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