10 Questions
The Edinburgh Festival is one single festival held in August every year.
False
The idea for the Edinburgh Festival came from an Austrian named Rudolf Bing.
True
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe started as a result of eight theatre groups invited by the International Festival organizers.
False
In 2018, the Fringe Festival featured over 50,000 performances of various shows.
False
Comedy is the most common type of performance at the Fringe Festival.
True
Rudolf Bing, the general manager of the Opera House at Glyndebourne, wanted to organize an international festival of ___ and ___ to help fund the Opera House.
music, opera
The Edinburgh Festival consists of eight festivals held simultaneously in the city, including the Art Festival, the Book Festival, the International Festival, the Fringe, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The first International Festival happened in ___
1947
Two important events took place during the first International Festival: a week-long film festival organized by the Edinburgh Film Guild and the birth of the 'Edinburgh Festival Fringe' by ___ theatre groups.
eight
In 2018, the Fringe Festival featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in ___ venues.
317
Comedy is the most common type of performance at the Fringe Festival, with over a third of the shows being ___
comedy
Learn about the various festivals held in Edinburgh, UK including the Art Festival, Book Festival, International Festival, Fringe, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Discover the history and significance of these festivals that take place simultaneously in August each year.
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