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Multiple Choice Quiz - Ruhr Area

How much do you know about this German urban area?
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1. What is the Ruhr Area named after?
A noble family
A Germanic tribe
A river
A mountain
2. In which part of Germany is it located?
West
East
North
South
3. Which natural resource caused a massive influx of migrants starting in the 1800s?
Gold
Oil
Coal
Wheat
4. Which Essen-based steel company was Germany's major arms producer during the World Wars?
Opel
BASF
Krupp
Aldi
5. Which of these countries has NOT been a major source of migrants?
Turkey
Poland
Japan
Syria
6. Which local football teams have maintained an intense historic rivalry, known as "Revierderby"?
Hamburg vs. Bremen
Leverkusen vs. Kaiserslautern
Dortmund vs. Schalke
Bayern vs. Mönchengladbach
7. Which major river flows through a small part of the Area?
Main
Elbe
Danube
Rhine
8. Which of these is a staple dish not only of Berlin, but also of the Ruhr Area?
Currywurst
Frankfurter sausage
Apfelstrudel
Pretzel
9. Which of these cities is part of the Ruhr Area?
Cologne
Bielefeld
Duisburg
Düsseldorf
10. The Ruhr is part of which highly urbanized European region stretching from Northern England to Northern Italy?
Blue Banana
Yellow Apple
Green Orange
Red Pear
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