German Culture
This festival, held annually in Munich, is the world’s largest beer festival.
What is Oktoberfest?
The German word for "yes."
What is ja?
This is the capital of Germany.
What is Berlin?
This physicist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
The colors of the German flag.
What are black, red, and gold?
The German Christmas tradition where children leave shoes out for small gifts on December 6th.
What is St. Nicholas Day?
In German, this word means "please" and "you're welcome."
What is bitte?
The Black Forest is located in this German state.
What is Baden-Württemberg?
This German composer wrote "Moonlight Sonata" and "Symphony No. 9."
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This animal is Germany’s national symbol.
What is the eagle?
The fairy tales collected by these two brothers include stories like "Hansel and Gretel" and "Snow White."
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
This is the German word for "goodbye" that literally means "until seeing again."
What is auf Wiedersehen?
This major river flows through Cologne and Bonn.
What is the Rhine?
This German Chancellor was the first female leader of Germany.
Who is Angela Merkel?
The country that borders Germany to the west and is known for waffles and chocolate.
What is Belgium?
This famous German highway has long stretches with no official speed limit.
What is the Autobahn?
In German, all nouns are capitalized. True or false?
What is true?
The tallest mountain in Germany, standing at 2,962 meters.
What is the Zugspitze?
This German was the inventor of the printing press in the 15th century.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
The German currency before the euro.
What is the Deutsche Mark?
The name of the German dish consisting of sausage covered in curry ketchup.
What is Currywurst?
This long German word means "speeding ticket" when translated literally.
What is Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung?
The name of the castle that inspired Disney’s Cinderella Castle.
What is Neuschwanstein Castle?
This German author wrote Faust.
Who is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?
This famous wall in Berlin was torn down in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?