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This northern German city-state is the country's largest port city.

What is Hamburg?

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This actor, known for his work in Titanic and The Great Gatsby, is also fluent in German.

Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?

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This famous Bavarian festival is known for its traditional costumes, cuisine, and parades.

What is Oktoberfest?

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This black, red, and gold emblem represents the country as a whole.

What is the flag of Germany?

200

 Switzerland is known for these three iconic products: chocolate, watches, and this pocket-sized tool.

What is a Swiss Army knife?

400

This major western German city is known for its breathtaking cathedral and a fragrance-related invention.

What is Cologne/Köln?

400

This Austrian bodybuilder turned actor, and American politician, is well known for the fact that “He’ll be back”.

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

400

These famous German authors transcribed oral folktales into some of the most famous stories in the world.

Who are the Brothers Grimm.

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This white and blue checkered flag represents the largest German state.

What is the Bavarian flag?

400

This Austrian-born composer of the Classical period wrote The Magic Flute.

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

600

Germany borders these two major bodies of water.

What are the North and Baltic seas?

600

This fighter pilot, Manfred von Richthofen, the infamous rival of Snoopy from the Charlie Brown Universe; went by this famous alias.

(Daily Double)

Who is The Red Baron?

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This natural feature of Germany is a prominent location of folktales such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hanzel and Gretel.

What is the Black Forest?

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These "leader" animals of George Orwell's Animal Farm, are seen as a good luck sign in German culture.

What are pigs?

600

This German castle inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.

What is Neuschwanstein Castle?

800

This southwestern German state contains the infamous, mysterious Black Forest.

What is Baden-Württemberg?

800

This Swiss mathematician thought to be the greatest of the 18th century and perhaps all time, has his own number, roughly equal to 2.71828

Who was Leonhard Euler?

800

License plates in Germany indicate the state in which the car was registered; A car with the letters "DD" was registered in this state.

What is Dresden?

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"Erdmannchen" in German folklore represent good luck and were believed to help around the mines and the farm.

What is a gnome?

800

This German word, adopted into the English language, means a strong desire to travel.

What is Wanderlust?

1000

The capital city: Berlin was built on the banks of this river that flows into the Baltic Sea.

What is the Spree River?

1000

These two scholars had “Workers of the World, Unite!” as the final line in their manifesto.

Who are Freidrich Engels and Karl Marx?

1000

This perspective influences the strict recycling policies and eco-conscious living style that many Germans adopt. It can be summed up as the word Umweltbewusstsein.

What is environmental awareness/environmentalism?

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This vibrant blue national flower of Germany represents remembrance and loyalty. It typically grows in fields of grain.

What is the cornflower?

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Johannes Gutenberg invented this device in the 15th century, transforming the way information was shared.

What is the printing press?