Important Dates

Question 1

1849

Answer 1

Constitution

Question 2

1915

Answer 2

Women Right to Vote

Question 3

Perecntage of women in Parliament

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

1924

Answer 4

The first female minister in Denmark was Nina
Bang, who became Minister of Education in
1924

Question 5

2011

Answer 5

Denmark got its first female

Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Question 6

1953

Answer 6

When the Danish constitution was last amended

Question 7

1972

Answer 7

Queen Margrethe the 2nd
inherited the throne in 1972 from her father,
King Frederik the 9th, who had inherited it
from his father, King Christian the 10th. After
Queen Margrethe the 2nd, the throne will be
inherited to Crown Prince Frederik.

Question 8

Number of members in Parliament?

Answer 8

The parliament has 179
members. Two are elected in the Faroe
Islands and two in Greenland, while the
other 175 are elected in Denmark

Question 9

Number of municipalities in Denmark

Answer 9

98

Question 10

Number of regions in Denmark

Answer 10

5

Question 11

1536

Answer 11

The Danish National Church is thus Protestant, and it has been since Denmark after the Reformation in 1536 broke* with the Catholic Church. 75% in 2020 are members of the national church.

Question 12

European Parliament elections, how often?

Answer 12

Held every 5 years? here is typically a lower turnout in elections
to the European Parliament than in elections
to the Danish Parliament. Voter turnout in
Denmark in the 2019 European elections was
just over 66 percent. In the 2019 general
election, the turnout was almost 85 percent.

Question 13

1973

Answer 13

Denmark became a member of the European Union, previously known as the EC.

Question 14

1949

Answer 14

Denmark became a member of NATO and also the Council of Europe

Question 15

1945

Answer 15

Denmark became a member of United Nations