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The Little Mermaid

Cornelia Parker created a similar statue in 2011. Where is it located?

Folkestone in Great Britain

How many people see the statue every year?

1 million

How tall is the statue?

1,25 meters

She travelled to the world EXPO in 2010 and was presented in the Danish Pavillion. Where was the world exhibition?

Shanghai

The body is the sculptor’s wife, but who was the head modeled after?

The ballerina Ellen Price

The Danes founded a city where a copy is located. Where is it?

California

The location was determined by a tall tale. What does it say?

That the Mermaid Banks in Øresund was the home of all mermaids

The statue has been vandalized twice. In what way?

Decapitated and painted in shocking pink

The statue is actually a copy. Who has got the original?

The sculptor’s heirs

What inspired him to make the sculpture?

The fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” by HC Andersen

What is she called in Danish?

Den lille Havfrue

What is The Little Mermaid?

A statue

When was the statue unveiled?

1913

Where can you see her?

Langenlinie in Copenhagen

Which media banned the posting of a photo of it?

Facebook

Which owner of a brewery funded the statue?

Carlsberg

Who was the model for it?

The sculptor’s wife

Who’s the sculptor?

Edvard Eriksen

Which material is the statue made out of?

Bronze

Why was the posting of a photo of the Little Mermaid blocked by a popular social media site?

It showed too much bare skin

The Öresund Bridge

How many years did it take to build the bridge?

5 years

Öresund Bridge is high, but in which country will you find the highest bridge?

China

The Öresund Bridge is impressive, but in which country will you find the highest bridge in the world?

China

What crime series has the bridge in the story?

The Bridge

Which crime series begins with a body found on the Öresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden?

The Bridge

What is Peberholm?

An artificial island

What is Peberholm today?

Nature reserve

What is the construction called?

Cable-stayed bridge

What is the construction type of the Öresund Bridge called?

Cable-stayed bridge

What won’t you be able to find on Peberholm?

A coffee place

What won’t you be able to find on Peberholm, the artificial island between Denmark and Sweden?

Permanent human settlements

What’s incorrect about the bridge?

The bridge runs all the way between Sweden and Denmark

When was the bridge completed?

2000

Which airport is the reason the bridge ends with a tunnel?

Kastrup Airport

Which airport is the reason the Öresund Bridge ends with a tunnel?

Kastrup Airport

Which event was arranged at both the opening and at the 10th anniversary?

Broloppet, a half marathon

Who inaugurated the bridge?

The monarch of both countries

The Öresund Bridge is one of the longest structures in the Nordic countries. If you include all types of buildings, not just bridges, which one is the tallest?

Karlatornet in Gothenburg

How can you get across the bridge?

Train and vehicle

Freetown Christiania

Christiania, founded on land previously used by the military, was taken over by which movement?

The Hippie movement

In 2016 what tragedy occurred in Freetown Christiania?

Three people, including two policemen, were injured by firearms

Outside Christiania are two buildings that seem a bit peculiar for the area. What are they?

Two schools

The Freetown is self-governed. What is the supreme governing body called?

The Common Meeting

The inhabitants are also known as squatters. What does that mean?

That they are occupying the area

The year 2012 was a historic year for Christiania. Why?

They made the first down-payment in order to own Freetown

What characterizes the flag of Christiania?

3 yellow dots

What colors are presented in the flag of Christiania?

Red and yellow

What do the police call “Pusher Street”?

Green light district

What is Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen?

An alternative lifestyle area

What is not true about the Freetown?

All decisions are made under the principle of majority rule

What is Pusher Street famous for?

Cannabis is openly sold from market stands here

What is the Freetown’s slogan?

Love, love, love

What is the nick-name of Christiania?

Staden

What is “You cannot kill us”?

A song about Freetown Christiania

What other city in Europe has a similar approach to drugs as that of Christiania?

Amsterdam

What was in the area before it became a Freetown?

The Danish Navy

What was the annual turnover of the cannabis trade in Freetown Christiania?

About 1 billion Danish Crowns

When was Christiania founded?

The 1970s

Which of the following is true about the area?

Taking pictures is forbidden