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Which famous man started the Reformation?
Martin Luther
(In 1517 he nailed his 95 thesis against the Roman Catholic Church to the church doors in Wittenberg)
100
What is this?
The Reichstag
(Before reconstruction began, the Reichstag was wrapped by the Bulgarian-American artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude in 1995)
100
What do you call a Pretzel in German?
Brezel
(Pretzels are consumed in Germany day-round and it's not uncommon for them to be eaten for breakfast.)
100
What year was the German reunification?
1990
(The annual ‘Bürgerfest’ is officially celebrated in a different city each year.)
100
What German sweet is squishy and can be found all over the world?
Gummibärchen (Gummy bears)
200
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
(There are around 21 complete Gutenberg Bibles that still exist today. One of these Bibles is likely worth around $30 million.)
200
Which castle has inspired the Disney classic Cinderella?
Neuschwanstein
200
Which cake is named after a Southern German region?
Black Forest Cake
(The cake is named not directly after the Black Forest in southern Germany but rather from the specialty liquor of that region, known as Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser) which is distilled from tart cherries.)
200
What used to be the capital of East Germany?
East Berlin
(The capital of West Germany was Bonn.)
200
Ferdinand Porsche is considered the creator of which famous German car that rolled out in 1938?
Beetle
300
Which important German writer wrote the 'color theory'?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(He is very well known for writing Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther)
300
What is the most famous art school of the 20th century, founded 1919 in Weimar?
Bauhaus
300
What is the famous square chocolate called?
Ritter Sport
(The chocolate was created to be 'a chocolate bar that fits in everyone's jacket pocket without breaking')
300
The European Union was formally established in 1993 – it’s main architects being Francois Mitterand of France and which German Chancellor?
Helmut Kohl
(He was German Chancellor for 16 years!)
300
All of these but one are originally German – name it: Kinder Schokolade, Mercedes, Aldi, Toblerone, Adidas
Toblerone
400
Which famous composer was born in the previous West German capital?
Ludwig von Beethoven
400
Frederick the Great’s summer palace in Potsdam, called Sanssouci, is modeled after which famous French palace
Versailles
(It was built by The Sun King. It was the principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV until the start of the French Revolution in 1789 under Louis XVI)
400
Name two foods offered at a German Christmas market
roasted nuts, roasted chestnuts, gingerbread
(The very first Christmas market took place in 1298 in Vienna.)
400
Who was the last German Emperor?
Wilhelm II
(Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany went to war against Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his third cousin!)
400
What does BMW stand for?
Bayrische Motoren Werke
(Bavarian Motor Works)