The Heidelberg Quiz

Answer these questions about the beautiful German town and its famous castle.

Most items taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg

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Last updated: February 6, 2019

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Hint	Answer
German state in which the city resides	Baden-Württemberg
River that flows through the city	Neckar
Nearest large city	Mannheim
Operetta performed annually at the castle	The Student Prince
Who destroyed much of the castle in 1693?	The French
Name of the hill/mountain on which it stands	Königstuhl
Forest that covers that hill (and extends much further)	Odenwald
Hill across the river, opposite the castle	Heiligenberg
Amphitheatre on that hill that hosted Nazi/SS events	Thingstätte
Style of much of the city's downtown architecture	Baroque
Largest downtown religious edifice	Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit)
Germany's oldest institution of higher learning	Heidelberg University
Renowned research facilities close to ^	Max Planck Institute
Remains found nearby, earliest evidence of human life in Europe	Homo Heidelbergensis (Heidelberg Man)
Well-known walking path across the river from the castle	Philosophenweg (Philosopher's Way)
There is a statue of this famous chemist downtown	Robert Bunsen
Famous 19th century visitors to the city	Mark Twain
	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
	Victor Hugo
Famous general who died in the American hospital in 1945	General George S. Patton
Former American housing areas named after famous Americans	Mark Twain Village
Former American housing areas named after famous Americans	Patrick Henry Village
Famous actor born here	Michael Fassbender
Famous musician born here	Jackson Browne

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