# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/61 "2009-01-26T16:28:43Z")
1. 1.4 2. 1230 3. Volcanic tundra 4. goat 5. Norway 6. 1964 8, Hot Springs 7. Reykjavik 8. No ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/62 "2009-01-26T16:37:11Z")
1. 0.5 2. 1000 3. Tundra 4. Sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1945 7. Bjork 8. Geysers 9. Reykjavik 10. No ---
**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, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/63 "2009-01-26T16:40:59Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > There is a shoot on sight order for all Polar Bears that end up here. Too bad for them, but lots of fun for the local farmers who get to go polar bear hunting 😃 You mean I had #10 right?! :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/64 "2009-01-26T18:21:19Z")
1. .3 2. 870 3. tundra 4. sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1920 7. Bjork 8. geysers 9. Reykjavik 10. no ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/65 "2009-01-26T18:52:13Z")
1: 2.1 2: 990 3: Volcanic 4: Sheep 5: Norway 6: 1930 7: Bjork 8: Geysers 9: Reykjavik 10: No 7. Specifically, Bjork Gudmundsdottir (sorry if the spelling isn’t accurate, but I heeded the “no Googling” edict) 1. I don’t think they’re indigenous, although one or two might exist in zoos or private menageries ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/66 "2009-01-26T20:39:55Z")
1. 3.6 2. 850 CE 3. Volcanic plain 4. Sheep 5. Denmark 6. 1943 7. Bjork 8. Vulcanism 9. Reykavik 10. No, only if in a zoo ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/67 "2009-01-26T21:13:24Z")
If I’ve counted correctly then **Rodd Hill** is poster #40. ---
**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, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/68 "2009-01-26T21:34:27Z")
No - two people withdrew after admitting to googling by accident. Only 38. I have it ready to go and I’ll post the answers about 4:00. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/69 "2009-01-26T21:53:01Z")
1: 1.0 2: 1250 3: Grasslands 4: Ox 5: Denmark 6: 1940’s 7: Bjork 8: Hot springs 9: Reykjavik 10: No ---
**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, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/70 "2009-01-26T22:15:40Z")
1. How many people live in Iceland? \*\*1. 0.3 5 2. 0.5 5\*\* 3. 1.0 3 4. 2.5 3 5. 0.2 2 6. 1.2 2 7. 12.0 2 8. 2.0 2 9. 0.1 1 10. 0.4 1 11. 0.6 1 12. 1.1 1 13. 1.4 1 14. 1.5 1 15. 1.8 1 16. 10.0 1 17. 13.2 1 18. 2.1 1 19. 29.3 1 20. 3.0 1 21. 3.6 1 22. 4.0 1 23. 8.1 1 24. When was Iceland first populated by Vikings? (even ten years: eg 1860, 1320) **2. 1000 10** 25. 900 4 26. 1100 2 27. 800 2 28. 850 2 29. 870 2 30. 880 2 31. 1250 2 32. 1060 1 33. 1090 1 34. 1150 1 35. 1200 1 36. 1230 1 37. 1240 1 38. 1410 1 39. 1450 1 40. 1510 1 41. 860 1 42. 950 1 43. 970 1 44. 990 1 45. What is the dominant nature in Iceland? (eg savanna, desert) **3. Tundra 16** 46. Grassland 6 47. Lavafields 6 48. glacier 5 49. Mountains 4 50. desert 2 51. What is the most common farm animal in Iceland? **4. sheep 29** 52. Goats 4 53. Yak/Ox 3 54. Cows 1 55. horse 1 56. Reindeer 1 57. Who did Iceland gain independence from? **5. Denmark 28** 58. Norway 8 59. Sweden 2 60. England 1 61. And when was that? **6. 1945 5** 62. 1850 4 63. 1920 4 64. 1800 3 65. 1918 3 66. 1900 2 67. 1950 2 68. 1250 1 69. 1500 1 70. 1600 1 71. 1675 1 72. 1700 1 73. 1820 1 74. 1820 1 75. 1854 1 76. 1905 1 77. 1930 1 78. 1940 1 79. 1943 1 80. 1944 1 81. 1960 1 82. 1964 1 83. Pass 1 84. Name a famous Icelandic person **7. Bjork 29** 85. WormTheRed 5 86. Bobby Fischer 1 87. Haldor Laxness 1 88. Leif Eriksson 1 89. pass 1 90. Thor Heyerdahl 1 91. Name a cool natural phenomenon that occurs in Iceland? **8. Geysers 13** 92. Hot Springs 10 93. Volcanos 7 94. Aurora Borealis 4 95. Earthquakes 1 96. Frozen rivers 1 97. Geothermal heating 1 98. Glaciers 1 99. pass 1 100. What’s the capital of Iceland? **9. Reykjavík 38** (18 different spellings of this!) 101. Do Polar Bears live in Iceland? **10. No 31** 102. Yes 7 ---
**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, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/71 "2009-01-26T22:22:10Z")
And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **MadTheSwine**!!! Woo-hoo! ::flings confetti:: **MadTheSwine** got all 10 top answers for a perfect score. Excellent! Thanks everyone! Thanks for an educational Feud, **Worm**! Can you please toss me a pie down here at the bottom? 😛 And can you post the correct answers again? Thanks. \*\*1. MadTheSwine 525.64 \*\* 2. swampbear 515.38 3. Queen Tonya 502.56 4. Mahaloth 500.00 5. criminey.jicket 476.92 6. Claptree 471.79 7. drm 466.67 8. Baker 464.10 9. Beadalin 446.15 10. Petrobey Mavromihalis 443.59 11. Charlie Tan 441.03 12. Rodd Hill 438.46 13. bluecanary 435.90 14. WormTheRed 433.33 15. NDP 425.64 15. 42fish 425.64 17. RickJay 420.51 17. gonzomax 420.51 19. 3acresandatruck 417.95 20. Fretful Porpentine 415.38 20. LavenderBlue 415.38 22. Tapioca Dextrin 410.26 23. notfrommensa 407.69 24. Fiddle Peghead 397.44 24. Sternvogel 397.44 26. clairobscur 394.87 27. DfrntBreign 387.18 28. Elendil’s Heir 376.92 29. Kilvert’s Pagan 366.67 30. HongKongFooey 361.54 31. cmkeller 335.90 32. ShibbOleth 330.77 33. Hilarity N. Suze 325.64 34. AuntiePam 300.00 35. El\_Kabong 297.44 36. pravnik 289.74 37. Gangster Octopus 276.92 38. Zebra 264.10 39. Dolores Reborn 256.41 ---
**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, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/72 "2009-01-26T22:42:03Z")
:pThere is something fitting about sheep being popular in Iceland.😛 it is a good thing Worm didn;t ask for another city in Iceland besides its capital. I would have had to pass. I think Rebo needs a trip to Iceland. Worm, what is the most popular sport in Iceland? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/73 "2009-01-26T22:43:12Z")
So, Worm, what is the real population, and date of independence, and so on? #'s 1, 2, and 6 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/74 "2009-01-26T22:51:27Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > :pThere is something fitting about sheep being popular in Iceland.😛 > > it is a good thing Worm didn;t ask for another city in Iceland besides its capital. I would have had to pass. > > I think Rebo needs a trip to Iceland. > > Worm, what is the most popular sport in Iceland? We ain’t no Scotsmen though 😛 Football (the proper kind), has the most followers with handball being a close second. But I actually think golf has the most active players. > [@Baker](#): > > So, Worm, what is the real population, and date of independence, and so on? > #'s 1, 2, and 6 Population: 300k First inhabited by Vikings: 850.s Dominant nature: Sand, mountains and lava fields (but in a pretty way) Most common farm animal: Sheep Date of independence: June 17. 1944 (self rule in 1918) From Denmark (who got Iceland and Norway in a package deal, but then kept it when Norway became Swedish) Thor Heyerdahl is Norwegian, but the others were all Icelandic citizens (including Fisher). We have all of the mentioned natural phenomenoms, even passes in the mountains 🙂 The capital is indeed Reykjavik And no, Polar Bears are not native to Iceland (but they do float ashore from time to time and then they get shot ☹ ) And hey! This is probably the best I’ve ever placed! WOHOOOOOOO! _::uses the pie catapult to shoot at all the lowlifes below me::_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/75 "2009-01-26T23:25:04Z")
Hooray! ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/76 "2009-01-27T00:09:24Z")
Top 10! Congrats on the perfect score, Mad. Thanks for the feud Worm. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/77 "2009-01-27T02:17:04Z")
I know it’s a Feud and all, but only on the Dope would an actual living resident come in 14th in a quiz about his own country! :dubious:😃 ---
**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 27, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/78 "2009-01-27T02:26:05Z")
That’s because the truth matters not in the enigma that is the Feud… ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/79 "2009-01-27T03:49:12Z")
Perfect score in an Iceland Feud. The authorities must be notified. The Icelander came in 14th. If he could not get a perfect score then we should start paying off at 15. Besides an Englishman came in last in his feud. Worm wiggled up a lot higher. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986/80 "2009-01-27T08:48:50Z")
This is my highest score yet, but I feel guilty. No googling, but my history/geography geeky boyfriend was home and fed me at least 7 answers. I knew Bjork, tundra, sheep and a mangled spelling of Reykjavik all on my own, though. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-all-things-icelandic-by-wormthered-game-over/482986.md?page=5)