Holidays & Traditions
Children get to open a "door" every day leading up to Christmas Eve.
What is an advent calendar (Adventskalender)?
This drink is made up of apple juice and soda water.
What is 'Apfelschorle'?
The most famous and important German writer.
Who is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?
It means "You're welcome" but also "Please".
What is 'bitte'?
The number of German states.
What is 16?
October 3rd marks this national holiday.
What is German Unity Day (Tag der deutschen Einheit)?
The most popular kind of meat eaten in Germany.
What is pork?
He invented the first car.
Who is Karl Friedrich Benz?
This case uses the direct object.
What is Akkusativ?
The highest mountain range in Germany.
What are the Alps (Alpen)?
What is Advent?
This dish was invented in Berlin by Turkish immigrants.
What is Döner (kebab)?
This German immigrant to the US is considered one of the inventors of jeans.
Who is Levi Strauss?
In German, a rooster makes this noise.
What is 'kikeriki'?
The year East and West Germany were unified.
What is 1990?
Be prepared to clean your shoes/boots the night before this holiday.
What is Nikolaustag (St. Nikolas Day)?
This dish was the German attempt at copying Italian pasta.
What is 'Spätzle'?
These brothers collected German fairytales from all over the country, many of which inspired Disney movies.
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
This German state is considered to be the place where people speak high German (accent free).
What is Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)?
This city was the capital of West Germany.
What is Bonn?
It is considered bad luck to congratulate early on this (annually repeating) life event.
What is a birthday?
Is given as a housewarming gift.
What are bread and salt?
Who is Dirk Nowitzki?
Children's daycare happens in this 'garden'.
What is a Kindergarten?
The year the German Empire was founded.
What is 1871?