Freiburg - Quiz
  • 1. In which country is Freiburg located?
A) France
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) Switzerland
  • 2. Which river flows through Freiburg?
A) Main
B) Danube
C) Rhine
D) Dreisam
  • 3. Which university is located in Freiburg?
A) Oxford University
B) University of Freiburg
C) Stanford University
D) Harvard University
  • 4. Which mode of transportation is popular in Freiburg due to its bike-friendly infrastructure?
A) Driving
B) Cycling
C) Walking
D) Public Transit
  • 5. What is the traditional regional costume in Freiburg called?
A) Bollenhut
B) Sari
C) Kimono
D) Kilt
  • 6. Which vineyard overlooks the city of Freiburg and is known for its wine production?
A) Barossa Valley
B) Bordeaux
C) Schlossberg Vineyard
D) Napa Valley
  • 7. What is Freiburg's main football club known as?
A) Manchester United
B) Borussia Dortmund
C) SC Freiburg
D) FC Bayern Munich
  • 8. Which scenic mountain range can be seen from Freiburg on a clear day?
A) Black Forest
B) Alps
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Andes
  • 9. What is Freiburg im Breisgau's rank by size among cities in Baden-Württemberg?
A) Fourth-largest
B) Second-largest
C) Largest
D) Third-largest
  • 10. What was Freiburg's population in its built-up area as of 2021?
A) About 355,000
B) About 500,000
C) About 200,000
D) About 660,000
  • 11. When was the University of Freiburg founded?
A) 1200
B) 1918
C) 1805
D) 1457
  • 12. What unique feature runs through Freiburg's old town?
A) Canals
B) Bächle (small streams)
C) Ponds
D) Fountains
  • 13. Which district in Freiburg is known for its sustainable practices?
A) Dreisamstadt
B) Vauban
C) Elzberg
D) Schauinsland
  • 14. What was Freiburg's population around 1200?
A) 30,000 people
B) 10,000 people
C) Approximately 6,000 people
D) 50,000 people
  • 15. What was the annual expiation paid by Freiburg after Hauri's act?
A) 200 marks in copper
B) 400 marks in bronze
C) 300 marks in silver
D) 500 marks in gold
  • 16. When did Freiburg purchase its independence from the counts?
A) 1368
B) 1457
C) 1299
D) 1648
  • 17. What was the name of the monetary alliance formed in 1377?
A) Black Forest Monetary Union
B) Upper Rhine Economic Pact
C) Genossenschaft des Rappenpfennigs (Rappenpfennig Collective)
D) Rhine River Currency Alliance
  • 18. Which city was Freiburg allied with in the Rappenpfennig Collective?
A) Basel
B) Karlsruhe
C) Stuttgart
D) Mannheim
  • 19. What was Freiburg's role in the Reformation?
A) It did not take part and became an important Catholic center.
B) It remained neutral throughout.
C) It switched sides multiple times.
D) It led the Protestant movement.
  • 20. When was Freiburg heavily bombed during World War II?
A) June 1939 and December 1943
B) July 1941 and October 1945
C) May 1940 and November 1944
D) August 1942 and September 1946
  • 21. What was the name of the operation during which RAF bombers destroyed much of Freiburg in November 1944?
A) Operation Tigerfish
B) Operation Eagle Strike
C) Operation Lightning
D) Operation Thunderbolt
  • 22. When was the French Army base in Freiburg converted into a sustainable district?
A) Early 1970s
B) Late 1990s
C) Mid-2000s
D) Early 1980s
  • 23. What is the name of the memorial for Freiburg's Jewish community?
A) Bronze statue
B) 'Footprint' in marble
C) Wooden plaque
D) Stone arch
  • 24. What is a local legend associated with stepping into a Bächle?
A) One will marry a Freiburger, or 'Bobbele'.
B) They will be granted three wishes.
C) They will become the mayor of Freiburg.
D) They will win a year's supply of beer from Feierling.
  • 25. What was demolished in the 1740s on Schlossberg hill?
A) The castle from which the hill takes its name.
B) The Altes Rathaus.
C) The Siegesdenkmal.
D) Freiburg's Münster.
  • 26. Which suburb is home to the Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal?
A) Kybfelsen
B) Schauinsland
C) Vauban
D) Günterstal
  • 27. Which film featured The Whale House as the Dance Academy?
A) Halloween
B) Suspiria
C) Carrie
D) The Exorcist
  • 28. What type of climate does Freiburg have according to Köppen classification?
A) Temperate oceanic climate (Cfb)
B) Mediterranean climate
C) Continental climate
D) Subarctic climate
  • 29. Which hill region is located to the west of Freiburg?
A) Rosskopf
B) Schönberg
C) Kaiserstuhl
D) Tuniberg
  • 30. What was the highest temperature recorded at the Freiburg weather station?
A) 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in July 2018
B) 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 15 August 2003
C) 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) in June 1999
D) 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 13 August 2003
  • 31. Who has been the mayor of Freiburg since 2018?
A) Johann Eck
B) Max Weber
C) Edmund Husserl
D) Martin Horn
  • 32. In which year did the Jewish community re-establish itself in Freiburg after being allowed permanent residence?
A) 1836
B) 1900
C) 1809
D) 1870
  • 33. Who was the fabled alchemist that introduced gunpowder to Germany?
A) Joseph von Auffenberg
B) Berthold Schwarz
C) Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
D) Martin Waldseemüller
  • 34. Which international airport is closest to Freiburg?
A) EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
B) Zurich Airport
C) Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
D) Stuttgart Airport
  • 35. Who was the 20th-century journalist from Freiburg?
A) Nikolaus Brender
B) Hans Bender
C) Jürgen Aschoff
D) Stephan Burger
  • 36. Since which year has the Biennial for Freiburg been taking place?
A) 2021
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2019
  • 37. Who was the 19th-century literary critic and philosopher from Freiburg?
A) Sepp Allgeier
B) Kurt Bauch
C) Alfred Döblin
D) Walter Benjamin
  • 38. What is the name of the museum dedicated to Augustinian history in Freiburg?
A) Kaiserstuhl Museum
B) Black Forest Museum
C) Augustiner Museum
D) Freiburg History Museum
  • 39. Which year had the wettest month in Freiburg's recorded history?
A) August 1963
B) July 1957
C) February 1956
D) May 1994
  • 40. Who was the 20th-century political theorist from Freiburg?
A) Hannah Arendt
B) Wolfram Aichele
C) Jürgen Aschoff
D) Nikolaus Brender
  • 41. Who was the 19th-century nun, Saint of the Catholic Church, and Freiburg university faculty member martyred by the Nazis?
A) Max Weber
B) Hans Spemann
C) Otto Heinrich Warburg
D) Edith Stein
  • 42. Which 19th-century Freiburg figure was a Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry for discoveries about macromolecular chemistry?
A) Hermann Staudinger
B) Felix H. Man
C) Ernst Leumann
D) Carl Christian Mez
  • 43. Which 19th-century individual from Freiburg was a cinematographer who worked with Leni Riefenstahl?
A) Sepp Allgeier
B) Walter Benjamin
C) Kurt Bauch
D) Alfred Döblin
  • 44. Which transport mode in Freiburg is considered relatively safe and commonly used among residents?
A) Freiburg tramway network
B) Car share websites like BlaBlaCar
C) A5 Frankfurt am Main – Basel motorway
D) Long-distance passenger services at Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
  • 45. Who was the 18th-century political activist, historian, politician, and political scientist from Freiburg?
A) Karl von Rotteck
B) Joseph von Auffenberg
C) Jean-Henri Naderman
D) Aloysius Bellecius
  • 46. When was the most recent mayoral election held in Freiburg?
A) 22 April 2018
B) 1 January 2018
C) 6 May 2018
D) 9 June 2024
  • 47. In which year was the Union for Aromanian Language and Culture founded in Freiburg?
A) 1985
B) 2005
C) 1975
D) 1995
  • 48. Who was the 20th-century physician and behavioral physiologist from Freiburg?
A) Mohamed Dräger
B) Hoimar von Ditfurth
C) Peter Dreher
D) Stephan Burger
  • 49. Name one Nobel Laureate associated with the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.
A) Johann Eck
B) Friedrich Hayek
C) Martin Heidegger
D) Edmund Husserl
  • 50. Who founded the Union for Aromanian Language and Culture in Freiburg?
A) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
B) Vasile Barba
C) Johann Christian Wentzinger
D) Salomon
  • 51. Which 18th-century Freiburg figure was a leading harp-maker and music publisher?
A) Karl von Rotteck
B) Johann Nepomuk Locherer
C) Aloysius Bellecius
D) Jean-Henri Naderman
  • 52. Who was the first Green mayor of a city with over 100,000 people?
A) Martin Horn
B) Dieter Salomon
C) Wolfgang Schuster
D) Andreas Kuhnle
  • 53. Which 20th-century Freiburg figure co-founded the field of chronobiology?
A) Hans Bender
B) Wolfram Aichele
C) Nikolaus Brender
D) Jürgen Aschoff
  • 54. Which organization is headquartered in Freiburg?
A) Greenpeace International
B) World Wildlife Fund
C) United Nations Environment Programme
D) ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
  • 55. Which political party has been the largest in Freiburg since 2004?
A) Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
B) Alliance 90/The Greens
C) Free Democratic Party (FDP)
D) Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
  • 56. Who was the 19th-century philosopher from Freiburg who established phenomenology?
A) Friedrich von Hayek
B) Martin Heidegger
C) Max Weber
D) Edmund Husserl
  • 57. Who was the 20th-century painter from Freiburg?
A) Mohamed Dräger
B) Martin Egel
C) Hedy Epstein
D) Peter Dreher
  • 58. Which 20th-century Holocaust refugee and political activist was from Freiburg?
A) Hedy Epstein
B) Anna Ewers
C) Peter Dreher
D) Martin Egel
  • 59. What did Freiburg mayor Salomon do in response to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments?
A) Issued a public statement condemning the comments
B) Postponed a trip to Isfahan.
C) Cancelled the relationship with Isfahan
D) Organized a protest against the comments
  • 60. When did UWC Robert Bosch College start accepting students?
A) March 2020
B) June 2018
C) September 2014
D) January 2000
  • 61. Which local daily paper covers the Black Forest region?
A) Badische Zeitung
B) Breisgau Echo
C) Schwarzwälder Bote
D) Freiburger Nachrichten
  • 62. Until what year was Freiburg part of the Diocese of Konstanz?
A) 1848
B) 1836
C) 1805
D) 1821
  • 63. Which museum in Freiburg is an archaeological site?
A) Freiburg Art Museum
B) Black Forest History Museum
C) Schlossberg Museum
D) Colombischlössle Archeological Museum
  • 64. Which 20th-century German-Tunisian professional footballer is from Freiburg?
A) Stephan Burger
B) Peter Dreher
C) Mohamed Dräger
D) Hoimar von Ditfurth
  • 65. What is the name of the stadium where SC Freiburg plays?
A) Franz-Siegel Halle
B) Europa-Park Stadion
C) March-Hugstetten Rugby Field
D) Freiburger FC Stadium
  • 66. Which 19th-century economist from Freiburg was the father of ordoliberalism?
A) August Weismann
B) Max Weber
C) Friedrich von Hayek
D) Walter Eucken
  • 67. Until what year was the Gestapo seat at Basler Hof in Freiburg?
A) 1945
B) 1941
C) 1938
D) 1950
  • 68. Which mountain is located to the east of Freiburg?
A) Rosskopf
B) Schönberg
C) Tuniberg
D) Kybfelsen
  • 69. Which artist's works depicting Freiburg's patron saints can be found in the city?
A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Hans Baldung Grien
  • 70. What is the longest-standing drought in Freiburg sports history?
A) A 115-year drought without a national championship win until 2022
B) A 70-year drought in basketball championships
C) A 30-year drought in ice hockey championships
D) A 50-year drought in football championships
  • 71. Which year had the driest recorded precipitation in Freiburg?
A) 1965
B) 1953
C) 1980
D) 1994
  • 72. When were Jews allowed permanent residence again in Freiburg after the 1424 ban?
A) 1809
B) 1600
C) 1700
D) 1500
  • 73. What is Freiburg's coat of arms?
A) A stylised depiction of the façade of the Wasserschlössle
B) A gold fleur-de-lis beneath a red castle
C) Argent a cross Gules, the St George's Cross.
D) A three-towered red castle on a white background
  • 74. Who is Freiburg's patron saint?
A) Saint Paul
B) Saint Peter
C) Saint George.
D) Saint Michael
  • 75. Which 20th-century Freiburg artist is known for his work?
A) Hannah Arendt
B) Nikolaus Brender
C) Wolfram Aichele
D) Jürgen Aschoff
  • 76. Which 20th-century Roman Catholic clergyman became Archbishop of Freiburg in 2014?
A) Peter Dreher
B) Mohamed Dräger
C) Stephan Burger
D) Hoimar von Ditfurth
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