16 States and their Capitals
Which non-city state is Germany's smallest state?
Saarland
Who is the current chancellor of Germany
Friedrich Merz
What is the most commonly spoken native language other than German in Germany?
Turkish
Invented in Berlin, what popular German-Turkish street food is often cited as Germany's favorite food
Döner Kebap
Germany's first female chancellor and longest serving chancellor since WWII
Angela Merkel
Which Spanish island in the mediterranean is colloquially known as 'Germany's 17th State'?
Mallorca
The minimum age to vote in federal elections in Germany is 18, but some states allow voting in local and state level elections at what age?
16
What is the second most commonly learned foreign language in Germany? (English is #1)
French
Invented in Berlin in 1949 to stretch limited food supplies, what simple sausage based dish is one of Germany's most popular street foods
Currywurst
The first chancellor of West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
What is the largest German city to not be a state capital?
Cologne (Köln), NRW
What political party currently hold the largest number of seats in the German federal parliament (Bundestag)
CDU/CSU with 208 seats
What officially recognized language is spoken by people of the same name in small communities, along the coast of the North Sea (not Dutch)
Frisian
Popular in East-Germany, Toast Hawaii was a dish made of what 4 ingredients
Toasted bread, a slice of ham, a pineapple ring, and a slice of cheese
The husband and wife duo, who invented the first practical and drivable automobile
Karl & Bertha Benz
Which German state capital city has the smallest population
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Widely recognized as the largest democratically elected parliament in the world, how many total seats are in the German federal parliament (Bundestag)
+/- 20
630
This language, a sister-language of Polish, is spoken in eastern Brandenburg and Saxony by a west-slavic people group who were heavily persecuted during WWII and the holocaust.
Sorbian
What northern German dish is a mash of potatoes, beets, and beef, accompanied by a fried egg, cherry tomatoes, pickles, and pickled herring?
Labskaus
The author, philosopher, and economist who is widely known for being one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers after publishing his very short text, The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
Which two state capitals directly border eachother?
Potsdam und Berlin
The CDU and SPD currently run the majority government in parliament. The opposition is made up of the AfD, die Linke, and ________
die Grünen
What region of France is made up of mostly ethnic Germans who speak a unique dialect of German, similar to Badisch German
Alsace-Lorraine
What Southern German dish is said to have been invented to hide the consumption of meat from God during the Christian period of Lent?
Maultaschen (Herrgottsbescheißerle - Little god cheaters)
Widely recognized as having pioneered the shift toward modern architecture through his style called Bauhaus, focusing on mass-producibility, function over form, and minimalism
Walter Gropius