Norway Alcohol Act test (kunnskapsprøven):free practice in English

Norway Alcohol Act test: key facts

• An electronic multiple-choice test with one correct answer per question.
• 30 questions in 60 minutes.
• You need at least 24 correct answers to pass.
• There are separate tests for sale licences, serving licences and inspectors. You must pass the test for the type of licence your business has.
• The test costs 400 NOK per attempt, paid in advance. The fee is not refunded if you fail.
• The pass certificate has no expiry date.

Sources: Helsedirektoratet and Alcohol Regulations chapter 5. The test runs on serveringsproven.no at the licensing authority.

Who must take the test, and is there an age limit?

Under Alcohol Regulations § 5-1, these people must document knowledge of the Alcohol Act:

• the manager and deputy manager of a business with a sale or serving licence,
• inspectors who carry out sales and serving inspections. They must pass before they can carry out an inspection.

A municipality may also let people with no link to a licence take the test, but it is not required to. Oslo municipality states that the manager and deputy manager must also be at least 20 years old.

Syllabus: the test for skjenkebevilling and salgsbevilling

Kunnskapsprøven i alkoholloven for skjenkebevilling and the test for salgsbevilling have different syllabi:

• Serving licence (skjenkebevilling): Alcohol Act chapters 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 and Alcohol Regulations chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14.
• Sale licence (salgsbevilling): Alcohol Act chapters 1, 3, 7, 8 and 9 and Alcohol Regulations chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14.

You should also be familiar with the other chapters of the Act. The questions on Prøveklar cover these topics:

• Definitions, age limits and the licensing system
• Visibly intoxicated persons, minors and responsible service
• Advertising ban
• Internal control and municipal inspections
• Revocation of licences and the penalty-point system
• Licence fees, transfer of business and penalties
• Serving licence and serving hours (serving test only)
• Sale licence and sales hours (sale test only)

How to register: fee and what to bring

You register for and take the test with the licensing authority. This is usually the municipality where the sale or serving takes place. For state licences on ships it is the County Governor (Statsforvalteren), and for trains and aircraft it is Helsedirektoratet. The authority must hold the test within 2 months of receiving your request.

• Fee: 400 NOK per attempt, paid in advance.
• Bring valid ID and the receipt for the fee.

Example from Oslo: you log in with ID-porten, choose a time and pay with Vipps. You need a passport, driving licence, bank card with photo or national ID card. Digital ID is not accepted. Booking is binding, and you only get a refund with a medical certificate. Other municipalities may have different procedures, so check your municipality's website.

Can you take the test in English? Language, dictionaries and key Norwegian words

The test is only in Norwegian, and interpreters are not allowed. According to Helsedirektoratet, managers must be able to communicate with guests, staff and inspectors. You may use a dictionary, including a bilingual one such as English–Norwegian or Polish–Norwegian. If you have reading or writing difficulties, the municipality may let a representative read the questions and answers aloud to you.

• skjenkebevilling – licence to serve alcohol
• salgsbevilling – licence to sell alcohol in a shop
• styrer / stedfortreder – manager / deputy manager
• åpenbart påvirket – visibly intoxicated
• internkontroll – internal control
• prikktildeling – penalty points
• inndragning – revocation of a licence

Alcohol Act practice test with English translation

Before the real kunnskapsprøve, you can test yourself with Prøveklar:

• Free test: 10 questions, no account needed.
• Full training: questions in Norwegian, each with an English translation of the question and answers, an explanation in Norwegian and English and a quote from the rule it is based on.
• Exam simulation: 30 questions, 60 minutes, 24 correct to pass, like the real test.

The questions are our own, written from the Alcohol Act, the Alcohol Regulations and Helsedirektoratet's comments. They are not the real exam questions, and no practice can guarantee that you pass.