General Knowledge Q and A part4

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1. How many other countries are contained in the Norwegian flag?
Norway (officially the Kingdom of Norway) is a Nordic country bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia. Spanning a territory of 385,207 square kilometers, population 2021 estimate 5,391,369 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway).
The Norwegian flag is called "the mother of all flags" (the origin of all flags), because it contains up to 6 other country's flags inside.
The image of the flags of the countries displayed on the Norwegian flag includes Indonesia, Poland, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Thailand. The flags of these countries can be memorized with the following tips:
The Indonesian and Polish flags are both red and white, but in reverse order.

2. In which Norwegian city is the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony held?
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony held in Oslo. In 1895, Alfred Nobel wrote a will expressing his desire to dedicate his personal fortune to award five awards annually to "those who have brought the greatest benefit to mankind in the preceding year". The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Oslo, the Norwegian capital by a five-member committee, appointed by the Norwegian Legislative Council.
The first Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held in 1901 and always takes place on December 10 every year, the day of Alfred Nobel's death. Oslo, the capital of Norway, was founded in the 11th century by King Harald Hardrade, according to the Oslo website. This is the major commercial center of the country and is considered a global city. Most government offices are concentrated in Oslo.
Located at the northernmost tip of the Oslofjord, the city has a mild, humid climate that attracts tourists year-round.

3. What sport did Norway give birth to?
Norway gave birth to skiing. According to Life in Norway, Sondre Norheim (Norway) is considered the father of modern skiing. At the end of the 19th century, he began using pieces of stiff boards that were put together to reduce the risk of jumping and swinging in the snow. His snowboard design, called the Telemark, is the prototype of today's skis.
However, skiing was born thousands of years before the time of Sondre Norheim. An ancient petroglyph in Rødøy, Nordland county, northern Norway shows that people used skis in the mountains of this Nordic country 4,000 years ago.
Not only is the birthplace of the sport of skiing, Norway is also famous for being the most successful country in the world at the Winter Olympics.

4. At what time of year does Norway see the sun at midnight?
https://www.lifeinnorway.net/ . The phenomenon of 'midnight sun' occurs between May and July. People in Tromsø, the largest town in northern Norway, experience the phenomenon for approximately two months each year: 20 May to 22 July. At the North Cape (pictured above and below), the midnight sun is visible for a few weeks more, approximately 14 May to 29 July.

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