Statistical quiz – week 8

1. What was the average age of the Hungarian population on 1 January 2010?

• 1 – 43 years
• 2 – 53 years
• X – 63 years

2. In 2007, the expenditures of Hungarians abroad amounted to HUF 577,091 million. What was this figure in 2009?

• 1 – HUF 471,579 million
• 2 – HUF 571,579 million
• X – HUF 771,579 million

3. In 2009, the visitors from EU countries spent a total of 75,622,000 tourism days in Hungary. How many days were spent in Hungary by guests arriving from Austria?

• 1 – 654,000
• 2 – 10,654,000
• X – 20,654,000

4. In 2009, the life expectancy of males was 70 years in Hungary's population. What was the life expectancy of females?

• 1 – 72 years
• 2 – 78 years
• X – 81 years

5. How many statistical micro-regions are there at present in Hungary?

• 1 – 140
• 2 – 168
• X – 174

6. Due to their underdevelopment how many regions are supported in Hungary from Structural Funds of the EU?

• 1 – 2
• 2 – 6
• X – 9

7. What was the average age of passenger cars in Hungary in 2009?

• 1 – 5 years
• 2 – 11 years
• X – 17 years

8. In 2009, 1,223,000 sheep were kept in Hungary. How many were kept in 1996?

• 1 – 872,000
• 2 – 1,872,000
• X – 2,872,000

9. How many people lived in settlements with less than 1000 inhabitants in Hungary at the beginning of 2009?

• 1 – 670 thousand people
• 2 – 710 thousand people
• X – 770 thousand people

10. When was the periodical "Demográfia" established?

• 1 – 1949
• 2 – 1957
• X – 1976

11. Which was the first detailed gazetteer that contained data on settlements' average altitude above sea level?

• 1 – The one published in 1895
• 2 – The one published in 1913
• X – The one published in 1937

12. Which detailed gazetteer can be used as a basic source to date from the point of view of name writing, containing all officially registered locality names in the area of Hungary of the time?

• 1 – The one published in 1888
• 2 – The one published in 1973
• X – The one published in 1913

13. What was the name of the predecessor organisation of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)?

• 1 – International Statistical Council
• 2 – Council of European Statisticians
• X – International Statistical Congress

+1. By which mode of transport are the most goods (in tons) transported in Hungary?

• 1 – By water
• 2 – By road
• X – By rail