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Quiz about German City Abbreviations License Plates

German City Abbreviations (License Plates) Quiz

While driving through Germany, you see 'GAP' on the license plate. Is that car advertising for Gap clothes or is it from a particular place? I didn't know until I got there! See if you know! Hint: The bigger the city, the fewer the letters it has!

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,670

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
614

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is for Murnau? Hint

MUR

GAP

MRN

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hamburg? Hint

HAM

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Question 3 of 10

3. Leverkusen? Hint

LVK

LEV

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bonn? Hint

BON

BNN

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cologne? Hint

COL

KOL

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Question 6 of 10

6. Berlin? Hint

BER

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Question 7 of 10

7. Munich? Hint

MUN

MCH

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bremen? Hint

BRE

BRM

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Question 9 of 10

9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen? Hint

PAR

GAR

GAP

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Question 10 of 10

10. Penzberg? Hint

PNZ

PEN

WIL

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is for Murnau?

Answer: GAP

Murnau is so small that they use the GAP of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

2. Hamburg?

Answer: HH

Hamburg is HH because it was a member of the Hanseatic league. Each of the 7 states have an 'H' before their letter.

3. Leverkusen?

Answer: LEV

Leverkusen is the town home to the Bayer company. The Bayer factory and buildings are HUGE, it's a city in itself!

4. Bonn?

Answer: BN

B is for Berlin because it is bigger than Bonn. Therefore, Bonn's license plate needs two letters.

5. Cologne?

Answer: K

Cologne is Koeln in German and it's a big city, hence just K.

6. Berlin?

Answer: B

It's the capital of its area, so it has the single letter.

7. Munich?

Answer: M

Big city - one letter! Munich (Muenchen) is the capital of Bavaria (Bayern).

8. Bremen?

Answer: HB

Another Hanseatic state.

9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen?

Answer: GAP

And because some towns like Murnau are so small, they also have GAP as their license plate.

10. Penzberg?

Answer: WM

Penzberg is too small for its own, so it uses the WM from Weilheim.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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