| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 98%
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| German capital (1949-1991) | Bonn | 98%
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| Largest city | Cologne | 98%
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| Two bordering foreign countries | Netherlands | 98%
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| Major river that runs through mentioned cities | Rhine | 98%
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| Capital city | Düsseldorf | 97%
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| Common abbreviation | NRW | 93%
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| Industrial area named for another river | Ruhr Valley | 93%
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| Resource whose exploitation characterized this area | Coal | 88%
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| 8-time German football champion and 2013 Champions League finalist | Borussia Dortmund | 81%
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| This Gothic building is Germany's most visited landmark | Cologne Cathedral | 80%
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| Composer of the "Ode to Joy" | Ludwig van Beethoven | 80%
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| Extinct human species named for a valley | Neanderthal | 77%
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| Great Frankish king who was crowned and died in Aachen | Charlemagne | 74%
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| Troops from this empire suffered a humiliating defeat at Teutoburg Forest | Roman Empire | 72%
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| These pre-Ash Wednesday festivities are a staple of many cities' culture | Carnival | 67%
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| Essen-based family and company that was Germany's major steel producer during WWII | Krupp | 60%
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| A peace treaty signed in Münster in 1648 ended this war | Thirty Years' War | 58%
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