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Hamburg Expert Challenge: Can You Beat the Highest Score?

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Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.85 million.

Think you know everything there is to know about Hamburg? Put your knowledge to the test with this comprehensive quiz! Featuring 18 questions on a variety of topics, it's the ultimate test of your expertise. Learn something new and exciting.

Who in the following pictures is the First Mayor Of Hamburg?

The First Mayor Of Hamburg is Peter Tschentscher. Peter Tschentscher took office on Mar 28, 2018. Peter Tschentscher is a member of Social Democratic Party Of Germany.
Peter Tschentscher is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Hamburg Geography Fact

Hamburg is at a sheltered natural harbour on the southern fanning-out of the Jutland Peninsula, between Continental Europe to the south and Scandinavia to the north, with the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the northeast.

What does Hamburg's flag look like?

In 2001 the population of Hamburg, was 1,726,363.[br] Can you guess what the population was in 2021?

In 2001 the population of Hamburg, was 1,726,363.
Can you guess what the population was in 2021?

2,148,874
2,482,321
1,852,478
2,704,618

Can you provide the name of the highest point in Hamburg, which is 116.20 above sea level?

Bungsberg
Pinneberg
Betzenberg
Hasselbrack

Hamburg's highest point is Hasselbrack with an elevation of 116.20 above sea level.
The Hasselbrack, at 116.2 m above NN, is the highest point in the state of Hamburg, Germany.

Hamburg Culture And Contemporary Life Fact

Hamburg is famous for a special kind of German alternative music, the "Hamburger Schule", a term used for bands like Tocotronic, Blumfeld, Tomte or Kante.

Which of the following maps best describes Hamburg's location?

Hamburg shares a border with [url class="tippy_vc" href="#3615"]Schleswig-Holstein[/url], [url class="tippy_vc" href="#1722759"]Bönningstedt[/url] & [url class="tippy_vc" href="#1628505"]Halstenbek[/url]. [br] Can you guess which has a larger population?

Hamburg shares a border with Schleswig-Holstein, Bönningstedt & Halstenbek.
Can you guess which has a larger population?

Schleswig-Holstein
Halstenbek
Hamburg
Bönningstedt

The place with a largest population is Schleswig-Holstein. The population of the mentioned places is

Schleswig-Holstein
(2,896,712)
Hamburg
(1,852,478)
Halstenbek
(17,749)
Bönningstedt
(4,493)

Hamburg Infrastructure Fact

Hamburg is a secondary hub for Lufthansa, which is the largest carrier at the airport, and the airline also operates one of its biggest Lufthansa Technik maintenance facilities there.

I was wondering if you could tell me if it's true that Hamburg was founded by [url class="tippy_vc" href="#4740741"]Father Christmas[/url]?

I was wondering if you could tell me if it's true that Hamburg was founded by Father Christmas?

True
False

Hamburg was founded by Gambrinus.
Gambrinus is a legendary European culture hero celebrated as an icon of beer, brewing, joviality, and joie de vivre.

Hamburg Infrastructure Fact

Hamburg is a major transportation hub, connected to four Autobahnen (motorways) and the most important railway junction on the route to Scandinavia.

In which country is Hamburg located?

Iraq
Norway
Nicaragua
Germany

What is the elevation above sea level of Hamburg?

6 Metres
10 Metres
5 Metres
9 Metres

I was wondering if you might be able to tell me which of the following bodies of water is located in or near Hamburg.[br](Select 2 answers)

I was wondering if you might be able to tell me which of the following bodies of water is located in or near Hamburg.
(Select 2 answers)

Flottbek
Canal De Marans à La Rochelle
Prince Gustav Adolf Sea
Osterbek

The following bodies of water are located near Hamburg:

Alster
Elbe
Bille
Seevekanal
Flottbek
Este
Wandse
Osterbek
Goldbekkanal
Isebekkanal
Tarpenbek
Saselbek

Hamburg Government Fact

Hamburg-Mitte ("Hamburg Centre") covers mostly the urban centre of the city and consists of the quarters Billbrook, Billstedt, Borgfelde, Finkenwerder, HafenCity, Hamm, Hammerbrook, Horn, Kleiner Grasbrook, Neuwerk, Rothenburgsort, St. Georg, St. Pauli, Steinwerder, Veddel, Waltershof and Wilhelmsburg.

Which of the following organizations has Hamburg been a member of? [br](Select 2 answers)

Which of the following organizations has Hamburg been a member of?
(Select 2 answers)

Transmediale
International Society For Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing
Mayors For Peace
Hanseatic League

The following organizations have been among those that Hamburg has been a part of:

Title	Date	Image
Common Library Network
Wendish Cities
Climate Alliance	1993
Mayors For Peace	2009
IT-Planungsrat
Hanseatic League

Hamburg Government Fact

Hamburg is made up of seven boroughs (German: Bezirke) and subdivided into 104 quarters (German: Stadtteile).

Which of the following cities or administrative bodies are twinned to Hamburg?[br](Select 2 answers)

Which of the following cities or administrative bodies are twinned to Hamburg?
(Select 2 answers)

San Francisco
Chicago
Prague
Lanark South

Hamburg is twinned with:

Saint Petersburg
(1957- )
Marseille
(1958- )
Shanghai
(1986- )
Dresden
(1987- )
Osaka
(1989- )
León
(1990- )
Prague
(1990- )
Chicago
(1994- )
Dar Es Salaam
(2010- )
Varna
Auckland
(2007- )
Valdivia

Hamburg Sports Fact

Hamburg Sea Devils is a team of European League of Football (ELF) which is a planned professional league, that is set to become the first fully professional league in Europe since the demise of NFL Europe.

Is the Sebnitz considered part of Hamburg?

True
False

The following administrative territorial entities belong to Hamburg

Altona
Bergedorf
Eimsbüttel
Hamburg-Mitte
Hamburg-Nord
Harburg
Wandsbek
Amt Ritzebüttel
(1394-1864)
Landherrenschaft Ritzebüttel
(1864-1926)
Landkreis Hamburg
(1937-1938)
Landherrenschaft Bergedorf
(1867-1926)
Landherrenschaft Hamburg
(1926-1938)

Hamburg Economy Fact

Hamburg has for centuries been a commercial centre of Northern Europe, and is the most important banking city of Northern Germany.

[url class="tippy_vc" href="#1524195"]Neu Wulmstorf[/url] occupies an area of 56.34 square kilometre. What is the area occupied by Hamburg? [br] (The information was updated in 2017)

Neu Wulmstorf occupies an area of 56.34 square kilometre. What is the area occupied by Hamburg?
(The information was updated in 2017)

928.76 Square Kilometre
792.84 Square Kilometre
755.09 Square Kilometre
898.56 Square Kilometre

How many Twitter followers does Hamburg have?[br](as of Oct 9, 2021)?

How many Twitter followers does Hamburg have?
(as of Oct 9, 2021)?

250,387
275,426
358,053
322,999

Hamburg had 250,387 followers on Twitter as of Oct 9, 2021.

Hamburg Economy Fact

A typical Hamburg visit includes a tour of the city hall and the grand church St. Michaelis (called the Michel), and visiting the old warehouse district (Speicherstadt) and the harbour promenade (Landungsbrücken).