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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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1. What is the area named after?
No one knows ✓
A mountain ✓
A noble family ✓
A river ✓
2. The exploitation of which natural resource led to a massive population boost in the 19th century?
Wheat ✓
Silver ✓
Coal ✓
3. Traditionally, which ethnicity was most dominant among immigrants?
Greek ✓
Polish ✓
Danish ✓
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?
Bavaria ✓
North Rhine-Westphalia ✓
Lower Saxony ✓
6. Which two Ruhr soccer teams maintain an intense rivalry?
Hamburg vs. Wolfsburg ✓
Dortmund vs. Schalke ✓
Bayern vs. Mönchengladbach ✓
7. Which major river flows through a small part of the Area?
Rhine ✓
Danube ✓
Elbe ✓
8. Approximately how many people live in the Ruhr Area?
5 million ✓
15 million ✓
500 000 ✓
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?
Bochum ✓
Bonn ✓
Düsseldorf ✓
Cologne ✓
11. Why did France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925?
Many French speakers lived there ✓
It was an attempt to establish a buffer zone ✓
Germany had delayed war reparations ✓
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?
Western Pennsylvania (around Pittsburgh) ✓
Upper Silesia (around Katowice) ✓
Tuscany (around Florence) ✓
Lancashire (around Manchester) ✓
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 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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