| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| State capital | Düsseldorf | 94%
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| Former German capital | Bonn | 89%
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| Major city on the border with the Netherlands and Belgium | Aachen | 83%
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| Population-wise, the largest city | Cologne | 83%
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| ... and home to this composer who suffered hearing loss | Ludwig van Beethoven | 78%
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| Abbreviation commonly used for this state | NRW | 72%
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| ... and the largest metropolitan area | The Ruhr | 72%
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| Alt and Kölsch are types of this beverage | Beer | 67%
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| Super model, formerly married to Seal, born and raised in Bergisch Gladbach | Heidi Klum | 67%
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| Most successful football club in the state | BVB | 61%
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| This Holy Roman ruler is buried there | Charlemagne | 56%
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| ... and their biggest rival | Schalke | 50%
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| Lemonade invented in Essen | Fanta | 44%
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| Steel and weapon production company, inventors of the seamless railway wheels | Krupp | 39%
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| This industry is the main reason for the growth of the above | Coal Mining | 22%
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| Minister president | Henrik Wüst | 22%
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| monument near Detmold commemorating Arminius and his victory over the Romans | Hermann Memorial | 17%
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| Low mountain range to the east of the state | Sauerland | 17%
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