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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?
Wheat
Coal
Silver
3. Traditionally, which ethnicity was most dominant among immigrants?
Danish
Polish
Greek
Japanese
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
Adidas
Volkswagen
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?
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bavaria
6. Which two Ruhr soccer teams maintain an intense rivalry?
Dortmund vs. Schalke
Hamburg vs. Wolfsburg
Bayern vs. Mönchengladbach
7. Which major river flows through a small part of the Area?
Danube
Elbe
Rhine
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?
Movie Park
Euro Disney
Europapark Rust
Fantasialand
10. Which of these cities is in the Ruhr Area?
Bonn
Cologne
Düsseldorf
Bochum
11. Why did France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925?
Many French speakers lived there
Germany had delayed war reparations
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?
Upper Silesia (around Katowice)
Lancashire (around Manchester)
Western Pennsylvania (around Pittsburgh)
Tuscany (around Florence)
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?
Blue Banana
Red Apple
Green Orange
14. What does the city of Duisburg pride itself on?
The lowest unemployment rate among major European cities
More than 80% of German movies are shot in its studios
The world's largest inland port
Unfortunately, high unemployment rates and criminal clans damage Duisburg's reputation.
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