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These high in potassium snacks gained a reputation for being so rare within the DDR, that many thought they had been outlawed by the time the Berlin Wall fell.
What are bananas?
There are so many varieties of this grainy good, that there are types labeled specifically for toast.
What is bread?
Probably the only German celebrity you can think of, this Project Runway host is a German native.
Who is Heidi Klum?
This staple of German separation wasn't a singular blockage between Eastern and Western Germany, but actually two.
What is the Berlin Wall/Berlin Mauer?
Regardless of the obnoxious amount of smokers in the city, Berlin has still been dubbed the best city in Europe at this.
What is being green?
Teens in East Germany revolted by starting a black market to bootleg this
What is music?
This hearty snack with a ketchup, curry, and Worcester sauce topping is so popular that it has its own energy drink flavor.
What is currywurst?
This movie soundtrack GOAT was born in Frankfurt.
Who is Hans Zimmer?
Known as the atheist capital of Europe, it's surprisingly home to this Protestant powerhouse.
What is the Berliner Dom?
Berlin is the only city in the world with 3 of these musical performance houses.
What are opera houses?
One of the only things created in the DDR to still stand today and spread to Western Germany, these red and green icons are Berlin street staples.
What are traffic lights or ampelmännchen?
The apple really didn't fall far from the tree to make this classic German apple juice and sparkling water concoction...
What is apfelschorle?
Spooky! These twitches were born in Gelnhausen.
Who are Tia and Tamara Mowry?
This spherically topped structure was the second tallest man-made structure in the world at the time of its completion in 1965.
What is the TV Tower?
NYC's boroughs have nothing on Berlin's districts, housing a number reminiscent of the Hunger Games franchise.
What is 12?
These cottony wardrobe staples weren't allowed to be imported into East Germany until 1978.
What are jeans?
This meaty dish that can be from any animal is named after the way the meat is cut: away from the bone and thinly sliced.
What is schnitzel?
This very Irish X-Men actor was actually born in Heidelberg, before moving to Ireland at the age of two.
Who is Michael Fassbender?
This monumental symbol of German peace was splattered in orange in September 2023 in the name of climate activism.
What is Brandenburger Tor?
Weird flex, but okay. Berlin is home to the first of these streetside assistants.
What are traffic lights?
The DDR was so behind technologically in comparison to Western Germany, only 9% of the Eastern population could communicate with this.
What is a telephone?
While these crunchy American snacks are a staple in German supermarkets, the fan-favorite cheddar cheese flavor is ditched for the highly sought-after European preference: sweet paprika.
What are Pringles?
The main actor in everyone's favorite action movie that is DEFINITELY ALSO A CHRISTMAS MOVIE was born in Eastern Germany.
Who is Bruce Willis?
Standing at approximately 1.3 km or 0.8 miles long, this classic Berlin tourist stop is the longest open-air gallery in the world.
What is the Eastside Gallery?
Berlin has more of these types of tourist attractions than the 106 average rainy days it hosts per year.
What are museums?