German Culture
This holiday is celebrated in Catholic regions of Germany in early November and is a commemoration of the dead.
What is Allerheiligen (All Saint's Day)?
Some joke that this major political leader called himself a jelly doughnut while delivering a speech in West Germany.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Hans has 50 Euros. He gives 20 to Greta for some clothes, then uses five to buy a pretzel. In German, Hans would say he has this many Euros.
What is fünfundzwanzig?
This phrase, when used as a response to someone asking how you are, describes how you are in bed.
What is "ich bin"?
This man was the last chancellor of Germany prior to the election of Adolf Hitler.
Who is Kurt von Schleicher?
This term describes nostalgia for the German Democratic Republic, predominantly in its former territories.
What is Ostalgie?
This German scientist invented a well known device for detecting radiation level, indicated by a distinctive clicking noise.
Who is Hans Geiger?
It has been this many years, in German, since the reunification of Germany.
What is zweiunddreißig?
Hans asks Greta where she is from. Her response, in German, translates to English as, "I am from Austria."
What is, "Ich komme aus Österreich"?
This term describes a period of German history from 1872 to 1878 wherein a number of anti-Catholic laws were passed by chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
What is Kulturkampf?
This cornucopia-shaped container is given to school children in Germany on their first day of school and can contain candies, toys, school supplies, and so on.
What is a Schültute?
This day, in German, is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. However, because it is also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, October 3 is celebrated as the Day of German Unity instead.
What is 9. November?
In German, this many countries divided Germany after World War II.
What is vier?
Hans says, "Ich bin vierundzwanzig Jahre alt." This is the meaning of this phrase in English.
What is, "I am 24 years old"?
This is the autonomous region of Portugal where Karl I, the last emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, died in 1922 of respiratory failure.
What is Madeira?
Oktoberfest was first celebrated to commemorate the marriage of King Ludwig I of this German state and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
What is Bavaria?
This term describes the border between East and West Germany during the Cold War.
What is the Inner German Border?
In German, there are usually this many students in our German class.
What is sieben?
This German word has the same meaning as "hallo", but literally translates to just "hi" and is only used in Austria.
What is "servus"?
Belgium has Dutch, French, and German-speaking communities. Dutch speakers come from Flanders, French speakers come from Wallonia, and German speakers come from here.
What is East Belgium?
In Germany, the maintaining of these is considered so important, failure to do so will result in a fine.
What are graves?
This German industrialist helped several Jews escape persecution during World War II and is the protagonist of a 1993 Steven Spielberg film.
Who is Oskar Schindler?
In a typical game of Jeopardy, there are this many questions in German.
What is null?
This is the informal form of the well known German phrase "auf Wiedersehn".
What is "tschüß"?
This civil war in Switzerland was fought in 1847 and resulted in the establishment of the Swiss Confederation as a federal state.
What is the Sonderbund War?