History
In his 1963 speech in Berlin, John F. Kennedy mistakenly called himself this
A Jelly Donut
Created by a German-American businessman, these were originally designed for use by cowboys and miners.
Jeans
There are 1,000 varieties of this German food.
Sausage
In 2021, the average German spent over _ hours a day watching TV.
4
In many smaller German towns, the primary spectator sport is not football but ________.
Handball
The first book to be printed on this device invented in Mainz was the Bible.
Printing Press
While the French were the ones who added wheels to it, this form of transportation was originally invented by a German baron.
Bicycle
In 1963, JFK proclaimed he was a ___ to Berliners.
Jelly Donut
Tatort, Germany’s longest-running TV show, has been running continuously since ____.
1970
Despite the popularity of this sport among wealthier Germans, its tournaments do not air on free TV channels.
Golf
Which new time system did Germany adopt during World War I?
Daylight Savings Time
This invention, now widely used in the medical field, was created accidentally during experiments with electrical currents and glass cathode-ray tubes.
X-ray
The drinking age in Germany is __.
16
This German show was considered similar enough to The Office that the BBC threatened legal action against its creators.
Stromberg
Skier Magdalena Neuner first began competing at the age of _.
9
It is believed that these people were the original inhabitants of modern-day Germany.
Celts
This 1870 discovery was spurred by a widespread outbreak of an unknown illness in livestock
Bacteriology
Germany’s most popular bread is ____.
Rye bread or Roggenmischbrot
Apart from crime shows, this genre of television is the most popular in Germany.
News
Basketball became popular in Germany after two Germans joined teams in this league.
NBA
This car designed by Ferdinand Porsche was used by the military in World War II.
Volkswagen
While this invention cannot be attributed to a single person, it was developed in large part by a bishop who rewrote the Bible in a combination of Latin and Greek.
The Germanic language
There are ____ different types of pastries in Germany.
1200
Called simply “The German Theater,” Germany’s first theater opened in this city in 1906.
Mannheim
Although Germans frequently practice a less competitive version of this sport, it is not popular on television after a doping scandal.
Cycling