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