GERMAN VOCABULARY
The year before kids enter first grade, they attend this.
What is kindergarten?
Oktoberfest is celebrated every year spanning these two fall months.
What are September and October? It starts in September and runs through the first weekend of October.
This Benz is a popular German car in North America.
What is Mercedes?
This dish is made of fermented cabbage.
What is sauerkraut?
This once-divided city is the capital of Germany.
What is Berlin?
Typical round lettuce used in sandwiches or what brought down the Titanic. It translates to “mountain of ice.”
What is iceberg?
It is the traditional alcoholic beverage served at Oktoberfest.
What is beer (or similar)?
Some of its vehicles are the Microbus, also known as the Van, and the Beetle, also know as the Bug.
What is Volkswagen?
This hard, twisted bread or biscuit became the snack of choice n airlines when peanuts became to expensive serve.
What is pretzel? In German, pretzels are called brezien, and they're served with mustard on the side for dipping.
This high mountain range in Germany is often associated with Switzerland.
What is the Alps?
It is German for thank you, and it is the first word of the song made famous by Wayne Newton.
What is danke (DON kuh)?
This is the traditional outfit worn by women---a dress with a defined bodice and low neckline, a tight waist, and a gathered skirt.
What is a dirndl (DERN duhl)
This hydrogen-filled German airship exploded while attempting to land in Lakehurst, new Jersey, in 1937.
What is Hindenburg?
This is the name for grilled sausage, a popular street food made with pork and veal.
what is bratwurst?
It is the capital of the state of Bavaria.
What is Munich?
A five-letter word beginning with A that means “fear” and is spelled the same way in German and English. Also means “apprehension and uneasiness.”
What is angst? Televised sporting events, yoga, and meditation can help provide relief from day-to-day angst.
The official city where Octoberfest is celebrated.
What is Munich, Germany
This three-letter German car is known as the ultimate driving machine and the ultimate driving experience.
What is BMW?
This cake named for a famous forest is stuffed with chocolate and cherries, soaked in liquor, and "iced" with whipped cream.
What is black Forest?
It is Germany's largest river.
What is the Rhine?
It means “above and beyond.” it is also the name of a taxi service that you can book on your smartphone.
What is Uber? The internet and computer games can be Uber addictive.
The first Oktoberfest was held in celebration of this event.
What is a wedding or marriage? It was held to celebrate Crown Prince Ludwig's marriage to Princess Teresa. the entire city of Munich was invented to the event.
A long-time favorite of this German auto manufacturer is the 911 sports car.
What is Porsche?
The classical version of this pastry has a very thin, flakey piecrust stuffed with lemon-soaked apples and rum-soaked raisins, all sprinkled with cinnamon.
What is strudel?
Germany is bordered on the west by this small country beginning with the letter L.
What is Luxembourg?
Merriam-Webster calls it “the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.” Another definition is the spirit of an era.
What is zeitgeist (ZIGHT tights)? Translated literally, it means, “spirit of the time”; for example, Woodstock captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s.
The city that hosts largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany
What is Kitchener, Ontario?
Attracts 700,000 visitors annually.
This German highway system is similar to American interstates but has no speed limits in some rural areas.
What is autobahn? which translate to "motor track"
This pounded and breaded, fried cutlet of veal is often served with a side of potatoes or spatzle, boiled egg noodle.
What is Weiner schnitzel? if its made with a meat other than veal it is simply called schnitzel. Leftovers make great sandwiches.
Germany has two seas name one of them.
What is the Baltic or the North? Both seas are sometimes referred to as the German Riviera.