The Elbe

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1. Where is the source of the Elbe? The Alps The Giant Mountains The Carpathian Mountains The Ore Mountains

2. What is the Czech name for the Elbe? Vltava Ohre Moldau Labe

3. The first large town on the Elbe is called Hradec Kralove in Czech. Just outside the town the Prussians inflicted a devastating defeat on the Austrians in 1866, which resulted in the expulsion of Austria from Germany. By what name is the battle generally known in English? Jitschin Nachod Sadowa Trautenau

4. Prague is on the Elbe. True False

5. On entering Germany, the Elbe passes through a range of mountains. What is this region between the Czech border (near Bad Schandau) and Pirna called? Vogtland Harz Mountains Lausitz Saxon Switzerland (Sächsische Schweiz)

6. Below Pirna the Elbe flows through a major city that was subjected to an exceptionally severe air raid by the Allies on 13-14 February 1945 - a raid that is still controversial. What is the city called? Answer: (One Word - seven letters)

7. There is a city on the Elbe that is often called the 'birthplace of the Reformation'. It is closely associated with Martin Luther - and also with Hamlet. What is it called? Wittenberg Worms Wittenberge Wörlitz

8. This town is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Mulde. It was home to the Bauhaus and also to the main Junkers aircraft factory. Which of these is it? Magdeburg Torgau Dessau Meissen

9. Further downstream in the Elbe lies the city that has been Germany's leading port since the 17th century. Which of these is it? Bremen Hamburg Lübeck Emden

10. The Elbe flows into the North Sea at Cuxhaven. About 70 kilometres (45 miles) offshore there is a small island that was under British rule from 1815-1890. What is it called? Langeoog Heligoland Föhr Norderney