Majorca/Balearics
1. A theme park in Sineu was talked about. What was to have been its theme?
2. Javier Salinas became the new what in January?
3. A Mr. Gary Gale produced a map of the world in which the small town of Búger was the only place in Majorca to be identified. What was it a map of?
4. A town hall was raided by the Guardia Civil, acting on complaints regarding the town's radio station. Which town?
5. A book was published about the Canamunt and Canavall. Who were they?
6. The 2009 Miss Balearics, Verónica Hernández, was appointed as secretary to whom?
7. The German tour operator Oböna opened the first what this year?
8. Who was told to stay away from the Minorcan and Ibizan stands at this year's Madrid Travel Fair?
9. Majorca was referred to as the "seventeenth state" and was said to be "toppling". The seventeenth state of where?
10. In June, the Balearic Government dropped plans for what sort of taxes?
11. "The Sunday Times" journalist Matt Rudd wrote an article entitled "Escape from All-catraz". What was he writing about?
12. Where is there an arena called La Macarena? What is it and why has it not been used since 2008?
13. Who, during a press briefing whilst visiting the King at Marivent Palace, referred to Majorca as the "island of Palma"?
14. Which two towns were said to have been the hottest (temperature-wise) during August's heatwave?
15. Despite economic crisis, the number of what type of business had increased by 15% in 2012?
16. Minorca has this year celebrated twenty years since UNESCO declared it to be what?
17. What type of tourism is said to attract a tourist who spends twice as much per day as regular tourists?
18. An amnesty on 20,000 what is due to form part of a new law in the Balearics?
19. Under reforms of local government, the number of what are set to be reduced from 701 to 206 in Majorca?
20. An estimate of 28.6 million euros was placed on demolishing which uncompleted building?
21. The German Frank Hanebuth was arrested in Majorca in July. He was the leader of a criminal organisation associated with an international club formed in California in 1948? Which?
22. Ryanair decided to charge passengers flying from Majorca eight euros for taking oversize what onto its planes?
23. The right-wing union Manos Limpias denounced which mayor for, so it said, failing to pursue prosecution of crimes committed in which resort?
24. Where did two dogs die having ingested poison at a beach allocated for dogs?
25. The first law for what in the Balearics was approved in October?
26. What peaked at 1,926,681 on 9 August?
27. 28.45% of people in the Balearics were unable to do what, according to a report issued in November?
28. Work on a new luxury hotel complex started this autumn? Where?
Spain
29. There are none in the Balearics but over 80 in Spain as a whole. They are "paradors". What are they?
30. Luis Bárcenas supposedly had ledgers which detailed illicit payments. What job did he used to have?
31. Spain beat Denmark in January to become world champions at what?
32. Which global business offered to help Spain with its tourism marketing for free?
33. Artist Eugenio Merino committed an "offence that no modern civilisation can tolerate" (it was said). Who did he place in a cold-drinks fridge?
34. What comprised six volumes and 4,000 pages and was completed in 1739?
35. Who suggested a "relaxing cup of café con leche"? And on what occasion did she make the suggestion?
36. Energy minister José Manuel Soria said he believed in domestic energy self-sufficiency but still proposed a tax on what?
37. In Candeleda in the Spanish region of Castile and León an avenue was named after which former British prime minister?
38. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took a six per cent shareholding in which Spanish company?
39. Manolo Escobar died in October. What song did he have a hit with in 1973?
40. What, from the start of next year, will not come in refillable containers in bars and restaurants?
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