Geography
Name the capital city of Austria (in 2024!)
The inventor of the diesel engine was called Rudolf Diesel. True or false?
True
Which German speaking country does Emmental cheese come from?
Switzerland
What does the Swiss flag look like? Is it:
A) a red cross on a white background
B) a white cross on a red background?
B) a white cross on a red background
Where did Marie Huebler grow up? Braunschweig, Darmstadt or Hamburg?
Hamburg
Which German city was divided into east and west by a wall?
Berlin
Name a car manufacturer that is based in Stuttgart.
Porsche or Mercedez-Benz
Is this dish suitable for vegans: Käsespätzle mit Röstzwiebeln
No
Which German-language author wrote the story "Die Verwandlung"/"The Metamorphosis"? (First and last name!)
Franz Kafka
Which German professor has tattoos?
Professor Iula
Which river defines much of the Franco-German border?
a) the Rhine/der Rhein
b) the Danube/die Donau
c) the Elbe/die Elbe
a) the Rhine/der Rhein
Which recently retired German Chancellor has a doctorate in quantum chemistry?
Angela Merkel
In which city was Currywurst invented (according to the history books at least)? Hamburg, Düsseldorf, or Berlin?
Berlin
Which German war movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen?
Der Schuh OR Das Boot?
Das Boot
Which language does Professor Petropoulou NOT speak?
a) English
b) German
c) Greek
d) Japanese
e) Spanish
d) Japanese
Which sea is on Germany’s northeast coast? The North Sea or the Baltic Sea?
The Baltic Sea
Which German city is home to the oldest Schwebebahn (i.e. electric elevated railway with hanging cars) in the world?!
a) Wolfsburg
b) Wuppertal
c) Weimar
b) Wuppertal
What two sodas do Germans mix together to make "Spezi"?
Fanta and Coke
Which politician uttered the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner," back in 1963?
President John F. Kennedy
Which German professor at URI doesn't have a driver's license?
Professor Ross
Name four of Germany's 16 “Bundesländer”
Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania), Bremen, Brandenburg, Berlin, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Sachsen (Saxony), Thüringen (Thuringia), Hessen (Hesse), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern (Bavaria).
Name the German company that developed the first Covid vaccine licensed in the USA, in cooperation with the US company Pfizer.
BioNTech
Which word does NOT mean donut in German?
a) Krapfen
b) Pfannkuchen
c) Berliner
d) Semmel
Semmel
In which East German city did the peaceful Monday Demonstrations take place in 1989?
Leipzig
Which German professor visited 7 communist countries during the Cold War (but wasn’t a spy!)
Professor Rarick