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Tove Jansson Quiz

 

1. What country did Tove Jansson come from and what language did she speak?

 

    Country           Language 

    a: Ireland        d: Icelandic
    b: Finland        e: Gaelic  
    c: Iceland        f: Finnish

 

2. Tove Jansson is famous for creating the Finn Moomintroll Family. Who are little Moomintroll's friends? (You can choose more than one answer).

 

   a: Miffy
   b: The Snork Maiden
   c: Tintin  Book Cover
   d: Hattifatteners
   e: Pippi Longstocking
   f: Snuff

 

 

  

 

3. In The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little MY    what is Moomintroll taking home to his mother?

 

    a:  milk
    b:  cake 
    c:  a present

          
4. What does Moomintroll mistake for a chimney pot?

 

    a: A strange creature lurking in the trees   
    b: A tree
    c:  Mymble's hair

 

Book Cover5. Who are Moomintroll and Mymble looking for?

 

    a: Hemulen 
    b: Little MY (Mymble's sister)
    c: Gaffsie

 

 

6. How do you say 'good morning' in Finnish?

 

    a: Tere Hommikust
    b: Hyvää Huomenta image
    c: Shubh Prabhaat

 

7. Which of the following do you associate with Finland? (You can choose more than one answer).

 

    imagea: Pompeii
    b: Midnight Sun 
    c: Saunas  
    d: Goulash
    e: Pickled Herring
    f: Sven-Göran Eriksson  


 

 

8. The capital of Finland is…

 

    a: Helsinki
    b: Nairobi
    c: Dublin

 

9. Can you identify The Finnish flag?

 

 

 

     a:                   b:                  c:

 

10. Can you spot the map of Finland?

 

 

 
  

      

 

a.                          b.                   c.

   

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