EMFA 30.05.2013
The grand prizes of the Foreign Ministry’s web-based Estonia Quiz, trips to Estonia, went to winners in the United States and Russia. The winners were randomly drawn by Foreign Ministry Secretary General Alar Streimann together with the sponsors that helped make the quiz possible.
The goal of the Foreign Ministry Estonia quiz is to introduce Estonia to citizens of other countries by offering participants new and interesting facts in the hopes of inspiring them to do further research into Estonia and visit the country.
This year’s quiz was filled out by 12 407 participants from 132 countries. Secretary General Streimann stated that this is a record for the number of participants since 2002, when the Foreign Ministry quizzes began. “The great number of participants reflects a diverse interest in Estonia. In addition to our close neighbours, responses also came from practically every corner of the earth, for example Nepal, Ghana, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Gambia,” Streimann noted.
The most responses came from Russia, the United States, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, and Belarus.
The quiz was posted online in two languages. There were 7 540 participants in the English-language quiz and 4 900 in the Russian-language quiz. The total number of people that answered all the questions correctly was 10 462.
Participants in the English-language quiz were eligible to win one of three trips in summertime Estonia. The grand prize was a six-day travel package for two including two round-trip plane tickets to Estonia from Estonian Air, nights in the Three Sisters and L’Ermitage hotels in Tallinn, a city excursion in Tallinn from Estravel, dinner in the restaurant Bonaparte, a Tallinn VIP Card from the city of Tallinn for visiting the sights, a visit to the Open-Air Museum and Seaplane Harbour Museum, and a bike tour from Citybike. The package also included a trip to Pärnu with a stop in the Tervise Paradiis Spa Hotel.
Participants in the Russian-language quiz were eligible to win one of two travel packages in Estonia. The grand prize winner also receives two round-trip plane tickets to Estonia from Estonian Air, and during the six-night trip will be staying in the Tallink City Hotel and Savoy Boutique Hotel in Tallinn, with dinners at the restaurants MEKK and Lusikas. The winner will also visit Lahemaa and stay in the hotels of Sagadi Manor and Vihula Manor. The winner also receives a Tallinn excursion from Estravel and a Tallinn VIP Card from the city of Tallinn. The winner will visit the Seaplane Harbour Museum and participate in a bike tour in Tallinn organised by Citybike.
The Foreign Ministry has organised Estonia-themed quizzes geared towards foreigners since 2002. This year the quiz was organised for the 18th time.
The quiz consisted of twelve multiple-choice questions about different facets of life in Estonia. The quiz was open to participants from 1 March to 25 May, and could be seen at the address
http://quiz.mfa.ee/.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to thank all the quiz participants and all the sponsors.
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