How much do you know about Skåne?

 

  • Ales Stenar, a megalithic monument in Skåne, probably from the end of the Nordic Iron Age. Skånsk folklore ascribes the stones to King Ale's grave. Ale's Stones consists of a 67 meter long stone ship formed by 59 large boulders of sandstone. There are many speculations about the significance of Ale's Stones, one of those is that the structure had an astronomical and/or astrological purpose, based on the controversial interpretation that the stones have been positioned according to the 365 days of the year and the 24 hours of the day. However, many established scholars call this pseudo-science. Professional astronomers and archaeologists believe Ales Stenar is a cremation grave.

  • Skåne is Sweden’s southernmost province, and if you are not from Skåne you might have problems understanding people who live there. The Skåne dialect, skånska, is infamous for being difficult to understand. But what else do you know about Skåne?
    1. What’s Skåne's, and therefore Sweden’s most southern point? (1.Höganäs X.Smygehuk 3.Öresund 4. Södervidinge)
    2. How many people live in Malmö? (1.250,000 X.520,000 2.175,000)
    3. Where is Ales Stenar located? (1.Österlen X.Sösdala 2.Vätteryd)
    4. Who designed the skyscraper Turning Torso? (1.Chad Oppenheim X.Santiago Calatrava 2.Michel Rojkind 4.Gert Wingårdh)
    5. How long is Öresundsbron? (1. 25.7 ft X. 24.8 ft 2. 26.2 ft)
    6. What is Skåne’s province flower? (1.Buttercup X.Marguerite 2.Bluebell)
    7. Who sang the famous song “Jag är en liten gåsapåg från Skåne”? (1.Allan Edwall X.Per Edvardsson 2.Edvard Persson)
    8. Which is Skåne’s biggest lake? (1.Ivösjön X.Storsjön 2.Skånesjön)

  • Skånsk spettekaka. A dessert consisting of eggs, potato flour, and sugar which is put on a skewer and rotated over an open fire. Today, however, few bakeries bake spettekakor over open fire as it's time-consuming and requires several people. Spettekaka is traditionally served with dark roast coffee, vanilla ice cream and port wine. Skånsk spettekaka or spiddekage has PGI-status (Protected Geographical Indication) under EU law, meaning that it's ensured that only products genuinely originating in a specific region are allowed in commerce as such. People usually give a spettekaka away for birthdays.

  • Key:
    1. X.Smygehuk
    2. 1.280,000
    3. 1.Österlen
    4. X.Santiago Calatrava
    5. 1.25.7 feet
    6. X.Marguerite
    7. 2.Edvard Persson
    8. 1.Ivösjön

  • The Oresund Bridge, Öresundsbron, is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Öresund. The bridge-tunnel is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects the Danish capitol Copenhagen with Malmö. The bridge is the longest border crossing bridge in the world. It opened July 2, 2000.