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Ruhr Area Multiple Choice Quiz

How much do you know about the western German region?
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Last updated: November 17, 2020
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2020
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1. What is the area named after?
A river
A mountain
A noble family
No one knows
2. The exploitation of which natural resource led to a massive population boost in the 19th century?
Coal
Wheat
Silver
3. Traditionally, which ethnicity was most dominant among immigrants?
Polish
Danish
Japanese
Greek
The Polish language has made some impact upon the local vernacular.
4. Which company based in Essen supported Hitler and benefited from slave labor during WWII?
Krupp
Volkswagen
Adidas
The steel company also produced a large part of the military equipment. Hitler once called the German Youth to be "as hard as Krupp steel".
5. The region is part of which German state?
Bavaria
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
6. Which two Ruhr soccer teams maintain an intense rivalry?
Bayern vs. Mönchengladbach
Dortmund vs. Schalke
Hamburg vs. Wolfsburg
7. Which major river flows through a small part of the Area?
Elbe
Rhine
Danube
8. Approximately how many people live in the Ruhr Area?
500 000
5 million
15 million
1,2 million
9. Which theme park is situated in Bottrop-Kirchhellen?
Fantasialand
Movie Park
Euro Disney
Europapark Rust
10. Which of these cities is in the Ruhr Area?
Bonn
Düsseldorf
Bochum
Cologne
11. Why did France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925?
Germany had delayed war reparations
Many French speakers lived there
It was an attempt to establish a buffer zone
This event is said to have fostered the popularity of extreme right-wing parties.
12. Some regions in the world have a similar history to the Ruhr Area in terms of industrialization and deindustralization. Which is NOT one of them?
Tuscany (around Florence)
Lancashire (around Manchester)
Upper Silesia (around Katowice)
Western Pennsylvania (around Pittsburgh)
Nowadays, these regions tend to invest in culture and education.
13. The Ruhr is said to be part of which highly populated and economically important region stretching from Northern England to Northern Italy?
Green Orange
Blue Banana
Red Apple
14. What does the city of Duisburg pride itself on?
The world's largest inland port
More than 80% of German movies are shot in its studios
The lowest unemployment rate among major European cities
Unfortunately, high unemployment rates and criminal clans damage Duisburg's reputation.
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