This document provides answers to 10 questions about Denmark and Danish culture from a Spanish quiz team. It includes: 1) The name for a typical single-family detached home in Danish is "parcelhus". 2) A "provinsby" is a small town in the countryside, opposite of a capital city called a "hoverdstad". 3) It lists four major universities in Denmark: Københavns Universitet, University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University. 4) The other side of the "Welcome stranger" stone from Kalundborg is engraved with additional text. 5) The song "TFE-sangen" was recorded by pupils to

1. QUEST-COMPETITION
SPANISH TEAM ANSWERS
1.
Sara lives in a typical Danish house – above you can see an example of a typical Danish
house. The question is: WHAT IS THIS TYPE OF HOUSE CALLED IN DANISH?
The typical Danish house name is parcelhus which is a single-family detached home
2. Sara lives in a “provinsby” – WHAT IS A “PROVINSBY”? AND WHAT IS THE
OPPOSITE OF A “PROVINSBY”?
A 'provinsby' is a small town in the countryside. It's like a village where everyone
knows everyone. The opposite is a capital city which in Danish is called 'hoverdstad'.
3. Sara’s brother Jonas studies at the university. WRITE THE NAMES OF FOUR
UNIVERSITIES IN DENMARK
1. Københavns Universitet is in Copenhague. It is the biggest and oldest of the
universities in Denmark .
2. University of Southern Denmark It is a merger between Odense University, Southern
Denmark School of Business and Engineering, and South Jutland University Centre.
Also known as Syddansk Universitet
3. Aarhus University is in Aarhus, the second biggest city in Denmark. Aarhus University
is the country’s second oldest non-technical higher education institution.
4. Aalborg University. It has three campuses, of which the main is located in the city of
Aalborg. The other two are in Esbjerg and Copenhagen
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2. On this not at all famous stone from Kalundborg, you can read the words: “Welcome
stranger” – WHAT IS WRITTEN/ENGRAVED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STONE?
5. Look at our school website: http://tfe.dk/velkommen-til-friskolen/ and listen to the
song: TFE-sangen. TO CELEBRATE WHAT OCCATION DID PUPILS RECORD THE SONG?
The song is about the daily life in the school and it was sung in commemoration of
the 100th anniversary
6. In Denmark, we are Protestants. We do not go to church very often – but most of
the pupils at our school have participated in a very important church event called
“Konfirmation” when they were about 13-14 years old. After celebrating the
“Konfirmation” the pupils do not go to school the following Monday. WHAT IS THIS
VERY SPECIAL MONDAY CALLED IN DANISH?
It's blue monday, blå mandag in Danish!
It is a Monday in May or June when hoardes of 14 year olds have fun with their
friends. Danish schools officially give them the day off to do it
7.

3. WHO IS THIS MAN? AND WHERE IS HE?
He's the local priest at Tømmerup kirke (church), Dan Petersen and he's inside
Tømmerup church.
8.
Rødgrød med fløde
This is not a typical Danish dish – BUT we often use it when we talk to foreigners.
WHAT IS IT CALLED?
9.
This is a famous Danish royal person. WHO IS SHE?
She is Princess Isabella. She is the second child and elder daughter of Crown Prince
Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary
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4. In Denmark we have a very famous Christmas song where you can hear about Peter
who is fascinated by the drum on the Christmas tree. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE
SONG? GIVE A LINK TO THE SONG.
The name of the son is: HOJT FRA TRAEETS GRONNE TOP.
The song was written in 1848 by Peter Faber.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV6N2jMLOW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuai5WPhnds