Cologne Trivia

Cologne is the fourth biggest city of Germany. But how much do you know about it?
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German name for Cologne
Köln
What locals call Cologne
Kölle
This ancient Empire founded Cologne in the year 50
Roman Empire
... And this is what they called the newly founded city
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
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
RTL
In medieval times, Cologne used to be part of this trade confederation
Hanseatic League
Cologne's so-called fifth season - starts on November 11 and ends on Ash Wednesday
Carnival
Typical Colonian exclamation, especially heard at parades for the above
Alaaf
The variety of German spoken there - and a type of beer
Kölsch
Term for city quarter/neighbourhood in the local dialect
Veedel
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
Billy Goat
The rivalry between this city and Cologne is astonishing
Düsseldorf
Cologne lies on the banks of this major river
Rhine
The first chancellor of the federal republic of Germany - he was born in Cologne
Konrad Adenauer
Cologne's symbol; massive, but only Germany's 2nd tallest church
Cologne Cathedral
They brought Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh; now, their remains are said to be buried in the above
Three Wise Men
Germany's most heavily used railway bridge; pedestrians like to put love padlocks on it. Named after an influential royal dynasty
Hohenzollernbrücke
This trade fair - the world's largest video gaming event - takes place in Cologne every year
Gamescom
In 1709, this type of perfume was invented here
Eau de Cologne
This world cup winning football player grew up in Cologne and is often called a "Cologne Original". In 2013, he scored after 9 seconds
Lukas Podolski
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16 Comments
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Level 73
Feb 12, 2023
Why doesn't just "goat" count ... that is the species you ask for
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Level 62
Jun 1, 2024
It should work now
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Level 78
Feb 12, 2023
Can you also accept 'wise men' because the Bible doesn't specify the number of wise men there were.
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Level 88
Jan 2, 2025
Wikipedia says: "The Shrine of the Three Kings . . . is a large gilded and decorated *triple* sarcophagus . . ."
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Level 83
Feb 12, 2023
Unsuccessfully tried Podolski without the first name. Please specify in type-in that this answer is a name.
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Level 62
Jun 1, 2024
Done
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Level 79
Feb 12, 2023
Can you please accept 3 Magi or 3 Kings
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Level 68
May 31, 2024
Can you add 'Dom' or 'Kölner Dom' for Cologne Cathedral? Also, is there much of a difference between 'carnival' and 'carneval'?
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Level 62
Jun 1, 2024
Done! :)
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Level 81
May 31, 2024
"Kölnisch Wasser" and "4711" should be accepted for the perfume
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Level 62
Jun 1, 2024
Done
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Level 91
May 31, 2024
Lots of room for improvement as to pickiness.
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Level 62
Jun 1, 2024
You're free to elaborate on that so I can improve :))
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Level 66
May 31, 2024
You should accept "Cathedral" or "Dom/Dome" everyone knows that it's in Cologne
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Level 61
May 29, 2025
I enjoyed that.

The empire question seemed to need to have empire stuck on the end, when we already know that bit.

A nice city to visit.

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Level 50
May 29, 2025
Pls just Accenture "Hanse". In Germany we call the Members of the Hanseatic League (just "Hanse" in German) "Hansestädte"