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100

German words of this part of speech are always capitalized

Noun

100

This popular German dish is made by tenderizing and breading a thin piece of meat

Schnitzel

100

Friedrich Fröbel invented this type of school in Germany in 1837

Kindergarten

100

This German-speaking country that borders Switzerland and Austria is Europe’s fourth-smallest country

Liechtenstein

100

This candy was invented in Germany in 1922

Gummy bear

200

This consonant unique to German represents a double S sound

Eszett

200

German law prohibits working on this day

Sunday

200

This famous structure, built in 1961, fell in November 1989

Berlin Wall

200

This major European river starts in the Swiss Alps and runs through Cologne

Rhine
200

This alpine flower is the national flower of Switzerland

Edelweiss

300

This accent mark is represented by two dots and is used on the letters a, o, and u

Umlaut
300

There are around 25,000 of this building in Germany

Castle

300

This statesman unified Germany in 1871

Bismarck

300

These mountains run through Southern Germany

Bavarian/Eastern Alps
300

This city is the second-largest in Germany after Berlin

Hamburg

400

There are up to 250 of these in the German language

Dialects

400

This holiday decoration originated in Germany

Christmas tree

400

This German man invented the printing press in 1440

Gutenberg

400

A type of cake and a type of ham are named after this region in southwest Germany

Black Forest

400

This was the German currency before the euro

Deutsche Mark

500

German is the official language of this many countries

Six

500

The Eisbach river wave in this city is popular among surfers

Munich

500

This Berlin landmark was built from 1788 to 1791 under King Frederick William II

The Brandenburg Gate
500

This is the highest mountain in Germany

Zugspitze

500

Many parts of this German highway system have no speed limit

Autobahn
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