Geography
What is the capital city of Germany?
Berlin
What is the name of Germany's most famous classical composer who wrote Für Elise?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What famous wall divided East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
What large mountain range is found in southern Germany?
The Alps
What is the most popular sport in Germany?
Football (soccer)
Which country borders Germany to the north?
Denmark
Which German composer wrote the famous Brandenburg Concertos?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Who became German emperor (Kaiser) in 1871?
Wilhelm I
What large river flows through Germany and into the North Sea?
The Rhine
Which German Formula One driver won seven world championships?
Michael Schumacher
Which major river flows through Cologne?
Rhine
Which German composer wrote the opera The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In which German city did the Beer Hall Putsch take place?
Munich
What other major sea borders northern Germany?
The Baltic Sea
Which winter sport is particularly popular in southern Germany?
Skiing
Which major German river begins in the Black Forest and flows eastward into the Danube?
Danube (Donau)
What legendary character is Count Orlok in Nosferatu based on?
Count Dracula
What medieval political entity, centered in German-speaking lands, lasted from 962 until 1806?
The Holy Roman Empire
What famous German river begins in the Black Forest?
The Danube
Which German cyclist won the Tour de France seven times before those victories were stripped from him?
Lance Armstrong
What is Germany's largest island?
Rügen
Which German-born actor played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music?
Christopher Plummer
In what year did East Germany begin building the Berlin Wall?
1961
What famous German physicist discovered electromagnetic induction and helped establish the laws of electromagnetism?
Michael Faraday
What is the name of Germany's famous cycling race that was held annually from 1911 to 2018, with some interruptions?
Deutschland Tour / Tour of Germany