01-08-2002 03:05									#1
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Ok, Mobius did such a splendid job with the Aussie thread me and Snapcase thought we would do a similar Swedish thread. The one with most points win a Dalahorse avatar

1) Queen Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, resigned her crown and left the country in 1654. Why?

2) Can you name three evil capitalist multinational corporations that originated in Sweden?

3) Which swedish prime minister was assassinated in 1986, a crime that still hasn't been solved?

4) In which year did Sweden last host the Olympic games?

5) What war did Sweden last openly participate in?

6) The swedish forest contains four large predatorial animals. Can you name three of them?

7) What activity not usually associated with cities is not only possible but very viable to do off Stockholm's bridges?

8) Can you name one Swedish island?

9) Name three famous swedish bands/artists

10) Name three famous swedish actors (you can´t mention the ones below)

11) She was known as Greta Gustafsson when she did movies with Mauritz Stiller in the 1920s. She then moved to Hollywood and changed her name. Who is she?

12) Another famous swedish actress married an equally famous italian director in 1950. What´s her name?

13) They had a daughter who also became famous and was married to Martin Scorsese between 1979 and 1983. What´s her name?

14) He was the Secretary-General of UN between 1953-1961 and the only Secretary General that have been killed during his term of office.

15) This high ranking nazi had strong ties to Sweden and was married to a swedish woman. The name, bitte.

16) How many swedes are at the moment playing in the NHL? (gold star if you know which ones and what team the play in)

17) Name three other athlets (no hockey players)

18) Sweden was never much of a imperialist nation, but it had three small colonies in the 17th and 18th centurys. Where?

19) Which of these inventions are NOT swedish?

Ship propeller, dynamite, monkey wrench, AXE telephone system and computer mouse.

20) What´s the name of Swedens only astronaut?

Good luck!

	01-08-2002 03:06									#2
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This really should have been a Europe quiz.

	01-08-2002 03:12									#3
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1) Queen Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, resigned her crown and left the country in 1654. Why?

I only know she was too youngwhen she ascended to the throne and the country was governed by Axel Oxenstierna. I also used to know the reason for her abdication, but I only always fly over the events texts in EU2
I chose not to abdicate anyway

Domestic matters it is I'd think, too much aristocracy resistance against her opr something like that...

2) Can you name three evil capitalist multinational corporations that originated in Sweden?

Nobel Prize Commitee

Well... Volvo... umm... Saab... ABB .. yeah, that's 3 even

3) Which swedish prime minister was assassinated in 1986, a crime that still hasn't been solved?

Olof Palme

4) In which year did Sweden last host the Olympic games?

Damned if I know...

5) What war did Sweden last openly participate in?

Napoleonic wars, IIRC.

6) The swedish forest contains four large predatorial animals. Can you name three of them?

elk?

7) What activity not usually associated with cities is not only possible but very viable to do off Stockholm's bridges?

Drive at 60

8) Can you name one Swedish island?

Gotland (the one with Visby)

9) Name three famous swedish bands/artists

ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base [/pop music]

Hypocrisy [/Death Metal ]

10) Name three famous swedish actors (you can´t mention the ones below)

Don't know one...

11) She was known as Greta Gustafsson when she did movies with Mauritz Stiller in the 1920s. She then moved to Hollywood and changed her name. Who is she?

Greta... Gabosomething?

12) Another famous swedish actress married an equally famous italian director in 1950. What´s her name?

boo!

13) They had a daughter who also became famous and was married to Martin Scorsese between 1979 and 1983. What´s her name?

damn, stop talking about actors!

14) He was the Secretary-General of UN between 1953-1961 and the only Secretary General that have been killed during his term of office.

Damn, I should know that, but I don't :-D

15) This high ranking nazi had strong ties to Sweden and was married to a swedish woman. The name, bitte.

Hermann Göring.

16) How many swedes are at the moment playing in the NHL? (gold star if you know which ones and what team the play in)

2.

17) Name three other athlets (no hockey players)

1,2 and 3.

18) Sweden was never much of a imperialist nation, but it had three small colonies in the 17th and 18th centurys. Where?

North America and South East Asia

19) Which of these inventions are NOT swedish?

Ship propeller, dynamite, monkey wrench, AXE telephone system and computer mouse.

computer mouse only

20) What´s the name of Swedens only astronaut?

Palme [/QUOTE]

	01-08-2002 03:13									#4
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Last time we had nation specific threads they were all closed down.

What were those actually about, don... ah yes, famous persons, that was it... well, this will result in something similar.

	01-08-2002 03:15									#5
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Don´t be so grumpyEcth, make a german quiz!

Then we get Stefu to make a finnish quiz and paiktis to make a greek quiz and one of the english lads to make a british quiz. I think we have people here from most of the european countries.

	01-08-2002 03:16									#6
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I'm actually considering some questions for a German quiz, give it time.

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Great!

	01-08-2002 03:45									#8
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NO! I sense that this becomes a trend and every two-bit Euro nation gets a quiz and then Ming tells us not to.

Well, I refuse! I won't play along! Not me, nuh-huh!

	01-08-2002 03:51									#9
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1) I dunno. Sex scandal? Oh no, that would get her the throne.

2) Yes I can

3) ?

4) ?

5) ?

6) Wolf. Bear? How large? Wolverine? Prolly some big cat I forgot.

7) Diving

8) Aaland? Or did you lose that one? Idiots.

9) ABBA, Aqua,

10) you are joking?

11) Greta

12) ?

13) ?

14) ?

15) ?

16) ???? NHL? Who cares? (*ducks and hides*)

17) ?

18) ?

19) Propeller

20) ?

Wow, sweden. I know so little of ye. You should've asked Swedish porn star questions. Those the world does care about.

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quote: 8) Aaland? Or did you lose that one? Idiots.

Hasn't been a Swedish island in, lessee, almost 200 years.

	01-08-2002 04:09									#11
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Blech. You're screaming for a Finnish quiz. Can anyone say 'copycat' threads? Like the 'known ****ish people' ones?

quote: Originally posted by Kamrat X 1) Queen Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, resigned her crown and left the country in 1654. Why?

Pregnant with a child of a member of a lower level of citizenry?

quote: 2) Can you name three evil capitalist multinational corporations that originated in Sweden?

Volvo. Shell. Ericsson.

quote: 3) Which swedish prime minister was assassinated in 1986, a crime that still hasn't been solved?

Olof Palme.

quote: 4) In which year did Sweden last host the Olympic games?

That's probably Winter olympics... err, 1994?

quote: 5) What war did Sweden last openly participate in?

WWI?

quote: 6) The swedish forest contains four large predatorial animals. Can you name three of them?

Bears, wolves and... ferrets.

quote: 7) What activity not usually associated with cities is not only possible but very viable to do off Stockholm's bridges?

Fishing.

quote: 8) Can you name one Swedish island?

Gotland.

quote: 9) Name three famous swedish bands/artists

Abba, errr.... Abba.

quote: 10) Name three famous swedish actors (you can´t mention the ones below)

Jörn Donner.

quote: 11) She was known as Greta Gustafsson when she did movies with Mauritz Stiller in the 1920s. She then moved to Hollywood and changed her name. Who is she?

Greta Garbo.

quote: 12) Another famous swedish actress married an equally famous italian director in 1950. What´s her name?

Ingrid Bergman.

quote: 13) They had a daughter who also became famous and was married to Martin Scorsese between 1979 and 1983. What´s her name?

... Ingrid Bergman?

quote: 14) He was the Secretary-General of UN between 1953-1961 and the only Secretary General that have been killed during his term of office.

Hmmm. Gudrun something.

quote: 15) This high ranking nazi had strong ties to Sweden and was married to a swedish woman. The name, bitte.

Martin Goebbels?

quote: 16) How many swedes are at the moment playing in the NHL? (gold star if you know which ones and what team the play in)

One. Peter Forsberg.

quote: 17) Name three other athlets (no hockey players)

Urk. Björn Borg.

quote: 18) Sweden was never much of a imperialist nation, but it had three small colonies in the 17th and 18th centurys. Where?

In the South China Sea methinks. Can't remember more.

quote: 19) Which of these inventions are NOT swedish? Ship propeller, dynamite, monkey wrench, AXE telephone system and computer mouse.

Knowing your probably a nationalistic *****, none.

quote: 20) What´s the name of Swedens only astronaut?

Sven Quisling.

	01-08-2002 04:13									#12
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#1 is because she wanted to convert to Catholicism, won't compete quiz and waste time on boring country like Sweden......

	01-08-2002 04:22									#13
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quote: Hasn't been a Swedish island in, lessee, almost 200 years.

Almost went to war for them in the 1920s though.

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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi #1 is because she wanted to convert to Catholicism, won't compete quiz and waste time on boring country like Sweden......

Bastard! I´ve worked hard on these questions you know (almost a whole half-hour... )

	01-08-2002 04:28									#15
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Number three is technically faulty. We know perfectly well who did it, after all.

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quote: Originally posted by Stefu NO! I sense that this becomes a trend and every two-bit Euro nation gets a quiz and then Ming tells us not to. Well, I refuse! I won't play along! Not me, nuh-huh!

Come now, Stefu. I´m sure you don´t consider Finland a two bit nation...

	01-08-2002 04:31									#17
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quote: Originally posted by moomin Number three is technically faulty. We know perfectly well who did it, after all.

No we don´t. Unless there is proof that he worked for the CIA.

Can you answer all the qestions moomin?

	01-08-2002 04:45									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Kamrat X Can you answer all the qestions moomin?

Nope. I don't have first clue about hockey. Never cared for that sport at all. I know Forsberg is one of them, but that's only because I know how much money he has and what he does with it.

	01-08-2002 04:48									#19
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Can someone give me a clue about who murdered Ol... him?

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1) Queen Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, resigned her crown and left the country in 1654. Why?

Don't know.

2) Can you name three evil capitalist multinational corporations that originated in Sweden?

Ericsson, SKF, Volvo

3) Which swedish prime minister was assassinated in 1986, a crime that still hasn't been solved?

Olof Palme. (didn't Christer Petterson confess?)

4) In which year did Sweden last host the Olympic games?

193X, summer games in Stockholm

5) What war did Sweden last openly participate in?

The Napoleonic War

6) The swedish forest contains four large predatorial animals. Can you name three of them?

Wolf, Bear, Wolverine and Lynx

7) What activity not usually associated with cities is not only possible but very viable to do off Stockholm's bridges?

Fishing.

8) Can you name one Swedish island?

Öland

9) Name three famous swedish bands/artists

Roxette, ABBA, Kent

10) Name three famous swedish actors (you can´t mention the ones below)

Tuva Novotny

11) She was known as Greta Gustafsson when she did movies with Mauritz Stiller in the 1920s. She then moved to Hollywood and changed her name. Who is she?

Greta Garbo??

12) Another famous swedish actress married an equally famous italian director in 1950. What´s her name?

Don't know.

13) They had a daughter who also became famous and was married to Martin Scorsese between 1979 and 1983. What´s her name?

Isabella Rosselini

14) He was the Secretary-General of UN between 1953-1961 and the only Secretary General that have been killed during his term of office.

I know this one...*slap*

15) This high ranking nazi had strong ties to Sweden and was married to a swedish woman. The name, bitte.

Himmler?

16) How many swedes are at the moment playing in the NHL? (gold star if you know which ones and what team the play in)

7.
Mats Sundin.

17) Name three other athlets (no hockey players)

Boklöv, Henrik Larsson, Pascal Simpson

18) Sweden was never much of a imperialist nation, but it had three small colonies in the 17th and 18th centurys. Where?

New Sweden in North America. Various places around the Baltic Sea

19) Which of these inventions are NOT swedish?

Ship propeller, dynamite, monkey wrench, AXE telephone system and computer mouse.

Computer mouse

20) What´s the name of Swedens only astronaut?

Benny Borg.

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	01-08-2002 04:57									#21
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Ecth, noone knows, Christer Pettersson got arrested for the murder and was tried in court. He got aquitted.

The police bungled the investigation from day 1 and has since then not managed to come up with anything. The inability to come up with anything is quite astounding, even for the swedish police.

The various committes have also been rather inept, they have refused to look into the suspicious actions taken by some policemen just before the murder took place for instance.

This thing stinks to high heaven, like the murder of JFK, his brother and Martin Luther King.

	01-08-2002 04:58									#22
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I knew it must be either Borg or Palme.

	01-08-2002 05:05									#23
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Christer Pettersson, an alco bum with a criminal record a mile long shot Palme. However, the murder was ordered by Ingvar Carlsson (second honcho of the Social Democrats at the time) who then promptly went on to become prime minister. It was this close that the story got out, because Lisbeth Palme, OP:s widow wouldn't play ball despite a huge handout from the Party and had the gall to point Christer Pettersson out during the trial, but the Social Democrats pulled every string with the court and got him of somehow.

A fascinating piece of modern Swedish history. The court records are sealed to the year 2088, so it'll be some time till someone can write the definitive story on the subject.

	01-08-2002 05:08									#24
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didn't Petterson confess it last year or something?
i think he said something like "yep, i probably shot him"

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He was drunk. That'll teach them not to leave loose ends.

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quote: Originally posted by moomin Christer Pettersson, an alco bum with a criminal record a mile long shot Palme. However, the murder was ordered by Ingvar Carlsson (second honcho of the Social Democrats at the time) who then promptly went on to become prime minister. It was this close that the story got out, because Lisbeth Palme, OP:s widow wouldn't play ball despite a huge handout from the Party and had the gall to point Christer Pettersson out during the trial, but the Social Democrats pulled every string with the court and got him of somehow. A fascinating piece of modern Swedish history. The court records are sealed to the year 2088, so it'll be some time till someone can write the definitive story on the subject.

Naah, Ingvar Carlsson could bore the stripes off a zebra, but he´s no killer. Besides I don´t think he has the imagination to think it up...

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those stories would make for one boring movie

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quote: Originally posted by Gangerolf didn't Petterson confess it last year or something? i think he said something like "yep, i probably shot him"

He has confessed to this on several occasions, usually when crap media like TV3 pay him to confess and then make a big scoop of it...

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quote: Originally posted by Ecthelion those stories would make for one boring movie

Actually Kjell Sundvall made a movie about the murder. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0122573

He does NOT believe CP was the killer btw