11%
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| Wagnerian soprano often called "the voice of the century" | Kirsten Flagstad | 8%
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| Businessman who built large shipping empire bearing his name | Thomas Fredik Olsen (Fred. Olsen) | 6%
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