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Oktoberfest
100

Name the country in the map shown below.


Switzerland 

The Swiss Confederation

100


Volkswagen 

100

From what fairytale does the line "mirror, mirror on the wall" [spiegel, spiegel an der wand] come from?

Snow White

100

The longest ruling and most famous dynasty of Holy Roman and Austrian history.


Who are the Habsburgs?

100

The barrier whose fall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War and precipitated the reunification of East and West Germany.


What is the Berlin Wall?

100

Name the author pictured


Franz Kafka

100

Name the pictured composer 


Ludwig van Beethoven

100

Country in which German is one of the three official spoken languages

What is Switzerland?

100

What is the city in Germany in which Oktoberfest is held annually?

Munich

100

Name the country shown in the map below.


The Federal Republic of Germany

100

What is Red Bull?

100

In the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin," the miller's daughter was tasked to turn this into gold

What is straw?

100

What Germanic tribal group is associated with the regions of lower Saxony, upper Saxony, and some of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England 

The Saxons

100

The constitution of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was ratified in what German city?

Wiemar

100

What is the name of the monster who plagues Heorot in the eponymous Old English poem “Beowulf"? 


Who is Grendel?

100

Stage name of the famous Russian-German record producer who's produced hit songs such as "Clarity" (2012) and "Break Free" ft. Ariana Grande

Who is Zedd?

100
Four countries that hold parts of the Alps 

What are France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Monaco?

100


What is the name of these traditional knee-length leather breeches that are worn as traditional garments in some regions of German-speaking countries?

Lederhosen

100

Name the state shown in the map below


Austria [Osterreich]

The Republic of Austria

100


What is Haribo?

100

Rumpelstiltskin demanded this of the miller's daughter on the third night in exchange for having helped her carry out the king's request

What is her first-born child?

100

The Roman called the immediately region beyond their Rhine and Danube frontiers Germania. Today, English speakers refer to this land as ___.


Germany

100

The forces of the Third Reich surrendered to the Allies in May of ____.

1945

100

They organized the book burnings in 1933.

Who are the Nazis?

100

German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994. Famous hits of their include "Du Hast" and "Deutschland"


What is Rammstein?

100

Three countries that border Germany

What are Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Luxembourg?

100

What is the most common alcoholic drink consumed at Oktoberfest?

Beer

200

What historic state is shown state

Holy Roman Empire

200


Puma

200

The city the Pied Piper is said to have led away the children from.

What is Hamelin?

200

The Reformation-era theologian who wrote the 95 Theses (1517) and was summoned to the Diet of Worms (1521). 

Who is Martin Luther?

200

The only German-speaking nation that was one of the original members of the European Coal and Steel community, a precursor of the EU, in 1952.


What is West Germany?

200

How do you say "I love you" in German?

Ich liebe dich

200

Composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born in the modern-nation state of...


Austria

200

The federal state in which you can find Vienna

What is Vienna?

200

In the first Oktoberfest, citizens of Bavaria were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate a royal event. What kind of event was it?

Wedding

200

Name the pipelines shown in the map below:


Nord Stream 1 and 2

200


Addidas

200

The second time Hansel and Gretel are taken into the woods to be abandoned, they leave a trail of this in order to find their way back home

What are breadcrumbs?

200

In French and Spanish the word for a German or german-speaker is allemand and aleman respictively. What Roman-era germanic tribal confederation is this noun/adjective derived from?

The Alemanni

200

Name the pictured German-Jewish scientist.


Albert Einstein 

200

The writer of The Buddenbrooks.

Who is Thomas Mann?

200
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" is based on the real-life story of this Austrian family

Who are the Von Trapps?

200

The federal state in which you can find Berlin

What is Berlin?

200

In what year was the first Oktoberfest held?

1810

200

Name the modern nation-state, a former German colony, shown in green on the map below:

 

Namibia

200

Mercedes-Benz

200

In the original "Sleeping Beauty," the king does this to the princess while she is asleep.

What is impregnation?

200

The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne, was crowned emperor in Rome by the pope on Christmas day of the year ___


800 CE

200

WWI broke out in 1914 following the assassination in Sarajevo of the Austrian heir ___


Archduke Franz Ferdinand

200

How do you pronounce this word: "Übergepäck"?


Uebergaeck?

200

She was one of Germany's most famous singers during the eighties. Her smash hit "99 Luftballons" went around the world.  There's an English version of the song called "99 Red Balloons"


Who is Nena?

200

The number of federal states in Germany

What is 16?

200

What famous German shoe brand makes vomit-proof sneakers for Oktoberfest?

Addidas

300

Name the historic state shown in green. 


Austro-Hungarian Empire 

300


What is Borussia Dortmund?

300
The character Aschenputtel from The Grimm's Fairy Tales is usually named ____ in English retellings. 
Cinderella
300

The empire who laid siege to the city of Vienna on two occasions, once in 1529 and again in 1683.


Who are the Ottoman Turks.

300

The year when the modern nation state of Germany [Deutchland] unified.


What is 1871?

300

The German letter ß is usually transliterated into English as ___

ss

300

His first single "Du" (1971) was an immense success, and he's been famous ever since. The 1984 album "Caramboulage", featuring songs such as "Karneval der Nacht", "Mensch aus Stahl" and "Er hat sich gewehrt", might have been his greatest success.


Who is Peter Mafay?

300

The city of Innsbruck is named after this river that flows through it

What is the Inn?

300

What is Oktoberfest called in Germany? (in German)

Wiesen/D'Wiesen

300

Name the league of medieval trading cities shown in the map below.


Hanseatic League 

300


What is Aldi?

300

This mythical beast is slain by the Germanic hero Siegfried

What is a dragon?

300

Name one of the grandparents of Emperor Charles V (r. 1519-1556).


Emperor Maximilian 

Mary of Burgundy

Ferdinand of Aragon 

Isabel of Castille

300

Name the pictured German political-leader.

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

300

The American author who wrote in 1880 the essay "The Awful German Language".

Who is Mark Twain?

300

Perhaps the most famous German Christmas carol of all, named “Silent Night” in English, is this one that was first performed by Joseph Mohr, accompanied by guitar, at a small church in Oberndorf, Austria, on Christmas Eve in 1818. What is its German title?

What is Stille Nacht?

300

The two seas that are on Germany's coast

What are the Baltic Sea and North Sea?

300

How many days did Oktoberfest last in 2022?

17 days

300

The regions of the US highlighted in brown on the map below are collectively known as...


The German Belt

300


What is Rolex?

300

Name the Swiss folk hero who was forced by imperial officials to shoot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow.


William Tell

300

Name the pictured political leader 


Emperor Rudolf II (r. 1576–1612) 

300

Name the pictured German political leader.


Emperor Franz Josef of Austria

300

The meaning of "Waldeinsamkeit".

What is "loneliness in the forest"?

300

This German rock band (well, Crossover, to be exact) came up in 1998 with their smash hit "Open Your Eyes", followed by the singles "Rain" and "Lords of the Boards". More recent songs include "Don't You Turn Your Back On Me", "Kumbayah" (with comedian Michael Mittermeier), and "Living In A Lie"


Who are the Guano Apes?

300

The federal state of Germany with Munich as its capital.

What is Bavaria?

300

Who opens/taps the first beer barrel at Oktoberfest each year?

The mayor of Munich

400

Name the state shown in the map.


Liechtenstein

400

What is Deutsche Bahn?

400

In what year was the first edition of the Brothers Grimms' Fairy Tales published? 

1812

400

The Golden Bull of 1356 [Golldene Bulle] outlined the election process for Holy Roman emperors. Name one of the title-holders who held the position of Prince-elector.


Possible answers:

The Archbishop of Mainz

The Archbishop of Cologne

The King of Bohemia 

The Count Palatine of the Rhine

The Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg

Margrave of Brandenburg

400

The year Swiss women won the right to vote in federal elections.

What is 1971?

400

The name of the philosophical movement in beginning 19th century Germany, whose members were Fichte, Schelling and Hegel.

What is Idealism?

400

Name the artist of the painting, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also called The Lady in Gold),


Gustav Klimt

400

Three countries through which the River Danube flows.

What are Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Moldova?

400

Approximately how many gallons of beer are consumed each year at Oktoberfest?

Two million gallons (could accept 1.7-9 mil)

400

Name the historic, German-speaking state shown in the map below:


The Kingdom of Bavaria 

400


What is Lufthansa?

400

In the Grimm fairytale "Sweet Porridge,"  the daughter says these words to stop the magic porridge pot from cooking more porridge

What is "Töpfchen, steh" or "Stop, little pot"?

400

In 9 CE, the Germanic tribes defeated three Roman legions at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, under the command of their leader ___.


Arminius 

400

The last crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian empire was named.....


Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011)

400

The German-Romanian author who in 2009, won the Nobel prize in literature. 

Who is Herta Müller?

400

The home city of the famous German painter

Albrecht Dürer.


Nuremberg 

400

One of the cities of French Switzerland.

What is Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, ... and others?

400

Name at least two of the breweries that are officially allowed to brew beer for Oktoberfest. 


  • Augustiner-Bräu
  • Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu
  • Löwenbräu
  • Paulaner
  • Spatenbräu
  • Staatliches Hofbräu-München
500

Name the state shown in the map

Bradenburg-Prussia

500

ThyssenKrupp

500

The Proto-Germanic god of frenzey, Wōđanaz or Wōdunaz, is most commonly referred to today by the Norse name...

Odin

500

The Holy Roman Emperor who nearly died in the infamous Erfurt latrine disaster [Erfurter Latrinensturz] in July of 1184.


Who is Emperor Henry VI?

500

The german speaking micro-state of Liechtenstein won its independence from the Austrain empire during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. At the start of the war, there were 80 men and 20 reservists in Liechenstein's army. At the end of the war, how many men were in Leichtenstein's army. 

101

500

German nouns, like Old English nouns, but unlike modern English nouns, have ____

declension 

500

The German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) referred to his operas using the term....


Gesamtkunstwerk 

[total work of art]

500

The Italian region where German is the first language.

What is South Tyrol?

500

At Oktoberfest each year, the music played in the afternoon is limited to how many decibels so as not to disturb surrounding residents.

85 decibels