... Food & Drinks
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Mixed
100
What is pickled cabbage called in German?
Sauerkraut 
100
What sound does a frog make in German?
Quak-Quak
100
Which German state has the most cities?
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100
What is Germany's most popular holiday?
Christmas
100
What is this song called? (double points if you know the singer)
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Von Peter Schilling:
200
Where is the Aldi equator? Draw it on a map.
200
Translate Limone.
Limone = lime
Limone =/= lemon 
200
What is Germany's longest and largest river?
The Rhine 
200
What German Christmas tradition has spread worldwide?
Christmas trees 
200
Which German politician is known for doing this with their hands?
Angela Merkel (the Merkel Raute) 
300
What is a typical German dinner called?
Abendbrot
300
Name an English/German false friend. (A word that is similar or identical to a word in the other language, but acutally has a different meaning.)
E.g. gift vs Gift, lime vs Limone, hut vs Hut, body bag vs Bodybag, while vs weil, dose vs Dose, kind vs Kind, ...
300
Which historical figures lived close to one another at the same time?
A) Freud, Hitler, Stalin, Tito and Trotsky
B) Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner and Bach
C) Martin Luther, Napoleon, Philipp Melanchthon
Sigmund Freud and Hitler lived simultaneously in Vienna, as did Stalin, Tito, and Trotsky in 1913
300
What do children do on the St. Martin's Zug?
Walk around with (homemade) lanterns
300
Which German brothers fought over their company and ended up splitting up the company? Name the companies, bonus points if you can name the brothers.
Adidas & Puma (Dassler brothers (Adolf & Rudolf) shoe factory)
Aldi Nord & Aldi Süd (Albrecht brothers (Theodore and Karl) discount grocery )
400
What is Germany's most popular Christmas baked good?
Lebkuchen 
400
Tell me a word or phrase in Masematte or a different sociolect or German dialect.
e.g. Leeze, Jovel/Schovel, Semmel, Moin, Servus, ...
400
How many states does Germany have? (double points if you can name at least half of them)
In total there are 16 federal states:
Berlin, Bayern (Bavaria), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Sachsen (Saxony), Thüringen (Thuringia), Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Bremen
400
What is a Schultüte?
A cone filled with sweets, school supplies and toys for a child's first day of school. 
400
What is the longest German word? (group with the longest wins)
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (63 letters)
500
What percentage of Germans drink still water & what percentage carbonated water?
A)20% still & 80% carbonated B) 25% still & 75% carbonated C) 30% still & 70% carbonated
A)20% still & 80% carbonated
500
What does "Waldeinsamkeit" mean?
A) A small patch of woods surrounded by fields.
B) The eery feeling of being alone in the woods at night with no help in sight.
C) The peaceful feeling of being alone in the woods and feeling a deep connection to the surroundings.
C) The peaceful feeling of being alone in the woods and feeling a deep connection to the surroundings. 
500
How many theses did Martin Luther hang on the door?
95 Theses
500
What day is the highlight of carnival? (double points if you know when carnival begins)
Rosenmontag (Rose/Shrove Monday)
Double points: 11th November at 11:11am
500
What is a punishable act in (parts of) Germany? A) Flushing the toilet after 10pm. B) The colours of the parasols mismatching the city's colour scheme. C) Driving in flipflops/sandals.
B) Parasols must match the city's colour scheme.
In Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Section 10(6) of the Old Town By-laws governs the colour scheme of parasols in the historic town centre. Only parasols in pastel, beige or sand colours may be erected, in order to preserve the historic townscape. Breaches of this regulation may result in a fine of up to 15,000€. 