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How was Budapest named once?
Queen of the Danube
What is the Hungarian Name for Danube?
Duna
modern Budapest is essentially an outgrowth of the 19th-century empire of ?
Austria-Hungary
Which is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest
About half the country’s income is generated from?
foreign tourism
Buda or Pest Which is considerably larger
Pest
summer season in Budapest is so nice- True or False?
False- It is very oppressive because of heat waves
Pest is built on the higher river terraces and hills of the western side. True or False?
False
Buda is a flat and featureless sand plain- True or false?
False
The city of Budapest has marked topographical contrasts- True or False?
True
Why Budapest is divided into to parts?
River Danube flows between two cities
Where is Budapest Strategically based?
centre of the Carpathian Basin
What is the meaning of the word ostentatious?
pretentious or showy display designed to impress.
When did Budapest had transformed into one of the world’s fastest-developing urban economies
By the second decade of the 21st century,
Budapest is an important hub of ?
research and development
What is Danube?
A river
Budapest is known as "home" for whom?
software companies
Budapest lies on an ancient route linking the hills of
Transdanubia with the Great Alfold.
What created new wealth in Budapest?
Economic reforms since the late 1960s created new wealth
Meaning of the word "straddles"
sit or stand with one leg on either side of
What is the most focus of significant factor in Budapest today?
foreign direct investment
The wide Danube was always fordable at this point because of a few islands in the middle of the river.. At which point?
centre of the Carpathian Basin
Budapest once revealed the deep-rooted contrast in lifestyle between the aristocrats.But when did it disappear?
During the Stalinist period after World War II,
The roots of the city of Budapest date to which times?
Romas times
19th Century Austria-Hungary was how many times larger than the present country?
Three Times