Vatnajökull - Quiz
Vatnajökull
  • 1. What is the literal meaning of the name Vatnajökull in Icelandic?
A) Frozen Waterfall
B) Ice of Mountains
C) Great White Peak
D) Glacier of Lakes
  • 2. What is the English translation sometimes used for Vatnajökull?
A) Vatna Glacier
B) Lake Ice Cap
C) Southern Ice
D) Icelandic Glacier
  • 3. Vatnajökull is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in which country?
A) Greenland
B) Russia
C) Iceland
D) Norway
  • 4. In terms of area, Vatnajökull is the second largest ice cap in Europe after which other ice cap?
A) Alpine ice cap
B) Svalbard ice cap
C) Vatna ice cap
D) Severny Island ice cap
  • 5. On which island is the Severny Island ice cap located?
A) Iceland
B) Novaya Zemlya
C) Great Britain
D) Ireland
  • 6. In which part of Iceland is Vatnajökull located?
A) Central
B) South-west
C) South-east
D) North-west
  • 7. Approximately what percentage of Iceland's total area does Vatnajökull cover?
A) 20%
B) 12%
C) 5%
D) 8%
  • 8. What is the area of Vatnajökull?
A) 1,500 km2
B) 9,500 km2
C) 3,000 km2
D) 7,700 km2
  • 9. What is the volume of Vatnajökull?
A) 9,500 km3
B) 1,500 km3
C) 7,700 km3
D) 3,000 km3
  • 10. On what date did Vatnajökull become a part of a National Park?
A) 21 May 2011
B) 15 June 1996
C) 1 November 2004
D) 7 June 2008
  • 11. What is the average thickness of the ice in Vatnajökull?
A) 2,109 m
B) 950 m
C) 1,250 m
D) 380 m
  • 12. What is the maximum thickness of the ice in Vatnajökull?
A) 3,000 m
B) 1,875 m
C) 950 m
D) 380 m
  • 13. What is the highest peak in Iceland?
A) Hvannadalshnjúkur
B) Hrútsfjallstindar
C) Grímsvötn
D) Skaftafell
  • 14. What is the height of Iceland's highest peak?
A) 950 m
B) 1,875 m
C) 2,109.6 m
D) 3,000 m
  • 15. Hvannadalshnjúkur is part of which volcanic structure?
A) Severny
B) Skaftafell
C) Grímsvötn
D) Öræfajökull
E) Hrútsfjallstindar
  • 16. Where is Hvannadalshnjúkur located relative to Vatnajökull?
A) Northeastern corner
B) Southern periphery
C) Center of the mantle
D) Northwest area
  • 17. What is Hrútsfjallstindar?
A) A tectonic plate boundary
B) A volcanic lake
C) A glacial river
D) A series of peaks rising from Vatnajökull
  • 18. Between which two glaciers are the Hrútsfjallstindar peaks located?
A) Novaya and Zemlya
B) Svínafellsjökull and Skaftafellsjökull
C) Hvannadalshnjúkur and Grímsvötn
D) Öræfajökull and Severny
  • 19. How many peaks are in the Hrútsfjallstindar series?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Five
D) Three
  • 20. What is the maximum height of the Hrútsfjallstindar peaks?
A) 2,109 metres
B) 1,875 metres
C) 1,756 metres
D) 950 metres
  • 21. What is the minimum height of the Hrútsfjallstindar peaks?
A) 1,756 metres
B) 1,875 metres
C) 380 metres
D) 950 metres
  • 22. Vatnajökull lies between how many tectonic plate boundaries?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
  • 23. Where is the centre of the mantle plume located under Vatnajökull?
A) Under the southern periphery
B) Under the eastern border
C) Under the northwest area
D) Near Skaftafell
  • 24. What is the relationship between Vatnajökull and the volcanoes beneath it classified as?
A) Alluvial deposition
B) Seismic faulting
C) Glaciovolcanism
D) Tectonic subduction
  • 25. What do volcanic eruptions beneath Vatnajökull develop?
A) Large pockets of water beneath the ice
B) New tectonic plates
C) Dry underground caves
D) Saltwater fjords
  • 26. What is a jökulhlaup?
A) A glacial lake outburst flood
B) A freezing snowstorm
C) A type of subglacial eruption
D) A volcanic ash plume
  • 27. How much water was released by a jökulhlaup in 1934 over the course of several days?
A) 15 km3
B) 17 km3
C) 7,700 km3
D) 3,000 km3
  • 28. Which volcanic lake was the source of a large jökulhlaup in 1996?
A) Öræfajökull
B) Hrútsfjallstindar
C) Severny
D) Grímsvötn
  • 29. When did a considerable but short-lived eruption occur under the lakes in Vatnajökull?
A) At the beginning of November 2004
B) On 21 May 2011
C) On 7 June 2008
D) In 1934
  • 30. On what date did a volcanic eruption start in Grímsvötn?
A) 1 November 2004
B) 21 May 2011
C) 7 June 2008
D) 15 June 1996
  • 31. At approximately what time did the eruption in Grímsvötn start on 21 May 2011?
A) 12:00
B) 19:00
C) 23:00
D) 06:00
  • 32. How high did the volcanic plume reach during the 21 May 2011 eruption?
A) Up to 2,109 m
B) Up to 380 m
C) Up to 950 m
D) Up to 17 km
  • 33. From which century do the sources mentioning the name Klofajökull date?
A) 20th-century
B) 18th-century
C) 19th-century
D) 16th-century
  • 34. What aircraft crash-landed on the Vatnajökull glacier in September 1950?
A) A Lockheed Constellation
B) A Douglas DC-3
C) A Boeing 747
D) A Douglas DC-4
  • 35. Which private airline operated the aircraft that crash-landed on Vatnajökull in 1950?
A) WOW air
B) Icelandair
C) Loftleiðir
D) Air Atlanta Icelandic
  • 36. What happened to the crew of the 1950 crashed aircraft on Vatnajökull?
A) Half of the crew survived
B) Only the pilot survived
C) The entire crew survived
D) Everyone perished in the crash
  • 37. On which day did the crew manage to send a distress signal after the 1950 crash?
A) On the fourth day
B) On the seventh day
C) On the first day
D) On the second day
  • 38. What location was the opening sequence of A View to a Kill supposed to represent?
A) Iceland
B) Canada
C) Alaska
D) Siberia
  • 39. Which actor played James Bond for the last time in A View to a Kill?
A) Pierce Brosnan
B) Sean Connery
C) Roger Moore
D) Timothy Dalton
  • 40. Where did James Bond escape to in a submarine during the opening sequence of A View to a Kill?
A) Greenland
B) Alaska
C) Iceland
D) Siberia
  • 41. What is the name of the terminal lake of the Breiðamerkurjökull outlet from Vatnajökull where several films have been shot?
A) Lagarfljót
B) Þingvallavatn
C) Mývatn
D) Jökulsárlón
  • 42. What is Breiðamerkurjökull in relation to Vatnajökull?
A) A volcanic crater
B) An underground cave
C) A nearby mountain range
D) An outlet
  • 43. Which band's official music video for 'What About Now' was filmed on Vatnajökull before a volcanic eruption?
A) Sigur Rós
B) Of Monsters and Men
C) Westlife
D) Coldplay
  • 44. In what year was the Westlife music video 'What About Now' released and featured Vatnajökull?
A) 2004
B) 2011
C) 2009
D) 2013
  • 45. For which season of Game of Thrones was Vatnajökull used as a shooting location?
A) The third season
B) The second season
C) The eighth season
D) The first season
  • 46. What type of television series is Game of Thrones?
A) Fantasy
B) Crime thriller
C) Sci-Fi
D) Historical drama
  • 47. Which television network produces Game of Thrones?
A) Netflix
B) BBC
C) HBO
D) AMC
  • 48. In what year was Vatnajökull featured as a scenic background in the movie Interstellar?
A) 2009
B) 2013
C) 2004
D) 2011
  • 49. Who directed and produced the movie Interstellar?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Christopher Nolan
C) Ridley Scott
D) James Cameron
  • 50. What was Vatnajökull's role in the movie Interstellar?
A) The primary filming studio
B) The main setting for a space station
C) Used for the opening sequence
D) A scenic background
  • 51. Approximately how many outlet glaciers flow from Vatnajökull?
A) 100
B) 10
C) 50
D) 30
  • 52. What was the low average air temperature surrounding Vatnajökull in January 2025?
A) 0.45 degrees Celsius
B) -1.50 degrees Celsius
C) -1.09 degrees Celsius
D) 0.97 degrees Celsius
  • 53. What was the high average air temperature surrounding Vatnajökull in December 2025?
A) 0.45 degrees Celsius
B) -1.09 degrees Celsius
C) -1.50 degrees Celsius
D) 0.97 degrees Celsius
  • 54. What was the low average air temperature surrounding Vatnajökull in July 1975?
A) 0.97 degrees Celsius
B) 0.45 degrees Celsius
C) -1.09 degrees Celsius
D) -1.50 degrees Celsius
  • 55. What was the high average air temperature surrounding Vatnajökull in December 1975?
A) -1.50 degrees Celsius
B) 0.97 degrees Celsius
C) -1.09 degrees Celsius
D) 0.45 degrees Celsius
  • 56. What atmospheric warming mitigation factor is described as a patch of cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean?
A) The Arctic Shield
B) The North Current
C) The Cold Blob
D) The Atlantic Freeze
  • 57. Where is the Cold Blob located?
A) Norwegian Sea
B) North Atlantic Ocean
C) Baffin Bay
D) Arctic Ocean
  • 58. What is impacted by changing temperatures alongside the ice of Vatnajökull?
A) Snow composition
B) Tectonic plate movement
C) Geothermal energy
D) Volcanic activity
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