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Exploring Greenland: A Quiz on Geography and Culture

Test your knowledge about Greenland's geography, culture, and history with this engaging quiz.

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1 What is the currency of Greenland?

2 What is the leader of Greenland called?

3 Greenland today is critically dependent on fishing and ________ exports.

4 What is the area of Greenland in square km?

5 What is the native name for Greenland?

6 When was Greenland established?

7 Which is the largest city in Greenland?

8 Which of the following is an officially recognised ethnic group in Greenland?

9 Which of the following titles did Greenland have?

10 The population density of Greenland: How many people are there per square kilometre?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Viedma Glacier (pictured) is part of the huge Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the third largest expanse of continental ice after Greenland and Antarctica.
  • Sisimiut (pictured) is the second-largest town in Greenland.
  • Tingmissartoq, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Lockheed Sirius, was so christened by an Eskimo boy in Greenland, and that its name means "one who flies like a big bird".
  • Lutheran priest Henrik Lund wrote Greenland's nation anthem, Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit, in the indigenous Greenlandic language.
  • the Inuktun language, spoken by 1000 Inughuit people around Qaanaaq in northern Greenland, is related to Canadian Inuit languages.
  • the 1919 Ihlen Declaration, made by Norwegian Foreign Minister Nils Claus Ihlen on the subject of Greenland's sovereignty, led to an international court case.
  • Martin Lindsay led the 1934 British Trans-Greenland Expedition, which set a world record for travelling 1050 mi (1680 km) using sledges.
  • reindeer hunting provides an important staple food for many households in Greenland.
  • Dane Erik Holtved was the first university-trained ethnologist to study Greenland's Inughuit.
  • archaeologist Eigil Knuth was co-leader of the first Danish Greenland expedition to make use of an airplane, a Tiger Moth.
  • aboriginal whaling rights are granted to native populations in Greenland, Canada, the United States, Russia and several Caribbean island communities.
  • Alanngorsuaq, a mountain in Greenland, has reservoirs providing 882,000 m3 of water.
  • ice calving (pictured) in Greenland results in over 12,000 icebergs each year.
  • anthropologist Therkel Mathiassen described Comer's Midden as the only substantial find of pure Thule culture in Greenland.
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