D.A.C.H. Geography
What is Germany's largest state?
Bavaria / Bayern
In what year did WWII start?
1939
What organization acts as a super-government, with power above the national governments of Europe?
European Union
What part of speech is always capitalized in German?
Nouns
Germany's first female chancellor and longest serving chancellor.
Angela Merkel
How many states does Germany have?
16
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
This country is the only country in history to have left the European Union (Bonus 50pts if you name the political movement that led to their departure)
England/The United Kingdom/Great Britain (Brexit)
Perfekt: machen
gemacht
Bremen
Swiss-German, French, Italian, Romansch
Which country, led by their famous emperor, invaded Germany in 1806 and conquered Berlin? (Bonus 50pts for the name of the emperor)
France, Napoleon Bonaparte
What currency did Germany use before the Euro was introduced in 2001?
Perfekt: spielen
gespielt
Other than Germany, Austria, or Switzerland; name a country in which German is an official or co-official language
Possible answers: Belgium, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
U.S. President Harry Truman, U.K. Prime minister Winston Churchill, and who met in the city of Potsdam after the defeat of the Nazis to discuss the division of Germany
General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin
Considered the most powerful woman in the world, who is the president of the European Union? (hint: she shares a first name with a famous Disney villain)
Ursula von der Leyen
The object of a sentence must be in the _____ case.
accusative
Name one of the two German dialects that are widely considered to be their own languages, unintelligible with High-German (bonus 50pts to name both)
Plattdeutsch/Low-German and Swiss-German
What city was the capital of the BRD (West-Germany)
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfallen
Hitler conspired with the constitutional King of which nation to reinstate his absolute monarchal power in exchange for letting the Nazis occupy his country? (Bonus 50pts for the name of this King
England, Kind Edward VIII
The Parliament of the European Union is located in Brussels, Belgium. The European Court of Justice is located in Strassburg, France. And the European Central Bank is located in...
Frankfurt, Germany
The default (non-conjugated) form of a verb is called the ______ form of the verb
Infinitive
What are Germany's fastest high-speed trains called?
I.C.E. (Inter-City Express)