What do you know about…
Munich?
Try to answer the questions below. These websites might be helpful:
http://www.muenchen.de/
http://www.muenchen-touristeninformation.de/
http://www.in-muenchen.de/ http://www.city-tourist.de/city-tourist.de-Muenchen-Tourist%20Info.htm
1. What is the German name for Munich?
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2. Which two Munich football clubs play in the First and Second German League?
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3. What is the name and nickname of their stadium?
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4. Which county is Munich the capital of?
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5. What is the “Hofbräuhaus” in Munich?
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6. And what’s the name of the German song that was dedicated to the
“Hofbräuhaus”?
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7. In which year did the Olympic Games take place in Munich?
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8. A very sad incident occurred during the Games. What happened?
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9. What is the name of the big garden in the centre of Munich?
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10. After which country was the tower in the centre of this garden named?
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11. In this garden, there is a small stream called “Eisbach”. Which unusual activity do people
perform there?
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12. After which king is the University of Munich named?
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13. Approximately, how many people live in Munich?
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14. What’s the name of the three Karstadt department stores in Munich?
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15. What is so famous about the town hall?
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16. What is the official and unofficial name of the Munich beer festival taking place every
autumn?
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17. What are people interested in who go to the Alte Pinakothek?
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18. What’s the name of Munich’s zoo?
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19. The name of the airport is “Franz Josef Strauß Flughafen”. But who was he?
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20. There’s a legend that the devil has left something in the Liebfrauendom in Munich. What is
it?
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21. What is this Bavarian fashion called?
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