JeopardyLabs

letters

100

There are how many letters, including special characters, in the German language? 

What is 30?

200

What letter in German makes the same sound as the letter "y" in yes? 

What is "j" 

300

Name all 7 German letters that rhyme with the German letter "B"

What is C, D, E, G, P, T, W?

400

This German vowel sounds most like a long ee sound. 

What is "i"? 

500

These are the 4 special characters in the German alphabet and the letters that they replace. 

What is ä/ae, ö/oe, ü/ue, ß/ss?

numbers

100

How do you write the number sieben in German script? 

What is 7?

200

Spell out the answer to the following math problem in German. Vier plus sieben ist_____________

Was ist elf? 

300

Spell out the answer to the following math problem in German. Zwei mal zehn ist _____________

What is zwanzig?

400

Spell out 13 and 30 (in that order) in German. 

What is dreizehn and dreißig?

500

Spell out the numbers 0 through 5 in German. Use the correct spelling and special characters.  

What is null, eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf?

greetings

100

This is a formal way to say hello in the afternoon. 

What is guten Tag? 

200

This is the German spelling for the informal Italian word for goodbye.

What is Tschau? 

300

This Austrian way to say both hello and goodbye comes from the Latin word for servant. 

What is servus? 

400

Unlike "bis später" which means "until later", this informal German goodbye means "until soon"

What is bis bald? (BTW bald is a false cognate, it does not mean the same thing in German and English) 

500

Name the informal greeting and formal greeting that would be used in the south of Germany. 

What is Grüß dich (informal) and Grüß Gott (formal)?

Q & A

100

This German word means both please and you're welcome. 

What is bitte? 

200

The proper full sentence answer to "Wie heißt du?"

What is "Ich heiße....  

300

How you would ask an unknown older person what their name is. 

What is "Wie heißen Sie?" 

400

Full sentence answer to "Wie geht's?" if you are not feeling well. 

What is "es geht mir schlecht"?

500

How you say "right back at you" when someone wishes you a good day or "schönen Tag noch"

What is "gleichfalls"

Grammar etc

100

A word that is the same or similar in two or more languages and has the same meaning is called this. 

What is a cognate? 

200

This part of speech is always capitalized in German

What is a noun? 

300

This form of address is used when talking to someone who is familiar to you, such as a family member or close friend. 

What is informal? 

400

Gift means poison in German. What do you call words that look or sound the same or similar but have different meanings in two or more languages? 

What is a false cognate? 

500

The word "the" is called a definite article. List the 3 definite articles in German and their genders. 

What is der/masculine, die/feminine, das/neutral?