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German Americans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Austrian body builder came to America and became a famous actor and Governor of California

a)

Til Schweiger

b)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Leonardo DiCaprio

2.

Which German-American Scientist provided leadership for the American Space Program and Moon Landing?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Klaus Eigentum

c)

John Brown

d)

Wernher von Braun

3.

Which musical group is NOT of German origin?

a)

Rammstein

b)

Nena

c)

Scorpions

d)

Beatles

4.

Austrian immigrant Leo Hirschfeld made this candy and named it after his daughter's nickname.

a)

PEZ

b)

Tootsie roll

c)

Candy Corn

d)

Gummy bear

5.

A compressed peppermint (Pfefferminz) candy invented by Eduard Haas in Vienna, Austria:

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which actress grew up in Germany with a German mother?

a)

Julia Roberts

b)

Meg Ryan

c)

Sandra Bullock

d)

Angelina Jolie

7.

Hans Riegel, owner of the German company Haribo, manufactured these in America in 1982.

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

The Goelitz Candy Company produced this. It lacked machinery, so availability was March-Nov.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Walter ________________ was a German known for his work in the automobile industry.

a)

Ford

b)

Chevrolet

c)

Chrysler

d)

Benz

10.

Levi Strauss' invention brought us what we know as:

a)

Cookies

b)

Tents

c)

Jeans

d)

Magnets

11.

One of our leading ketchup products is from which German American?

a)

Henry John Heinz

b)

Michael S. Crocker

c)

Harold Leon Bundt

d)

Walter M. Pilsbury

12.

This German immigrant eventually settled in Chicago where he founded a meat and cold cut business.

a)

Lukas Warner

b)

Edgar Pillsbury

c)

Michael Crocker

d)

Oscar Mayer

13.

This actor got his middle name from his "Opa", a miner in Germany's coal-and-steel Ruhr region.

a)

Johnny Isaiah Depp

b)

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

c)

Christian Pedro Bale

d)

Morgan Juan Freeman

14.

Who was the first German-American president whose last name was originally Huber?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Jimmy Carter

15.

Theodore Geisel was a political cartoonist during WW2 whose Grandfather came from Germany. He is well known today as what children's book author?

a)

Eric Carle

b)

Dr. Seuss

c)

Mark Twain

d)

John Steinbeck