# The Daily Feud: All Things Icelandic by WormtheRed \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 26, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986 "2009-01-26T00:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/1 "2009-01-26T00:31:17Z")
**DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** **Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. [del]Google or other research is allowed, if you desire. [/del]Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on [The List.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10675538#post10675538) _ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _ **Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks. JUST LIKE THIS: **1. answer \<\<—There is a space after the period! 2. response 3. rejoinder** The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Monday, 01/26/09 whichever comes first. Good luck! **Special Rules: No googling!!! (Hath decreed WormTheRed)** 1: How many people live in Iceland? (in millions with one decimal, eg 29.3) 2: When was Iceland first populated by Vikings? (even ten years: eg 1860, 1320) 3: What is the dominant nature in Iceland? (eg savanna, desert) 4: What is the most common farm animal in Iceland? 5: Who did Iceland gain independence from? 6: And when was that? 7: Name a famous Icelandic person 8: Name a cool natural phenomenon that occurs in Iceland? 9: What’s the capital of Iceland? 10: Do Polar Bears live in Iceland? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/2 "2009-01-26T00:41:50Z")
1. .5 mill 2. 1000 ad 3. pasture 4. sheep 5. Norway 6. 1500 7. Bjork 8. volcanic heat 9. Rekiavyk 10. no 11. your fault how do i spell that without googling 12. Norway because they also have funny names for cities ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/3 "2009-01-26T00:43:06Z")
1: 2.5 2: 1510 3: savanna 4: sheep 5: Norway 6: 1700 7: WormTheWord 8: Aurora Borealis 9: Reykavik 10: Yes ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/4 "2009-01-26T00:43:41Z")
1: 3 2: 1060 3: Tundra 4: Goat 5: Norway 6: 1920 7: Björk 8: Volcanic hot springs 9: Rejkyavik 10: No, they go there to die. 10 - Just kidding **WormtheRed** 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/5 "2009-01-26T00:46:30Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > 1. .5 mill > > 2. 1000 ad > > 3. pasture > > 4. sheep > > 5. Norway > > 6. 1500 > > 7. Bjork > > 8. volcanic heat > > 9. Rekiavyk > > 10. no > > 11. your fault how do i spell that without googling > > 12. Norway because they also have funny names for cities And **Gonzomax** jumps out ahead of **Worm**!!! 😃 This should prove to be an entertaining Feud! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/6 "2009-01-26T00:50:04Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > This should prove to be an entertaining Feud! and educational, I’m off to Wiki to do some reading about Iceland now… ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/7 "2009-01-26T00:51:47Z")
no Googling?!? yikes!! 1: 29.3 million 2: 860 CE 3: tundra 4: sheep 5: Denmark 6: 1945 7: Worm the Red 8: hot springs 9: Reykjavik 10: no OK, I made up all my answers. I don’t have a clue. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/8 "2009-01-26T01:08:20Z")
> [@](#): > > **Special Rules: No googling!!! (Hath decreed WormTheRed)** > 1: How many people live in Iceland? (in millions with one decimal, eg 29.3) > 2: When was Iceland first populated by Vikings? (even ten years: eg 1860, 1320) > 3: What is the dominant nature in Iceland? (eg savanna, desert) > 4: What is the most common farm animal in Iceland? > 5: Who did Iceland gain independence from? > 6: And when was that? > 7: Name a famous Icelandic person > 8: Name a cool natural phenomenon that occurs in Iceland? > 9: What’s the capital of Iceland? > 10: Do Polar Bears live in Iceland? 1. 10.0 2. 1000 AD 3. Mountainous 4. sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1600 AD 7. Worm the Red 8. hot water geysers 9. Reyjavik 10. No ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/9 "2009-01-26T01:13:43Z")
Wait, volcanic heat is not a cool phenomenon. It is a hot one. How about the annual snow up the wazoo festival. The yearly eating of absurd food that a cat would bury ,is a famous one. Then the annual spelling bee that in 2 centuries has yet to have a winner. They only spell cities and names. ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/10 "2009-01-26T01:16:05Z")
1. 0.3 million 2. AD 870 3. Tundra 4. Sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1874 7. Bjork 8. Geysers 9. Reykjavik 10. No I confess. I had to Wikipedia. ETA: I just saw the “no googling” note highlighted in another post. I apologize. I disqualify myself. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/11 "2009-01-26T01:29:24Z")
1: .250 2: 1000 3: mountains 4: Sheep 5: Denmark 6: And when was that? 7: Bjork 8: Hot springs 9: Reykjavik 10: No ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/12 "2009-01-26T01:32:10Z")
1: 1.5 2: 1100 3: glaciers 4: sheep 5: Denmark 6: 1950 7: WormTheRed 8: Geysers 9: Rejkiavik 10: No \*\* Worm\*\* has recently mentioned Iceland’s population. Otherwise I would have have guessed 10 times as much… But while I was writing that, it occurred to me that other posters might not have read it, so it’s pointless to write the correct figure. And while I’m writing that it occur to me that it’s the same with other answers. Yes, it’s the first time I play a Feud, why do you ask? This game is particularly confusing, because contrarily to other similar Feuds, there are factually correct answers, while usually it’s about guessing the most popular response in a large pool of equally valid answers. Here, it’s about guessing whether my best guess is going to be similar with other people’s best guess. I eventually changed my answers to the three first questions. My original answers were 0.3, 950 AD and rocky plains (according to pictures I saw of horse riding in Iceland) And sorry, I don’t know how is spelled Rjek…Riekj… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/13 "2009-01-26T01:37:52Z")
> [@clairobscur](#): > > 1: 1.5 > 2: 1100 > 3: glaciers > 4: sheep > 5: Denmark > 6: 1950 > 7: WormTheRed > 8: Geysers > 9: Rejkiavik > 10: No > > \*\* Worm\*\* has recently mentioned Iceland’s population. Otherwise I would have have guessed 10 times as much.. But while I was writing that, it occurred to me that other posters might not have read it, so it’s pointless to write the correct figure. And while I’m writing that it occur to me that it’s the same with other answers. Yes, it’s the first time I play a Feud, why do you ask? > > This game is particularly confusing, because contrarily to other similar Feuds, there are factually correct answers, while usually it’s about guessing the most popular response in a large pool of equally valid answers. Here, it’s about guessing whether my best guess is going to be similar with other people’s best guess. > > I eventually changed my answers to the three first questions. My original answers were 0.3, 950 AD and rocky plains (according to pictures I saw of horse riding in Iceland) And sorry, I don’t know how is spelled Rjek..Riekj.. The factually correct answer may not be the correct feud answer. If everybody but 1 says the population is 29 mill and it actually is 2 million, the incorrect answer scores more. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/14 "2009-01-26T01:45:20Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The factually correct answer may not be the correct feud answer. If everybody but 1 says the population is 29 mill and it actually is 2 million, the incorrect answer scores more. Yes, I got that. That’s why I eventually changed some answers. But my first instinct was indeed to try to give the answer I assumed to be correct. But the answer I believe to be correct has a good chance of being correct since dopers are generally cultured. Except that my answer might not be correct, hence won’t be right one since dopers are cultured. So, should I go with the answer I believe to be correct or not? Especially since cultured dopers will assume rightly or wrongly that I’m not cultured. Or maybe that I am cultured. That’s confusing… ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/15 "2009-01-26T01:45:24Z")
1: 350,000 2: 880 3: Tundra 4: Cows 5: Denmark 6: 1918 7: Bjork 8: Geysers 9: Reykjavík 10: No 1. Only at the zoo if they have one. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/16 "2009-01-26T01:46:47Z")
1: 0.2 2: 1150 3: Glacier 4: Reindeer 5: Denmark 6: 1820 7: Bjork 8: Volcanos 9: Reykjavic 10: Yes Hey, I wasn’t even guessing on some of them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/17 "2009-01-26T01:57:45Z")
1: 2 2: 1000 3: Tundra 4: Sheep 5: Denmark 6: 1850 7: Bjork 8: Volcano 9: Reyjavic 10: No ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/18 "2009-01-26T02:31:34Z")
1. 1.1 2. 1240 3. tundra 4. sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1854 7. Björk 8. Aurora Boraelis 9. Reyjavnik 10. yes Every answer (except Björk) is a guess. Can I have some pie, too? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/19 "2009-01-26T02:38:36Z")
1: .1 2: 1000 3: Glacier 4: Sheep 5: Denmark 6: 1945 7: Bjork 8: Geysers 9: Reyjavik 10: Yes Boy, this will be a weird one. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/20 "2009-01-26T02:45:50Z")
1: 0.3 2: 1090 3: Glacier 4: Sheep 5: Denmark 6: 1900 7: Bobby Fischer 8: Aurora Borealis 9: Rekyavik 10: No 7. …well. he was a transplant, anyway… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986.md?page=2)