History of Finland Quiz 1 The last ice

1. The last ice age ended approx. a) 15 000 BCE b) 9000 BCE

2. What does ‘sami’ mean? a) It’s the name of the indigenous people of

3. The first crusade to Finland in 1155 was made by a) the French

4. Finland was part of the Swedish realm for a) 250 years b) 700

5. Who translated the New Testament in Finnish? a) Mannerheim b) Alexander II c)

6. In 1809, Finland becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy under a) the Swedish king

7. Who collected the poems of the Kalevala? a) J. V. Snellman b) J.

8. Finland’s declaration of independence was made in 1917 on a) 5 th February

9. In the civil war of 1918, the parties opposed were a) the red

10. The war between Finland Russia in 1939 -1940 was called a) the Forest

11. Which of these statements is NOT true: a) Finland Germany are both allies

12. Coca-cola came to Finland in… a) 1917 b) 1952 c) 1975.

13. During the Cold War Finland a) becomes a member of NATO b) becomes

14. Finland becomes a member of the European Union in a) 1972 b) 1995

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History of Finland Quiz!

1. The last ice age ended approx. a) 15 000 BCE b) 9000 BCE c) 1500 BCE.

2. What does ‘sami’ mean? a) It’s the name of the indigenous people of Scandinavia. b) It’s one of the official languages in Finland. c) It’s the commonly used name of the northern part of Finland.

3. The first crusade to Finland in 1155 was made by a) the French b) the Russians c) the Swedes.

4. Finland was part of the Swedish realm for a) 250 years b) 700 years c) 1000 years.

5. Who translated the New Testament in Finnish? a) Mannerheim b) Alexander II c) Mikael Agricola.

6. In 1809, Finland becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy under a) the Swedish king b) the Russian emperor c) the Prussian king.

7. Who collected the poems of the Kalevala? a) J. V. Snellman b) J. L. Runeberg c) Elias Lönnrot.

8. Finland’s declaration of independence was made in 1917 on a) 5 th February b) 1 st May c) 6 th December.

9. In the civil war of 1918, the parties opposed were a) the red and the white b) the Lutherans and the orthodoxies c) the Swedish-speaking and the Finnishspeaking.

10. The war between Finland Russia in 1939 -1940 was called a) the Forest war b) the Short war c) the Winter war.

11. Which of these statements is NOT true: a) Finland Germany are both allies and enemies during the Second World War. b) Southern Finland is occupied by the Soviet forces in 1942. c) Finland cedes some territories to the Soviet Union after the Continuation War of 1941 -1944.

12. Coca-cola came to Finland in… a) 1917 b) 1952 c) 1975.

13. During the Cold War Finland a) becomes a member of NATO b) becomes part of the East-European block c) remains neutral.

14. Finland becomes a member of the European Union in a) 1972 b) 1995 c) 2007.