Oktoberfest: History, Trivia and QUIZ  Posted on Oct 2 2012 -
5:11pm  By Cristina Restrepo  Oktoberfest is a massive
tradition, practiced all over the world nowadays, but how did it
really get started?  In 1810, the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig
invited all the citizens of Munich to celebrate his marriage to
the Saxon-Hildburghausen Princess Therese. The party held over
40,000 people and extended for 5 days, yet it was the horse race
that stole the event.  In the following years, their anniversary
celebration became so popular; it joined forces with the state
agricultural show.  The horse races that made the event famous
have since ceased, with the exception of its bicentennial
anniversary in 2010 when the old fashioned races were recreated.
 But drinking beer, eating pork sausages and spit-roasted
chickens has definitely become a trademark in the cultural world
scene.  Now the festival welcomes over 6 million people every
year and is celebrated in every country.  Quick Trivia:  Did you
know that to be certifi