GET CREATIVE Test Your Knowledge: The Royals Bake Together Gather in the kitchen with your family and make a traditional Norwegian dessert. Kransekake, which translates to " wreath cake " is made for special occasions in Norway. It's a tall tower made of 18 cookie rings. Make it extra festive in honor of Norway's National Day (Syttende Mai) on May 17 by adding little fl ags to the outside of the cake. Find a recipe for kransekake at Sons of Norway's Recipe Box at sofn.com. Vocab Lesson Learn to say colors in Norwegian. RED = RØD ORANGE = ORANSJE YELLOW = GUL GREEN = GRØNN BLUE = BLÅ PURPLE = LILLA PINK = ROSA BROWN = BRUN GRAY = GRÅ BLACK = SVART @sonsofnorway May 2022 35 How much do you know about Norway's royal family? Answer the questions below to fi nd out! The answers are below. 1. TRUE OR FALSE. King Harald V is married to Queen Sonja. 2. Who is heir to the throne of Norway? a. Queen Sonja b. Prince Haakon c. Queen Maud d. Prince Olav 3. In which city is the Royal Palace located? a. Bergen b. Stavanger c. Oslo d. Tromsø 4. TRUE OR FALSE. Princess Ingrid Alexandra just turned 16 years old. 5. Who is the mother of Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus? a. Queen Sonja b. Princess Mette-Marit c. Princess Märtha d. Princess Astrid BOOK OF THE MONTH " Nils " By Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Nils is an American boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy. When his Norwegian grandmother sends him a pair of stockings that she knitted herself, Nils gets teased by some kids at school. But the stockings keep Nils warm in the snow, and he is proud of what his grandmother made. PICTURED ABOVE Top row, left to right * King Harald * Prince Haakon * Princess Ingrid Alexandra Bottom row, left to right * Queen Sonja * Princess Mette-Marit * Prince Sverre Magnus Answers: 1. True 2. b. Prince Haakon 3. c. Oslo 4. False - she turned 18 in January 2022. 5. b. Princess Mette-Marithttp://www.sofn.com