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100

This Geman leader is the author of the book “Mein Kamf” (My Struggle) while in prison.

Who is Adolf Hitler?


100

This is the main meal of the day in Germany.

What is Lunch?


100

In 1961, East German government built what, to prevent citizens from fleeing West to Berlin.

What is the Berlin Wall?


100

Germans are the largest ethnic group in the US.  There are this many people that identify as German

What is 43 million?


100

This expression used to wish good health to a person that sneezes. 

What is Gesundheit? 


200

This German leader was the leader during the start of the first world war when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.

Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?


200

This is the unofficial fourth meal of the day.

What is Kaffee und Kuchen (Coffee and Cake)?

 

200

This is the name of the highest mountain in Germany.

What is Zugspitz?


200

President John F. Kennedy said this when he visited Berlin.

What is "Ich bin ein Berliner?


200

This abbreviation for North has a different meaning in German.

What is Nein?


300

Germany joined this organization at the start of the cold war to combat the Soviet Union.

What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?


300

According to the German Food Guide this is the most consumed meat.

What is Pork/Sausage?


300

This famous composer and pianist was born in Bonn, Germany.

Who is Ludwig Von Beethoven?


300

This is the only German band that most Americans know.

What is Rammstein?


300

In German, these three definite articles are needed for grammatical genders.

What is Der, Die and Das? 


400

Germany attacked this empire in the 4th century AD.

What is Rome?


400

This is Germany's most popular bread.

What is Rye-wheat (“Roggenmischbrot”)?


400

This is the largest lake in Germany.

What is Lake Constance?


400

This is the state with the most Germans living in it today.

What is Pennsylvania?


400

This word for school was adopted from German into English.

What is Kindergarten?


500

This German philosopher is known for writing about the discrepancies between the proletariat and bourgeoisie and wanted social change to communism.

Who is Karl Marx?


500

Literally translated as ‘mouth bags’, this a delicacy that comes from the Southern Swabian region of Baden-Wurttemberg.

What is maultaschen?


500

This famous castle in Florida was inspired by the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.

What is the Walt Disney/Sleeping Beauty Castle?


500

This sausage is commonly known as "German sausage" in the US

What is Brautwurst?


500

This word means German in German.

What is Deutsch? 


600

This leader helped unify Austria and Germany in 1879.

Who is Otto Von Bismark?


600

This soft drink was first started in Germany in the 1940's.

What is Fanta?


600

This car was manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany.

What is Volkswagen?


600

This German military officer was critical to American independence.

Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben ?


600

In 1963 Wayne Newton’s signature song made this expression popular.

What is Danke Schon? 


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