Statistical quiz – week 12

1. Who was the President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office at the time of adoption of Act XIX of 1929 (Act on Statistics)?

• 1 – Sándor Dobrovits
• 2 – Alajos Kovács
• X – Dezső Elekes

2. Who was the first Hungarian scholar to make urban development calculations, using in a complex manner several statistical data describing settlements?

• 1 – Pál Beluszky
• 2 – Katalin Kovacsicsné Nagy
• X – Károly Keleti

3. Where is Thirring-körút (boulevard), named after Gusztáv Thirring, the famous Hungarian statistician and tourist?

• 1 – In Sopron, since he was born there
• 2 – In Budapest
• X – In Dobogókő, next to the Thirring-sziklák (Rocks)

4. Until 2008, 4083 protected caves were registered in Hungary. How many of these were highly protected?

• 1 – 147
• 2 – 618
• X – 1031

5. What were the monthly average net earnings of employees in the national economy of Hungary in 2009?

• 1 – 88,116 forints
• 2 – 100,116 forints
• X – 124,116 forints

6. Which of the below regions was the destination of the least overnight domestic trips in 2009?

• 1 – Southern Great Plain
• 2 – Southern Transdanubia
• X – Northern Great Plain

7. Which of the below types of retail shops was the most numerous in Hungary in 2008?

• 1 – Shops for books, newspapers and stationery goods
• 2 – Shops for furniture, electrical household appliances and hardware
• X – Shops for textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods

8. Which micro-region had the highest personal income tax base per permanent population in 2007?

• 1 – That of Dunakeszi
• 2 – That of Szentendre
• X – That of Budaörs

9. In which region was there the highest number of underdeveloped settlements according to trial calculations of HCSO in 2009?

• 1 – Northern Great Plain
• 2 – Southern Transdanubia
• X – Northern Hungary

10. According to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 NUTS 2 regions shall lie within what population thresholds?

• 1 – 500,000 - 2 million
• 2 – 800,000 - 3 million
• X – 1 million - 3.5 million

11. How many cities of the EU-27 countries participate at present in the Urban Audit survey programme?

• 1 – 258
• 2 – 321
• X – 362

12. What is the sum of euro coins?

• 1 – 3.88 euros
• 2 – 4.08 euros
• X – 5.53 euros

13. According to the taxonomic classification in which of the following classes live the most of the protected species in Hungary?

• 1 – Fishes
• 2 – Birds
• X – Mammals

+1. Where does the term "statistics" come from?

• 1 – From the court of French king Louis XIV, in connection with his saying "I am the state"
• 2 – Word of medieval Latin origin, related to the words "state" and "status"
• X – Term used in the ancient Greek democracy