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Saarbrücken Challenge: 13 Questions to Test Your Mastery

Total Questions: 13 | Topic: Saarbrücken | Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Saarbrücken is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany.

This Saarbrücken quiz is not for the faint of heart! With 13 challenging questions covering a wide range of Saarbrücken topics, only the most dedicated fans will be able to answer them all correctly. Are you up for the challenge? Find out more by taking this quiz.

Saarbrücken is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany.

Who of the following pictures is the Mayor of Saarbrücken?

The current mayor of Saarbrücken is Uwe Conradt , who started in Oct 1, 2019. Uwe Conradt is a member of Christian Democratic Union Uwe Conradt replaced Charlotte Britz.
Uwe Conradt is a German Christian Democratic politician who has been serving as Mayor of Saarbrücken since 2019.

Saarbrücken Infrastructure Fact

Saarbrücken is also the home of the main campus of Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes).

Saarbrücken's flag is which of the following?

What was the population of Saarbrücken in 2021, given that it was 175,536 in 2010?

179,349
233,154
242,121
215,219

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

The Rostige Speiche was awarded to Saarbrücken in what year?

1988
1989
1992
1986

Saarbrücken received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Hauptstadt Des Fairen Handels (2015)
Rostige Speiche (1989)

Saarbrücken Etymology Fact

In modern German, Saarbrücken literally translates to Saar bridges (Brücken is the plural of Brücke), and indeed there are about a dozen bridges across the Saar river.

In which country is Saarbrücken located?

Costa Rica
Canada
Hungary
Germany

What is the elevation above sea level of Saarbrücken?

201 Metres
207 Metres
200 Metres
190 Metres

Which of the following bodies of water is located in or near Saarbrücken?

Oder
Saar
Vistula
River Ponsul

Saarbrücken is located near the Saar.
The Saar is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle.

Saarbrücken History Fact

After the RAF mistakenly bombed Saarlouis instead of Saarbrücken on 1 September 1942, it raided Saarbrücken with 118 planes on 19 September 1942, causing comparatively little damage as the bombing scattered to the west of Saarbrücken due to ground haze.

Could you tell me which of the following organizations Saarbrücken has belonged to?[br](Select 2 answers)

Could you tell me which of the following organizations Saarbrücken has belonged to?
(Select 2 answers)

Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland
Football Supporters Europe
Mayors For Peace
Zweckverband Grevesmühlen

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

Title	Date	Image
Climate Alliance	2010
Mayors For Peace	2019
Saarländischer Städte- Und Gemeindetag
Zweckverband EGo-Saar
Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland
QuattroPole

Saarbrücken History Fact

At the request of the American Third Army, the RAF massively raided Saarbrücken on 5 October 1944, to destroy supply lines, especially the railway.

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

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

Cologne
Nantes
Hamburg
Cottbus

Saarbrücken is twinned with:

Nantes
(1965- )
Cottbus
(1987- )
Tbilisi
(1975- )
Malatya
Pittsburgh

Saarbrücken History Fact

The 8th US Air Force raided Saarbrücken at least 16 times, from 4 October 1943, to 9 November 1944.

Has Saarbrücken at any point in time been the capital city of Aschendorf-Hümmling?

True
False

Saarbrücken is or has been a capital city of -

Saarland
Saar Protectorate
Territory Of The Saar Basin

Saarbrücken Infrastructure Fact

Furthermore, Saarbrücken houses the administration of the Franco-German University (Deutsch-Französische Hochschule), a French-German cooperation of 180 institutions of tertiary education mainly from France and Germany but also from Bulgaria, Canada, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Great Britain, Russia and Switzerland, which offers bi-national French-German degree programs and doctorates as well as tri-national degree programs.