Ostern
Oktoberfest
Weihnachten
Food
Random Trivia
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What is Ostern?
Easter.
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What is Oktoberfest?
The largest folk festival in the world.
100
What is Weihnachten?
Christmas.
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What is the most famous Oktoberfest drink?
Beer.
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How many weeks off do children get for Ostern?
Two weeks.
200
When is Ostern celebrated?
March or April.
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When is Oktoberfest celebrated?
Late September to October 3rd (about 16 days).
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What holiday starts the Christmas season?
Nikolaustag (Saint Nicholas Day) on December 6th.
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Name three foods or candies eaten on Ostern.
Lamb, potatoes, fresh vegetables, eggs, chocolate bunnies.
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What do good and bad children get on Nikolaustag?
Good children - candy, small gifts / Bad children - coal, rocks, twigs
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What do the bright Ostern colors represent?
Growth and sunlight.
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Name three Oktoberfest traditions/activities.
Amusement park rides, games, eating food, drinking beer, wearing traditional clothes.
300
How do people count the days to Weihnachten? (2 answers)
Advent wreaths and Advent calendars.
300
Name three foods eaten on Oktoberfest.
Roast chicken, roast pork, sausage, pretzel, potato dumplings, red cabbage.
300
What do we call the two days before Ostern?
Good Friday and Silent Saturday.
400
Name three Ostern traditions in Germany.
Painting eggs, hunting for eggs, eating a large meal, church service.
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What city is Oktoberfest held in?
Munich.
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What Weihnachten tradition started in Germany?
The Christmas tree.
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Name three foods eaten on Weihnachten.
Christmas cookies (Plätzchen), fruit cake (Stollen), duck, goose, rabbit, roast, red cabbage, potato dumplings.
400
Why does Oktoberfest end on October 3rd?
Because October 3rd is German Unity Day.
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What Ostern tradition started in Germany?
Painting and decorating eggs.
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What event opens Oktoberfest?
The opening of the first beer keg - O'zapft!
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In what city is the biggest Christmas market?
Nuremburg.
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What is the name of the drink popular during Weihnachten?
Glühwein.
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What are the names of the traditional clothes worn during Oktoberfest?
Dirndl (women), lederhosen (men)
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