Statistics for Ruhr Area Multiple Choice Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
The exploitation of which natural resource led to a massive population boost in the 19th century?	Coal	100%
Which two Ruhr soccer teams maintain an intense rivalry?	Dortmund vs. Schalke	100%
The region is part of which German state?	North Rhine-Westphalia	97%
What is the area named after?	A river	93%
Traditionally, which ethnicity was most dominant among immigrants?	Polish	93%
Which major river flows through a small part of the Area?	Rhine	93%
Which of these cities is in the Ruhr Area?	Bochum	87%
Which company based in Essen supported Hitler and benefited from slave labor during WWII?	Krupp	83%
What does the city of Duisburg pride itself on?	The world's largest inland port	80%
The Ruhr is said to be part of which highly populated and economically important region stretching from Northern England to Northern Italy?	Blue Banana	77%
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)	77%
Approximately how many people live in the Ruhr Area?	5 million	73%
Why did France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925?	Germany had delayed war reparations	67%
Which theme park is situated in Bottrop-Kirchhellen?	Movie Park	57%