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100
What is the industrial metal band formed in Schwerin, Germany? Their most popular song in the USA is "Du Hast."
Rammstein
100
Name a German invention.
What is printing press, cathode ray tube, Bunsen burner, etc. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_inventions_and_discoveries)
100
Who is Angela Merkel?
What is the Chancellor of Germany.
100
What are the German words for "beer" and "wine"?
What is Bier und Wein.
100
Name 2 famous German music composers.
Who is: Bach, Händel, Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Wagner, R. Strauss
200
Name 3 of the German 2014 World Cup players.
NEUER, GROSSKREUTZ, GINTER, HOEWEDES, HUMMELS, KHEDIRA, SCHWEINSTEIGER, OEZIL, SCHUERRLE, PODOLSKI, KLOSE, ZIELER, MUELLER, DRAXLER, DURM, LAHM, MERTESACKER, KROOS, GOETZE, BOATENG, MUSTAFI, WEIDENFELLER, KRAMER.
200
Following WWII and until 1990, what was the capital of West Germany?
What is Bonn.
200
Name 3 German dog breeds.
Affenpinscher Bavarian Mountain Hound Boxer Corded Poodle Dachshund Doberman Eurasier German Hound German Hunt Terrier German Pointer German Shepherd
200
Germany is the 2nd largest consumer of beer after which other country?
Ireland
200
Germany is about the size of which U.S. state? a. Texas b. Montana c. Nebraska d. New Jersey
What is b. Montana.
300
This song hit #2 on USA's "Billboard Top 100" list in 1983-4.
99 Luftballons
300
Name one sea that lies immediately north of Germany.
What is the North Sea or Baltic Sea.
300
Name 5 German car brands.
Porsche, BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, Volkswagen
300
What is the legal drinking age in Germany?
For beer: 16, everything else: 18
300
Which 2 athletic clothing/footwear brands were started by 2 German brothers?
Puma and Adidas."Adidas" is made from the beginning six letters of the designer's name, Adi Dassler.
400
Who scored the final goal to win the 2014 World Cup?
Mario Götze
400
Name all 9 countries that border Germany.
What is: Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands
400
Defined as the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment, which term was first coined by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866?
Ecology
400
This food is a boneless meat, thinned with a meat tenderizer, coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried.
Schnitzel
400
What is the most common last name in Germany? a. Müller b. Schwarz c. Schäfer d. Weber
a. Müller
500
What was the final score in the July 8th, 2014 World Cup Game between Germany and Brazil?
What is 7-1. This was the biggest winning margin in a World Cup semi-final or final and the worst loss by a host country in World Cup history.
500
Who translated the Bible from Latin to German? What century was translation this published in?
Who is Martin Luther in the 1500's (1522).
500
On what day is the Day of German Unity, which celebrates the anniversary of German reunification?
October 3rd
500
Dachshunds are sometimes called "wiener dogs" after German sausage. What were these dogs commonly called by Americans during WWII?
Liberty Pups!
500
What do the letters in "HARIBO" (gummy bears) stand for?
Hans Riegel Bonn, who started the company.