German Cities
Food and Drink
Germany in the USA
German Inventions
Landmarks
100
This city is the home of play-doh and world's only airport beer garden
Munich
100
A Radler is a mix of these two things
Beer and lemonade
100
These two Germany grocery store chains have entered the American market, on in 1976, the other in 2017
Aldi and Lidl
100
This iconic square chocolate is still manufactured in Waldenbuch, outside of Stuttgart
Ritter Sport
100
Disney’s famous castle was based off of this real life castle located in Bavaria
Neuschwanstein
200
This city is home to Germany’s oldest university, founded in 1368
Heidelberg
200
Maultaschen, also called 'Herrgottsbescheißerle' are considered a food that is "cheating God” because they were this
Meat
200
These two regions of the US have their own dialect of German
Pennsylvania and Texas
200
Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of this important invention
Printing Press
200
This is the name of Germany's highest peak
Zugspitze
300
Hanau, the beginning of the Märchenstraße is the birthplace of these famous Germans
The Brothers Grimm
300
This is the most consumed drink in Germany
Mineral (sparkling) water
300
The US has this many German embassies/consulates?
9 – DC, Boston, NYC, Houston, San Francisco, Chicago, LA, Miami, Atlanta
300
The first of these were fitted in 1888 by Adolf Eugen Fick, helping us see today
Contact lenses
300
This landmark, located in NRW is the most visited of Germany
Kölner Dom
400
The Paternoster (or continuous elevator) has been banned in many countries due to safety concerns, though this German city is often cited as having the most in one building (3)
Stuttgart
400
This Schrobhausen vegetable is known as ‘white gold’ and even has a festival and permanent statue in place
Asparagus
400
This percentage of Americans claim to have German ancestry
12-17%
400
This little white pill was invented by Felix Hoffmann under the company Bayer which helps reduce risk of heart attacks and relieve short term pain
Aspirin
400
The East Side Gallery is considered the world’s longest open-air gallery on the remnants of what?
Berlin Wall
500
Esslingen is known for having Germany’s premier ___ Christmas market, fitting for the theme of the city (think time period)
Medieval
500
This seasoning, associated with the state of Maryland was actually invented by a German-Jewish immigrant
Old Bay
500
This state has the highest concentration of German FDI (foreign direct investment) companies
South Carolina
500
Inventor of the diesel motor, Carl Rudolph worked for Carle von Linde who invented the technology for compressed-ammonia for this appliance (now your yogurt won’t go bad!)
Refrigerator
500
The Tränenpalast was the checkpoint for families traveling by train or on foot between these two places
East and West Berlin