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  • 1. In which country is Freiburg located?
A) Switzerland
B) France
C) Austria
D) Germany
  • 2. Which river flows through Freiburg?
A) Rhine
B) Dreisam
C) Main
D) Danube
  • 3. Which university is located in Freiburg?
A) Oxford University
B) University of Freiburg
C) Stanford University
D) Harvard University
  • 4. Which mode of transportation is popular in Freiburg due to its bike-friendly infrastructure?
A) Driving
B) Public Transit
C) Cycling
D) Walking
  • 5. What is the traditional regional costume in Freiburg called?
A) Kimono
B) Sari
C) Bollenhut
D) Kilt
  • 6. Which vineyard overlooks the city of Freiburg and is known for its wine production?
A) Bordeaux
B) Schlossberg Vineyard
C) Barossa Valley
D) Napa Valley
  • 7. What is Freiburg's main football club known as?
A) FC Bayern Munich
B) SC Freiburg
C) Borussia Dortmund
D) Manchester United
  • 8. Which scenic mountain range can be seen from Freiburg on a clear day?
A) Andes
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Black Forest
D) Alps
  • 9. What is Freiburg im Breisgau's rank by size among cities in Baden-Württemberg?
A) Largest
B) Fourth-largest
C) Third-largest
D) Second-largest
  • 10. What was Freiburg's population in its built-up area as of 2021?
A) About 660,000
B) About 200,000
C) About 355,000
D) About 500,000
  • 11. When was the University of Freiburg founded?
A) 1457
B) 1200
C) 1918
D) 1805
  • 12. What unique feature runs through Freiburg's old town?
A) Ponds
B) Canals
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) 30,000 people
B) 50,000 people
C) Approximately 6,000 people
D) 10,000 people
  • 15. What was the annual expiation paid by Freiburg after Hauri's act?
A) 400 marks in bronze
B) 500 marks in gold
C) 200 marks in copper
D) 300 marks in silver
  • 16. When did Freiburg purchase its independence from the counts?
A) 1368
B) 1299
C) 1457
D) 1648
  • 17. What was the name of the monetary alliance formed in 1377?
A) Upper Rhine Economic Pact
B) Black Forest Monetary Union
C) Genossenschaft des Rappenpfennigs (Rappenpfennig Collective)
D) Rhine River Currency Alliance
  • 18. Which city was Freiburg allied with in the Rappenpfennig Collective?
A) Mannheim
B) Karlsruhe
C) Stuttgart
D) Basel
  • 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 led the Protestant movement.
D) It remained neutral throughout.
  • 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 Lightning
C) Operation Thunderbolt
D) Operation Eagle Strike
  • 22. When was the French Army base in Freiburg converted into a sustainable district?
A) Mid-2000s
B) Early 1970s
C) Early 1980s
D) Late 1990s
  • 23. What is the name of the memorial for Freiburg's Jewish community?
A) Bronze statue
B) Stone arch
C) Wooden plaque
D) 'Footprint' in marble
  • 24. What is a local legend associated with stepping into a Bächle?
A) They will be granted three wishes.
B) They will become the mayor of Freiburg.
C) One will marry a Freiburger, or 'Bobbele'.
D) They will win a year's supply of beer from Feierling.
  • 25. What was demolished in the 1740s on Schlossberg hill?
A) Freiburg's Münster.
B) The Altes Rathaus.
C) The Siegesdenkmal.
D) The castle from which the hill takes its name.
  • 26. Which suburb is home to the Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal?
A) Kybfelsen
B) Günterstal
C) Schauinsland
D) Vauban
  • 27. Which film featured The Whale House as the Dance Academy?
A) Halloween
B) Suspiria
C) The Exorcist
D) Carrie
  • 28. What type of climate does Freiburg have according to Köppen classification?
A) Subarctic climate
B) Continental climate
C) Temperate oceanic climate (Cfb)
D) Mediterranean climate
  • 29. Which hill region is located to the west of Freiburg?
A) Tuniberg
B) Kaiserstuhl
C) Rosskopf
D) Schönberg
  • 30. What was the highest temperature recorded at the Freiburg weather station?
A) 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 13 August 2003
B) 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 15 August 2003
C) 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) in June 1999
D) 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in July 2018
  • 31. Who has been the mayor of Freiburg since 2018?
A) Martin Horn
B) Johann Eck
C) Max Weber
D) Edmund Husserl
  • 32. In which year did the Jewish community re-establish itself in Freiburg after being allowed permanent residence?
A) 1870
B) 1809
C) 1836
D) 1900
  • 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) 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) 2019
B) 2018
C) 2021
D) 2020
  • 37. Who was the 19th-century literary critic and philosopher from Freiburg?
A) Sepp Allgeier
B) Alfred Döblin
C) Walter Benjamin
D) Kurt Bauch
  • 38. What is the name of the museum dedicated to Augustinian history in Freiburg?
A) Freiburg History Museum
B) Kaiserstuhl Museum
C) Augustiner Museum
D) Black Forest Museum
  • 39. Which year had the wettest month in Freiburg's recorded history?
A) July 1957
B) May 1994
C) February 1956
D) August 1963
  • 40. Who was the 20th-century political theorist from Freiburg?
A) Nikolaus Brender
B) Wolfram Aichele
C) Hannah Arendt
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) Otto Heinrich Warburg
B) Edith Stein
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) Felix H. Man
B) Ernst Leumann
C) Hermann Staudinger
D) Carl Christian Mez
  • 43. Which 19th-century individual from Freiburg was a cinematographer who worked with Leni Riefenstahl?
A) Alfred Döblin
B) Sepp Allgeier
C) Kurt Bauch
D) Walter Benjamin
  • 44. Which transport mode in Freiburg is considered relatively safe and commonly used among residents?
A) Long-distance passenger services at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
B) Freiburg tramway network
C) A5 Frankfurt am Main – Basel motorway
D) Car share websites like BlaBlaCar
  • 45. Who was the 18th-century political activist, historian, politician, and political scientist from Freiburg?
A) Jean-Henri Naderman
B) Aloysius Bellecius
C) Joseph von Auffenberg
D) Karl von Rotteck
  • 46. When was the most recent mayoral election held in Freiburg?
A) 22 April 2018
B) 6 May 2018
C) 1 January 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) 1995
D) 1975
  • 48. Who was the 20th-century physician and behavioral physiologist from Freiburg?
A) Mohamed Dräger
B) Stephan Burger
C) Peter Dreher
D) Hoimar von Ditfurth
  • 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) 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) Johann Nepomuk Locherer
B) Karl von Rotteck
C) Jean-Henri Naderman
D) Aloysius Bellecius
  • 52. Who was the first Green mayor of a city with over 100,000 people?
A) Andreas Kuhnle
B) Wolfgang Schuster
C) Dieter Salomon
D) Martin Horn
  • 53. Which 20th-century Freiburg figure co-founded the field of chronobiology?
A) Jürgen Aschoff
B) Hans Bender
C) Wolfram Aichele
D) Nikolaus Brender
  • 54. Which organization is headquartered in Freiburg?
A) United Nations Environment Programme
B) Greenpeace International
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) Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
C) Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
D) Free Democratic Party (FDP)
  • 56. Who was the 19th-century philosopher from Freiburg who established phenomenology?
A) Max Weber
B) Friedrich von Hayek
C) Martin Heidegger
D) Edmund Husserl
  • 57. Who was the 20th-century painter from Freiburg?
A) Martin Egel
B) Mohamed Dräger
C) Peter Dreher
D) Hedy Epstein
  • 58. Which 20th-century Holocaust refugee and political activist was from Freiburg?
A) Peter Dreher
B) Anna Ewers
C) Martin Egel
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) Organized a protest against the comments
C) Cancelled the relationship with Isfahan
D) Postponed a trip to Isfahan.
  • 60. When did UWC Robert Bosch College start accepting students?
A) January 2000
B) March 2020
C) June 2018
D) September 2014
  • 61. Which local daily paper covers the Black Forest region?
A) Freiburger Nachrichten
B) Badische Zeitung
C) Schwarzwälder Bote
D) Breisgau Echo
  • 62. Until what year was Freiburg part of the Diocese of Konstanz?
A) 1821
B) 1805
C) 1848
D) 1836
  • 63. Which museum in Freiburg is an archaeological site?
A) Freiburg Art Museum
B) Black Forest History Museum
C) Schlossberg Museum
D) Colombischlössle Archeological Museum
  • 64. Which 20th-century German-Tunisian professional footballer is from Freiburg?
A) Peter Dreher
B) Hoimar von Ditfurth
C) Stephan Burger
D) Mohamed Dräger
  • 65. What is the name of the stadium where SC Freiburg plays?
A) Franz-Siegel Halle
B) Freiburger FC Stadium
C) Europa-Park Stadion
D) March-Hugstetten Rugby Field
  • 66. Which 19th-century economist from Freiburg was the father of ordoliberalism?
A) Max Weber
B) Friedrich von Hayek
C) August Weismann
D) Walter Eucken
  • 67. Until what year was the Gestapo seat at Basler Hof in Freiburg?
A) 1938
B) 1941
C) 1950
D) 1945
  • 68. Which mountain is located to the east of Freiburg?
A) Schönberg
B) Tuniberg
C) Rosskopf
D) Kybfelsen
  • 69. Which artist's works depicting Freiburg's patron saints can be found in the city?
A) Hans Baldung Grien
B) Raphael
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
  • 70. What is the longest-standing drought in Freiburg sports history?
A) A 115-year drought without a national championship win until 2022
B) A 30-year drought in ice hockey championships
C) A 50-year drought in football championships
D) A 70-year drought in basketball championships
  • 71. Which year had the driest recorded precipitation in Freiburg?
A) 1980
B) 1994
C) 1953
D) 1965
  • 72. When were Jews allowed permanent residence again in Freiburg after the 1424 ban?
A) 1809
B) 1700
C) 1500
D) 1600
  • 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 Paul
B) Saint Michael
C) Saint Peter
D) Saint George.
  • 75. Which 20th-century Freiburg artist is known for his work?
A) Jürgen Aschoff
B) Nikolaus Brender
C) Hannah Arendt
D) Wolfram Aichele
  • 76. Which 20th-century Roman Catholic clergyman became Archbishop of Freiburg in 2014?
A) Hoimar von Ditfurth
B) Stephan Burger
C) Mohamed Dräger
D) Peter Dreher
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