Beginner's Danish: Language, History, and Culture Flashcards

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice cards covering Danish language, history, famous figures, and societal structures based on Beginner's Danish by Nete Schmidt.

Danish belongs to the __________ linguistic group, together with Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese.

North Germanic

The Danish alphabet contains __________ letters, adding æ, ø, and å to the Roman alphabet.

twenty-nine

A unique feature of the Danish language is the __________, or glottal stop, used to distinguish between several homonyms.

stød

The period from 800-1100 AD is known as Old Danish or __________ Danish.

Runic

According to the transcript, the population of Denmark as of January 1, 2006, was __________.

5,427,459

The capital of Denmark, København, is situated on the largest island, __________.

Sjælland

Denmark's highest point, __________, stands at only $172.54\,m$.

Yding Skovhøj

The __________ Stone is often referred to as Denmark's birth certificate because it records the unification and Christianization of the Danes.

Jelling

The __________ Union, established in 1397, merged Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under Queen Margrete I.

Kalmar

Denmark's current democratic system is based on a constitution from June 5, __________.

1953

The Danish Parliament, which consists of 179 members, is called __________.

Folketinget

The established state church of Denmark is the __________ Church.

Evangelical Lutheran

To support its extensive welfare model, the average taxation rate in Denmark is around __________.

$$52\,\%$$

State-subsidized monthly stipends for university students in Denmark are known as __________.

S.U.

The philosopher considered to be the father of religious existentialism is __________.

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

__________ was a leading 19th-century scientist who discovered electromagnetism.

Hans Christian Ørsted

The author of the world-famous tales, such as 'The Little Mermaid,' is __________.

Hans Christian Andersen

Physicist __________ won the 1922 Nobel Prize for his investigations of atomic structure.

Niels Bohr

The Danish national flag is known as the __________.

Dannebrog

According to the notes, Danish declarative statements follow a direct __________ pattern.

subject-verb

Most Danish nouns are 'n-words,' meaning they belong to the __________ gender.

common

In Denmark, Christmas is traditionally celebrated on the evening of __________.

December 24

The traditional Danish Christmas dessert containing a hidden almond is called __________.

risalamande

The famous world-building blocks that originated in Billund, Denmark, are known as __________.

Lego

The large modern art museum in Aarhus that features the sculpture 'Boy' is named __________.

ARoS