Famous German Brands
German Cars
Stocks & the Exchange
Money & Banking
German Economic History
100

This German sportswear brand is famous for its three stripes.

Adidas

100

This German car brand uses a “V” stacked above a “W” as its logo.

Volkswagen

100

Buying a share of a German company makes you a small part-_____ of that company.

Owner

100

This currency is used in Germany: euros, dollars, or yen.

Euro

100

Germany had to rebuild much of its industry after this world war ended in 1945.

World War II

200

This German sportswear brand has a leaping big cat as its logo.

Puma

200

This luxury German car brand has a three-pointed star as its logo.

Mercedes-Benz

200

You buy a German stock for €50 and sell it for €70. This is your profit per share.

€20

200

One euro is equal to how many dollars?

$1, $1.13, $1.32, $1.45, or $1.86

$1.13

200

This wall fell in 1989, helping pave the way for the reunification of Germany and its economy.

Berlin Wall

300

This German candy company is famous for its Goldbears gummy bears.

Haribo

300

This German car brand has four interlocking rings as its logo.

Audi

300

Germany’s leading stock exchange is in this city: Frankfurt, Berlin, or Hamburg.

Frankfurt.

300

A bank charges you this for borrowing money, usually expressed as a percentage.

Interest  

300

German euro banknotes and coins arrived in this year: 1992, 2002, or 2012.

2002.

400

This German airline has a crane bird as its logo and a name beginning with “L.”

Lufthansa

400

This German sports-car maker produces the famous 911.

Porsche

400

This three-letter stock index is Germany’s best-known stock-market benchmark.

DAX

400

Before adopting the euro, reunified Germany used this currency, often called the D-Mark.

Deutsche Mark

400

In 1923, German prices rose extraordinarily quickly and money lost its value. This extreme form of inflation is called _____.

Hyperinflation.

500

This German business-software company has a three-letter name beginning with “S.”

SAP

500

BMW’s headquarters are in this Bavarian city, also famous for Oktoberfest.

Munich.

500

When a German company distributes part of its profits to shareholders, that payment is called this.

 bmwgroup-werke.comDividend

500

Known as the ECB, this institution sets monetary policy for the euro area, including Germany.

European Central Bank.

500

West Germany’s rapid postwar recovery became known as the Wirtschaftswunder, or “economic _____.”

Miracle.

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