Freiburg - Quiz
  • 1. In which country is Freiburg located?
A) Switzerland
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) France
  • 2. Which river flows through Freiburg?
A) Rhine
B) Main
C) Danube
D) Dreisam
  • 3. Which university is located in Freiburg?
A) Stanford University
B) University of Freiburg
C) Oxford University
D) Harvard University
  • 4. Which mode of transportation is popular in Freiburg due to its bike-friendly infrastructure?
A) Walking
B) Public Transit
C) Cycling
D) Driving
  • 5. What is the traditional regional costume in Freiburg called?
A) Bollenhut
B) Sari
C) Kimono
D) Kilt
  • 6. Which vineyard overlooks the city of Freiburg and is known for its wine production?
A) Barossa Valley
B) Bordeaux
C) Napa Valley
D) Schlossberg Vineyard
  • 7. What is Freiburg's main football club known as?
A) Manchester United
B) FC Bayern Munich
C) Borussia Dortmund
D) SC Freiburg
  • 8. Which scenic mountain range can be seen from Freiburg on a clear day?
A) Andes
B) Black Forest
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Alps
  • 9. What is Freiburg im Breisgau's rank by size among cities in Baden-Württemberg?
A) Second-largest
B) Third-largest
C) Fourth-largest
D) Largest
  • 10. What was Freiburg's population in its built-up area as of 2021?
A) About 660,000
B) About 500,000
C) About 200,000
D) About 355,000
  • 11. When was the University of Freiburg founded?
A) 1200
B) 1457
C) 1805
D) 1918
  • 12. What unique feature runs through Freiburg's old town?
A) Canals
B) Ponds
C) Bächle (small streams)
D) Fountains
  • 13. Which district in Freiburg is known for its sustainable practices?
A) Schauinsland
B) Elzberg
C) Dreisamstadt
D) Vauban
  • 14. What was Freiburg's population around 1200?
A) 50,000 people
B) Approximately 6,000 people
C) 30,000 people
D) 10,000 people
  • 15. What was the annual expiation paid by Freiburg after Hauri's act?
A) 200 marks in copper
B) 500 marks in gold
C) 400 marks in bronze
D) 300 marks in silver
  • 16. When did Freiburg purchase its independence from the counts?
A) 1457
B) 1648
C) 1299
D) 1368
  • 17. What was the name of the monetary alliance formed in 1377?
A) Black Forest Monetary Union
B) Upper Rhine Economic Pact
C) Rhine River Currency Alliance
D) Genossenschaft des Rappenpfennigs (Rappenpfennig Collective)
  • 18. Which city was Freiburg allied with in the Rappenpfennig Collective?
A) Karlsruhe
B) Stuttgart
C) Mannheim
D) Basel
  • 19. What was Freiburg's role in the Reformation?
A) It led the Protestant movement.
B) It switched sides multiple times.
C) It remained neutral throughout.
D) It did not take part and became an important Catholic center.
  • 20. When was Freiburg heavily bombed during World War II?
A) August 1942 and September 1946
B) May 1940 and November 1944
C) June 1939 and December 1943
D) July 1941 and October 1945
  • 21. What was the name of the operation during which RAF bombers destroyed much of Freiburg in November 1944?
A) Operation Thunderbolt
B) Operation Lightning
C) Operation Eagle Strike
D) Operation Tigerfish
  • 22. When was the French Army base in Freiburg converted into a sustainable district?
A) Early 1970s
B) Mid-2000s
C) Early 1980s
D) Late 1990s
  • 23. What is the name of the memorial for Freiburg's Jewish community?
A) 'Footprint' in marble
B) Wooden plaque
C) Bronze statue
D) Stone arch
  • 24. What is a local legend associated with stepping into a Bächle?
A) They will win a year's supply of beer from Feierling.
B) They will become the mayor of Freiburg.
C) One will marry a Freiburger, or 'Bobbele'.
D) They will be granted three wishes.
  • 25. What was demolished in the 1740s on Schlossberg hill?
A) The castle from which the hill takes its name.
B) The Altes Rathaus.
C) The Siegesdenkmal.
D) Freiburg's Münster.
  • 26. Which suburb is home to the Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal?
A) Kybfelsen
B) Vauban
C) Günterstal
D) Schauinsland
  • 27. Which film featured The Whale House as the Dance Academy?
A) Halloween
B) The Exorcist
C) Suspiria
D) Carrie
  • 28. What type of climate does Freiburg have according to Köppen classification?
A) Continental climate
B) Temperate oceanic climate (Cfb)
C) Mediterranean climate
D) Subarctic climate
  • 29. Which hill region is located to the west of Freiburg?
A) Kaiserstuhl
B) Tuniberg
C) Rosskopf
D) Schönberg
  • 30. What was the highest temperature recorded at the Freiburg weather station?
A) 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in July 2018
B) 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 15 August 2003
C) 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 13 August 2003
D) 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) in June 1999
  • 31. Who has been the mayor of Freiburg since 2018?
A) Max Weber
B) Martin Horn
C) Edmund Husserl
D) Johann Eck
  • 32. In which year did the Jewish community re-establish itself in Freiburg after being allowed permanent residence?
A) 1900
B) 1809
C) 1836
D) 1870
  • 33. Who was the fabled alchemist that introduced gunpowder to Germany?
A) Joseph von Auffenberg
B) Berthold Schwarz
C) Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
D) Martin Waldseemüller
  • 34. Which international airport is closest to Freiburg?
A) Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
B) EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
C) Stuttgart Airport
D) Zurich Airport
  • 35. Who was the 20th-century journalist from Freiburg?
A) Hans Bender
B) Nikolaus Brender
C) Jürgen Aschoff
D) Stephan Burger
  • 36. Since which year has the Biennial for Freiburg been taking place?
A) 2020
B) 2019
C) 2021
D) 2018
  • 37. Who was the 19th-century literary critic and philosopher from Freiburg?
A) Alfred Döblin
B) Walter Benjamin
C) Kurt Bauch
D) Sepp Allgeier
  • 38. What is the name of the museum dedicated to Augustinian history in Freiburg?
A) Augustiner Museum
B) Kaiserstuhl Museum
C) Freiburg History Museum
D) Black Forest Museum
  • 39. Which year had the wettest month in Freiburg's recorded history?
A) February 1956
B) July 1957
C) May 1994
D) August 1963
  • 40. Who was the 20th-century political theorist from Freiburg?
A) Hannah Arendt
B) Jürgen Aschoff
C) Nikolaus Brender
D) Wolfram Aichele
  • 41. Who was the 19th-century nun, Saint of the Catholic Church, and Freiburg university faculty member martyred by the Nazis?
A) Otto Heinrich Warburg
B) Max Weber
C) Edith Stein
D) Hans Spemann
  • 42. Which 19th-century Freiburg figure was a Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry for discoveries about macromolecular chemistry?
A) Ernst Leumann
B) Carl Christian Mez
C) Felix H. Man
D) Hermann Staudinger
  • 43. Which 19th-century individual from Freiburg was a cinematographer who worked with Leni Riefenstahl?
A) Kurt Bauch
B) Walter Benjamin
C) Sepp Allgeier
D) Alfred Döblin
  • 44. Which transport mode in Freiburg is considered relatively safe and commonly used among residents?
A) Freiburg tramway network
B) Long-distance passenger services at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
C) Car share websites like BlaBlaCar
D) A5 Frankfurt am Main – Basel motorway
  • 45. Who was the 18th-century political activist, historian, politician, and political scientist from Freiburg?
A) Joseph von Auffenberg
B) Jean-Henri Naderman
C) Karl von Rotteck
D) Aloysius Bellecius
  • 46. When was the most recent mayoral election held in Freiburg?
A) 1 January 2018
B) 22 April 2018
C) 6 May 2018
D) 9 June 2024
  • 47. In which year was the Union for Aromanian Language and Culture founded in Freiburg?
A) 2005
B) 1975
C) 1985
D) 1995
  • 48. Who was the 20th-century physician and behavioral physiologist from Freiburg?
A) Stephan Burger
B) Peter Dreher
C) Hoimar von Ditfurth
D) Mohamed Dräger
  • 49. Name one Nobel Laureate associated with the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.
A) Johann Eck
B) Edmund Husserl
C) Friedrich Hayek
D) Martin Heidegger
  • 50. Who founded the Union for Aromanian Language and Culture in Freiburg?
A) Johann Christian Wentzinger
B) Vasile Barba
C) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
D) Salomon
  • 51. Which 18th-century Freiburg figure was a leading harp-maker and music publisher?
A) Aloysius Bellecius
B) Karl von Rotteck
C) Jean-Henri Naderman
D) Johann Nepomuk Locherer
  • 52. Who was the first Green mayor of a city with over 100,000 people?
A) Wolfgang Schuster
B) Andreas Kuhnle
C) Dieter Salomon
D) Martin Horn
  • 53. Which 20th-century Freiburg figure co-founded the field of chronobiology?
A) Hans Bender
B) Nikolaus Brender
C) Wolfram Aichele
D) Jürgen Aschoff
  • 54. Which organization is headquartered in Freiburg?
A) World Wildlife Fund
B) Greenpeace International
C) ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
D) United Nations Environment Programme
  • 55. Which political party has been the largest in Freiburg since 2004?
A) Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
B) Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
C) Free Democratic Party (FDP)
D) Alliance 90/The Greens
  • 56. Who was the 19th-century philosopher from Freiburg who established phenomenology?
A) Edmund Husserl
B) Max Weber
C) Friedrich von Hayek
D) Martin Heidegger
  • 57. Who was the 20th-century painter from Freiburg?
A) Peter Dreher
B) Martin Egel
C) Mohamed Dräger
D) Hedy Epstein
  • 58. Which 20th-century Holocaust refugee and political activist was from Freiburg?
A) Martin Egel
B) Peter Dreher
C) Anna Ewers
D) Hedy Epstein
  • 59. What did Freiburg mayor Salomon do in response to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments?
A) Issued a public statement condemning the comments
B) Postponed a trip to Isfahan.
C) Organized a protest against the comments
D) Cancelled the relationship with Isfahan
  • 60. When did UWC Robert Bosch College start accepting students?
A) March 2020
B) September 2014
C) January 2000
D) June 2018
  • 61. Which local daily paper covers the Black Forest region?
A) Breisgau Echo
B) Freiburger Nachrichten
C) Badische Zeitung
D) Schwarzwälder Bote
  • 62. Until what year was Freiburg part of the Diocese of Konstanz?
A) 1836
B) 1821
C) 1848
D) 1805
  • 63. Which museum in Freiburg is an archaeological site?
A) Black Forest History Museum
B) Schlossberg Museum
C) Freiburg Art Museum
D) Colombischlössle Archeological Museum
  • 64. Which 20th-century German-Tunisian professional footballer is from Freiburg?
A) Stephan Burger
B) Peter Dreher
C) Hoimar von Ditfurth
D) Mohamed Dräger
  • 65. What is the name of the stadium where SC Freiburg plays?
A) Freiburger FC Stadium
B) Franz-Siegel Halle
C) March-Hugstetten Rugby Field
D) Europa-Park Stadion
  • 66. Which 19th-century economist from Freiburg was the father of ordoliberalism?
A) August Weismann
B) Friedrich von Hayek
C) Walter Eucken
D) Max Weber
  • 67. Until what year was the Gestapo seat at Basler Hof in Freiburg?
A) 1941
B) 1950
C) 1938
D) 1945
  • 68. Which mountain is located to the east of Freiburg?
A) Kybfelsen
B) Tuniberg
C) Rosskopf
D) Schönberg
  • 69. Which artist's works depicting Freiburg's patron saints can be found in the city?
A) Hans Baldung Grien
B) Raphael
C) Michelangelo
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 70. What is the longest-standing drought in Freiburg sports history?
A) A 70-year drought in basketball championships
B) A 30-year drought in ice hockey championships
C) A 50-year drought in football championships
D) A 115-year drought without a national championship win until 2022
  • 71. Which year had the driest recorded precipitation in Freiburg?
A) 1994
B) 1980
C) 1953
D) 1965
  • 72. When were Jews allowed permanent residence again in Freiburg after the 1424 ban?
A) 1600
B) 1700
C) 1809
D) 1500
  • 73. What is Freiburg's coat of arms?
A) A three-towered red castle on a white background
B) Argent a cross Gules, the St George's Cross.
C) A gold fleur-de-lis beneath a red castle
D) A stylised depiction of the façade of the Wasserschlössle
  • 74. Who is Freiburg's patron saint?
A) Saint George.
B) Saint Paul
C) Saint Peter
D) Saint Michael
  • 75. Which 20th-century Freiburg artist is known for his work?
A) Hannah Arendt
B) Nikolaus Brender
C) Wolfram Aichele
D) Jürgen Aschoff
  • 76. Which 20th-century Roman Catholic clergyman became Archbishop of Freiburg in 2014?
A) Hoimar von Ditfurth
B) Stephan Burger
C) Peter Dreher
D) Mohamed Dräger
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