Cologne Trivia

German name for Cologne

What locals call Cologne

This ancient Empire founded Cologne in the year 50

... And this is what they called the newly founded city

TV station headquartered in Cologne, it was founded as the German offshoot of the Luxembourgish original and is nowadays one of the most watched TV broadcasters in Germany

In medieval times, Cologne used to be part of this trade confederation

Cologne's so-called fifth season - starts on November 11 and ends on Ash Wednesday

Typical Colonian exclamation, especially heard at parades for the above

The variety of German spoken there - and a type of beer

Term for city quarter/neighbourhood in the local dialect

The city's biggest football club is one of the few in Germany to bring their mascot "in person" - an animal of this species living in Cologne Zoo

The rivalry between this city and Cologne is astonishing

Cologne lies on the banks of this major river

The first chancellor of the federal republic of Germany - he was born in Cologne

Cologne's symbol; massive, but only Germany's 2nd tallest church

They brought Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh; now, their remains are said to be buried in the above

Germany's most heavily used railway bridge; pedestrians like to put love padlocks on it. Named after an influential royal dynasty

This trade fair - the world's largest video gaming event - takes place in Cologne every year

In 1709, this type of perfume was invented here

This world cup winning football player grew up in Cologne and is often called a "Cologne Original". In 2013, he scored after 9 seconds