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GerSoc Fun!

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the GerSoc bear?

a)

Al-bär Schnitzel Ein Stein

b)

Al-bear Schnitzel Einstein

c)

Albear Sauerkraut Einstein

d)

Al-bär Sauerkraut Einstein

2.

Weimar, Erfurt, Jena, and Eisenach are all towns/cities in which German state?

a)

Sachsen

b)

Hessen

c)

Thüringen

d)

Brandenburg

3.

True or False? All of the committee members are German.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which one of these isn't an actual German dialect?

a)

Niederdeutsch

b)

Hessisch

c)

Sächsisch

d)

Scouse

5.

True or False? The Berlin Wall came down in 1991.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of these countries does not have German as an official language at all?

a)

Germany

b)

Brazil

c)

Holland

d)

Austria

7.

A true Thüringer Rostbratwurst should cost maximum: ...

a)

2,50 Euros

b)

4,00 Euros

c)

1,00 Euro

d)

6,00 Euros

8.

True or False? Berlin first became the capital of Germany in 1871.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the small country in between Switzerland and Austria?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

Genovia

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

Deowark

10.

Which city used to be the capital of Bavaria in the Middle Ages?

a)

Nuremberg

b)

Regensburg

c)

Freising

d)

Munich

11.

True or False? German fathers celebrate Father's Day by pulling wagons full of alcohol through the streets.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False? People in Southern Germany greet each other with "Moin!".

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of these places were we planning to visit?

a)

Leipzig

b)

Hamburg

c)

Dresden

d)

Erfurt

14.

Which committee member did not do a British Council placement on their Year Abroad?

a)

Kat

b)

Emma

c)

James

d)

Phoebe

e)

Isabelle

15.

How many countries does Germany share a border with?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

11

16.

Which rivers flow through Berlin?

a)

Havel, Oder, Spree, Elbe

b)

Havel, Rhine, Spree, Elbe

c)

Spree, Oder, Danube, Elbe

d)

Spree, Saale, Oder, Havel

17.

When does Oktoberfest start this year (2020)?

a)

19th September

b)

21st September

c)

4th October

d)

5th October

18.

True or False? The Chancellor’s office in Berlin is known locally as as the “washing machine”.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Victory Column in Berlin (Siegessäule) is lovingly called 'Gelbelse' by Berliners.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Where is the Wartburg (castle) located?

a)

Weimar

b)

Eisenach

c)

Marburg

d)

Fulda

21.

Where was Johann Sebastian Bach born?

a)

Leipzig

b)

Lüneburg

c)

Arnstadt

d)

Eisenach

22.

Which of these cities was the birthplace of the Bauhaus movement?

a)

Dessau

b)

Berlin

c)

Weimar

d)

Bernau

23.

Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German in 'captivity' in which castle?

a)

Neuschwanstein Castle

b)

Moritzburg Castle

c)

Wartburg Castle

d)

Mespelbrunn Castle

24.

Which of these cities hosts the German Hygiene Museum?

a)

Dresden

b)

Leipzig

c)

Chemnitz

d)

Zwickau

25.

In which country can you find the Sächsische Schweiz?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Austria

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

26.

How many bridges does Leipzig have?

a)

400

b)

396

c)

456

d)

427

27.

Where is the Monument to the Battle of the Nations? (Völkerschlachtdenkmal)

a)

Dresden

b)

Colditz

c)

Leipzig

d)

Erfurt

28.

How tall is the Monument to the Battle of the Nations? (Völkerschlachtdenkmal)

a)

70 metres

b)

80 metres

c)

91 metres

d)

107 metres

29.

Leipzig lies at the confluence of which three rivers?

a)

Parthe

b)

Elbe

c)

White Elster

d)

Pleisse

30.

Which city is the capital of Saxony?

a)

Leipzig

b)

Dresden

c)

Erfurt

d)

Chemnitz