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Citizen's Day quiz 2024

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Correct answer: In the Estonian National Museum in Tartu Source:

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Correct answer: In accordance with the National Coat of Arms Act, the image of the national coat of arms is used both in colour and in black and white. Source:

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Correct answer: In 2024, we celebrate cultural diversity in Estonia – the individuality of our communities and national groups that contribute to the vibrancy of our culture. The correct answer is the Year of Cultural Diversity. Source:

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Correct answer: On 1 January 2025, the state will merge the land and spatial planning departments of the different agencies into a single entity – the Land and Spatial Planning Board (MaRu). Sources: and

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Correct answer: Estonian athletes Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill claimed the silver medal at the Curling Championships in Sweden. It was also the first medal in curling in a title championship for Estonia. Source:

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Correct answer:Independence Square is located in Pärnu. Source:

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Correct answer:Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm won the European of the Year 2024 award; he shapes the EU defence policy while protecting Estonian interests in the EU. Source:

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Correct answer: 50 teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 participated in the Estronaut competition. From this group, 10 competitors were selected to travel to France for a parabolic flight so they could experience weightlessness. The purpose of the competition is to motivate young people to enter this field for further education and promote the development of deep tech in Estonia. Source:

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Correct answer: 2025 is the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first book in Estonian. In March 2024, Committee of the Year of Estonian Books decided to commemorate this event by declaring the period from 30 January 2025 to 14 March 2026, or the Mother Tongue Day, the year of Estonian Book 500. Source:

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Correct answer:According to Statistics Estonia, the life expectancy of Estonians was 79 years in 2023 as at the moment of birth, which is the highest result of all times and also exceeds the respective indicators in other Baltic countries. Source:

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Correct answer: In 2024, the third object in the world to be named in honour of Jaan Kaplinski was an artist residency on the island of Samos in Greece. The first one is a substation near Jaan Kaplinski’s country home in Mutiku, which was named after him in mid-1970s, and the second is an asteroid somewhere in the vast expanse of space. Source:

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Correct answer: At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the best result among Estonian athletes was achieved by Janek Õiglane, who finished fifth with 8,572 points. Johannes Erm followed him with 8,569 points (finishing sixth) and Karel Tilga with 8,377 points (eleventh). Source:

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Correct answer: Kristo Enn Vaga, a member of the Riigikogu as well as the 2023 Baltic Amateur Champion in team-race, started his cycling journey of 1,700 kilometres from Tallinn to Kyiv on 26 April 2024 to remind the public that the war is closer than it seems, or in other words, only a bike ride away. With this initiative, Vaga collected donations to buy drones and trucks that were much needed by the Ukrainian army. Source:

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Correct answer:43-year-old Irina Embrich won the first individual gold of her career at the European Championships that took place in Basel on 18 June 2024. Source:

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Correct answer:Starting from 28 February, ‘Carol of the Bells’ written by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 was played twice a day by the carillon in the tower of the town hall of Tartu. Source:

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Correct answer: During the Kultuuripõld campaign, reproductions of farmland-themed paintings by Estonian classical artists were mounted at seven locations along the edges of different fields. Source:

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Correct answer: In June, the minister of justice submitted a draft concept of the modernisation of the Law Enforcement Act for public consultation. It is intended to regulate the use of drones, stipulates that cyberspace is public space, and specifies the use of tasers. Source:

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Correct answer:The European Disc Golf Festival took place in the closed area of the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds on 26–28 July 2024. Source:

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Correct answer: In June 2024, the Tapa Rural Municipality Government in partnership with the Union of Estonian Architects initiated a competition to collect ideas for erecting a monument in Tapa, celebrating our victory in the War of Independence. Source:

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Correct answer:The government is a collegial body consisting of a prime minister and other ministers. Counting the prime minister, half of the 14 ministers of the 54th government are men and half are women. Source:

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Correct answer: About 20% of Estonians live outside Estonia. Giving the exact number is not possible because many countries do not record the ethnicity of their residents and a large part of the descendants of Estonian immigrants have assimilated with the population and the society of their country of residence. Source:

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Correct answer: In 2022, the main source of GHGs in Estonia was the production of power and heat with 6.9 million tonnes. Buildings produced 0.4, agriculture 2.5, waste 0.2, and transport also 2.5 million tonnes. Therefore, the largest sources of greenhouse gases in Estonia are overwhelmingly the production of power and heat, agriculture and farmland, and transport. Source:

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Correct answer: At the Paris Olympic games, Estonia was represented by a team of 25 – the smallest after regaining our independence. None of the athletes won any medals; however, thirteen managed to place in the top ten of their fields: fencer Nelli Differt (4th), decathlete Janek Õiglane (5th), decathlete Johannes Erm (6th), hurdler Rasmus Mägi (7th), swimmer Kregor Zirk (7th), swimmer Eneli Jefimova (7th), rowers Tõnu Endrekson, Allar Raja, Johann Poolak, and Mikhail Kushteyn (7th), weight-lifter Mart Seim (9th), judoka Klen Kristofer Kaljulaid (9th), and wrestler Heiki Nabi (10th). Sources: and

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Correct answer: Hämarik was a name given to a Boeing 737 airplane belonging to Estonian Air and a student satellite that was ejected into orbit by the students of TalTech and AS Datel in September 2020. The latter burned up in August 2024. Sources: and

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Correct answer: A delegation is a body formed by the Riigikogu for communication with inter-parliamentary organisations. The overall purpose of the delegations is to develop inter-parliamentary relationships and to participate in international forums to shape positions based on the interests of the Estonian government. Source:

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Correct answer: Unmanned land platforms, Rotary drones, Unmanned aquatic vehicles, communication jammers etc are produced in Estonia. Source:

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Correct answer: Margit Avikson, who had won the bronze in sprint two days prior, was crowned the Women’s World Champion in the Masters class at the Footbike World Championships in the Czech Republic. Estonian athletes won a total of one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals. Source:

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Correct answer: According to Statistics Estonia, the average gross salary in Estonia was 2,007 euros and the median salary 1,641 euros in the second quarter of 2024. Source:

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Correct answer: In July 2024, the volume of deposits of companies was 10.3 billion euros and the volume of deposits of households was 12.4 billion euros. Source:

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Correct answer: The Estonian team for the 2024 Paris Paralympics was composed of five athletes from three fields: swimmers Robin Liksor, Susannah Kaul, and Matz Topkin, discus thrower Egert Jõesaar, and triathlete Laura-Liis Juursalu. Source:

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Correct answer: In autumn 2024, the largest solar park in the Baltics was opened in Kirikmäe (near Lihula) in Pärnu County, with 117,600 solar panels installed, which will cover the annual energy needs of 35,000 households. Sources: and

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Correct answer: Estonia ranks second among the UN Member States in e-government development, with Denmark in first place. Singapore follows Estonia in third place. Source:

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Correct answer: The last printed edition of Eesti Päevaleht was published on 27 March 2024. This event was emotionally called the end of an era in Estonian media – the age of printed newspapers. Source:

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Correct answer: Open data is free data that is for everyone to use, re-use, and share and can be used to launch commercial and non-profit ventures, conduct research, and make data-driven decisions. Sources: and

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Correct answer: Europe Day Source:

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