E: 24/12 ADVENT VisitNorway Advent competition

ricie1964

Day 8 - Link - http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Advent-calendar/


Answer: 3.3°C

Source http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/Seasons-and-climate-in-Norway/

cazfett

Day 9 (Friday 9th December) Question:
Question 9: What is the name of the ship company sailing daily along the Norwegian coast?

Answer: Hurtigruten


Sources:

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Getting-here-and-around/Ferries-and-ships/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurtigruten



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marcofoo

cazfett wrote: »

Day 9 (Friday 9th December) Question:
Question 9: What is the name of the ship company sailing daily along the Norwegian coast?

Answer: Hurtigruten


Sources:

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Getting-here-and-around/Ferries-and-ships/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurtigruten



Apparently there is a technical error on the site at the moment, which the administrators are aware of... entries do not appear to go through but they state that they are registering, even though we don't get confirmation at our end

Now working.

ricie1964

Day 10 - Link - http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Advent-calendar/



Question 10: The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony takes place in Oslo every year on 10 December. But do you know which famous Norwegian won the prize in 1922?

Answer: Fridtjof Nansen

source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen

cazfett

Day 11 (Saturday 11th December) Question:


What breed of dogs are commonly used for dog sledding?

Answer: Husky

Source: http://www.visitnorway.com/en/What-to-do/Active-holiday/Let-the-dogs-do-the-work/

marialionza

Link:

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Advent-calendar/

cazfett

Day 12 (Monday 12th December) Question:

Norway’s most famous painter, was born on this day, 12 December, in 1863. Everybody’s heard of paintings such as The Scream and Madonna, but others are less famous.
Can you guess which one of the following is not an Edvard Munch painting?

Train Smoke
Boys on a Bridge
Fertility

Link: http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Advent-calendar/

cazfett

Day 13 (Tuesday 13th December) Question:


Link: http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-...vent-calendar/

Where in Norway would you find this UNESCO world heritage site, and what is it called?



Answer: It is called Bryggen and it is in Bergen

Source: http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Where-to-go/Fjord-Norway/Bergen/What-to-do-in-Bergen/Attractions-in-Bergen/Bryggen-The-Hanseatic-Wharf-in-Bergen/

cookieyum

Question 14: Where in Norway would you find Roald Amundsen's childhood home?

Norwegian Polar explorer Roald Amundsen made history reaching the South Pole on 14 December 1911, famously beating Captain Scott to the spot by 35 days.

Answer is his Childhood home is in Borge which is near to near Sarpsborg

marialionza

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Advent-calendar/

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