German Culture Trivia

Food

100

In this area of a city you might find all kinds of German bakeries and delis.

What is Germantown?

200

This is the German word for "sausage"

What is wurst?

300

In the US we call this a hotdog.

What is a frankfurter?

400

This type of German sausage is made of spiced pork.

What is bratwurst?

500

This type of German sausage is made of liver.

What is Leberwurst?

Words

100

This word means "German" in German.

What is Deutsch?

200

This is the diploma gained when a German student completes Gymnasium.

What is Das Abitur?

300

This German high school is for commercial or vocational preparation.

What is Die Realschule?

400

This German high school is for general studies.

What is Die Hauptschule?

500

9, 6, 5

What is the length of years required to graduate in the German high schools of Das Gymnasium, Die Realschule, and Die Hauptschule?

Fun Facts

100

You can thank the Germans for this invention-it enables you to watch "Survivor" and "Dancing with the Stars"

What is the television?

200

The "brother" shoe to this German invention is Puma.

What is Adidas?

300

This adorable candy is as popular in the US as in Germany.

What is Haribo Gummi Bears?

400

The founder of German EDM music 

Who is Karlheinz Stockhausen?

500

60, 400, 1000

What is the number of biergardens in Munich, number of zoos in Germany and the number of different types of German sausages?

Miscelaneous

100

diesel, kindergarten and strudel

What are some words adopted from German into English?

200

red, black and yellow

What are the colors of the German flag?

300

This divided East and West Berlin from 1961-1989.

The Berlin Wall

400

These are all German-speaking countries.

What are Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein?

500

these include France, Belgium, Poland and the Czech Republic

What are countries that border Germany?