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Fun Facts for Fun Folk
100

When was the university founded?

1948

100

What is the capital of Turkey?

Ankara

100

How many buroughs does Berlin have? (100 plus points for naming all of them)

12 (Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Pankow, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln, Treptow-Köpenick, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Lichtenberg, and Reinickendorf)

100

What matters according to Judith Butler?

Bodies (that matter)

100

What number has this building?

18

200

Which letter is currently missing and why?

To protest the budget cuts by the Berlin senate, the letter "E" is cut out of current postings of the university.

200

Which scripts are commonly found in Japan?

Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and roma-ji (Roman letters)

200

What beloved snack has been introduced/invented in 1972?

Döner Kebab

200

Who held their inaugural lectures at the Collège de France in 1970? (100 plus points for the title of the most famous one)

Michel Foucault and L'ordre du discourse (The order of discourse)

200

What is a group of hyenas called?

A cackle

300

Which three Latin words are featured on the university crest?

Veritas, Iustitia, Libertas

300

Which is the second longest river in China?

The yellow river spanning 5,464 kilometers 

300

According to reddit, what is the usual waiting time for Berghain?

2 hours

300

What are the two countries specifically mentioned as one of the 11 civilizations clashing according to Samuel Huntington?

Israel and Japan

 

300

How many Pokémon are there as of today in the National Pokédex?

1.025

400

What percentage of PhD students are not from Germany?

41%

400

Who are the 7 members of K-Pop group BTS?

Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jung Kook

400

How many beds are currently provided for the homeless population (estimated 2.000-10.000 people)?

ca. 1000

400

Who got the last Nobel prize for literature?

Han Kang

400

How many castles are in Germany? (Closest estimate wins)

ca. 25.000

500

Who was awarded an honorary PhD on May 25th 2022?

Holocaust survivor and author Margot Friedländer.

500

What is the annual theme 2025/26 of the BAK (Berliner Antike Kolleg)?

Antike im Zerrspiegel politischer Ideologien (interpretation and (mis)use of historical narratives for political agendas)

500

Berlin is how many times bigger than Paris?

9 times

500

Derrida's "diff[...]"

différance

500

How many times did the Beatles use the word "love" in their songtexts?

613 times