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Lower Saxony State Quiz

How much do you know about the German state of Lower Saxony?
Part of the German States series
Quiz by camus
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Last updated: April 18, 2021
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First submittedJune 23, 2020
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Capital and largest city
Hanover
A royal family named for the capital ruled this country until 1901
United Kingdom
Bordering foreign country
Netherlands
Bordering sea
North Sea
City founded in 1937
Wolfsburg
Mentioned city is home to this automaking company
Volkswagen
German chancellor (1998-2005)
Gerhard Schröder
Lower Saxony surrounds this city, and almost the entire state of the same name
Bremen
According to legend, a pied piper lured children away in this town
Hamelin
Coastal region in the west whose western part lies in another country
East Frisia
People from mentioned region pour cream into this beverage without stirring it
Black tea
Most spoken dialect (hint: it's obvious)
Low German
This Canadian province was named for a royal house based in Braunschweig
New Brunswick
What is the Harz?
A mountain range
Rock band, notorious for "Wind of Change", that was founded in the capital
Scorpions
Swindling baron who supposedly rode a cannonball, born in Bodenwerder
Baron Münchhausen
Prankster of medieval folklore: __ Eulenspiegel
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Level 78
Jun 23, 2020
#10: "What do East Frisians do when there's a leak in the boat? They drill a hole so that the water runs out again." East Frisians are the butt of many jokes. They don't seem to be based in genuine hostility though, and it is often East Frisians themselves who tell them.
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Level 50
Oct 13, 2022
Interesting. I have heard similar jokes about Newfies, Irish people and Galicians, but never East Frisians.