Festivals and Holidays
This festival takes place in Munich every year. There are carnival rides, food, and beer.
What is Oktoberfest?
These are the German terms for the breakfast, the lunch, the dinner.
What are...
das Frühstück, das Mittagessen, und das Abendessen?
This is the capital of Germany.
What is Berlin?
These German brothers compiled a collection of fairy tales.
Who are the brothers Grimm / the Grimm brothers?
What is the eagle?
On this holiday, most German children leave a shoe outside their door.
What is St. Nicholas Day?
Name at least five different ways to say the.
What are...
der, die, das, den, dem, des.
This is the capital of Switzerland.
What is Bern?
This physicist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This famous German highway has long stretches with no official speed limit.
What is the Autobahn?
Many Germans watch this British comedy on New Year's.
What is Dinner for One?
This German word means health, but many English speakers use it to mean bless you.
What is Gesundheit?
What mountain range is in southern Germany as well as western Austria and much of Switzerland?
What are The Alps?
This German composer wrote "Moonlight Sonata" and "Für Elise."
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Name four German car makes.
What are...
Volkswagen, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, BMW, Opel
This festival takes place just prior to lent. There are big parades, and many people dress up in costumes.
What is Karneval or Fasching?
Brav might sound like “brave,” but it actually means this.
What is well-behaved?
Name three of the nine countries that border Germany.
What are...
Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic,
Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands.
This German politician served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.
Who is Angela Merkel?
This is a large cone full of gifts and treats that German children get on their very first day of school.
What is die Schultüte?
This date commemorates the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
What is November 9, 1989?
This German word is used to describe a person who looks exactly like another person.
This is the longest river in Europe.
What is the Danube?
oder auf Deutsch: Was ist die Donau?
This German was the inventor of the printing press in the 15th century.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This is the most common way to prepare eggs for breakfast in Germany.
What is soft boiled?