Mobility management and seasonal traffic peaks The Delta project Quiz Athens October 4, 2010.

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Mobility management and seasonal traffic peaks The Delta project Quiz Athens October 4, 2010

Quiz Question 1 Greece is one of the favourite tourism destinations in Europe. It receives more than 15 million tourists every year. Of how many islands consists Greece? A. 800 B. 1,000 C. 1,400

Quiz Answer 1: C The country consists of more than 1,400 islands and isles, but only 169 of them are inhabited.

Quiz Question 2. The island Samos is one of the most beautiful islands of Greece. The island has a lot of tourism during the summer and many interesting places to see. How many traffic lights are on Samos? A. 1 B. 61 C. 243

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Question 3 It is forecasted that the number of trips in Europe purpose tourism will grow the next 10 years. The strongest increase in the international number of trips is? A. by road B. by rail C. by air

Quiz roadrail air base year 2000 base year 2020 Answer 3: C

Quiz Question 4 What is the longest traffic jam ever in Europe? A. 176 km in France B. 216 km in Greece C. 283 km in Belgium

Quiz Answer 4: A 16 February 1980 from Lyon to Paris due to return skiing holiday and bad weather It could be worse In 2010 a 100 km tailback stretching from the capital Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia (about 3.5 km per day)

Quiz Question 5 What is in the EU the share of domestic tourism trips in the total number of trips? A. 40% B. 60% C. 80%

Quiz Answer 5: B 60% is domestic 29% intra EU counties 4% to EU countries outside the EU 7% to other countries Per year about 1 million journeys (return trips)