denmark

     

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Trivia about denmark

  • From 1513 to 1972, only men named Christian & Frederick alternated as rulers of this nation
  • Lots of Lutherans live there; its parliament is the Folketing; its royal library is in Copenhagen
  • In 1219 the Order of the Dannebrog was established; in 1671 this European country revived it
  • Country that is home to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
  • Most of Copenhagen is on the island of Sjaelland, this country's most densely populated area
  • Most of the play takes place at Elsinore, in this country
  • Author Hans Christian Andersen
  • Once the home of King Christian IV, Rosenborg Castle now houses this Scandinavian country's crown jewels
  • King Christian IX is a cheese from this country
  • Hamlet found "something rotten" in this country
  • The Jutland horse is named for this country's Jutland Peninsula, where it has been bred for centuries
  • This nation's regions include Viborg, Ringkobing & Fyn
  • Tuborg is a famous beer from this country
  • Carlsberg
  • Country whose capital was formerly called Koebnannehavn, meaning "Merchants' Harbor"
  • Crema Danica
  • DK
  • The last king of this Scandanavian country was Frederick IX, a rear admiral who died in 1972
  • Marked N
  • Under the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, this country gave Norway to Sweden but kept Greenland & other islands
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from near an old ship.) I'm in this country, at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde--the former seat of its kings
  • As a result of the Congress of Vienna in 1835, Sweden received Norway from this country
  • From 1380 to 1918 Iceland was ruled by this country
  • In 1917 the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from this Scandinavian country for $25 million
  • Explorer Vitus Bering was born in 1681 in Horens in this Scandinavian country
  • Danablue
  • Greenland
  • Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
  • Dinamarca
  • Known as the Dannebrog, this country's flag has influenced the flag design of several other countries
  • Legend says the Dannebrog, now this country's flag, dropped from heaven during a 1219 battle
  • Greenland
  • In 1918 this country's Christian X recognized Iceland as self-governing but still under his rule
  • This Scandinavian country is quite flat: its highest point, Yding Skovhoj, is just 568 feet high
  • Greenland
  • It's the only Scandinavian nation that borders only one other country (Germany)
  • This nation sticks out like a sore thumb
  • As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, this country lost Norway to Sweden in 1814
  • The full name of this country's queen is Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid
  • In the late 1300s Margaret of this European country took control of Sweden and Norway
  • Order of the Dannebrog
  • Spanning 11,000 square miles & home to half the population, the Jutland Peninsula forms most of this country
  • "Something is rotten in the state of" this
  • Denmark,Ireland,France
  • According to the U.N. World Food Map, this country's people have the most per person; hope it doesn't get rotten!
  • This country sets aside June 15 to honor its Dannebrog, the oldest national flag in the world
  • This country's longest river, the Gudena, winds 98 miles through the Jutland Peninsula
  • In 1973 this country introduced coinage of the new Queen Margrethe II
  • At 49, Margrethe II of this Scandinavian country is the world's youngest queen regnant
  • The Oresund Bridge links Sweden to this country to which it had been unconnected by land for 7,000 yrs.
  • Most of this Scandinavian country's people live on islands
  • The international road vehicle sticker of this nation is seen here
  • Pianist/entertainer Victor Borge
  • Beowulf, prince of the Geats of southern Sweden, sails off to this country to fight the monster Grendel
  • (Alex: Well, on the line right now is General Albrecht von Wallenstein) Hey, King Christian IV of this Scandinavian country give me your best shot, pal. You got nothing!
  • Ethelred the Unready managed to lose most of England to King Sweyn Forkbeard of this country
  • Greenland has the same national anthem ("Der er et Yndigt Land") as this country
  • Johann Struensee, physician to this country's King Christian VII, was executed for romancing the queen
  • Frederiksborg Castle, famed for its gardens, has been called the Versailles of this Scandinavian country
  • Greenland is an autonomous dependency of this nation
  • Greece's King George I was born a prince of this Scandinavian country in 1845
  • After going "Out of Africa" for good in 1931, Isak Dinesen returned to this country
  • "Kong Kristian"
  • Greenland
  • Sweden,Norway,Denmark
  • In 900 A.D. Gorm the Old became this Scandinavian country's first monarch
  • Bismarck showed off the Prussian military when he provoked this northern country into war over Schleswig-Holstein
  • Like a fairy tale come true, Solvang, California mirrors a quaint town in this Scandinavian country
  • This country celebrates Queen Margrethe's birthday on April 16
  • This small Scandinavian country's parliament meets at Christiansborg Palace, the fifth on the same site
  • In 1852 Schleswig was made a part of this Scandinavian nation; in 1864 it was lost to Prussia & Austria
  • In 1917 the U.S. said "Deal!" when it acquired the Virgin Islands from this Scandinavian country
  • In 1972 Margrethe II became this country's first queen to inherit the throne on her own right
  • The capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is named for a queen of this country
  • In 1874 the king of this nearby Scandinavian country vested the Althing with legislative power in internal affairs
  • Queen Margrethe II
  • Samsoe is a Swiss-style cow's milk cheese named for an island in this Scandinavian country
  • One of its national anthems is "King Christian Stood By The Lofty Mast", not "The Lofty Pastry"
  • The Oldenburg Dynasty founded by King Christian I ruled this country from 1448-1863
  • 50 years after buying Alaska from Russia, the U.S. bought the Virgin Islands from this country
  • Jyllands-Posten,Dagbladet
  • With 60 years, Christian IV holds the record as the man who reigned the longest over this country
  • Dancer Peter Martins
  • Kurashiki Tivoli Park is in Japan; Tivoli Gardens is in this country
  • In 1864 Austria & Prussia declared war on this country which eventually lost Schleswig & Holstein
  • In 1080 Canute IV succeeded his brother Harold Hen as king of this country
  • In 1917 the U.S. acquired the U.S. Virgin Islands for $25 million from this country
  • The Faroe Islands are a self-governing part of this monarchy
  • 1988:"Babette's Feast"
  • This country with a royal embassy in Washington is ruled by Queen Margrethe II
  • Seen here, the national flag of this European kingdom is believed to be the oldest in the world
  • The smallest Scandinavian country, it's also the only one that dips below sea level at Lammefjord
  • Tired of Swedish smorgasbord? Cross the Kattegat for some of this peninsular country's smorrebrod
  • Kids love creepy stuff, so take them to see the bog mummies at the Silkeborg Museum in this country
  • Christian X, king of this country, rode his horse in the capital daily even after the 1940 Nazi invasion, inspiring his citizens
  • The European country in which Kierkegaard was born
  • Make new friends in this country whose Jutland peninsula shares a 42-mile border with Germany
  • The Faroe Islands belong to this Scandinavian country
  • Europe:Queen Margrethe II
  • This country's exports to the Middle East were down 15% in 2006, backlash from caricatures of Muhammad
  • Carlsberg
  • Roskilde Cathedral has been the burial place for this nation's monarchs since the 16th century
  • Danbo, a cheese originally from this country, is also known as King Christian IX when made with caraway seeds
  • As a result of the war, Germany had to give North Schleswig to this nation
  • In 1972 King Frederik IX's oldest daughter, Margrethe, succeeded him on the throne fo this country
  • In 1917 the U.S. purchased the islands of St. Croix, St. John & St. Thomas from this country for $25 million
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Old World Wisconsin.) Dedicated at Old World Wisconsin by Queen Margrethe, this restored house is typical of ones built by immigrants from this country
  • The Central Park statue by Georg Lober donated by this European country features an ugly duckling
  • Canute IV (& later "the Holy"):1080 to 1086