Expo zaragoza 2008 Trivia

World expositions are the third largest event in the world in terms of economic and cultural impact, after…
1. the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games
2. the Olympic Games and the Oscars Awards ceremony
3. the FIFA World Cup and the Oscars Awards ceremony
The differences between Universal Expositions and International Expositions are…
1. Universal Expos occur every five years, lasting six months, and International Expos occur between two Universal Expos and last for three months.
2. Universal Expos occur between two International Expos and last for six months and International Expos occur every five years, lasting three months.
3. Universal Expos occur every four years, lasting six months, and International Expos occur between two universal expos and last for four months.
Zaragoza, capital of Aragon, is the …
1. fifth biggest city in Spain
2. fourth biggest city in Spain
3. sixth biggest city in Spain
Zaragoza holds Expo 2008 after beating out…
1. Thessaloniki (Greece) and Trieste (Italy)
2. Hamburg (Germany) and Turin (Italy)
3. Paris (France) and Trieste (Italy)
Expo 2008 takes place in a meander of the river Ebro called…
1. Ranillas
2. Cantalobos
3. Quinto
The number of participating countries is...
1. 102
2. 93
3. 105
The theme of Expo 2008 is…
1. Water and Sustainable Development
2. Water and Sustainability
3. Water and Sustainable Environment
The Water Tower, a transparent building designed by Enrique de Teresa to evoke a drop of water is…
1. 83-metre-high
2. 93-metre-high
3. 73-metre-high
The Bridge Pavilion was designed by Zaha Hadid who is…
1. a British-Iraqi architect
2. a British-Iranian architect
3. a British-Indian architect
Fluvi and Ica are clean water droplets that are part of a group of small beings called …
1. Posis
2. Pos
3. Pots
The Negas are…
1. dirty and polluted slugs
2. dirty and polluted water droplets
3. dirty and polluted blots
Spain Pavilion, designed by Patxi Mangado, is surrounded by massive pillars meant to represent…
1. a pine forest
2. a reedbed
3. a rainfall
Aragon Pavilion, designed by Daniel Olano, has the shape of…
1. a wicker basket
2. a chickee hut
3. the bark of a tree
Expo 2008 is held on …
1. a 25-hectare-site
2. a 35-hectare-site
3. a 45-hectare-site
The BIE (Bureau International des Expositions or International Exhibitions Bureau) is the governing body of World's Fairs (Expos or World Fairs). The BIE was established by an international Convention signed on November 22, 1928 in…
1. Paris
2. Geneva
3. London
The Citizens’ Initiative Pavilion, known as El Faro (The Beacon), is the work of architect Ricardo Higueras. Inspired by traditional ceramics, the pavilion will be constructed with natural materials like…
1. bamboo and mud mixed with straw
2. wood, straw and clay
3. stone, wood and straw
Expo 2008 has a mascot, Fluvi, designed by Sergi López. Fluvi is the acronym of….
1. flumen vitae (the river of life)
2. flumen vitae (the life of rivers)
3. flumen virtus (the virtue of rivers)
The River Aquarium is te biggest freshwater aquarium in Europe. It holds 5,000 specimens, 300 species of fauna typical of different river systems from around the world, displayed in over 60 tanks and terrariums…
1. The Nile, the Mekong, the Amazon, the Ebro and the Murray-Darling River
2. The Nile, the Yangtze, the Ganges, the Ebro and the Warburton-Georgina River
3. The Nile, the Orinoco, the Rhine, the Ebro and the Cooper-Barcoo River
Expo 2008 expects to receive…
1. 6,000,000 visitors
2. 8,000,000 visitors
3. 10,000,000 visitors
The Bridge Pavilion hosts the exposition…
1. Water - a unique resource
2. Water for life
3. Water and energy