This very tall German dude plays for the Dallas Mavericks.
Who is Dirk Nowitzki?
100
This is the capital of Germany, and its biggest city.
What is Berlin?
100
Germany's main river in the western part of the country
What is the Rhine?
100
1871
What is the founding of Germany as a modern nation (2nd German Reich)?
100
Austrian composer known for The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, and a very famous requiem.
Who is W.A. Mozart?
200
This chancellor of Germany is the first woman to be elected to the role.
Who is Angela Merkel?
200
This city-state, which was a Hanseatic Free City, is Germany's second biggest city.
What is Hamburg?
200
Germany's main river in the southern part of the country
What is the Danube?
200
1989
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
200
Author of "The Metamorphosis"
Who is Franz Kafka?
300
This guy was the captain of the German national soccer team that won the 2014 World Cup.
Who is Philipp Lahm?
300
This city, which is home to the Oktoberfest, is Germany's third biggest.
What is Munich?
300
the famous forest region in the southwestern part of Germany
What is the Schwarzwald (Black Forest)?
300
1933
What is the beginning of Hitler's rise to power?
300
Famous German artist of the Northern Renaissance
Who is Albrecht Duerer?
400
This German racing legend was nearly killed in a skiing accident.
Who is Michael Schumacher?
400
This city is believed by many to be the oldest city in Germany, but it is close, because there are several other cities that date to about the same time.
What is Trier?
400
A mountain range in north-central Germany
What is the Harz?
400
800
What is the coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans?
400
The most prolific famous German writer
Who is Martin Luther?
500
This guy was the chancellor when the Berlin Wall fell.
Who is Helmut Kohl?
500
This city, Germany's fourth largest, has just over a million people and is famous because of its Karneval celebration.
What is Cologne?
500
This is the tallest mountain in Germany.
What is the Zugspitze?
500
1990
What is German reunification?
500
Author of Faust I and Faust II, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and many, many other works