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1. There are two Bundesliga teams named Borussia. Well known for its black BVB in a gold circle, the club this team represents was founded in 1909. It won back-to-back Bundesliga crowns in 1995 and 1996 and again in 2011 and 2012. Which city, just 30 miles east of the Rhine, boasts this Ballspielverein Borussia?
2. This team plays in green and white at home in one of Germany's newest cities. Known as the Wolves, this eleven won the Bundesliga in the 2008-9 season. Which team is this that was originally founded as a sport club for workers in an auto-making factory?
3. This club plays in Germany's third-oldest city. Nicknamed the "Fuggerstädter", after the wealthy Fugger banking family that dominated their city going back to the Middle Ages, the team plays in WWK Arena, the world's first climate-neutral stadium. Which Bavarian team is this that plays in white home uniforms and green ones on the road?
4. Nicknames of this club include "Die alte Dame" and "Die Blau-Weißen", meaning "The Old Lady" and "The Blue-Whites." The team name came in 1892 from a steamboat with a blue and white smokestack. Playing its home games in the Olympiastadion (the Olympic Stadium) that was used in the 1936 Olympic Games, what is the name of this team from Germany's capital?
5. This club, with distinctive green home colors, represents one of Germany's three city-states. Founded in 1899, team nicknames include "Die Wederaner" ("The River Islanders") and "Die Grün-Weißen" ("The Green-Whites"). Name this northern club, which has won four Bundesliga titles stretched between 1964 and 2004.
6. No doubt the Bundesliga's best-known club, this team won its 24th title in 2015. In the 1970s the legendary Franz Beckenbauer led this team, which boasts such nicknames as "Stern des Südens" ("Star of the South") and "FC Hollywood" to three straight European Cups (1974-75-76). Who is it?
7. This team, from Bavaria, won its first-ever Bundesliga match 1-0, on the road at Mainz on 15th August 2015, getting off on the right foot in its first Bundesliga season. Nicknamed "Die Schanzer", this team's pre-kickoff song is AC/DC's "Thunderstruck." Which club is it?
8. Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats) play in RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, one of the Bundesliga's three "Carnival cities". Their logo shows the city's cathedral outline in a red circle with "Hennes" the Billy Goat mounting the circle. Which team is this, that won Bundesliga titles once in the 1960s and once in the 70s?
9. Winners of six German championships, they're known as "Die Rothosen" for their home uniform of red shorts and white jerseys. Playing in one of Germany's northern-most cities, they are also called "Der Dino", or "The Dinosaur" because they are one of Germany's oldest clubs, dating back to 1887. Name this team that plays in Germany's second-largest city.
10. Located in Baden-Württemberg, this club plays in Mercedes-Benz Arena and is known as "Die Schwaben" ("The Swabians"). They have won Bundesliga crowns in 1984, 1992, and 2007. The team's logo features three black stag antlers on a gold field, similar to that of Württemberg, as well of the Porsche logo. Which team is this?
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