ROUND 1
In which year was the 1st Oktoberfest held?
A. 1801
B. 1810
C. 1821
B. 1810. It was held Oct 12.
When is Oktoberfest held.
A. 1st - 18 of October
B. First Friday of October till the 2nd Sunday of Oct.
C. Mid September till the first Sunday of October
C. Mid September till the first Sunday of October
Who has the honor to tap the ceremonial 1st keg of Oktoberfest?
A. Minister of State
B. Governor of the State
C. Mayor of the State
C. Mayor of the State
How many horses were raced along this long grueling race track?
A. 15
B. 30
C. 40
B. 30 horses. The grandstand could hold 40,000 race spectators.
In which German city was the 1st Octoberfest held?
A. Hamburg
B. Leipzig
C. Munich
Oktoberfests of todays era carry on much tradition of the earlier years. What type of activities would you see or experience.
Parades that feature beer wagons and floats from Munich's breweries along with people in folk costumes, booths selling food and beer. Other entertainment includes games, Gun shooting contests, amusement rides, music, and dancing.
How many Oktoberfest celebrations were canceled since 1811?
26 due to 2 cholera epidemics (bacterial infection of the small intestine), involvement of Barvaria in the Napoleonic War, Franco Prussian war, World War I and II, due to the economy, and CORONA-19 VIRUS.
How long is the race?
3,400 metres (11,200 ft) long racetrack, roughly longer than 2 1/4 miles.
What event was being celebrated during the first Oktoberfest in 1810?
A wedding of the crown prince of Barvaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Theresa Von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
What types of food are offered at Oktoberfest in 2022?
Roasted chicken, sausage, pretzels, and potato pancakes.
For 150 years horse racing had been a large part of this German tradition. In which year was the last horse race>
A. 1899
B. 1920
C. 1960
C. 1960
What was introduced in 1818
Beer. Later large beer halls were build with interior balconies and bandstands. Each of Munich’s brewers have built beer halls to seat 6,000 people each.
How many days is Oktoberfest usually celebrated?
A. 5 days
B. 16 to18-days.
C. 22 days
B. The Original Oktoberfest was 5 days long. Later it grew to 16 to18-days.
Since 1950, the festival has always been opened with the same traditional procedure. What is it?
At noon a 12-gun salute is followed by the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer.
What do the local Germans call Oktoberfest?
The locals in Munich will often refer to Oktoberfest as "die Wies'n” as a short hand for the festival's location, the Theresienwiese.
Guess how many gallons of beer is consumed during one of Munich’s 16-18 day festival?
Total beer consumption during an Oktoberfest was upwards of 75,800 hectolitres (about 2 million gallons).
What activities would you have seen at an Oktoberfest held in the 1800’s?
Horse races, state agricultural fair, food booths, beer halls, tree climbing, bowling alley, and swings.
Where in Munich is Oktoberfest held each year?
Theresienwiese (“Therese’s green”). Wiese is Germand for "meadow". In 1810 this area of meadow was located outside the city walls. It was named after princess Theresa von Sachsen-Hildberghausen
How much area in square feet makes up Theresienwiese?
420,000 square metres (4,500,000 sq ft)
How many people attend Munich’s Octoberfest?
Oktoberfest draws more than six million people each year, many of them tourists.