Sternschanze quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which two train types stop at the Sternschanze station?

   Answer: S-Bahn and U-Bahn

   Why: The first station opened here in 1866, the present one on its embankment in 1903, and a 60 metre passage to the fair grounds in 2015.

2. 2 Medium

   Which political movement has occupied the Rote Flora since 1989?

   Answer: Autonomous leftists

   Why: The city sold the building for 370,000 marks in 2001 and bought it back for 820,000 euros in 2014.

3. 3 Hard

   Which famous landmark stands directly on the border of the Sternschanze district?

   Answer: Heinrich-Hertz-Turm

   Why: At roughly 280 metres it is Hamburg's tallest structure, yet its viewing deck and revolving restaurant closed to the public in 2001.

4. 4 Easy

   Which annual street festival in Sternschanze often ended in riots?

   Answer: Schanzenfest

   Why: Held every year since 1988, it has been staged without a permit since 2004 because organisers reject the city's conditions.

5. 5 Medium

   What did an old tavern hang as its sign, naming a Hamburg street?

   Answer: Whale shoulder blade

   Why: Whalers from a Greenland company founded in 1685 supplied the bone, and the inn first appears in a land register in 1717.

6. 6 Hard

   Which record store in Sternschanze is famous for its hip-hop selection?

   Answer: Groove City

   Why: Run by Marga Glanz and open since 1992, the shop has been honoured with the EMIL, Germany's national prize for record stores.