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? It’s the name of the indigenous people of Scandinavia. It’s one of the official languages in Finland. It’s the commonly used name of the northern part of Finland.

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

4. Finland was part of the Swedish realm for 250 years 700 years 1000 years.

5. Who translated the New Testament in Finnish? Mannerheim Alexander II Mikael Agricola.

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

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

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

9. In the civil war of 1918, the parties opposed were the red and the white the Lutherans and the orthodoxies the Swedish-speaking and the Finnish-speaking.

10. The war between Finland and Russia in 1939-1940 was called the Forest war the Short war the Winter war.

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

12. Coca-cola came to Finland in… 1917 1952 1975.

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

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