Literature
Life
German geography
German history
Language Statistics
100
He wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Who is Mark Twain?
100
The state Frau London is from originally
What is Colorado?
100
the capital of Germany
What is Berlin?
100
This tyrannical German leader held office from 1933-1945. He is responsible for the Holocaust and World War II.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
Employees who speak this language average $75,000 more in bonuses than the average Spanish-speaking person (The Economist, March 2014)
What is German?
200
The author of "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet"
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
The state where Frau London was previously teaching
What is Iowa?
200
Munich is home to this German car manufacturer.
What is BMW?
200
During this century, many kingdoms united and became the country of Germany as we know it.
What is the 19th Century? (1871)
200
German is the most widely spoken langauge in this organization
What is the European Union?
300
He is the one responsible for publishing his daughter's diary from her experiences during the Holocaust. (can also give the daughter's name)
Who is Otto Frank? (The Diary of Anne Frank)
300
The number of brothers Frau London has
What is two?
300
This mountain region covers southern Germany and France and most of Austria and Switzerland.
What are the Alps?
300
Angela Merkel has held this top office in Germany since 2005 (Hint: It's NOT president.)
What is a chancellor? (German: Kanzlerin)
300
Since 2015, German has been listed in the top 5 used languages on this electronic source of information.
What is the internet?
400
This book is the most widely distributed in the world
What is the Bible?
400
The country Frau London studied abroad in during college
Where is Germany?
400
This American film maker used the Neuschwanstein Castle in southern Germany as a template for the ones he used in his theme parks around the world, most notably in the U.S. in California and Florida.
Who is Walt Disney?
400
During the 1972 Olympics held in this German city, eleven Israeli athletes were held hostage and killed by Black Semptember, a Palestinian terrorist organization.
What is Munich?
400
This language is spoken by the more people in the world than any other
What is Mandarin Chinese?
500
The titles of just a few of this British author's works include "A Tale of Two Cities," "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations"
Who is Charles Dickens?
500
Frau London has two of these and it is her favorite animal.
What is a cat?
500
This German city is home to the Deutsche Bank and Germany's largest airport.
What is Frankfurt?
500
This event in 1989 was the symbol of the reunification of Germany from East and West.
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
500
This language is the most learned language in the world
What is Spanish?