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German trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how many different German dialects are there?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

150

d)

250

2.

How many states are there is Germany?

a)

10

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

3.

What state is the closest to the border with Denmark?

a)

Bremen

b)

Sachsen

c)

Niedersachsen

d)

Schleswig-Holstein

4.

What was the former capital of West Germany?

a)

Köln

b)

Bonn

c)

Frankfurt

d)

Hamburg

5.

What film genre/period was immediately following WWII?

a)

Heimat Film

b)

Trummer Film

c)

Drama Film

d)

Komödie Film

6.

In what century did Martin Luther trigger the reformation?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

7.

What city can claim Lebkuchen as their own?

a)

Berlin

b)

Bremen

c)

München

d)

Nürenberg

8.

What are the three German speaking countries?

a)

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

b)

Germany, Austria, Sweden

c)

Germany, Denmark, Holland

d)

Germany, Austria, Denmark

9.

Germany had the 4th largest economy in the...

a)

EU

b)

Europe

c)

World

d)

Eurasia

10.

What is the top export from Germany?

a)

Chemicals

b)

Cars

c)

Papergoods

d)

Machinery

11.

What is the largest automobile company in Europe?

a)

BMW

b)

Mercedes

c)

Renault

d)

Volkswagen

12.

What are the 2 most popular street foods in Germany?

a)

Bratwurst/Pommes

b)

Currywurst/Döner

c)

Döner/Crepes

d)

Käsebröttchen/Fanta

13.

What were nutcrackers designed after?

a)

Mine officers

b)

Prison guards

c)

Soldiers

d)

Police

14.

If has gifts in his sack, who throws kids in his sack?

a)

Bad Santa

b)

Der Weihnachtsman

c)

Der Teufel

d)

Krampus

15.

Oktoberfest originally celebrated what?

a)

The fall harvest

b)

Halloween

c)

All saints day

d)

a wedding

16.

Disney patterned its fairy tale castle after which German Castle?

a)

Neuschwanstein

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

Hohenzollern

d)

Löwenburg

17.

Where were the 1936 Olympics?

a)

Bremen

b)

Berlin

c)

München

d)

Hamburg

18.

What does Nazi stand for

a)

The National Socialist German Workers Party

b)

The Nationalistic Communist Party

c)

The German Socialist Freedom Party

d)

The National Socialist party of Aryan German People

19.

What government existed in Germany between the 2 world wars?

a)

The German Interim Government

b)

The Berliner Republic

c)

The Weimar Republic

d)

The Bonn Revolutionary Government

20.

Learning German, as a second language, gives you the highest earning potential over learning any other foreign language, with an average annual income of how much?

a)

75,500

b)

87,600

c)

95,350

d)

109,000