Quick, what's the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word "Denmark"?

Richard Scarry’s picture, “A Castle in Denmark”

The first thing? Denmark Street in London. (As in the song by The Kinks)

cheese danish :3

Open-faced sandwich.

But I’m currently living in Denmark, so my first reaction was, “Wait-- what’s NOT Denmark?”

country

Those sucky butter cookies that come in the tins

Danish Bacon

Orange kangaroos, and the Danish lack thereof.

Three occurred simultaneously to me: the flag, Copenhagen, and Hans Christian Andersen.

Legoland

Beer.

I don’t like beer, but I work for Swedes, so I associate Denmark with beer. Also, this webcomic.

flag.

The little mermaid, followed immediately by Hans Christian Andersen.

Racism

A Danish scientist I worked with briefly years ago.

Then Hamlet.

A rough image of Denmark’s location.

In short order:

  1. Where in Europe
  2. Outline of its landmasses
  3. Anthropomorphic Denmark from the webcomic* Scandinavia and the World*
  4. Denmark Vesey
  5. Wait, what was first?

Wozniacki

The word “rotten”. From Hamlet, of course.

Brian Boru

Hamlet.