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100
What was the first socialist city of the GDR? A. Karl-Marx-Stadt B. Neubrandenburg C. Jena D. Stalin City (today Eisenhuttenstadt)
D. Eisenhuttenstadt
100
How long was the waiting time for a Trabant (Plastic Car)? A. 6 months B. 2.5 years C. 15 years D. 20 years
C. 15 years
100
What was the street name that had the most escape tunnels between East and West Berlin? A. Spandauer Strasse B. Alexanderplatz C. Muhlenstrasse D. Bernauer Strasse
D. Bernauer Strasse
100
Before the wall was built, what was a common method of communication between the East and West? A. letters B. talking through windows C. walkie talkies D. facebook
B. talking through windows
100
How long was the Berlin Wall? A. 37 km B. 161 km C. 317 km D. 782 km
B. 161 km
200
When did the German reunification take place? A. 17th of June 1989 B. 3rd of October 1989 C. 1st of January 1990 D. 3rd of October 1990
D. 3rd of October 1990
200
How could you literally double the value of a Trabant? A. by filling up the tank B. by gilding the steering-wheel C. by taking your wife along D. it was not possible
A. by filling up the tank
200
How many people have died in an attempt to flee over the wall? A. 136 B. 207 C. 89 D. 115
A. 136
200
How would you call someone who didn't have a telephone? A. write a letter to set a date for a phone call B. calls were never made C. use a pay phone D. facebook
A. write a letter to set a date for a phone call
200
Which book with a circulation of 8.2 million copies was the most printed book in the GDR? A. Ulrich Plenzdorf's "The New Sufferings of Young W." B. Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" C. W.I. Lenin's "State and Revolution" D. Marx/Engels' "The Communist Manifesto"
D. Marx/Engels' "The Communist Manifesto"
300
When did the Wall fall? A. 3rd of October 1989 B. 9th of November 1989 C. 3rd of October 1990 D. 90th of November 1990
B. 9th of November 1989
300
When did it become possible to receive color TV in the GDR? A. 1950 B. 1964 C. 1973 D. 1977
C. 1973
300
How many people had fled before the wall was built? A. 600,000 B. 1.4 million C. 2 million D. 2.7 million
D. 2.7 million
300
Were western TV shows played on GDR television? A. True B. False
A. True
300
Who was the GDR's only State President? A. Erich Honecker B. Otto Grotewohl C. Willi Stoph D. Wilhelm Pieck
D. Wilhelm Pieck
400
When was the Wall built? A. 14th of August 1960 B. 13th of August 1961 C. 15th of August 1963 D. 12th of August 1965
B. 13th of August 1961
400
What was the price for a bar of West chocolate in a Delikat store? A. 1.95 Marks B. 4 Marks C. 5.50 Marks D. 7 Marks
D. 7 Marks
400
How many West Berliners were shot because they were falsely perceived as fleeing the GDR? A. 18 B. 22 C. 36 D. 55
B. 22
400
How would East Berliners receive Western goods? A. bought in the store B. receive them in packages from the West C. bought online D. there were no Western items in the GDR
B. receive them in packages from the West
400
How did one become an unofficial collaborator for the Stasi (State Security)? A. by signature B. by call C. through party membership D. by election
A. by signature
500
When was the GDR accepted into the United Nations as the 133rd state? A. never B. 1953 C. 1973 D. 1989
C. 1973
500
How long did the average family in the GDR have to wait for a landline in their home? A. 6 months B. 1.5 years C. 10 years D. 20 years
D. 20 years
500
How old was the youngest person to die in a flee attempt? A. 4 months B. 2 years C. 8 years D. 12 years
B. 2 years
500
What country were GDR residents allowed to visit? A. Poland B. China C. Denmark D. Austria
A. Poland
500
What were the GDR's coins colloquially called? A. Spiel-Groschen (children's money) B. Alu-Chips (aluminium-chips) C. Plattchen (Discs) D. Plaste-Taler (plastic taler)
B. Alu-Chips
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