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Hanseatic Cities 2 Trivia Quiz

This is a sequel to my first quiz on the Hanseatic League. In this quiz I will ask about yet another twenty member cities of this medieval league.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,595

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
517

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Question 1 of 20

1. This city in Lower Saxony was a center of saltworks. Hint

Stade

L�neburg

Wismar

Stralsund

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Question 2 of 20

2. This city in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the Ruhr area is today a small and unimportant town of 9,000 inhabitants. Hint

Stade

Breckerfeld

Soest

Osnabr�ck

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Question 3 of 20

3. This city in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania opposite R�gen Island has been ruled by both Denmark and Sweden. Hint

Stettin

Stralsund

Rostock

Wismar

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Question 4 of 20

4. This city in Schleswig-Holstein was made a part of Denmark in 1773 and remained so until 1866. Hint

Kiel

Wismar

L�beck

Stralsund

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Question 5 of 20

5. In the Middle Ages this city was actually two cities, __________ and K�lln.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 20

6. This city is today the capital of Thuringia, Germany.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 20

7. This city in Brandenburg had a university from 1506-1811, when it was moved to Breslau. Hint

Erfurt

Magdeburg

Goslar

Frankfurt an der Oder

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Question 8 of 20

8. This city in the Harz mountains was an imperial free city from 1290-1802 when it passed to Prussia. Hint

Goslar

Magdeburg

Erfurt

Frankfurt an der Oder

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Question 9 of 20

9. This city became the capital of Silesia in the 12th century.

Answer: (German spelling)

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Question 10 of 20

10. This city is today a small town in Estonia, east of P�rnu. Hint

Fellin

Thorn

Elbing

Reval

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Question 11 of 20

11. This city is today in Poland but belonged to Prussia/Germany 1772-1945. Hint

Elbing

Reval

Dorpat

K�nigsberg

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Question 12 of 20

12. This city on the Elbe river north of Hamburg has one of the oldest harbors in Europe. Hint

Kiel

Braunschweig (Brunswick)

L�beck

Stade

13. This city came under the protection of Poland in 1454. It was occupied by Swedish king Charles XII during the Great Northern War (1700-1721). It came to Prussia in 1793 after the second partition of Poland. Hint

Thorn

Elbing

Danzig

Krakow

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Question 14 of 20

14. This city was made Polish by Wladyslaw Lokietek in 1320 and remained the capital of Poland until a fire in 1595.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 20

15. This town in Limburg, Holland was the chief town in Upper Gelderland in medieval times. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rur and Maas. Hint

Roermond

Groningen

Deventer

Kampen

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Question 16 of 20

16. This town in Holland is situated on the IJssel river in the Overijssel province. It became of importance because the river was reachable for large ships. Its most famous building is the Lebuinus church. Hint

Roermond

Kampen

Groningen

Deventer

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Question 17 of 20

17. This city on the IJssel river is famous for its St. Nicholas church. Hint

Groningen

Roermond

Deventer

Kampen

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Question 18 of 20

18. This city was given to the bishops of Utrecht in 1040. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1282. Hint

Kampen

Deventer

Groningen

Roermond

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Question 19 of 20

19. This city is today a major industrial center connected with the North Sea by the _______-Ems Kanal.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 20 of 20

20. The Frankish king (later Emperor) Charlemagne founded an episcopal see here in 785. Hint

Soest

K�ln (Cologne)

Dortmund

Osnabr�ck

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city in Lower Saxony was a center of saltworks.

Answer: L�neburg

It was passed to Hanover in 1705 and to Prussia in 1866.

2. This city in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the Ruhr area is today a small and unimportant town of 9,000 inhabitants.

Answer: Breckerfeld

It is situated in an area called northern Sauerland.

3. This city in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania opposite R�gen Island has been ruled by both Denmark and Sweden.

Answer: Stralsund

After being held by Sweden it passed to Prussia in 1815.

4. This city in Schleswig-Holstein was made a part of Denmark in 1773 and remained so until 1866.

Answer: Kiel

Kiel passed to Prussia in 1866.

5. In the Middle Ages this city was actually two cities, __________ and K�lln.

Answer: Berlin

This city became the residence of the Hohenzollerns and the capital of Brandenburg in 1701 and of Germany in 1871.

6. This city is today the capital of Thuringia, Germany.

Answer: Erfurt

Erfurt became part of Prussia in 1814.

7. This city in Brandenburg had a university from 1506-1811, when it was moved to Breslau.

Answer: Frankfurt an der Oder

It was captured by Sweden during the Thirty Years' War in 1631.

8. This city in the Harz mountains was an imperial free city from 1290-1802 when it passed to Prussia.

Answer: Goslar

Goslar has the palace of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III.

9. This city became the capital of Silesia in the 12th century.

Answer: Breslau

Breslau is today Wroclaw in Poland.

10. This city is today a small town in Estonia, east of P�rnu.

Answer: Fellin

The Estonian name is Viljandi.

11. This city is today in Poland but belonged to Prussia/Germany 1772-1945.

Answer: Elbing

Elbing is today Elblag in Poland.

12. This city on the Elbe river north of Hamburg has one of the oldest harbors in Europe.

Answer: Stade

Stade is a small-to-medium sized town of 45,000 inhabitants.

Answer: Thorn

Thorn is today Torun in Poland.

14. This city was made Polish by Wladyslaw Lokietek in 1320 and remained the capital of Poland until a fire in 1595.

Answer: Krakow

Krakow was taken by Austria after the third partition of Poland in 1795. It enjoyed a brief period of independence as the Republic of Krakow from 1815 to 1846, when it was annexed by Austria,

15. This town in Limburg, Holland was the chief town in Upper Gelderland in medieval times. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rur and Maas.

Answer: Roermond

Roermond was under the HabSburgs in the 16th-18th century until it passed to the Netherlands in 1839. The Rur River should never be confused with the Ruhr!

Answer: Deventer

Deventer is a city of 70,000 inhabitants.

17. This city on the IJssel river is famous for its St. Nicholas church.

Answer: Kampen

Kampen is well preserved a town of 30,000 inhabitants. In the late Middle Ages it enjoyed a period of great prosperity.

18. This city was given to the bishops of Utrecht in 1040. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1282.

Answer: Groningen

Groningen was taken by the Dutch from Spain in 1594 but was controlled by France 1795-1814.

19. This city is today a major industrial center connected with the North Sea by the _______-Ems Kanal.

Answer: Dortmund

In the 12th century it was called Tremonia.

20. The Frankish king (later Emperor) Charlemagne founded an episcopal see here in 785.

Answer: Osnabr�ck

It was made a city in 1171 and accepted the Reformation in 1543.

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