Federal States of Germany – answers and explanations
Here are the answers to all 16 questions in the Federal States of Germany quiz, each with a short explanation. Haven't played yet? Take the quiz first and compare your score.
Play the quiz · 16 questions1. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's most populous state. Its capital is Düsseldorf, while Cologne is its largest city.
2. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Bavaria (Bayern)
Bavaria is the largest German state by area. Munich is both its capital and its largest city.
3. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Hesse (Hessen)
Hesse lies in central Germany. Its capital is Wiesbaden, but its largest city is the financial hub Frankfurt am Main.
4. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Rhineland-Palatinate is a wine-growing state in western Germany. Mainz is both its capital and its largest city.
5. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Berlin
Berlin is a city-state surrounded by Brandenburg. It is Germany's capital and also the country's largest city.
6. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Lower Saxony is Germany's second-largest state by area. Hanover is both its capital and its largest city.
7. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Saxony (Sachsen)
Saxony lies in eastern Germany. Its capital is Dresden, while Leipzig is its largest city.
8. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg in the southwest is home to the Black Forest. Stuttgart is both its capital and its largest city.
9. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is Germany's northernmost state, between the North Sea and the Baltic. Kiel is its capital and largest city.
10. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Thuringia (Thüringen)
Thuringia sits in the heart of Germany and has no coastline. Erfurt is both its capital and its largest city.
11. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
Saxony-Anhalt lies in eastern Germany. Magdeburg is its capital, and Halle (Saale) is its other big city, similar in size.
12. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
This Baltic coastal state is the most sparsely populated in Germany. Its capital is Schwerin, while Rostock is its largest city.
13. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Hamburg
Hamburg is a city-state and Germany's second-largest city, so it is its own capital and largest city. Its port is the country's biggest.
14. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Bremen
Bremen is Germany's smallest state and consists of two cities: Bremen, the capital and largest city, and Bremerhaven.
15. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Saarland
Saarland borders France and is the smallest state by area apart from the city-states. Saarbrücken is its capital and largest city.
16. Which German state is highlighted?
Answer: Brandenburg
Brandenburg completely surrounds Berlin. Potsdam, famous for Sanssouci Palace, is its capital and largest city.