Geography
Cognates
Culture
People
Grammar
100

What is the capital of Germany

Berlin

100

What does the word 'Milch' mean?

milk

100

What famous celebration is held in Munich every year in September?

Oktoberfest

100

Who invented the printing press?

Johannes Guttenberg

100

Is the article for  'Bleistift'  der, die or das?

der

200

Which major mountain chain borders Germany in the south?

The Alps

200

What does the German word 'Bär' mean?

bear

200

On what day is Christmas celebrated in Germany?

December 24

200

Who is the current chancellor of Germany?

Angela Merkel

200

The verb in a regular German sentence is always positioned where?

Second

300

What is Germany's biggest river?

The Rhine

300

Komme pünktlich um 2 Uhr. What does the word 'pünktlich mean'?

punctual, on time

300

What famous German street food dish comes with a special sauce?

Currywurst

300

Which Swiss Tennis Player is currently ranked No. 5 in the world, after being No. 1 for a long time?

Roger Federer

300

What kind of words get capitalized in German?

Any noun and begin of sentence

400

Which 4 languages are official languages of Switzerland?

French, Italian, German, Romansh

400

What English word is the German word 'Blume' related to (not necessarily looking for a translation)

to bloom

400

The stereotypical image of a 'German' that many people have in mind is based on people living in which German state?

Bavaria

400

What food did JFK famously and accidentally say he is in his Berlin speech?

ICh bin ein Berliner (Jelly Doughnut)

400

You are talking to your boss, Martin Meyer, at the restaurant where you work. How would you address him? What grammatical form would you use?

Herr Meyer, use 'Sie' form

500

How many states does Austria have?

9

500

What is the German word often used in English to describe someone being happy at someone else's misery?

Schadenfreude

500

Name at least one difference between eating out in a restaurant in the US and Germany

500

Which Austrian actor was also governor of California?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

500

put this sentence into the right order two times, keeping in mind that there are several possibilites

Ich

am Montag

spiele

Tennis

im Tennis Club


Ich spiele Am Montag Tennis im Tennisclub.

Am Montag spiele ich Tennis im Tennisclub.

Tennis spiele ich am Montag im Tennisclub.

Im Tennisclub spiele ich am Montag Tennis.

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