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Franconia Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the region of Franconia (Southern Germany), which is where I grew up. Please don`t forget to rate my quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by Chris1013. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Chris1013

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
144,247

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
866

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following does NOT exist? Hint

Middle Franconia

Greater Franconia

Upper Franconia

Lower Franconia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Franconia is a part of which state (Bundesland)? Hint

Baden-W�rttemberg

Saxony

Bavaria

Hamburg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these cities is NOT located in Franconia? Hint

W�rzburg

Augsburg

Nuremberg

Bayreuth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these cities is NOT a Franconian capital? Hint

W�rzburg

Ansbach

Nuremberg

Bayreuth

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Bayreuth there is an annual festival, which is dedicated to one German composer. Which one is it? Hint

Johann Sebastian Bach

Richard Wagner

Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you want to visit the "Medieval Criminal Museum", the "German Christmas Museum" and the "Doll and Toy Museum", which city do you have to go to? Hint

Ansbach

Bamberg

Coburg

Rothenburg on the Tauber

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year was the city of Nuremberg first mentioned in an official document? Hint

1030

1172

1234

1050

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these annual events takes place in Nuremberg? Hint

Christchild's Market

Oktoberfest

Love Parade

Rock am Ring

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these castles is located in W�rzburg? Hint

Neuschwanstein Castle

Feste Marienberg

Sanssouci

Kaiserburg

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Question 10 of 10

10. And now a question on Franconian vocabulary: what does "aweng" mean? Hint

a little bit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following does NOT exist?

Answer: Greater Franconia

Those are the three parts that make up the region of Franconia (Franken). In German they are called Oberfranken, Mittelfranken and Unterfranken.

2. Franconia is a part of which state (Bundesland)?

Answer: Bavaria

Franconia covers the three northern districts of the seven districts within Bavaria. Just a little piece of advice: Don't call people from Franconia "Bavarian". Most of them won't like it! They usually prefer to be called "Franconian" instead.

3. Which of these cities is NOT located in Franconia?

Answer: Augsburg

Augsburg is located in Southern Bavaria, in the district of Swabia (Schwaben). Nuremberg (N�rnberg) is Franconia`s largest city. (population approx. 500,000)

4. Which of these cities is NOT a Franconian capital?

Answer: Nuremberg

Middle Franconia's largest city is Nuremberg, but its capital is Ansbach. Bayreuth is the capital of Upper Franconia, and W�rzburg is the capital of Lower Franconia.

5. In Bayreuth there is an annual festival, which is dedicated to one German composer. Which one is it?

Answer: Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)lived in Bayreuth for a couple of years. The festival was first held in 1876, and the festival was regularly patronized by the German Emperor Wilhelm I.

6. If you want to visit the "Medieval Criminal Museum", the "German Christmas Museum" and the "Doll and Toy Museum", which city do you have to go to?

Answer: Rothenburg on the Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber - to use the German name - is a very well preserved old German town on the "Romantische Stra�e". I just love the "German Christmas Museum". Especially if you go there in summer - you will just start to feel really Christmassy in the middle of August!

7. In what year was the city of Nuremberg first mentioned in an official document?

Answer: 1050

In the year 2000 Nuremberg was 950 years old!

8. Which of these annual events takes place in Nuremberg?

Answer: Christchild's Market

In German this is called the "Christkindlesmarkt". For those of you who picked Rock am Ring: its sister event Rock im Park is the one that takes place in Nuremberg. Those music festivals feature the same bands and they take place at the same weekend.

9. Which of these castles is located in W�rzburg?

Answer: Feste Marienberg

The Kaiserburg is in Nuremberg and one of the most significant features of the city�s skyline. Neuschwanstein is in the south of Bavaria. It served as a model for the castle in Walt Disney World! Sanssouci is in Potsdam (near Berlin).

10. And now a question on Franconian vocabulary: what does "aweng" mean?

Answer: a little bit

It comes from the German "ein wenig". One feature of the Franconian dialect is that people tend not to distinguish between "t" and "d". So you will for example hear people talking about "Mudder und Vadder" (instead of "Mutter und Vater", which means mother and father). Cf. American English. :)

Source: Author Chris1013

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