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Christmas in Germany
200

This Country borders Germany to the North.

What is Denmark?

200

In the 1800's Gingerbread houses became especially popular, inspired by the witch's house in this fairy tale.

What is Hansel and Gretel

200

Germany was found responsible for beginning these two wars.

What is WWI and WWII?

200

Most popular sport in Germany. Double points for spelling in German. 

What is football (soccer)?

200

This is the German word for "Germany". 

What is Deutschland?

200

The four Sundays before Christmas Day. Now we make special calendars for this.

What is Advent?

400

This city is the capital of Germany and the largest city.

What is Berlin?

400

Nürnburg is known as the Gingerbread capital of the world, and in German it is known as Lebkuchen, a word meaning "loaf (this)".

What is cake?

400

Germany used to be separated into these two countries. 

What is East and West Germany. 

400

About 2/3 of Germany's holidays are based on this religion.

What is Christian/Catholic?

400

Neuschwanstein Castle inspired this American castle.

What are Walt Disney's theme park castles?

400

This person leaves candy and small toys for good children and a bundle of sticks for bad children on December 6th

Who is St. Nicholas?

600

Germany is a federation of this many states.

What is sixteen?

600

At the intersection of several trade routes, Nürnberg acquired several new spices like cloves, nutmeg, and ginger from the east, via the network known as this road.

What is the silk road.?

600

Daimler Benz is known as being the first to invent this in 1895. 

What is an automobile/car?

600

Germans love this food made of mainly wheat and rye flour.

What is bread?

600

Austria is home to this huge energy drink company. 

What is Red Bull?

600

This child delivers Christmas presents in Germany

Who is Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man) or Christkind

800

Germany shares a border with this many other countries.

What is nine?

800

With the establishment of a special guild in Germany in the 1600's, only guild members could make gingerbread outside of these two Christian holidays.

What is Christmas and Easter?

800
This was built in 1961 and taken down in 1990

What is the Berlin Wall?

800

This meal is usually the only hot meal a typical German will eat all day.

What is Mittagessen or Lunch?
800

This country is the only other country in Europe that has a bigger population than Germany. 

What is an Russia?

800

Germany invented the tradition of having this conifer in your home for Christmas. 

What is a Christmas Tree?

1000

This western German river runs through some of Germany's largest cities. 

What is the Rhine?

1000

In some recipes, Gingerbread includes as much as this spice as ginger. In German, it's known as Zimt.

What is cinnamon?

1000

This King constructed a battlement-covered fortress known at Neuschwanstein Castle, also known as the Mad-King. 

Who is King Ludwig II?

1000

This is known as the unofficial 4th meal in a day for a German. 

What is Kaffee und Kuchen?

1000

1/3 of Germany's geography is still covered in this biome.

What is forests?

1000

This is the typical treat found in German advent calendars. 

What is chocolate?

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