By MOOK Spotlight Travel Life Network, Li Xinyi | Compiled & Reported | Source / MoKo Editorial Team | Photos Provided / KölnTourismus GmbH, German National Tourist Board

Traveling thousands of miles teaches more than reading thousands of books. Trips broaden our horizons. Want to test how much you really know about travel? The Spotlight Mini-Class, divided into upper and lower parts, has prepared 12 fun questions. Come and test yourself now！

1. Which city is the birthplace of cologne and still sells this fragrance today?

(1) Paris, France (2) Delhi, India (3) Cologne, Germany

2. Is Tsingtao Beer originally a German beer?

(1) Yes (2) No

3. What real castle was the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland designed after?

(1) Windsor Castle, England (2) Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany (3) Château de Chambord, France

4. Following up on the previous question, does the real Sleeping Beauty Castle actually exist?

(1) Yes (2) No

5. Which of Taiwan’s outlying islands has an uninhabited island open for public stays?

(1) Kinmen (2) Orchid Island (3) Matsu

6. In China, it's common to see imperial steles personally inscribed by emperors. Tainan’s Chihkan Tower also features many such stone pedestals. One way to identify if the inscription was written by an emperor is by looking at the animal beneath the stele. What is that animal?

(1) Turtle (2) ?\C (3) Qilin (Chinese unicorn)

Correct Answers:

1. Which city is the birthplace of cologne and still sells this fragrance today?

(1) Paris, France (2) Delhi, India (3) Cologne, Germany 

Answer: (3) Cologne, Germany

The name “cologne” comes from the city of Cologne itself. It was first developed and produced there in 1709 by an Italian named Giovanni Maria Farina. He named it “Eau de Cologne” (Water of Cologne), making Cologne a world-renowned city ever since.

“Eau de Cologne – Farina,” the world’s oldest perfume brand, has its flagship store in central Cologne. The cologne packaged in vintage-style bottles has a unique charm. This store is also a perfume museum, showcasing the history of perfumes since the 18th century. Although cologne is often thought of as a men’s fragrance, that’s not the case—it refers to a type of light perfume that women can use too, depending on whether you like its slightly unisex scent.

2. Is Tsingtao Beer actually German beer?

(1) Yes  (2) No

Answer: (1) Yes

The history of Tsingtao Beer can be traced back to the German occupation of Qingdao. At that time, many buildings, churches, and aspects of daily life in Qingdao were similar to those in Germany, and even the brewing technology for beer was introduced. In 1903, British and German merchants established a brewery there, naming it the “Germania-Brauerei Tsingtau Aktiengesellschaft.” The equipment and raw materials were all imported from Germany, and the brewing techniques were also German. At that time, around 2,000 tons of beer were produced annually; now, Tsingtao Beer produces nearly 2,000 tons in just one day.

The main brewery of Tsingtao Beer is located right in Qingdao, and it’s the only one that uses water from Laoshan Mountain for brewing. However, most of the beer produced here is exported abroad, so it’s actually quite hard to find locally in Qingdao. The Brewery Museum at the main plant is the only place where you can taste the beer produced on-site—freshly brewed and straight off the production line, unaged and still raw. This unpasteurized beer has a higher alcohol content and can only be preserved for about a day. It tastes sweet rather than bitter, with a rich, malty aroma.

The Beer Museum displays old machinery used in production, including the mash tun built by Siemens when the brewery was established in 1903—it still works today. The Drunk Room is also a fun attraction, using tilted floors to simulate the dizzy feeling of being intoxicated.

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