Skip to main content

Greenland

#States and territories established in 1979 #Special territories of the European Union #Regions of the Arctic #Northern American countries #Nordic countries #Island countries #Inuit territories #Former Norwegian colonies #Dependent territories in North America #Dan

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?
    • Previous Quiz Next Quiz

    Related Quizzes

    Arabic language

    #Requests for audio pronunciation Arabic #Languages of Yemen #Languages of Tunisia #Languages of the United Arab Emirates #Languages of the Philippines #Languages of Syria #Languages of Sudan #Languages of Somalia #Languages of Saudi Arabia #Languages of Qatar #Lang

    Cuba

    #Republics #Singleparty states #Socialist states #Eastern bloc #States and territories established in 1902 #Spanishspeaking countries #Island countries #Gulf of Mexico #Former Spanish colonies #Communist states #Caribbean countries #Cuba

    England

    #England #United Kingdom #Englishspeaking countries and territories #Northern Europe #Western Europe #Island countries

    Fiji

    #States and territories established in 1970 #Melanesia #Island countries #Hindustanispeaking countries and territories #Englishspeaking countries and territories #Oceanian countries #Fiji

    Haiti

    #Haiti #Caribbean countries #CARICOM members #Frenchspeaking countries #Island countries

    Iceland

    #Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization #States and territories established in 1918 #Liberal democracies #Republics #Island countries #Former Norwegian colonies #Former Danish colonies #Islands of Iceland #Western Europe #Northern Europe #Scandinavia #Coun

    Indonesia

    #Malayspeaking countries and territories #States and territories established in 1949 #Republics #Liberal democracies #Island countries #Organisation of the Islamic Conference members #Developing 8 Countries member states #G15 nations #G20 nations #Association of So

    Jamaica

    #States and territories established in 1962 #Members of the Commonwealth of Nations #Liberal democracies #Island countries #Greater Antilles #G15 nations #Former Spanish colonies #Former British colonies #Englishspeaking countries and territories #Constitutional mo