| Population | Region | Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| B | 3.6 million | East Germany | once divided by a famous Wall | Berlin | 100%
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| C | 1.1 million | West Germany | famous for its massive Gothic Cathedral (which survived WWII) | Cologne | 100%
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| D | 631,000 | West Germany | global hub for fashion and advertising, known for its “longest bar in the world” | Düsseldorf | 100%
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| F | 776,000 | West Germany | Germany’s financial heart, housing the European Central Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 100%
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| H | 2 million | North Germany | major port city known for its “Speicherstadt” (warehouse district) and for being where The Beatles cut their teeth in the 1960s | Hamburg | 100%
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| M | 1.6 million | South Germany | famous for the annual Oktoberfest, its traditional beer halls, and as the home of BMW | Munich | 100%
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| N | 526,000 | South Germany | famous for its medieval castle, its massive Christmas Market, and the post-WWII international war crimes trials | Nuremberg | 100%
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| L | 620,000 | East Germany | home of J.S. Bach and the starting point of the 1989 Peaceful Revolution | Leipzig | 97%
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| V | 2 million | Austria | former seat of the Habsburg Empire, and the historical center of classical music | Vienna | 97%
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| S | 613,000 | South Germany | global headquarters for both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche | Stuttgart | 95%
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| Z | 437,000 | Switzerland | global hub for banking and finance, situated on a stunning lake | Zürich | 95%
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| E | 587,000 | West Germany | home to the Zollverein Coal Mine | Essen | 89%
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| G | 305,000 | Austria | famous for the Schlossberg clock tower and its perfectly preserved medieval city center | Graz | 89%
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| P | 187,000 | East Germany | former residence of Prussian kings, famous for the sprawling gardens of the Sanssouci Palace | Potsdam | 74%
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| R | 211,000 | East Germany | major Hanseatic port city famous for its traditional brick Gothic architecture | Rostock | 74%
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| U | 130,000 | South Germany | boasts the tallest church steeple in the world and is the birthplace of Albert Einstein | Ulm | 74%
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| A | 303,000 | South Germany | home to the Fuggerei, the world's oldest social housing complex still in use today | Augsburg | 68%
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| J | 111,000 | East Germany | global center for optics and precision mechanics | Jena | 63%
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| K | 310,000 | South Germany | “Fan City” - its streets radiate out from the central palace like the ribs of a fan | Karlsruhe | 61%
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| I | 142,000 | South Germany | headquarters of Audi and the fictional setting where Victor Frankenstein created his monster | Ingolstadt | 55%
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| W | 359,000 | West Germany | famous for its unique Schwebebahn, a suspension monorail that hangs over a river | Wuppertal | 55%
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| T | 113,000 | West Germany | widely considered the oldest city in Germany, it features the Porta Nigra | Trier | 53%
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| O | 211,000 | West Germany | home to the Gasometer, a massive former gas tank turned into one of Europe’s most unique exhibition spaces | Oberhausen | 47%
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| X | 22,000 | West Germany | famous for its Archaeological Park, where an entire Roman city (Colonia Ulpia Traiana) has been partially rebuilt | Xanten | 39%
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| Q | 23,000 | East Germany | a UNESCO site with over 1,300 half-timbered houses, it was the first capital of Germany under King Henry I | Quedlinburg | 29%
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| Y | 5,700 | Austria | town on the Danube river, home to a unique museum dedicated to the history of the bicycle | Ybbs an der Donau | 5%
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| Ä | 1,200 | South Germany | historic village in Upper Swabia known for its traditional Baroque church and its roots in medieval agriculture | Äpfingen | 0%
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| Ö | 26,000 | South Germany | located on the historic Roman Limes (border wall), it is a former residence of the Princes of Hohenlohe | Öhringen | 0%
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| Ü | 24,000 | West Germany | town on the Dutch border that was once a major coal mining hub for the Carolus-Magnus mine | Übach-Palenberg | 0%
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