Quiz about Danish celebrities

Made by Emma and Annika

Quiz Rules

Split the class in 2 teams.

Get them 1 paper per team.

Then the Quiz is going to start.

And the 2 teams may not speak together.

The students may use the web.

The teacher are going to say the question.

The teams are going to write the answer on the paper.

The teacher shows the answers.

Then the teacher are going to correct their answers.

If the teacher wants there could be a price for the winning team.

A Danish tennis player who lost to Serena Williams in

US open 2014, who is it ?

Question

Caroline Wozniacki

Answer

She is 24 years old Born July 11th 1990 From Odense Lives in Monte Carlo

(Monaco) Been professional tennis

player since 2005

What is the name of the man who won Le Mans 9 times?

Question

Tom Kristensen

Answer

He is 47 years old Born July 7th 1967 From Hobro Been professional racing

driver since 1997

What is the name of Danish singer who won

Eurovision 2013?

Question

Emmelie de Forest Birth name Emmelie Charlotte-

Victoria de Forest She is 21 years old Born February 28th1993 From Mariager, 20 km. away from

Hobro Been professional singer since 2007

Answer

What is the name of the American TV-show, where the Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen

have the leading role?

Question

Hannibal The series focuses on

the budding relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a Forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy

Answer

In Denmark we have a Queen, what is her name?

Question

Queen Margrethe 2nd

Birth name Margrethe Alexandrine Pórhildur Ingrid

She is 74 years old Born April 16th 1940 From Copenhagen Been Queen of Denmark since

January 14th1972

Answer

What is the name of the band, who is famous for

the song “Barbie girl“?

Question

Aqua

Members of the band: Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen

Been professional since 1994 The music genres are Dance-pop

and Eurodance

Answer

In Denmark there is a TV-Show called "Forbrydelsen", but

what is it called on English?

Question

The killing

Made in Denmark It was aired January 7th 2007 Main characters Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling,

Bjarne Henriksen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Mikkelsen, Marie Askehave, Bent Mejding and Michael Moritzen

In Danish it is called ”Forbrydelsen” and it means ”the crime”

Answer

Who was Denmark's best soccer player ever?

Question

Michael Laudrup Birth name Michael Laudrup  Born June 15th 1964 From Frederiksberg Had his senior debut in 1981 Right now he is the manager of Qatar Stars

League champions Lekhwiya. He is on an one-year deal.

Answer

Who is the famous fairytale writer, who was born in 1805?

Question

H. C. Andersen

Birth name Hans Christian Andersen Born April 2nd 1805 From Odense Been author since 1835 He wrote fairytale

Answer

There is a Danish handball player, there was the best male handball

player in the world in 2011 who is it?

Question

Mikkel Hansen

Born October 22th 1987  From Helsingør Had his national handball team debut at the

age of 20. Had played for FC Barcelona. Has since 2012 played for Paris Saint-Germain

Handball.

Answer

What is the name of the Danish actor who play in "Games of Thrones"?

Question

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Birth name Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Born July 27th 1970 Born in Rudkøbing and grew up in Tybjerg Has since April 2011 played Jamie Lannister

in "Games of Thrones" 

Answer

What is the name of the Mr. World 2014 winner?

Question

Nicklas Pedersen

Nicklas Pedersen He is 23 years old From Copenhagen Lives in Melbourne. He is a model and he is a

skilled carpenter

Answer

A person that always says "If you can´t beat them join them" who is it?

Question

Uffe Ellemann

Birth name Uffe Ellemann-Jensen Born November 1st 1941 He is 73 years old He was a Danish politician

Answer

A famous rapper who's name is just 3 letters who is it?

Question

L. O. C. (Liam Nygaard O'Connor)

Birth name Liam Nygaard O'Connor Born July 10th 1979 He is 35 years old From Aarhus Been professional rapper since

1995

Answer

A Danish singer who has a song called “Elephant" Who is it?

Question

Mads Langer

Birth name Mads Langer Clausen Born January 14th 1984 (Aabenraa) He is 30 years old From Skive Been professional singer since 2005

Answer