Sprache (Language)
What is the sound of the letter H in German?
Ha
What is a popular ingredient in most German dishes?
Meat
Pork is the most consumed type of meat
What was Germany's currency before they started using the Euro?
Mark (before 2001)
What is Germany's national sport?
Football (Soccer)
How many countries share a border with Germany?
9
Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, and the Netherlands
What is the word for cell phone in German?
Handy
What is Germany's most popular beverage?
Beer
What did the first German flag look like?
Black eagle on a gold background (Holy Roman Empire times)
Red, black, and gold represented the movement against the Conservative European Order.
How are some Hollywood movies adjusted in Germany to help with the language barrier?
Movies are dubbed. Actors are sometimes contracted to voice all the roles in different movies of one Hollywood star.
What is the name of the highest mountain in Germany?
Zugspitze
"Windy peak"
Which words are capitalized in a German sentence?
The first word and nouns
What event/holiday shouldn't you address Germans about before its day?
Birthdays
Before Berlin, how many other cities served as the capital of the country?
5
Aachen, Regensburg, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Bonn
Why is Germany often referred to as the "Land der Dichter und Denker"?
Country of poets and thinkers
Grimm Brothers, Robert Koch, Albert Einstein, Johann Wolfgang
About how many castles are there in Germany?
25,000
What always comes in the second place, in German sentences?
verb/noun/subject/direct object
How many days do German funerals last?
3-4 days
What did the Soviet leader suggest to be done to Berlin in 1961?
Build a wall to prevent the population of the East from traveling to West Germany.
How many world cups did Germany win?
4
1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
How many federated states is Germany made up of?
16
How can you say "sorry" in German?
Es tut mir leid
How many trash bins do Germans use?
2-3
What's the date of the German Reunification?
October 3rd, 1990
Germany hosts the world's second biggest and largest publicly attended festival in February. What is the festival?
The Berlin International Film Festival
How many letters make up the longest German word?
36 letters
Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung
motor vehicle liability insurance