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Rhine Ruhr Trivia

In city quizzes on Jetpunk, this metropolitan area in the west of Germany is usually already filled in. But what do you know about the area?
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Last updated: October 9, 2023
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the state in which the metropolitan area is located
Northrhine-Westphalia
Biggest city in the Rhein-Ruhr area (by population city proper)
Cologne
Above city was founded by these people in the year 50
Romans
The largest inland port in the world is located in this city
Duisburg
Raw material that made the area - especially the Ruhr area - rich
Black Coal
UNESCO world heritage site where the above was mined
Zeche Zollverein
Busiest airport in the area
DUS
multinational supermarket chain that was founded in Essen
Aldi
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As of October 6th, the highest ranking Bundesliga club in the Rhine Ruhr area
Bayer Leverkusen
... directly followed by this one in the table
Borussia Dortmund
Especially people along the Rhine call this "fifth season" and will dress up for street parades celebrating this
Carnival
Multinational music competition hosted by Düsseldorf in 2011
Eurovision Song Contest
Sports event that (among others) Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen will co-host
UEFA Euro 2024
multinational chemistry and pharmaceutical company founded in Wuppertal in 1863
Bayer
This world star lived in Cologne from 1985-1994, before moving to Switzerland where she died in 2023
Tina Turner
This city served as Seat of the German government between 1949 and 1999
Bonn
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