Gettu betur is an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic team quiz show

Quiz Show

Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from Richard Goodwin's memoir Remembering America, the film is based upon the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s...

, broadcast on public television channel RÚV. Each team consists of three students from each of Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

's gymnasiums

Gymnasium (school)

A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

. Two teams play against each other in each episode. Two preliminary rounds are broadcast on radio station Rás 2

Rás 2

Rás 2 is an Icelandic radio station of RÚV, the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service. Rás 2 broadcasts primarily news, current affairs and pop and rock music programs. The station was launched in 1983. It is the highest rated radio station in Iceland. Rás 2 is broadcasted on frequencies 90.1...

, followed by televised quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds on RÚV. Thirty schools participated in the 2011 season. The current host is Edda Hermannsdóttir.

Gettu betur was first held in 1986. Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....

 has won the contest sixteen times overall, first in 1988, and then eleven times in a row, from 1993 to 2003, and again in 2007, up to and including 2010. The only other school to win more than once is Akureyri Junior College

Akureyri Junior College

Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...

, with three wins.

Seasons

Season	Year	Host	Judge	Scorekeeper	Winner	Runner-up	Teams
1	1986	Jón Gústafsson & Þorgeir Ástvaldsson	Steinar J. Lúðvíksson		Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands	Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
2	1987	Vernharður Linnet (preliminary rounds), Hermann Gunnarsson & Elísabet Sveinsdóttir	Steinar J. Lúðvíksson & Sæmundur Guðvinsson		Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti is an Icelandic gymnasium.Founded in 1975, the school currently has a student population of around 2800 people divided between about 1600 students in morning classes and about 500 students in evening classes and about 700 students in summer school.The school is known...	Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund , a secondary school in Reykjavík, was founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland. It was originally named Menntaskólinn við Tjörnina ....	18
3	1988	Vernharður Linnet	Páll Lýðsson		Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
4	1989	Vernharður Linnet	Páll Lýðsson		Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi
5	1990	Steinunn Sigurðardóttir	Sonja B. Jónsdóttir & Magdalena Schram (alternately)		Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund , a secondary school in Reykjavík, was founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland. It was originally named Menntaskólinn við Tjörnina ....	Verzlunarskóli Íslands The Commercial College of Iceland Verzlunarskóli Íslands is an Icelandic gymnasium. It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in Reykjavík and has more than 1200 students.-History:...
6	1991	Stefán Jón Hafstein	Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir	Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir	Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Akureyri Junior College Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...	Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
7	1992	Sigurður Þór Salvarsson (preliminary rounds), Stefán Jón Hafstein	Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir	Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir	Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Akureyri Junior College Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...		26
8	1993	Ómar Valdimarsson (preliminary rounds), Stefán Jón Hafstein	Álfheiður Ingadóttir	Sólveig Samúelsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
9	1994	Stefán Jón Hafstein	Ólafur B. Guðnason		Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
10	1995	Ómar Ragnarsson	Ólafur B. Guðnason	Sólveig Samúelsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
11	1996	Davíð Þór Jónsson	Helgi Ólafsson		Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Flensborgarskólinn í Hafnarfirði
12	1997	Davíð Þór Jónsson	Ragnheiður Erla Bjarnadóttir		Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
13	1998	Davíð Þór Jónsson	Gunnsteinn Ólafsson	Katrín Jakobsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
14	1999	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Illugi Jökulsson	Þóra Arnórsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....
15	2000	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Ólína Þorvarðardóttir	Þóra Arnórsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
16	2001	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Ármann Jakobsson	Þóra Arnórsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Borgarholtsskóli
17	2002	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Eggert Þór Bernharðsson	Þóra Arnórsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund , a secondary school in Reykjavík, was founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland. It was originally named Menntaskólinn við Tjörnina ....
18	2003	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Sveinn H. Guðmarsson	Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund Menntaskólinn við Sund , a secondary school in Reykjavík, was founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland. It was originally named Menntaskólinn við Tjörnina ....
19	2004	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Stefán Pálsson	Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir	Verzlunarskóli Íslands The Commercial College of Iceland Verzlunarskóli Íslands is an Icelandic gymnasium. It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in Reykjavík and has more than 1200 students.-History:...	Borgarholtsskóli	28
20	2005	Logi Bergmann Eiðsson	Stefán Pálsson	Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir	Borgarholtsskóli	Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Akureyri Junior College Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...
21	2006	Sigmar Guðmundsson	Anna Kristín Jónsdóttir	Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir	Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Akureyri Junior College Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...	Verzlunarskóli Íslands The Commercial College of Iceland Verzlunarskóli Íslands is an Icelandic gymnasium. It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in Reykjavík and has more than 1200 students.-History:...
22	2007	Sigmar Guðmundsson	Davíð Þór Jónsson	Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi	29
23	2008	Sigmar Guðmundsson	Páll Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	Steinunn Vala Sigfúsdóttir	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Akureyri Junior College Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium . It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880...
24	2009	Eva María Jónsdóttir	Davíð Þór Jónsson	Ásgeir Erlendsson	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
25	2010	Eva María Jónsdóttir	Örn Úlfar Sævarsson	Ásgeir Erlendsson	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	Verzlunarskóli Íslands The Commercial College of Iceland Verzlunarskóli Íslands is an Icelandic gymnasium. It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in Reykjavík and has more than 1200 students.-History:...	31
26	2011	Edda Hermannsdóttir	Örn Úlfar Sævarsson	Marteinn Sindri Jónsson	Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is the oldest gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland....	30