German Trivia!

Geography

Which country is not German speaking?

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• All of the Above are German!

Answer explanation

German is spoken as the official language in Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. It is the most spoken of four official languages in Switzerland. It is the second language in Namibia!

Professional Wrestlers

Which professional wrestler does not come from a German speaking country or region?

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• They are all from a German speaking country or region!

Answer explanation

Giovanni Vinci is from South Tyrol in Italy, which speaks German in addition to Italian. Ludwig Kaiser is from Germany while GUNTHER is from Austria, both German speaking countries. Claudio Castagnoli (fka Cesaro) is from Lucerne, Switzerland, one of the Swiss German cities in Switzerland.

Clothing Brands

Which clothing brand does not come from a German speaking country or region?

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• All these clothing brands are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

Levi's were founded by a German immigrant to the United States, Levi Strauss. Adidas (properly pronounced Odd-dee-doss) and Puma were founded by two rival brothers. Reebok is from the United Kingdom.

Athletes

Which athlete is not from a German speaking country or region?

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• All these athletes are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

Vollmer and Werner both play(ed) for the NFL while Wagner and Nowitzki play(ed) for the NBA. All four were born in Germany.

Cars

Which car company did not originate in a German speaking country or region?

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• All these car companies are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are both stationed in Stuttgart in Southern Germany. BMW is based out of Munich, also in Southern Germany. Volkswagen is based out of Wolfsburg in Northern Germany.

Candy

Which candy did not have its origins in Germany or another German speaking area?

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• All these candies are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

While Hershey's are not German, they were inspired by the chocolate industry of the German speaking world.

Fairy Tales

Which fairy tale is not attributed to the Grimm Brothers (collectors of German fairy tales)?

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• All of these fairy tales were collected by the Grimms.

Answer explanation

The Grimms never "wrote" any fairy tales, they simply collected them. Giving these stories had been passed down for so many generations verbally before being collected, we can never know for sure where they started. For this reason, Cinderella for example is considered both French and German.

Composers

Which composer was not from a German speaking country or region?

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• All these composers are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

Tchaikovsky is a famous Russian composer. Bach and Beethoven were both from Germany, and Mozart was from Austria.

Food

Which of these is not a German delicacy?

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• All these delicacies are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

German Chocolate Cake is not named after its country of origin. It's named after its inventor, Samuel German.

Inventions

Which of these was not invented by a German inventor?

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• All these inventions are from German speaking countries or regions!

Answer explanation

All have German origins! You may not recognize the printing press, but it is how we have books and other printed materials today. One could argue that it led to the typewriter which led to word processing programs like Microsoft Word and Google Docs.