The Mallorca (And Spain) Quiz Of The Year - Answers

Here is the quiz posted on Christmas Day together with the answers. 

Majorca/Balearics
1. A theme park in Sineu was talked about. What was to have been its theme?
Dinosaurs.
2. Javier Salinas became the new what in January?
Bishop of Majorca.
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?
Rude place names.
4. A town hall was raided by the Guardia Civil, acting on complaints regarding the town's radio station. Which town?
Calvia.
5. A book was published about the Canamunt and Canavall. Who were they?
Two clans whose feud lasted for much of the seventeenth century and which was typified by violence and murder.
6. The 2009 Miss Balearics, Verónica Hernández, was appointed as secretary to whom?
President Bauzá.
7. The German tour operator Oböna opened the first what this year?
Naturist hotel in Majorca (in Colonia Sant Pere).
8. Who was told to stay away from the Minorcan and Ibizan stands at this year's Madrid Travel Fair?
The tourism minister Carlos Delgado.
9. Majorca was referred to as the "seventeenth state" and was said to be "toppling". The seventeenth state of where?
Germany. This was in the report into Majorca's "dark side of summer" by the newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
10. In June, the Balearic Government dropped plans for what sort of taxes?
Green taxes on large retail centres, some packaging and car hire.
11. "The Sunday Times" journalist Matt Rudd wrote an article entitled "Escape from All-catraz". What was he writing about?
An all-inclusive hotel in Can Picafort.
12. Where is there an arena called La Macarena? What is it and why has it not been used since 2008?
Felanitx.
It is the bullring and is considered to be unsafe.
13. Who, during a press briefing whilst visiting the King at Marivent Palace, referred to Majorca as the "island of Palma"?
Mariano Rajoy.
14. Which two towns were said to have been the hottest (temperature-wise) during August's heatwave?
Muro and Sa Pobla.
15. Despite economic crisis, the number of what type of business had increased by 15% in 2012?
Bars and restaurants.
16. Minorca has this year celebrated twenty years since UNESCO declared it to be what?
A biosphere reserve.
17. What type of tourism is said to attract a tourist who spends twice as much per day as regular tourists?
Golf.
18. An amnesty on 20,000 what is due to form part of a new law in the Balearics?
Illegal rural properties.
19. Under reforms of local government, the number of what are set to be reduced from 701 to 206 in Majorca?
Paid councillors.
20. An estimate of 28.6 million euros was placed on demolishing which uncompleted building?
Palma's Palacio de Congresos.
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?
Hells Angels.
22. Ryanair decided to charge passengers flying from Majorca eight euros for taking oversize what onto its planes?
Ensaimadas.
23. The right-wing union Manos Limpias denounced which mayor for, so it said, failing to pursue prosecution of crimes committed in which resort?
Manuel Onieva in Calvia. The resort was Magalluf.
24. Where did two dogs die having ingested poison at a beach allocated for dogs?
Puerto Pollensa.
25. The first law for what in the Balearics was approved in October?
Fishing.
26. What peaked at 1,926,681 on 9 August?
Total number of people on the Balearics.
27. 28.45% of people in the Balearics were unable to do what, according to a report issued in November?
Speak Catalan.
28. Work on a new luxury hotel complex started this autumn? Where?
Canyamel in Capdepera.

Spain
29. There are none in the Balearics but over 80 in Spain as a whole. They are "paradors". What are they?
State-run hotels, typically old mansions or castles.
30. Luis Bárcenas supposedly had ledgers which detailed illicit payments. What job did he used to have?
Treasurer of the Partido Popular.
31. Spain beat Denmark in January to become world champions at what?
Men's handball.
32. Which global business offered to help Spain with its tourism marketing for free?
Coca-Cola.
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?
A re-created General Franco.
34. What comprised six volumes and 4,000 pages and was completed in 1739?
The first Spanish dictionary.
35. Who suggested a "relaxing cup of café con leche"? And on what occasion did she make the suggestion?
Ana Botella, the mayor of Madrid. She was speaking at the meeting to decide which city should host the 2020 Olympics.
36. Energy minister José Manuel Soria said he believed in domestic energy self-sufficiency but still proposed a tax on what?
Photovoltaic solar panels.
37. In Candeleda in the Spanish region of Castile and León an avenue was named after which former British prime minister?
John Major.
38. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took a six per cent shareholding in which Spanish company?
FCC - Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas.
39. Manolo Escobar died in October. What song did he have a hit with in 1973?
Y Viva España.
40. What, from the start of next year, will not come in refillable containers in bars and restaurants?
Olive oil.