The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue made by Edvard Eriksen, which depicts a mermaid. The sculpture is displayed by the water at Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen. The sculpture is 1.25 long and weighs 175 kilos.
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
The Öresund Bridge
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The Öresund Bridge joins the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö and is 15.9 km long. The bridge is a cable-stayed bridge and is 15.9 km long. You can cross the Öresund Bridge either by car or train.
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
What crime series has the bridge in the story?
The Bridge
What is Peberholm?
An artificial island
What is Peberholm today?
Nature reserve
What is the construction called?
Cable-stayed bridge
What won’t you be able to find on Peberholm?
A coffee place
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 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
Freetown Christiania
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Freetown Christiania is a part of the district of Christianshavn in Copenhagen. The area is named after King Kristian IV and is situated on a 34 hectar area, belonging to the Danish navy. Christiania works as a parallel society for people with alternative lifestyles and was founded in 1971 when hippies took over the abandoned military area.
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
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