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Here's the hardest quiz about Iceland you'll take today

The country’s journey at Euro 2016 is the story of the tournament, but how well do you know your geysers from your volcanic ash clouds?
9.00am, 3 Jul 2016
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TONIGHT, ICELAND WILL do battle with hosts France in Euro 2016.

The tiny country’s journey through the competition is one of the stories of the tournament.

But just how well do you know Iceland? Take this quiz to find out!

Nice easy starter. What is the population of Iceland?
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421,000
333,000

302,000
354,000
What is Iceland's parliament known as?
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The Nonthing
The Sumthing

The Althing
The Verything
A geyser is of course a hot spring which ejects water in a giant spray. Which of these is the name of a famous Icelandic geyser?
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Strokkur
Beppu

Pamukkale
Dallol
Iceland's prime minister was forced to resign amidst the Panama Papers scandal in April of this year. What's his name?
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Kristian Sigurður Jónsson
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen
Albert Guðmundsson
One of these horror movie killers was played by an Icelandic actor. Which one?
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Michael Myers - Halloween
Leatherface - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jason Voorhees - Friday the 13th
Freddy Krueger - A Nightmare on Elm Street
Iceland is commonly believed to have been named by a settling Viking in the ninth century. Which other name is NOT historically associated with Iceland.
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Thule
Snowland

Frigia
Garðarshólmur
Which of these is the name of a well-known Icelandic children's TV show?
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Idlewild
Sleepyland

Dreamville
Lazytown
A large part of which of these famous Jules Verne novels is set in Iceland?
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From the Earth to the Moon
Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Captain Grant's Children
Around the World in 80 Days
Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland. But which of these is NOT the name of an Icelandic town?
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Hafnarfjörður
Mosfellsbær

Steinkjer
Kópavogur
You think we had it bad... approximately how much debt were Iceland's three main banks in in October 2008?
€84 billion
€91 billion

€63 billion
€78 billion
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
You're Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
Sacked because of the Panama Papers, AND you know nothing about Iceland
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
Sacked because of the Panama Papers, AND you know nothing about Iceland
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
Sacked because of the Panama Papers, AND you know nothing about Iceland
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
Sacked because of the Panama Papers, AND you know nothing about Iceland
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're a naughty Icelandic banker
Share the wealth there lads
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're a naughty Icelandic banker
Share the wealth there lads
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're a naughty Icelandic banker
Share the wealth there lads
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Eidur Gudjohnsen
Now that's some serious Iceland knowledge
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Eidur Gudjohnsen
Now that's some serious Iceland knowledge
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Aron Gunnarsson
Captain Fantastic
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Aron Gunnarsson
Captain Fantastic
Share your result:

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