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What is Bavaria's capital ?

Munich.

What is Bavaria's second largest city ?

Nuremberg & Nuernberg. This city was called the Medivial Wonder in Germany until it was destroyed by American bomber squads.

There is still a city in Bavaria which hasn't altered its shape since the Middle Ages. Which is it?

Regensburg.

Name a famous city which is situated at the confluence of three rivers ?

Passau. Two of the rivers come from the Alps, one from the Bavarian Forest.

A famous city is situated at the confluence of three rivers. Name one of these.

Inn & Ilz & Danube & Donau.

A tough question: Which city prevailed over Munich as the capital of Bavaria in the Middle Ages ?

Freising. Nuremberg and Regensburg were Free Cities - reichsfreie Staedte. They never were capitals of Bavaria.

One of the regions in Bavaria is called 'Upper Palatinate' in English. What is the correct German expression?

Oberpfalz.

During the Second World War, Hitler owned a private resort in the Alps. Where was it located ?

Obersalzberg.

Which of the following famous writers is of Bavarian origin ?

Brecht. Bertolt Brecht was born in Augsburg but soon left this narrow town and went to Berlin where his career started.

Mozart's family originally was Bavarian? True or False?

t. Mozart's father Leopold was born in Augsburg and lived there until the familiy moved to Austrian Salzburg, where his son Amadeus was born. The name Mozart is related to a small Bavarian village which was called Motzhart in earlier times.