QUIZ : A very special Trivial Pursuit : So you think you're an expert on the European Capitals of Culture? Tuesday 23 march 2010- 14.45-15.00
Mar 27, 2015
QUIZ : A very special Trivial Pursuit : So you think you're an expert on the
European Capitals of Culture?
Tuesday 23 march 2010- 14.45-15.00
Question 1 : How many cities have held the title of European Capital of Culture so far since the initiative began in 1985?
Answer a : 35
Answer b : 42
Answer c : 50
Question 2 : Currently, how many experts are involved in the European Capital of Culture selection panel?
Answer a : 7
Answer b : 38
Answer c : 13
Question 3 : Who carried out the evaluation of the 1995-2004 European Capitals of Culture ?
Answer a : John Myerscough
Answer b: Superman
Answer c : Robert Palmer
Question 4 : When will Malta be entitled to host the European Capital of Culture event?
Answer a : 2014
Answer b : 2017
Answer c : 2018
Question 5 : Which were the 2 last European Capitals of Culture to be formally designated?
Answer a : Riga and Umea 2014?
Answer b : Marseille and Kosice 2013?
Answer c : Linz and Vilnius 2009?
Question 6 : What is the exact date of the publication of Decision 1622/2006/EC on the Capitals in the Official Journal of the EU?
Answer a : 01/01/2007 Answer b : 03/11/2006 Answer c : 04/07/1969
Question 7 :
Among the following elements, which one is a criterion to be European Capital of Culture?
Answer a : the beauty of the city
Answer b : the size of the city
Answer c : the European dimension
of the programme
Question 8 :
Which city (cities) was (were) ECOC(s) in 1999?
Answer a : Weimar
Answer b : Paris and Porto
Answer c : Stockholm
Question 9 :
How much was the average operational budget for a Capital during the 1995-2004 period for the year of the event?
Answer a : 7 million?
Answer b : 80 millions euros ?
Answer c : 36 million euros?
Question 10 :
How many cities were ECOCs in 2000?
Answer a : 9
Answer b : 3
Answer c : 2
Question 11:
How many artistic directors have lost their jobs before the year itself?
Answer a: none
Answer b: all of them
Answer c: a rather large number
Question 12 :
How large on average was the total public sector financial contribution to an ECOC over the 1995-2004 period?
Answer a : 56%?
Answer b : 77.5% ?
Answer c : 33.8%?
Question 13 :
Under the current rules, when does the pre-selection meeting have to take place at the latest?
Answer a : 5 years before the event?
Answer b : 10 years before the event?
Answer c : 2 years before the event?
Question 14 :
How much is the Melina Mercouri financial prize to each Capital worth?
Answer a : 100 euros?
Answer b : 1.5 million euros?
Answer c : 20 million euros?
Question 15 :
What was the average increase in overnight stays in a Capital when compared to the previous year over the 1995-2003 period?
Answer a : 12%?
Answer b : 27% ?
Answer c : 3 %?