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German Number Plate Codes Trivia Quiz

Number plates in Germany show which city a car comes from. This quiz will be easy for some. If you are not sure, a knowledge of German cities will help. The most obvious answer is usually right. Good Luck!

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

Author
hews

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,406

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
688

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. If a car's number plate starts with the letter 'B', where does the driver live? Hint

Bonn

Berlin

Bochum

Bottrop

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is a car registered if the number plate begins with 'M'? Hint

Moenchengladbach

Meppen

Minden

Munich

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Question 3 of 10

3. And what about the letter 'D'? Hint

D�sseldorf

Dresden

Dortmund

Darmstadt

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Question 4 of 10

4. This one might be a little tricky. 'K'? Hint

Krefeld

Chemnitz

Karlsruhe

Cologne

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Question 5 of 10

5. What about 'S'? Hint

Sauerland

Saarbruecken

Stuttgart

Schwarzenburg

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ok now, a bit more difficult (and confusing!). What about the letters 'HB'? Hint

Heidelberg

Hamburg

Bremen

Homburg

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Question 7 of 10

7. What about just 'H'? Hint

Hannover

Hameln

Hamburg

Heidelberg

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'HAM'? Hint

Hamburg

Hamm

Hameln

Hagen

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Question 9 of 10

9. What about 'HH'? Hint

Hamburg

Hannover

Hameln

Homburg

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally who or what displays '0' (zero)? Hint

0 is not used

The Diplomatic Corps

None of these

Police

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If a car's number plate starts with the letter 'B', where does the driver live?

Answer: Berlin

The biggest cities of Germany almost always use only one letter. This allows more room on the number plate for other letters. A typical Berlin number plate might read B:QW459. This allows a long period of time before all of the possibilities are used.

2. Where is a car registered if the number plate begins with 'M'?

Answer: Munich

On the other hand, smaller towns have up to three letters. They don't need quite as much room as the prospects of running out room in the near future are remote. Makes sense, eh?

3. And what about the letter 'D'?

Answer: D�sseldorf

Dresden may be marginally bigger (depends how you measure it) but like most former East German cities, it had to take an extra letter because 'D' was already taken. Hence, the code for Dresden is 'DD'.

4. This one might be a little tricky. 'K'?

Answer: Cologne

K�ln in German.

5. What about 'S'?

Answer: Stuttgart

And some of the best cars in the world are designed there...

6. Ok now, a bit more difficult (and confusing!). What about the letters 'HB'?

Answer: Bremen

Hansestadt Bremen

7. What about just 'H'?

Answer: Hannover

Hamburg is much bigger, but like Bremen adds another 'H'.

8. 'HAM'?

Answer: Hamm

An industrial city of 190,000 on the eastern fringe of the Rhine-Ruhr. Also home to one of the best Irish pubs in Germany!

9. What about 'HH'?

Answer: Hamburg

Hansestadt Hamburg (finally!)

10. Finally who or what displays '0' (zero)?

Answer: The Diplomatic Corps

While most single letter designations represent a city, a few are allocated to official departments.

Source: Author hews

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