Food
This is a popular food item made of fermented cabbage.
What is sauerkraut?
This mountain range runs through the south of Germany into Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
What are the Alps?
This composer wrote several famous symphonies and became deaf late in life.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This world-famous beer festival takes place every fall in Munich.
What is Oktoberfest?
This structure once divided East and West Berlin until its fall in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This popular German sausage is often grilled and served with mustard.
What is Bratwurst?
This country borders Germany directly to the north.
What is Denmark?
This composer is known for his baroque chorales and organ compositions.
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
This is the name for a traditional festival garment for men.
What are Lederhosen?
This car brand, meaning “people’s car,” was founded in 1937 and is one of Germany’s most famous automakers.
What is Volkswagen?
This is the name of a popular gummy candy company originating in Bonn.
What is Haribo?
These six countries all consider German their official language.
Who are Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, and Belgium?
This punk rock band from Berlin, known for their hit Wind of Change, became symbolic of Germany’s reunification era.
Who are the Scorpions?
This is the name of a traditional festival garment for women.
What is a Dirndl?
These siblings wrote a book of famous fables and fairy tales.
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
This white sausage, traditionally eaten before noon, is a Munich specialty.
What is Weißwurst?
This southern state is known for Oktoberfest, Lederhosen, and the Alps.
What is Bavaria/Bayern?
This famous waltz is named for a river flowing through central and eastern Europe.
What is The Blue Danube?
This picturesque castle in Bavaria inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
What is Neuschwanstein Castle?
Germany’s currency before the euro.
What was the Deutsche Mark?
This noodle-like dish from southern Germany is made from egg dough and often served with cheese or gravy.
What is spätzle?
This is the longest river in Germany.
What is the Rhine?
This contemporary German film score composer is known for The Lion King and Inception.
Who is Hans Zimmer?
This Christmas figure punishes naughty children by swatting at them with birch sticks.
Who is Krampus?
This is the name for Germany’s national airline.