Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Quiz
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • 1. In what year was the rear Gothic part of the Rathaus built?
A) 1250
B) 1898
C) 1270
D) 1572
  • 2. Which of these is a staple pastry of Rothenburg ob der Tauber?
A) Strudel
B) Schneeball
C) Lebkuchen
D) Pretzel
  • 3. Who served as Lord Mayor from 1964 to 1976?
A) Oskar Schubert
B) Friedrich Hörner
C) Herbert Hachtel
D) Alfred Ledertheil
  • 4. Which museum exhibits items related to the Shepherds' Dance?
A) Reichsstadtmuseum
B) Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum
C) Schäfertanz Museum
D) Kriminalmuseum
  • 5. What is the English meaning of the tavern name 'Zur Höll'?
A) To Hell
B) The Old Tavern
C) To Heaven
D) The Red City
  • 6. Which film featured Rothenburg as the location for Vulgarian village scenes?
A) The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
B) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
C) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
D) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • 7. How tall is the Rödertor tower?
A) Approximately 40 meters
B) Exactly 50 meters
C) Almost 61 meters
D) Almost 75 meters
  • 8. Who built the Wildbad Rothenburg as a spa hotel?
A) Friedrich Hessing
B) Leonhard Weidmann
C) Herbert Hachtel
D) Tilman Riemenschneider
  • 9. Which Japanese city is a twin town of Rothenburg?
A) Tokyo
B) Uchiko
C) Kyoto
D) Osaka
  • 10. Which of these is an example of an accessible tower in Rothenburg?
A) Spitalbastei
B) Klingentor
C) Altes Brauhaus
D) Rödertor
  • 11. Who is the current Lord Mayor since 2020?
A) Walter Hartl
B) Markus Naser
C) Herbert Hachtel
D) Alfred Ledertheil
  • 12. What is the primary theme of the Kriminalmuseum?
A) Industrial history
B) Fine arts
C) Judicial punishment
D) Medieval cooking
  • 13. What work by Tilman Riemenschneider is located in St. James' Church?
A) Meistertrunk clock
B) Altar of the Holy Cross
C) Holy Blood reredos
D) The Craftsman's family house
  • 14. The Handwerkerhaus dates back to which year?
A) 1270
B) 1572
C) 1898
D) 1250
  • 15. Which artist used Rothenburg as a basis for the village in Disney's Pinocchio?
A) Tilman Riemenschneider
B) Gustaf Tenggren
C) Ron Gilbert
D) Friedrich Hessing
  • 16. What percentage of Rothenburg ob der Tauber required repair or rebuilding after World War II?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 32%
D) 50%
  • 17. In which part of the town was the majority of the bomb damage located?
A) The southern section
B) The eastern half
C) The western half
D) The northern section
  • 18. What happened to the outer walls of the buildings that were bombed?
A) They were replaced with steel structures
B) They were completely demolished
C) They were buried under rubble
D) They were still standing and used for the rebuild
  • 19. How do the rebuilt facades compare to the original medieval structures?
A) They are plainer
B) They are more ornate
C) They are identical in every detail
D) They are built from different materials
  • 20. Which specific building is mentioned as having been restored to its original state?
A) The central train station
B) The local cathedral
C) The town market
D) The town hall
  • 21. Where did the funding for the rebuilding works come from?
A) The Marshall Plan
B) Donations from all over the world
C) Government grants only
D) Local tax increases
  • 22. How are the donors to the rebuilding efforts commemorated?
A) With statues in the gardens
B) With their names carved on the town hall floor
C) With plaques in the town square
D) With commemorative bricks featuring donor names
  • 23. Why did the western section of the town remain largely undamaged?
A) It was outside the target range
B) It was protected by heavy fog
C) It did not suffer from the bombing
D) It was rebuilt before the war ended
  • 24. What makes the western section of the town historically significant?
A) It is where the war ended
B) It is the only residential area
C) It holds the modern shopping district
D) It contains most of the town's historic monuments
  • 25. What describes the condition of the eastern walls and towers after the bombing?
A) They were dismantled for safety
B) They were structurally unstable
C) They were completely destroyed
D) They remained relatively intact
  • 26. What was the main reason the eastern walls and towers survived the bombing so well?
A) They were located underground
B) They were not targeted
C) Their sturdy stone construction
D) They were reinforced with concrete
  • 27. What portion of the eastern towers and walls typically needed rebuilding?
A) The foundation
B) The iron gates
C) The entire structure
D) The wooden upper portions or roofs
  • 28. What did Nazi ideologists consider Rothenburg to be the epitome of?
A) The capital of Bavaria
B) A modern industrial hub
C) A center for international diplomacy
D) The German 'Home Town'
  • 29. Which Nazi organization organized regular day trips to Rothenburg in the 1930s?
A) SS-Verfügungstruppe
B) Gestapo
C) Hitler Youth
D) KDF (Kraft durch Freude)
  • 30. When did Rothenburg expel its Jewish citizens?
A) September 1939
B) October 1938
C) November 1948
D) March 1945
  • 31. How many planes dropped bombs on Rothenburg on 31 March 1945?
A) 275
B) 37
C) 16
D) 6
  • 32. Approximately how many houses were destroyed during the 1945 bombing raid?
A) 37
B) 265
C) 2,000
D) 275
  • 33. Who was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of War that ordered the city be spared from artillery?
A) Frank Burk
B) Noble V. Borders
C) Jacob L. Devers
D) John J. McCloy
  • 34. Which division of the U.S. Army occupied Rothenburg on 17 April 1945?
A) 4th Division
B) 12th Division
C) 101st Airborne
D) 1st Division
  • 35. Who served as the group's translator during the negotiation to surrender the town?
A) Private Herman Lichey
B) Private Peter Kick
C) Major Frank Burk
D) First Lieutenant Noble V. Borders
  • 36. How long did the U.S. soldiers have to negotiate the surrender before the city would be shelled?
A) Twelve hours
B) Twenty-four hours
C) Three hours
D) Six hours
  • 37. Who was the local German military commander that agreed to give up the town?
A) Major Thömmes
B) General Jacob L. Devers
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Major Frank Burk
  • 38. How many people were killed in the 1945 bombing raid?
A) 16
B) 37
C) 275
D) 6
  • 39. How many troops did the Count of Tilly have during his arrival at Rothenburg?
A) 40,000
B) 20,000
C) 30,000
D) 50,000
  • 40. How many soldiers did Tilly lose when defeating Rothenburg?
A) 500
B) 1,000
C) 300
D) 3,000
  • 41. What is the name of the popular legend regarding the saving of the city?
A) The Mayor's Gambit
B) The Rothenburg Siege
C) Meistertrunk
D) Tilly's Mercy
  • 42. Who was the mayor that allegedly saved Rothenburg by drinking the wine?
A) Georg Nusch
B) Georg Heinrich Schaffert
C) Friedrich Hessing
D) Sebastian Dehner
  • 43. Whose chronicle, written fifteen years after the event, does not mention the Meistertrunk legend?
A) Carl Spitzweg
B) Eugen Bracht
C) Georg Nusch
D) Sebastian Dehner
  • 44. In whose chronicle does the Meistertrunk story appear for the first time?
A) Sebastian Dehner
B) Hans Thoma
C) Johann Tserclaes
D) Georg Heinrich Schaffert
  • 45. What major health crisis struck Rothenburg in 1634?
A) Smallpox
B) Typhus
C) Cholera
D) Bubonic plague
  • 46. Since what year has Rothenburg been a part of Bavaria?
A) 1884
B) 1803
C) 1634
D) 1877
  • 47. Which landscape painter visited Rothenburg in 1877?
A) Eugen Bracht
B) Hans Thoma
C) Friedrich Hessing
D) Carl Spitzweg
  • 48. Which German region is Rothenburg ob der Tauber located in?
A) Westphalia
B) Saxony
C) Franconia
D) Rhineland
  • 49. What is the English translation of 'Rothenburg'?
A) Old castle
B) Red castle
C) High castle
D) River castle
  • 50. Rothenburg ob der Tauber is part of which famous tourist route?
A) Fairy Tale Road
B) Romantic Road
C) German Alpine Road
D) Castle Road
  • 51. Which river does Rothenburg overlook?
A) Danube
B) Tauber
C) Main
D) Rhine
  • 52. What is the alternative name for Rothenburg Castle?
A) Alte Burg
B) Stauffer-Castle
C) Wildbad
D) Comburg-Burg
  • 53. In what year was the weir system in the castle garden constructed?
A) 1170
B) 950
C) 1070
D) 1142
  • 54. Who became the successor to the Comburg-Rothenburg properties in 1116?
A) Rudolf of Habsburg
B) Emperor Heinrich V
C) Count Heinrich
D) Konrad von Hohenstaufen
  • 55. What event caused the destruction of the Staufer Castle?
A) A fire
B) A flood
C) An earthquake
D) A war siege
  • 56. Which chapel is the last remaining part of the destroyed Staufer Castle?
A) St. Blaise chapel
B) The Holy Ghost Hospital
C) St. James' Church
D) Dominican nunnery
  • 57. What is the German name for St. James' Church?
A) St. Jakob
B) Wildbad
C) Alte Burg
D) Heilig Blut
  • 58. In what century were the walls and towers of Rothenburg built?
A) 13th century
B) 11th century
C) 10th century
D) 15th century
  • 59. Which famous Jewish jurist lived in Rothenburg?
A) Johann Friedrich von Hessing
B) Meir Ben Baruch
C) Konrad von Hohenstaufen
D) Heinrich V
  • 60. Which of the following is NOT one of the four towns with intact city walls?
A) Berching
B) Dinkelsbühl
C) Worms
D) Nördlingen
  • 61. What was the approximate population within the city walls during the city's growth?
A) 20,000
B) 2,000
C) 5,500
D) 14,000
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