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This pop song by German artist Nena was an international hit in the 80s.
What is 99 Luftballons?
100
This group is considered the most internationally famous German-language band of all time.
What is Rammstein?
100
This remnant of Cold War division still stands in Berlin, covered in colorful murals and stretching for over a mile along the Spree River.
What is the Berlin Wall / Berliner Mauer
OR
What is the East Side Gallery?
100
This German word, meaning "children's garden," originally referred to an education facility for children between the ages of three and six.
What is kindergarten? (der Kindergarten)
100
This German chancellor is best known for unifying Germany.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
200
This famous war novel was adapted into a movie in 2022.
What is All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen Nichts Neues?
200
This morose yet beloved bread character was a staple of German children's cartoons.
Who is Bernd das Brot?
200
This neoclassical gate, completed in 1791, served as the ceremonial entrance to Berlin and the route to the Prussian royal palace.
What is the Brandenburg Gate / Brandenburg Tor?
200
This German word, meaning "lightning war," was introduced in the 1930s and remains an influential military tactic today.
What is blitzkrieg? (der Blitzkrieg)
200
World War II began in this year when Hitler invaded Poland.
What is 1939?
300
JFK said this line in Berlin.
What is Ich bin ein Berliner?
300
"Was ist dein Lieblingsfach" is from this BBC TV show.
What is Hallo aus Berlin?
300
This fairy tale castle in Bavaria, built by 'Mad King' Ludwig II, inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
What is Neuschwanstein Castle / Schloss Neuschwanstein?
300
This German word, meaning "double goer," refers to a person's spirit lookalike or body double.
What is Doppelgänger? (der Doppelgänger)
300
The period in Germany between 1918 and 1933 is known as this name.
What is the Weimar Republic / Weimarer Republik?
400
American singer and actor David Hasselhof performed this patriotic single atop the Berlin Wall.
What is Looking for Freedom?
400
This movie about a WWII submarine and its crew is a classic in the history gaming community.
What is Das Boot? (1981)
400
This Gothic cathedral in Cologne took over 600 years to complete and houses the shrine of the Three Wise Men."
What is Cologne Cathedral / Kölner Dom?
400
This German word, meaning "time-ghost" is also translated as "sign of the times" or "spirit of the age."
What is zeitgeist? (der Zeitgeist)
400
This British Prime Minister was the first to visit Germany in 1878.
Who is Benjamin Disraeli?
500
"Nett hier" stickers are famous as a tourism campaign for which German state (Bundesland)?
What is Baden-Württemberg?
500
Before reunification, this city was the capital of West Germany.
What is Bonn?
500
Located in Dresden, this baroque church was destroyed in WWII, left as ruins for decades as a war memorial, then rebuilt and reopened in 2005.
What is the Frauenkirche?
500
This German word, meaning "realistic politics," refers to politics based on practical consideration rather than ideology.
What is realpolitik? (die Realpolitik)
500
This date has been called Germany's 'day of fate' (Schicksaltag) as it marks the Kaiser's abdication in 1918, Hitler's failed putsch in 1923, Kristallnacht in 1938, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
What is November 9th?