Hamburg Quiz: Port, Elbphilharmonie and Bridges of Germany
This Hamburg quiz explores Germany's great port city on the Elbe, with questions on the Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the red-brick Speicherstadt, the giant model railway of Miniatur Wunderland, the Beatles on the Reeperbahn, Hamburg's many bridges, the Sunday Fischmarkt, its status as a city-state, the Old Elbe Tunnel, the Alster lakes and the Franzbrötchen. Ten questions.
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Music
The Elbphilharmonie concert hall, opened in 2017, was built on top of what?
Warehouses
Hamburg's Speicherstadt is famous for being what?
Models
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg holds which record?
Music
Which band played hundreds of shows in Hamburg's Reeperbahn clubs from 1960 to 1962?
Bridges
Hamburg is often said to have more of what than Venice and Amsterdam combined?
Markets
When does Hamburg's famous Fischmarkt take place?
Government
Like Berlin and Bremen, Hamburg is what kind of German state?
Tunnels
How do some vehicles enter the Old Elbe Tunnel, opened in 1911?
Lakes
What are the two lakes in the center of Hamburg called?
Pastries
What is a Franzbrötchen, a favorite Hamburg treat?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: The Elbphilharmonie concert hall, opened in 2017, was built on top of what?
Answer: An old cocoa warehouse
The glass top with a wavy roof sits on a brick warehouse from the 1960s. Its public plaza offers free views over the harbor.
- Q2: Hamburg's Speicherstadt is famous for being what?
Answer: The world's largest warehouse district built on timber piles
The red-brick warehouses stand on oak piles in the water. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
- Q3: Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg holds which record?
Answer: The world's largest model railway
Its tracks stretch for more than 15 kilometers through tiny landscapes from around the world. Day and night change every 15 minutes.
- Q4: Which band played hundreds of shows in Hamburg's Reeperbahn clubs from 1960 to 1962?
Answer: The Beatles
John Lennon later said he grew up in Hamburg, not Liverpool. A square on the Reeperbahn is named Beatles-Platz.
- Q5: Hamburg is often said to have more of what than Venice and Amsterdam combined?
Answer: Bridges
The city has around 2,500 bridges. Rivers, canals and the Alster lakes run through its neighborhoods.
- Q6: When does Hamburg's famous Fischmarkt take place?
Answer: Early every Sunday morning
It opens before dawn, as early as 5 a.m. in summer. Loud market criers sell fish, fruit and plants, and bands play in the old fish auction hall.
- Q7: Like Berlin and Bremen, Hamburg is what kind of German state?
Answer: A city-state
Its full name is the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. It was a powerful member of the Hanseatic League of trading towns.
- Q8: How do some vehicles enter the Old Elbe Tunnel, opened in 1911?
Answer: By giant elevators
Cars and people are lowered about 24 meters underground in large lifts. Today, it is mainly used by pedestrians and cyclists.
- Q9: What are the two lakes in the center of Hamburg called?
Answer: The Inner and Outer Alster
They were created by damming the Alster River in the Middle Ages. People sail, paddle and jog around them.
- Q10: What is a Franzbrötchen, a favorite Hamburg treat?
Answer: A cinnamon pastry
It looks like a flattened croissant filled with cinnamon and sugar. Fischbrötchen, fish sandwiches, are the other local classic.
Hamburg Quiz – Germany's Gateway to the World
Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city and one of the busiest ports in Europe. Located on the River Elbe, about 100 kilometers from the North Sea, it is known as the Gateway to the World. Hamburg is a city-state, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, with a proud history of trade, shipping and independence.
Hamburg grew rich as a member of the Hanseatic League, a network of merchant cities. The red-brick Speicherstadt warehouse district and the Chilehaus office building are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city was badly damaged by the Great Fire of 1842 and by bombing in World War II, but it rebuilt with style.
Modern Hamburg is full of landmarks. The Elbphilharmonie, opened in 2017, is a concert hall with a wavy glass top. HafenCity is a new waterfront district, and Miniatur Wunderland is the world's largest model railway. The Old Elbe Tunnel lowers visitors underground in giant lifts.
The city has around 2,500 bridges and two lakes, the Inner and Outer Alster, where people sail and relax. The Reeperbahn in St. Pauli is the famous nightlife street where the Beatles performed before becoming famous. Early on Sunday mornings, the Fischmarkt bustles with traders.
Local food includes fish sandwiches, Labskaus and Franzbrötchen. Harbor boat tours show huge container ships.
Hamburg is also a media and publishing center, home to major newspapers, magazines and TV stations. Its musicals draw big audiences, and the annual harbor birthday festival in May brings tall ships, fireworks and parades to the Elbe.
This quiz covers the history, landmarks, culture and food of Hamburg.
What This Quiz Teaches
This quiz is perfect for travelers, music fans and lovers of port cities.
- The Elbphilharmonie and the Speicherstadt
- Miniatur Wunderland
- The Beatles and the Reeperbahn
- Hamburg's bridges and the Fischmarkt
- Hamburg as a city-state
- The Old Elbe Tunnel, the Alster and Franzbrötchen
Quick Facts About Hamburg
- Hamburg's port is one of the largest container ports in Europe.
- The Chilehaus is shaped like the bow of a ship.
- St. Michael's Church, the Michel, is a symbol of the city.
- Hamburg's harbor birthday is celebrated every May.
- Composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg.
- The city's Planten un Blomen park has light and water shows.
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