German States Quiz

1. Which federal state contains both the Ruhr region and the city of Cologne?

2. Which list contains all three of Germany’s city-states?

3. Which city-and-state pairing is correct?

4. How many federal states, known in German as Bundesländer, does Germany have?

5. A visitor guesses that Frankfurt is a state capital but learns that the state government is based in Wiesbaden. Which state are both cities in?

6. A geography clue describes the only German state with coastlines on both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Which state fits?

7. The historic towns of Quedlinburg and Wernigerode lie in which federal state?

8. Mainz, Koblenz, and Trier all belong to which federal state?

9. A state is described as having a Baltic Sea coast and its capital in Schwerin. Which state is it?

10. A traveler in Saarland can cross directly into which two countries outside Germany?

11. Which state shares borders with both Bavaria and Saxony and has Erfurt as its capital?

12. The Black Forest and much of Germany’s shore of Lake Constance lie in which federal state?

13. Which federal state consists of the two municipalities of Bremen and Bremerhaven?

14. A driver leaves Berlin by road and crosses the city-state’s outer boundary. Which state will the driver enter?

15. A traveler visits Munich, Nuremberg, and Augsburg without leaving one federal state. Which state is it?

16. Both Cuxhaven on the North Sea coast and the inland city of Göttingen belong to which state?