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Iceland... or Ireland?

For each statement, guess whether it applies to Ireland, Iceland or both.
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1. Vikings were the first known people to settle on the island
Iceland
Ireland
Both
2. Its capital city is located on the eastern part of the island
Iceland
Ireland
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3. Is part of the European Union
Iceland
Ireland
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4. Has a life expectancy over 75 years
Iceland
Ireland
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5. Has a per-capital GDP of at least $50,000
Iceland
Ireland
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6. Was occupied by the British and Americans during WWII
Iceland
Ireland
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7. Has active volcanoes
Iceland
Ireland
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8. Its name evolves from an ancient goddess
Iceland
Ireland
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9. Uses the Krona as its currency
Iceland
Ireland
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10. Is a parliamentary republic
Iceland
Ireland
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11. Has multiple wins in the Eurovision song contest
Iceland
Ireland
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12. Doesn't have any McDonald's franchises
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Ireland
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13. The temperature has never reached 40° Celsius (104° F)
Iceland and Ireland rank #1 and #2 as the countries with the lowest all-time high temperatures
Iceland
Ireland
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14. The name of its capital city can be loosely translated as "Smoke Bay"
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15. Has one of the five lowest population densities of any country
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32 Comments
Aaron197
+8
Level 75
Jun 1, 2020
Well made, would like to see it get featured.
noname2
+8
Level 38
Jun 4, 2020
As an Irishman love quizzes about my country. I'll give you a nomination.
ecrucard
+12
Level 85
May 14, 2021
There is a river in Reykjavik, the Elliðaár. It may not be navigable, and it doesn't go through the city center, but it is a river, and it flows within the city boundaries.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
May 14, 2021
Thank you very much. I didn't verify this. The question has now been replaced.
TheLastFish
+4
Level 70
May 14, 2021
The vikings settled in Dublin/Ireland in 841. What year do you consider for the first viking settlement on Iceland? Written records mentioned 874.
overtired
+10
Level 86
May 14, 2021
Pretty sure it's asking whether the very first settlers in each country were vikings or not.
Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
May 14, 2021
Yep. Ireland had been inhabited for thousands of years before the first Viking ever set foot there.
FSLiudger
+5
Level 59
Jun 8, 2021
On the other Hand Irish Monks (Papar), like the holy Brendan, probably discovered Iceland before the Scandinavian Settlement and may have even been the first settlers in Iceland. But of course that should be seen with strong doubt, because there is no archaelogical Evidence for that.
Temp190
+1
Level 71
Mar 29, 2025
The first settlers in Ireland came from Great Britain who in turn came from Europe.
Jerry928
+6
Level 76
May 21, 2021
Spelling: króna is an uncapitalised word (the same way dollar or pound is!)
DrWhoFanJ
+3
Level 64
Feb 22, 2023
Second spelling: per capital, not per capital.
QRU
+6
Level 74
Feb 22, 2023
Muphry's law?
Zacharius420
+1
Level 56
Feb 25, 2023
EXACTLY

I knew it wasn't just me when I saw it read "per capital" instead of "per capita"

GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
maybe per-capita would become per-capital if it were a true adjective :3c

Also you said per capital twice

GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
it's the [Icelandic] Krona, like in the United States Dollar or the Great British Pound.
Kearsarge
+6
Level 68
May 30, 2021
The vikings might not have been the first to inhabit Iceland. The sagas describe the island as having been already inhabited by Papars, a celtic monastic people, before the arrival of the first norse settlers. Since there is zero evidence for the existence of Papars outside of the sagas, the norse might have been the first settlers, but the sagas might also be truthful and celtic monks may have colonized the island some time before the norse showed up.
AnnikaKim
+3
Level 66
Jun 20, 2021
Glad I got the highest temperature question. 37 sounded too high to be relevant for Iceland. Anyway, congrats on the feature, adrmcm!
TheCrusher
+4
Level 71
Jun 24, 2021
I blame Will Ferrell for getting #11 wrong.
DukeOfLorraine
+2
Level 65
Feb 22, 2023
Crossing questions 7 and 13, I guess icelandic active volcanoes are cool enough to stay below 40°C xD
AdamC0912
+5
Level 83
Feb 22, 2023
#5 should read per-capita
overtired
+1
Level 86
Mar 25, 2025
To be fair it's also true per-capital.
BAW
+2
Level 69
Feb 22, 2023
I've been to McDonalds in Iceland, but see that it closed in 2008. It was the most expensive McDonalds I have ever seen!
Seanthesheep
+1
Level 75
Mar 18, 2025
Probably just being pedantic here but you should probably mention that we are talking about the Republic of Ireland, not the island of Ireland as I had assumed, because there were absolutely British troops in Northern Ireland during WWII.
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 66
Mar 26, 2025
No such country as the Republic or Ireland. The name of the island and the political entity which encompasses the 26 counties excluding Northern Ireland is - wait for it - Ireland.
GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
It IS the republic of Ireland doofus, the Irish government described it as such, but it also said the name of the country is Ireland. When speaking about it these two names aren't mutually exclusive. How does a 12 year old hold a grudge from 1998?
GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
after seeing the part of the European Union and parliamentary republic question you could have guessed it's about the countries.
JohnGisMe
+1
Level 55
Mar 25, 2025
How is that temperature measured? It's gotten pretty hot next to the lava from Icelandic volcanos.
RobNobody
+3
Level 79
Mar 25, 2025
Sure, and the record high temperature in the US should be at least 425º F based on me making dinner last night.
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Mar 25, 2025
No, I lit a candle the other day so it's at least 1000F
DocEckleburg
+1
Level 64
Mar 26, 2025
Temp question caught me out. We've broken the 40C mark here in the UK in recent years so assumed that Ireland was similar, had to google and see the record there is 33.3C surprised to see they are so much colder tbh.
GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
classic Britons being heated
GollossalKitty
+1
Level 43
May 28, 2025
Is the temperature average, because I'm sure it's above 40C around the lava.
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