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