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Some Questions About Bavaria Trivia Quiz

Some questions for friends of beautiful Bavaria, or those who want to be friends.

A multiple-choice quiz by solveig. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
solveig

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,776

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1717

Last 3 plays: pehinhota (9/10), Guest 208 (5/10), Guest 195 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Bavaria's capital? Hint

Vienna

Nuremberg

Munich

Regensburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Bavaria's second largest city?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. There is still a city in Bavaria which hasn't altered its shape since the Middle Ages. Which is it? Hint

Regensburg

Salzburg

Fuessen

Passau

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name a famous city which is situated at the confluence of three rivers. Hint

Augsburg

Regensburg

Kempten

Passau

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Question 5 of 10

5. On which river does the capital of Bavaria stand? Hint

Rhine

Isar

Volga

Danube

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which city prevailed as the capital of Bavaria in the Middle Ages? Hint

Nuremberg

Freising

Regensburg

Augsburg

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the regions in Bavaria is called 'Upper Palatinate' in English. What is the correct German expression? Hint

Oberpfalz

Oberfels

Oberplatz

Pfalzviertel

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the Second World War, Hitler owned a private resort in the Alps. Where was it located? Hint

Oberammerberg

Oberammergau

Obersalzberg

Salzburg

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following famous writers is of Bavarian origin? Hint

Hermann Hesse

Erich Maria Remarque

Thomas Mann

Brecht

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mozart's father was Bavarian.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Bavaria's capital?

Answer: Munich

2. What is Bavaria's second largest city?

Answer: Nuremberg

This city was called the Medieval Wonder in Germany until it was destroyed by American bomber squads.

3. There is still a city in Bavaria which hasn't altered its shape since the Middle Ages. Which is it?

Answer: Regensburg

4. Name a famous city which is situated at the confluence of three rivers.

Answer: Passau

Passau sits at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Inn and Ilz.

5. On which river does the capital of Bavaria stand?

Answer: Isar

The Isar is a tributary of the Danube.

6. Which city prevailed as the capital of Bavaria in the Middle Ages?

Answer: Freising

Nuremberg and Regensburg were Free Cities - reichsfreie staedte. They never were capitals of Bavaria.

7. One of the regions in Bavaria is called 'Upper Palatinate' in English. What is the correct German expression?

Answer: Oberpfalz

8. During the Second World War, Hitler owned a private resort in the Alps. Where was it located?

Answer: Obersalzberg

9. Which of the following famous writers is of Bavarian origin?

Answer: Brecht

Bertolt Brecht was born in Augsburg, but soon left this narrow town and went to Berlin where his career started.

10. Mozart's father was Bavarian.

Answer: True

Mozart's father Leopold was born in Augsburg and lived there until the family moved to Austrian Salzburg, where his son Amadeus was born. The name Mozart is related to a small Bavarian village which was called Motzhart in earlier times.

Source: Author solveig

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