Iceland boasts the oldest surviving what?

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Iceland boasts the oldest surviving what?

A Dachshund
B Parliament
C Dutch elm

Iceland’s parliament, the Althing, was founded in 930, and aside from a period of discontinuation from 1800 to 1844, has operated ever since. In the early days of the Althing, it was a general assembly that met on the rocky outcrop of Lögberg (Law Rock) to make laws and settle other matters.

The correct answer is Parliament.

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